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January 5, 2021
WalletHub
WalletHub
2021's Best cities for jobs
Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management, shares insights into the existing job market as well as the uncertainty heading into 2021.

December 31, 2020
NPR
NPR
Stocks 2020: A stunning crash, then a record-setting boom created centibillionaires
The stock market meltdown made way to a stunning rebound that made the rich a lot richer. Lu Zhang, the John W. Galbreath Chair and a professor of finance, shares his thoughts on the boom experienced by certain companies in the tech industry.

December 24, 2020
NBC News
NBC News
Silicon Valley's hunger problems grow during a time of record profits
During the Covid-19 era, Silicon Valley is donating millions of dollars more. It's not enough. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, says the focus of philanthropy for tech giants has been large-picture, societal changes.

December 21, 2020
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Understanding envy: Facing professional envy
Envy is a natural human emotion, but it’s often misunderstood when it comes up at work. Professor of Management and Human Resources Tanya Menon discusses how drawing boundaries can help us handle competition, fear, and jealousy in our careers.

December 17, 2020
Forbes
Forbes
2020: The year human leaders stepped forward
Faceless, top-down leadership has become stale, fake and ineffective. 2020 is the year smart managers realized they needed to be human too. Research from Management and Human Resources professor Jasmine Hu shows how servant leadership can be a powerful tool in how managers lead.

December 16, 2020
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
Ohio State wants to grow its startup portfolio under new research and innovation chief
Grace Jinliu Wang, senior vice president for research, innovation and knowledge enterprise at Ohio State, talks about the university's efforts to support more startups and ways it is including its outreach to student entrepreneurs through organizations such as the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship.
December 9, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio restaurants push gift cards to pay the bills during uncertain times
Joe Goodman, chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics, shares insights into why and how restaurants are pushing gift cards as a way to raise immediate cash in slow times.
December 5, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Stock Buybacks: What every investor needs to know
They have been attacked by many academics and progressive politicians. Now, with a new administration, the battle could soon get even more heated. Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, shares insights into stock buybacks.

November 30, 2020
Poets&Quants for Undergrads
Poets&Quants for Undergrads
2020 Best Undergraduate Professors: Steffanie Wilk
Find out why Management and Human Resources Professor Steffanie Wilk, one of Poets&Quants' Best Undergraduate Business School Professors of 2020, chose to pursue higher education teaching.

November 23, 2020
Statehouse News Bureau
Statehouse News Bureau
Holiday shopping is going to be different this year
Black Friday is just a few days away and this year, it will look very different. Long lines and crowded stores are no longer allowed under Ohio’s coronavirus prevention restrictions. Joe Goodman, chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics, says retailers often depend on the sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas to turn a profit.

November 18, 2020
WalletHub
WalletHub
2020’s best places to shop on Black Friday
Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, shares strategies on how to prepare for and maximize Black Friday shopping experiences.

November 15, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Small retailers face uncertainty headed into the holiday shopping season
Mom and pop stores depend on holiday sales to survive, but the coronavirus pandemic is forcing customers to stay home. Digital sales, or e-commerce, have made up only around 10% of retail sales. But that portion is increasing rapidly, says Steve DeNunzio, senior lecturer in marketing and logistics.

November 12, 2020
The NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Times
Nonprofits walked a tightrope in FY 2019
Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, provides some context to why some nonprofits, such as the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, saw a jump in revenue in fiscal year 2019.

November 10, 2020
strategy+business
strategy+business
Why you should apply design thinking to the employee experience
COVID-19 has forced changes in the way people work — and created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to increase engagement and productivity, write Tom Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market.

November 4, 2020
CNBC
CNBC
Three students on which issues were the most important to them this election
Master of Accounting student Kayla Campbell and Specialized Master in Finance student Cruz Venegas join CNBC to discuss the 2020 campaign issues they feel are most important to them.

November 2, 2020
CNBC
CNBC
Here are the issues that matter to young voters in the 2020 election
Young voters are fired up and research shows they will be a decisive factor in the 2020 election. From health care to the racial wealth gap, here are the issues college students, including a pair of graduate students at Fisher, said matter to them in this election.

October 13, 2020
WalletHub
WalletHub
Cheap car insurance in Ohio
Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc shares insights into the impact of COVID-19 on drivers and consumer demand and sentiment around auto insurance.

October 8, 2020
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
A Root Insurance IPO would finally launch Ohio into high-flying VC market
Root Inc., the parent of Columbus-based Root Insurance Co., registered this week to bring a new species to the state: a high-flying venture-backed tech IPO. "There has never been venture-backed company from Ohio that has gone public at more than $1 billion (value)," said Steve Salopek, senior lecturer in finance at Ohio State University and a former investment manager.

October 6, 2020
The NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Times
NRA in crosshairs of two AGs
During the recent years’ financial squeeze that the NRA has faced, it has increasingly relied on cash infusions from the NRA Foundation in the form of support for programs, reimbursements for shared costs, and even loans, according to Brian Mittendorf, senior associate dean for staff, human resources, and culture and the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting.

September 30, 2020
CBS News
CBS News
Palantir shares jump 30% in stock market debut
Despite the fact that the secretive startup, which aims to become the U.S. government's "default" software, has never made a profit, Michael Weisbach, the Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance, says the market views it as having long-term profitability.

September 29, 2020
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Peter Thiel tightens his grip on Palantir ahead of public listing
Michael Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance at Fisher, shares insights into the corporate governance structure and practices at Palantir, a data mining company founded by Peter Thiel, as it prepares to go public.

September 18, 2020
ABC6
ABC6
Polaris Fashion Place, CbusShops partner to offer free, same-day delivery
Polaris Fashion Place and CbusShops are teaming up to offer free, same-day delivery to customers. CbusShops was founded by local entrepreneur and Fisher student Jack Hendrix. It allows customers to shop their favorite Polaris Fashion Place retailers from the comfort of their own home, while having access to same-day delivery.

September 15, 2020
Marketplace
Marketplace
"Dark stores" fulfill online grocery orders — but for how long?
Online grocery shopping has taken off during the pandemic, and companies are introducing a new type of store meant to fulfill online orders. But part of the reason the future is unclear is not everyone is online ordering experiences have been stellar, says Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics.

August 21, 2020
WBNS
WBNS
Blackwell Inn being used as dorms for Ohio State students
The Blackwell Inn is known as a swanky hotel on the Ohio State University campus. Celebrities like Jerry Lewis, Stevie Nicks, Christopher Reeve and Van Halen have stayed there. But this fall, it is housing students.

July 26, 2020
Poets&Quants for Execs
Poets&Quants for Execs
2020 Best & Brightest EMBAs: David Entinghe
David Entinghe, who graduated from Fisher, has been named one of Poets&Quants's Best & Brightest Executive MBA students for 2020. Learn more about David's story and the skills he acquired as part of the EMBA program.