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November 10, 2017
Springfield News-Sun
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
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.
November 3, 2017
Fisher College of Business
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.
November 1, 2017
Fisher College of Business
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
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.
October 26, 2017
Inc
Inc
Why U.S. manufacturers are turning their attention to 'Reshoring'
Companies around the country are increasingly cashing in on 'reshoring' opportunities. But a study conducted by John Gray, an associate professor of operations at Fisher and two other researchers, examined a litany of reasons for why small to midsize companies had chosen to bring home production.
October 26, 2017
Fisher College of Business
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
October 24, 2017
The Conversation
The Conversation
The best way to deal with failure
According to new research by Fisher's Selin Malkoc and her colleagues, the way you respond could determine whether or not you'll repeat the same mistake in the future.
October 24, 2017
YouTube
YouTube
Oded Shenkar explains China's economic plans through the decades
CGTN's Mike Walter spoke with Oded Shenkar, professor at Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University on China's economic policy.
October 24, 2017
Stylist
Stylist
Why your boss should always let you work alongside your ‘work wife’
Teams of friends get the job done, according to new research from Fisher's Robert Lount and his colleagues.
October 24, 2017
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Apprenticeships could narrow the U.S. skills gap
A study conducted this summer by the National Center for the Middle Market at Ohio State University found that 44 percent of mid-market companies said they had difficulty recruiting people who had the skills they needed.
October 23, 2017
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Teams work better with a little help from your friends
Here’s something both you and your boss can agree on: Workplace teams are better when they include your friends. Fisher's Robert Lount and his colleagues analyzed the results of 26 different studies and found that teams composed of friends performed better on some tasks than groups of acquaintances or strangers.
October 20, 2017
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher launches Specialized Master Degree Program in Business Analytics
With data and analytics representing an exciting frontier and untold potential for business, Fisher has launched a Specialized Master of Business degree program in Business Analytics (SMB-A) designed to prepare individuals with analytics skills, techniques and tools to transform data into insights to make better business decisions.
October 18, 2017
WBUR - Boston
WBUR - Boston
Vetting charities when disaster hits
At least $350 million was raised for victims of Hurricane Harvey in the first three weeks after the storm. There have also been questions raised about what the charities do with the donations. Fisher Professor Brian Mittendorf shared his thoughts.
October 12, 2017
Quartz at Work
Quartz at Work
There’s a right way to dwell on failure
Selin Malkoc, a marketing professor at Fisher College of Business, says dwelling isn’t always a waste of energy or a sign of regression.
October 11, 2017
Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago Booth School of Business
Richard Thaler and the science of people
Fisher Professor Itzhak Ben-David shares his thoughts on Richard Thaler, a professor of behavioral sciences at Booth School of Business and recipient of the 2017 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
October 9, 2017
Business.com
Business.com
How midmarket companies attract the best talent
According to a recent report from the National Center for the Middle Market, talent management is the middle market's biggest constraint.
October 5, 2017
Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com
Opioid epidemic may be impacting labor market in Ohio and nationwide
"At a macro level, we're seeing evidence that opioid addiction is impacting employment rates," said David B. Greenberger, a professor of management at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business.
October 4, 2017
The Strategic Sourceror
The Strategic Sourceror
Effective supply chains start with great suppliers
Doug Farren, managing director of the National Center for the Middle Market, discussed research focused on the mid-sized companies that provide the raw goods and services used by other organizations.
October 2, 2017
Fast Company
Fast Company
This is the best way to avoid making the same mistake twice
A new report by Fisher's Selin Malkoc and published in Journal of Behavioral Decision Making found that the best way to rebound and learn from failure is to lean into the pain.
September 29, 2017
ideastream
ideastream
A new Amazon warehouse would bring jobs, but for how long?
Amazon says the new warehouse its planning to open in Euclid in 2019 will create 1,000 new jobs. But some of those jobs may have a short shelf-life, according to Professor Ken Boyer.
September 29, 2017
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Alumni pay forward in support of faculty thought leadership
Recognizing the impact that faculty thought leaders at Fisher can have on future business leaders, Ric Dillon (BSBA ’77, MA ’86) and Steven Trulaske (MA ’80, MBA ’82) have generously created two endowed professorships at the college.
September 25, 2017
Forbes
Forbes
Want to make your supply chain more profitable? Do less
“The research shows that the best middle-market suppliers tend to be the largest and fastest-growing middle market companies," according to Professor Thomas Goldsby.
September 25, 2017
The Conversation
The Conversation
Let them eat caviar: When charity galas waste money
Charities have learned the same lesson as casinos, which splurge on great food and booze to make gamblers spend more on betting. Posh entertaining can coax giving in ways that other fundraising methods, like mass-mailing appeal letters, can’t, writes Professor Brian Mittendorf and his colleagues.
September 22, 2017
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
A field guide to jerks at work
Bennett Tepper, a professor at Ohio State University who studies abusive bosses, said that while he’s not suggesting a blame-the-victim mentality, it may be possible to make yourself less vulnerable.