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Smiling Tim Judge poses near building columns on Fisher campus
August 21, 2019
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Judge honored with mentorship award

World-renowned leadership expert Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness, shares his award-winning approach to shaping young minds.
Competitors for 2019 ULI Hines Real Estate Case Competition in a room
August 16, 2019
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Center for Real Estate elevating industry education, research and outreach

Khalil Clements’ experience with The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate is just one example of the many ways the center is delivering on its mission to advance real estate through educational opportunities, academic research and outreach and partnerships with the real estate community.
There's a Better Way Podcast: Lean transformation in Detroit
August 14, 2019
Fisher College of Business

There's a Better Way Podcast: Lean transformation in Detroit

As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Bethany Melitz, director of lean for the City of Detroit, about her her team is making a big impact from everything to road conditions to job placement.
August 9, 2019
Bloomberg Tax

$100M donation case opens window on donor-advised funds

Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting Brian Mittendorf spoke with Bloomberg Tax reporter Aysha Bagchi as part of the podcast, Talking Tax, about a case involving donor-advised funds and the tax and policy ramifications of these funds.
Brian Mittendorf
August 2, 2019
Philanthropy News

NonProfit Times names 2019 'Top 50' influencers

Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, has been selected by the NonProfit Times as one of its Top 50 Influencers for his research into charitable giving.
July 30, 2019
WalletHub

Ask The Experts: Learning from the best

Associate Professor of Marketing Joe Goodman shares insights into credit card considerations and strategies.
Jeff Rice protrait
July 15, 2019
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Jeff Rice: Why I Ride for Fisher's Peloton

Jeff Rice shares why he puts sweat, time and heart into riding for Pelotonia. The executive director of Fisher’s Office of Career Management reveals what he’s learned about cancer research and why he insists on riding three extra miles.
July 10, 2019
The Associated Press

Businesses find problems, pitfalls in making goods overseas

Small businesses have been drawn to manufacturing overseas for the same reasons as Fortune 500 companies: Labor costs are lower than in the U.S. But there are downsides and complications to making goods overseas, said Professor of Operations John Gray: “It’s a vexing problem for anyone, but being small and offshore makes it harder.”
July 10, 2019
Bloomberg

The NRA uses creative accounting to post surge in revenue

The embattled National Rifle Association reported some good news to its supporters earlier this year: Revenue from membership dues jumped 33% last year to $170 million. But that picture may not be as rosy as those numbers suggest: “The NRA is increasingly reliant on selling long-term memberships” and counting much of the revenue the first year, said Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting. “A very conservative approach with a five-year membership would be to record one-fifth in the current year and defer the rest.”
July 2, 2019
Vox

How a lawsuit could reveal secrets about Silicon Valley’s favorite philanthropic loophole

When professor Brian Mittendorf asks his lecture hall full of accounting students on the first day of each semester to name the 10 highest-grossing charities in the U.S., the Red Cross, United Way or Habitat for Humanity come easily. But his students miss some big ones.
June 27, 2019
Forbes

Why building diverse friendships can improve your career

Research by Steffanie Wilk, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Fisher, shows that workers with more diverse personal relationships were, not surprisingly, better at building a racially diverse network on the job. This broader network is invaluable in improving career outcomes.
June 26, 2019
Inc

The 50 best private equity firms for entrepreneurs

Private equity firms are now sitting on a record amount of uninvested capital, which is good news for businesses seeking funds.
June 24, 2019
Smart Business

Data, data, everywhere, but does that help you think?

Thomas A. Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market, examines the strategy behind data and how it can help your business make better decisions.
June 22, 2019
The San Francisco Chronicle

Silicon Valley foundation's crypto assets plunged, but donations rose in 2018

Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, shares insights into how financial statements detailing cryptocurrency assets at the Silicon Valley Foundation have not been transparently disclosed.
Tom Goldsby on stage with microphone and award making a speech
June 17, 2019
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Goldsby honored with lifetime achievement award

For two decades, Tom Goldsby has served the Distribution Business Management Association (DBMA) and provided countless scholarly contributions to the
June 17, 2019
Business Insider

Financial documents show the NRA is living 'paycheck to paycheck,' and ended 2018 $10.8 million in the red

The new details about the NRA's financial dealings come after several reports about infighting and other signs of turmoil within the organization. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, examined the organization's 2018 financial report and told The Washington Post that the documents depicted the organization like "a person living paycheck to paycheck."
June 14, 2019
NBC4

Wrongful death lawsuits, Legionnaires’ outbreak damage Mount Carmel brand, experts say

Experts in crisis management say the damage to the Mount Carmel brand is significant but not beyond repair. Deborah Mitchell, who teaches marketing at Fisher College of Business, says there are plenty of examples of company brands surviving extraordinary damage. 
June 4, 2019
Salon

Is Apple really a privacy-first company?

Apple wants consumers to view it as the privacy-centric tech company — but some security experts aren't impressed. Dennis Hirsch, a professor of law and Director of the Program on Data and Governance at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and research fellow at The Risk Institute, sees parallels to when big corporations made a push to make green products, and marketed them as so to win trust from consumers.
Extroverts have four consistent advantages over everyone else at work
May 29, 2019
Business Insider

Extroverts have four consistent advantages over everyone else at work

According to a forthcoming publication, extroverts tend to have consistent advantages over everyone else in the workplace, which jibes with other research on the benefits associated with extroversion. For example, extroverts are more likely to become leaders and to lead effectively, according Timothy Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness and executive director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative.
May 24, 2019
Harvard Business Review

Creating a culture of continuous improvement

How do organizations remain committed to continuous improvement when the leader who championed lean strategies leaves? Researching within the health care industry, Aravind Chandrasekaran and John Toussaint identify a set of practices that can stop this backsliding and sustain a culture of continuous improvement after such departures.
Group of students pose in front of University of Dodoma sign
May 22, 2019
Max M. Fisher College of Business

Collaboration connects Fisher with partners in Tanzania

Throughout the past four years, students, faculty and leaders from The Ohio State University’s Global Water Institute have partnered with the Universi
May 18, 2019
The Columbus Dispatch

Recent United Way campaign raises $22 million, with more year-round fundraising

United Ways throughout the nation have been working to gain a footing as charitable habits shift away from workplace giving. Wealthy donors have moved to donor-advised funds at financial firms, while many other donors — especially the young — increasingly give directly to nonprofit groups online or through crowdfunding events. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, explains why.
May 15, 2019
NPR

As leaks show lavish NRA spending, former staff detail poor conditions at nonprofit

New documents leaked about National Rifle Association top executive Wayne LaPierre's lavish clothing and travel expenses contrast with the culture of fear, poor pay and an underfunded pension described by former staffers. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, helped NPR review copies of 2019 NRA pension documents.
Terry Esper leads a TedxOhio State talk about why logistics is important to him.
May 10, 2019
Max M. Fisher College of Business

TEDx event spotlights the power of logistics

Highlighting the impact of and their passion for logistics, Fisher students, faculty and business leaders from the community united for a series of TE
May 7, 2019
Institutional Investor

The mystery of the missing Berkshire Hathaway invite

Warren Buffett has snubbed KBW’s Meyer Shields from participating in his annual conclave for years. Why? The answer may lie in a difference of investing philosophies. Lu Zhang, the John W. Galbreath Chair in Real Estate at Fisher, points out that Buffett’s stock picking is value-oriented, a countercyclical style that has been out of fashion for much of the past decade. “Ten years is just too short to suggest Buffett should change his strategy,” Zhang says. “Over the long term, Berkshire has beaten any index, any index, hands down.”