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January 9, 2018
The Ohio State University

Jeans made with child labor? People choose willful ignorance

Many consumers have found a way to cope with the knowledge that products they like have been made unethically: They simply forget they ever knew it, according to research by Fisher's Rebecca Reczek and her colleagues.
January 4, 2018
The Conversation

When charities let telemarketers gouge donors

Fisher's Brian Mittendorf explores examples of for-profit telemarketing companies accused of turning donations intended to support good causes into private gold mines.
January 2, 2018
Smart Business

Reputation and the middle-market firm

Oded Shenkar, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market, shares his insights into the importance of reputation among middle market firms.
December 20, 2017
The Conversation

Untrustworthy memories make it hard to shop ethically

People who see themselves as conscientious consumers often buy items made by companies that violate their values because it's hard to keep that information in mind, according to Fisher's Rebecca Walker Reczek and Daniel Zane and the University of Texas at Austin's Julie Irwin.
December 20, 2017
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

How fundraisers should talk to donors about the tax overhaul

Republicans’ tax overhaul could have long-lasting effects on how charities will raise money — and from whom they will raise money. Now, as the overhaul is headed to President Trump’s desk, many fundraisers are wondering what steps to take next in reaching out to donors. Here’s what the experts such as Fisher's Brian Mittendorf suggest.
Individuals in scrubs holding clipboard with chart
December 18, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Faculty working to improve pharmaceutical safety through research

Three faculty members from Fisher’s Department of Management Sciences are a part of a team of U.S. researchers that recently received key funding to c
December 17, 2017
Sandusky Register

Experts: Sandusky Mall hanging in there

“The department store is having a very hard time,” said Deborah Mitchell, clinical associate professor of marketing at Ohio State University. Before, the department store was where you had to go if you wanted to look at a lot of different things. Internet sites now handle much of that, she said.
December 15, 2017
CNN

Want to fix sexual harassment? Don't hire jerks

As the reckoning continues, people want to know: What can we do about sexual harassment? Based on research by Fisher's Bennett Tepper, Robert Sutton's answer is: Just avoid hiring potential troublemakers in the first place.
Rungtusanatham named DSI Fellow
December 13, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Rungtusanatham named DSI Fellow

Continuing a proud legacy of thought leadership in management sciences at Fisher, Fisher’s Johnny Rungtusanatham was recently inducted as a Fellow by the Decision Sciences Institute.
Portrait of Bernard “Bud” LaLonde
December 12, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Fisher recognizes the passing of Bernard LaLonde

Bernard “Bud” LaLonde, professor emeritus at Fisher College of Business and a recognized thought leader in logistics and supply chain management, passed away on December 1. He was 84.
Professor Oded Shenkar poses for a portrait inside of Fisher Hall.
December 6, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Shenkar explores culture, global business in new book

Building on more than 40 years studying international business, Fisher’s Oded Shenkar has co-authored a book that explores the critical role that cult
November 30, 2017
CSO

What midsize companies need to understand about cybersecurity threats

According to a 2016 survey of more than 1,000 C-suite mid-market executives by the National Center for the Middle Market, more than half of U.S. middle market companies did not have an “up-to-date” strategy to address cybersecurity risks, while 30 percent had no action plan at all.
November 28, 2017
The Ohio State University

​Sometimes, it pays for the boss to be humble

Researchers studying workplaces in China found that some real-life teams showed more creativity if the employees rated their bosses as showing more humility. Humble leaders are most effective when team members expect a low degree of distance between the leaders and followers, according to Fisher's Jasmine Hu.
November 22, 2017
Columbus Business First

What does Crew SC mean to Columbus?

“The teams we grow up with are the teams we love most,” said Joseph Goodman, an assistant professor of marketing and logistics at Fisher. “People love the Buckeyes because they went to school at OSU, or their mom or dad used to take them to games growing up. Those formidable years are when fans are literally born.”
November 21, 2017
CardRates.com

Study suggests the impulsivity that results from ADHD can cause financial distress in adults

People who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often find it difficult to stay organized, meet deadlines, and plan details of their everyday lives. A new study by Fisher's Itzhak Ben-David and his colleagues suggests ADHD can also have negative effects on adults' financial behavior, like missing credit payments and issues maintaining employment.
November 20, 2017
MarketWatch

Banks delayed foreclosures to influence discussion of Dodd-Frank

In 2009-2010, the housing crisis was at its worst: an average of nearly 300,000 new foreclosures were started every month during those two years. But those numbers should have been higher, according to a paper co-authored by Fisher's Itzhak Ben-David and his colleagues.
November 17, 2017
MarketWatch

Fears grow that popularity of ETFs is a ticking time bomb

It’s a claim that has been hotly disputed and fiercely debated by the day: Have ETFs gotten too big for their own good, making them an unappreciated risk in the event of a market decline? Heavy ETF ownership “may increase the nonfundamental volatility of the securities in their baskets,” according to recent research by Fisher's Itzhak Ben-David and his colleagues.
November 16, 2017
WalletHub

What are the best photo credit cards?

Joseph Goodman, assistant professor of marketing at Fisher, answers questions about photo credit card options available to consumers.
November 13, 2017
The Wall Street Journal

Small IPOs are dying. That’s good.

More listed companies chose to sell to rivals to get bigger, and fewer opted for IPOs in the first place. The result is that the average listed company is far bigger than it was, and there are far fewer very small companies, data from René Stulz, director of the Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics at Ohio State University, shows.
November 10, 2017
Springfield News-Sun

Could driverless tech mean thousands of Ohio trucking jobs lost?

The technology that’s making autonomous vehicles possible isn’t new, said Tom Goldsby, chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics at Fisher. Instead, it’s been a process of steady technological improvements over a span of decades.
November 5, 2017
The Wall Street Journal

A reality check on stock-market ‘anomalies’

Lu Zhang and his colleagues, Kewei Hou and Chen Xue have been making waves in the investing community with a paper published earlier this year that challenges much of the research out there about market “anomalies.” They spent nearly three years compiling and replicating 447 market anomalies identified in academic literature.
Man on stage in front of image that says production, connection and the nature of work
November 3, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Global Summit explores workforce development

Presented by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Fisher and other partners, the 2017 Global Summit event drew experts from across the country to share workforce insights and leading research.
Oded Shenkar
November 1, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Shenkar recognized internationally for scholarly contributions

Oded Shenkar, professor of management and human resources at Fisher, was recently named the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Scholarly Contribution Award by the International Association for Chinese Management Research.
October 30, 2017
Black Enterprise

Your coworkers are not your friends…but maybe they should be

Research by Fisher's Robert Lount and his colleagues suggests that not making friends at work can do more harm than good.
Risk Annual Conference
October 26, 2017
Fisher College of Business

Risk Institute examines risk in the digital age at Annual Conference

The evolution of risk in a digital age took center stage at The Risk Institute’s fourth Annual Conference at The Ohio State University Fisher College