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February 9, 2018
NBC News

Will a falling stock market take the jobs market down with it?

“The stock market is what economists call a leading indicator of the business cycle, the real economy, while the labor market is a lagging indicator,” said Fisher's Lu Zhang, who has studied correlations between stock prices and the labor market.
Nate DeMars in business suit and tie curling
February 6, 2018
Fisher College of Business

MBA alum strikes partnership with a 2018 USA Curling Team

For thousands of athletes around the world, the 2018 Olympic Winter Games represent the ultimate stage on which to shine. For Nate DeMars, the founder of Pursuit, a clothing start-up based in Columbus and rooted at Fisher, the Pyeongchang games are simply about making others look good.
Oded Shenkar
February 6, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Shenkar discusses the impact of culture and its correlates

Drawing on research from his recently published book, Fisher’s Oded Shenkar shared his insights to a university-wide audience as part of The Ohio State University Institute for Chinese Studies’ “Re-Imagining China’s Past and Present” lecture series.
February 5, 2018
Columbus CEO

All In

After a year of doubt, sacrifice and reinvention, does CrossChx's Sean Lane finally have his billion-dollar idea in Columbus, an area that Fisher's Bill Diffenderffer says "is not the city that it was when I first got here 12 years ago."
Collaboration
February 5, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Research, program offerings provide students critical STEM opportunities

Led by world-class faculty researchers and innovative graduate student programming, Fisher is taking steps to blend and prepare students with the business insights and STEM skills they need to succeed as future leaders.
Ingrid Werner
February 5, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Werner appointed to Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences committee

Few individuals can say that they are an integral part of selecting a winner for what is largely considered the “Nobel Prize for Economics.” But, a lifetime of financial research and study has uniquely positioned Fisher’s Ingrid Werner for that opportunity.
February 5, 2018
Reward Expert

Researchers find adults with ADHD may struggle financially

According to Ohio State researchers Itzhak (Zahi) Ben-David and Dr. Theordore P. Beauchaine, and a colleague at the University of Florida, adults with ADHD may struggle financially.
February 4, 2018
Financial Times

ETF growth is ‘in danger of devouring capitalism’

Itzhak Ben-David, a finance professor at Fisher, presented a paper that showed that when a company joins a major index both its ETF ownership and volatility goes up, and when it leaves its ETF ownership and volatility goes down. “No one doubts this [the ETF] is a great innovation, but at the same time it could have some unintended consequences,” Prof Ben-David said at the conference.
February 3, 2018
Crain's Cleveland Business

Living large in the middle market

Life is good for middle market companies. That would be the short story from the recent National Center for the Middle Market survey. 
Five MBA students who put on the Legends Lecture Series are arm in arm
February 1, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Legends Lecture Series connecting students with diverse business leaders

Fisher's Black MBA Association (BMBAA) hosted its annual Legends Lecture Series throughout February, providing faculty, staff, and graduate and PhD students an opportunity to engage with leaders who bring an element of diversity to business as well as unique career and life experiences. 
January 29, 2018
The Columbus Dispatch

Jeans made with child labor? Consumers 'forget' products from unethical practices, Ohio State study says

If given the choice to learn about where everyday goods come from, most people opt for ignorance. And if they are made aware of unethical practices, odds are they forget the uncomfortable truth by their next checkout, according to new research by Fisher's Rebecca Reczek.
Groups of Honors Cohort students outside surrounded by palms and tropical plants
January 29, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Honors Cohort gains global experience in Brazil

Opportunities to experience business on a global scale remains a critical part of the student experience for undergraduate and graduate students at Fisher. Madeline Furash, a fourth-year student and member of Fisher’s Honors Cohort program, shared a recap of the program’s recent International Expedition to Brazil.
January 26, 2018
The Columbus Dispatch

U.S. Olympic curling team to wear apparel from Columbus retailer

Pursuit is providing suits, dress shirts and accessories for the Team Shuster curling team that will represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Pursuit, founded by a Fisher alumnus, is doing “the opposite of Super Bowl advertising,” said Deborah Mitchell, a professor of marketing at Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business.
Fisher Campus
January 23, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Poets&Quants: 10 business schools to watch in 2018

Fisher College of Business was among the schools highlighted by Poets&Quants as one that is ready to climb in the rankings and generate greater student interest in the coming year.
Boardroom
January 19, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Weisbach publishes corporate governance handbook

Professor Michael S. Weisbach, the Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance at Fisher, recently published a book titled "The Handbook of the Economics of Corporate Governance, Volume 1."
January 19, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Mentors making a difference in the lives of Fisher students

Seasoned professionals passing along wisdom to younger minds is a critical part of education and development. As Fisher College of Business marks National Mentoring Month, several students are benefitting from the guidance of alumni and their fellow students.
January 18, 2018
The Ohio State University

​Why some of your old work commitments never seem to go away

You can quit work commitments if you want – but some of them never really leave you, new research by Fisher's Howard Klein suggests.
January 15, 2018
CNNMoney

What to do when your boss is a bully

According to research from Ben Tepper, a professor of management at Fisher, some employees can find success fighting back, to wrest that control from the bully -- it helps them fight that sense of victimization.
January 12, 2018
The Columbus Dispatch

Foreign automakers' U.S. production about to overtake domestic manufacturers'

Several factors contributing to changes in the auto manufacturing market may result in foreign-based automakers making more vehicles in the United States than the companies based here, including increased popularity of trucks, according to Fisher's Peter Ward.
Julie Rafeedie Haar and family
January 12, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Trailblazing a unique path to success

Thanks to the vision and commitment of her family and the support of a well-regarded former Fisher faculty member, two-time Ohio State graduate Julie
A student smiles while meeting a recruiter at a career fair at the Ohio Union.
January 11, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Researchers validate effectiveness of career-preparation program

An innovative program is preparing young people with skills valued by employers, and new research from The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College
January 10, 2018
NiSource

Ohio State's new partnership with NiSource is shining brighter light onto safety

Recently, NiSource teamed up with business data analytics students at The Ohio State University to find ways to further extract trends from data. Overseen by a former IBM executive, two groups of juniors and seniors were tasked with finding factors around why and when work injuries occur.
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.
A Fisher student conducts a mock interview as part of the QUIC program.
January 8, 2018
Fisher College of Business

QUIC program helps undergrads stand out to employers

Among the many benefits for undergraduates attending a top-ranked school such as Fisher College of Business are the wealth of opportunities for intern
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.