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Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, explains the three factors that typically lead to inflated performance fees for hedge funds: asymmetric fee structures, chasing stock performance and sudden shutdowns of hedge funds.

Carbon reporting isn’t a perfect system. But it can help you to lower climate-related financial risk, spur innovation and reduce emissions, writes Christian Blanco, assistant professor of operations and business analytics.

What is our relationship to science? Rebecca Walker Reczek, the Berry Chair of New Technologies in Marketing, discusses her research into consumer reaction to pairing science with products in the marketplace. 

New research from Mona Makhija, professor of management and human resources, and Kiran S. Awate (PhD '18), assistant professor at Virginia Tech, details the "double-edged sword" that patent lawsuits can present: defending a patent can often reveal valuable proprietary information. 

Just as health care costs skyrocket, so too is the number of multi-siting physicians — doctors who practice at more than one hospital within a healthcare network. Research from Professor of Operations Aravind Chandrasekaran explores how multi-siting doctors impact ancillary healthcare costs, with their work revealing some interesting results.

The National Rifle Association appears to be experiencing diminished membership revenue and cuts to core programs, according to a financial report obtained by ABC News. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting who tracks NRA spending, says the numbers suggest the NRA appears to be at a "real risk of entering a downward spiral."

Research by Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics Telesilla Kotsi and her colleagues Owen Wu and Alfonso J. Pedraza Martinez, of Indiana University, shows how cash assistance can be provided to refugees while minimizing inflation and price gouging.

Marketing experts Grant Donnelly and Selin Malkoc, along with PhD student Isabella Bunosso, dug deeper into public response to mask policies and found that businesses are threading a tight needle; consumers use mask policies, or lack thereof, as a proxy for a company’s political identity, leading consumers to punish or reward a business based on the sign that’s on the door. 

Jasmine Hu, professor of management and human resources, explores current trends amid the labor force.

The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS. The tax filing suggests the organiz

New research from Rebecca Walker Reczek, the Berry Chair of New Technologies in Marketing and professor of marketing, and her colleagues finds that consumers were less likely to buy a product associated with pleasure if marketers emphasized it was developed with science.

Don't try to tell people that science can make a better chocolate chip cookie. A study from Rebecca Walker Reczek, the Berry Chair of New Technologies in Marketing and a professor of marketing, finds people don’t associate science with helping make indulgent goods more attractive.

Experts, including Assistant Professor of Operations and Business Analytics Christian Blanco, explain the intricacies behind efforts to effectively measure and report indirect emissions by companies across their entire supply chains. The piece is part of a series that explores a recently proposed climate disclosure rule from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Host Marco Werman speaks to Vince Castillo, assistant professor of marketing and logistics, about the logistics of getting weapons to the front lines of the war in Ukraine.

René Stulz’s longtime work as a finance researcher was recognized by the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, as it dedicated its Winter 2022 issue entirely to his research.

This anti-productivity Chrome extension blocks work-related apps so you can relax which, according to research from Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc, many individuals view as wasteful, despite evidence of the benefits of leisure time.

You don’t always have to sit there and take it. This is how to stand up to a rude boss and maintain your dignity, according to research conducted by Ben Tepper, Abramowitz Memorial Professor and a professor of management and human resources.

“The word ‘give’ can have a more negative connotation than ‘spend’ to donors. ‘Give’ highlights how you’re being separated from your money, which is not appealing,” says study co-author Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing.

People want to feel like they have control when giving, according to new research by Selin Malkoc, assistant professor of marketing and logistics. The study finds that donors feel like they have more control over their donation when they are told they’re actively spending their money on an important cause, as compared to just giving their money.

The stellar growth of thematic ETFs comes despite research, conducted by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and PhD candidate Byungwook Kim, that suggests U.S.-listed thematic exchange traded funds often launch at or near the top of the market for thei

Jennifer Glenn, assistant professor of accounting, explores what it would look like if Ohio eliminated its income tax.

Strict schedules can make workers feel too rushed to complete tasks. Remaining flexible and intentionality around your schedule can actually help optimize your time and get more done, says experts such as Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics Selin Malkoc.

Ukraine has been receiving a steady stream of weapons from the United States and NATO for the past several weeks. Like the goods that come to your door, these weapons have to go through a supply chain. Vince Castillo, assistant professor of marketing and logistics, navigates us through the military supply chain.

Timing is everything with thematic ETFs, but this has not been ETF issuers’ strong suit. Many launches happen at the peak of a megatrend’s excitement in order to capture maximum attention. But this is also when the underlying holdings are at their most overvalued and can lead to significant underperformance after a theme has launched, according to research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, PhD candidate Byungwook Kim, and Francesco Franzoni.

The less you have on your calendar the more you'll get done, new research from Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc suggests.