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Fisher's new faculty for the 2018 academic year.
August 17, 2018
Fisher College of Business

New faculty bring global perspectives, business experience to the classroom

As it builds on a solid foundation as a destination for top thought leaders and world-class researchers, Fisher College of Business proudly welcomed 1
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Mike earned a master’s degree in financial economics from Ohio University and has experience working at a number of private and public organizations. Laura earned her PhD in accounting from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests ceRachel earned her PhD in accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Her research interests include computational linguistics,Patrick joins Fisher having attended the University of Florida, from which he expects to earn his PhD in accounting. He holds a master’s degree from tBrian is completing his PhD in accounting at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting from Utah StateKathy earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a master’s degree and a JD from The John Marsh
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Jack earned his PhD in financial economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where his research interests included corporate finance, houVictor earned a PhD in economics from HEC Paris and a master’s degree from École Polytechnique/ENSAE/SciencesPo. Prior to his PhD, he was a visiting Steve currently serves as a portfolio manager for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, where he is a member of the private real estate team, wChad earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisher and has since put his finance skills to work at a number of recognized brands, including The Oneida Group,
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Leo holds a PhD in strategy from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in economics and strategy from Northwestern University. His Heidi completed a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and a master’s degree in business administration at Franklin University. She spent 13Stephanie earned her PhD in higher education administration from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Fisher. In addition to her interest in high
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Prior to arriving at Fisher, John served as a visiting faculty member and taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in statistical theory and app
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Vince earned his PhD in supply chain management from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2018, after completing an MBA with a dual concentration Grant earned his PhD in marketing from Harvard Business School and a master’s degree in psychology from San Francisco State University. His research iDong Soo earned his PhD, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in management engineering from KAIST in Seoul, South Korea. His research interests include quMaria earned her MBA from Fisher and was a senior strategy consultant with the Chicago Sports Commission, where she developed a strategic plan to guid
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August 17, 2018
The Wall Street Journal

The end of quarterly reporting? Not much to cheer about

There isn’t much evidence that suggests short-term reporting harms long-term goals. But corporate executives see quarterly reports in a different light, and investors are likely to overreact to disappointing earnings no matter how often they come around. Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleague have an even more-drastic idea: Companies should update their basic financial information — assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses — daily or even in real time. 
Students enjoy a laugh at the Dean’s Leadership Academy at Fisher
August 16, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Dean’s Leadership Academy develops students into leaders

Casey Miglin felt lost as a leader. As head of a student organization, she decided to develop her skills in managing the group and its members. She found the perfect opportunity through a summer offering of the Dean’s Leadership Academy at Fisher College of Business.
Jiang, standing next to a friend, holds Academy of Management certificate
August 15, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Jiang honored by Academy of Management

Highlighting a new generation of thought leadership at Fisher, Kaifeng Jiang was named the recipient of the HR Division Early Career Achievement Award by the Academy of Management (AOM) at its 2018 conference.
Mortarboard with "How firm thy friendship"
August 10, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Fisher marks summer graduates of the Class of 2018

The Fisher College of Business community continued to celebrate the Class of 2018 with a number of Summer Commencement events.
August 9, 2018
NBC News

New York and other states are targeting the NRA's bottom line

If financial sanctions against the NRA catch on in other blue states, experts like Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, say it could make things more difficult.
August 8, 2018
Bloomberg

Tesla doing its part to shrink stock market that keeps going up

Firms as of late have found public markets a poor mechanism for evaluating intangible assets like brand names or research and development, Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher, wrote in a recent report for the National Bureau of Economic Research.
August 7, 2018
Girlboss

How your schedule could actually be *hurting* your productivity

Dr. Selin Malkoc, an associate professor of marketing and the lead author on the studies from Fisher says having the right balance of free time versus scheduled time in your daily planner is key to boosting productivity, and the precise ratio is different for each person.
August 7, 2018
U.S. News & World Report

7 simple ways to freshen up an old workout

There's a surprisingly simple way to combat that in-a-rut feeling when it comes to exercise: Do the same thing in a new way, according to research by Fisher's Rob Smith.
August 6, 2018
Cleveland.com

Future of opioid lawsuit becomes an issue in Ohio attorney general's race

Dave Freel, an ethics professor at Ohio State University and retired director of the Ohio Ethics Commission, said Steve Dettelbach, a Democrat running for Ohio attorney general took the proper actions to wall himself off from any true conflict of interest in the state's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
August 4, 2018
The New York Times

The stock market is shrinking. That’s a problem for everyone.

The American stock market has been shrinking. The market is half the size of its mid-1990s peak, and 25 percent smaller than it was in 1976. “This is troubling for the economy, for innovation and for transparence,” said René Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics.
August 2, 2018
The San Francisco Chronicle

Is cryptocurrency behind Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s surge in assets?

Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, shares insights into cryptocurrency and its use by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, one of the first U.S. charities to accept donations of cryptocurrency.
August 2, 2018
The New York Times

Apple’s $1 trillion milestone reflects rise of powerful megacompanies

In 1975, 109 companies collected half of the profits produced by all publicly traded companies. Today, those winnings are captured by just 30 companies, according to research by René M. Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher, and his colleague, Kathleen M. Kahle.
Betty Schoenbaum
August 1, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Remembering the legacy of Betty Schoenbaum

The Max M. Fisher College of Business community lost a beloved supporter and friend with the passing of Betty Schoenbaum on July 31, 2018.
July 31, 2018
The Daily Mail

Want to be happy? DON'T make plans for your free time

If you want to be happy, don't make plans for your free time, says research by Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing. The key to happiness is 'rough scheduling' rather than firm plans.
July 31, 2018
The Washington Post

Want to be happier? Stop scheduling your free time.

Your social calendar might be sucking the joy out of activities that are supposed to be fun or relaxing, according to an upcoming paper co-written by Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing at Fisher.
Students, all dressed in white shirt, black pants, stand around floor logo in Fisher Hall
July 30, 2018
Fisher College of Business

KeyBank’s financial support of Fisher students tops $3 million

Building on nearly 15 years of meaningful engagement in shaping future business leaders, The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business and KeyBank have extended their successful partnership into 2023.
July 30, 2018
BBC

How to spot a narcissist

Almost all offices have them. The person whose self-belief exceeds their abilities, who belittles their co-workers, and who considers themselves so special and unique, they're left infuriated when others fail to recognize them. We're talking about the office narcissist. Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness, tells us how to spot one.
July 22, 2018
Psychology Today

To increase your enjoyment of old things, try this method

Robert Smith and a colleague from the University of Chicago have suggested, in a paper presently in press, that one way to recapture one’s first-time experiences is to use unusual methods of consumption.
July 21, 2018
Education News

Cultivating opportunity: Campus donors look to the heartland to drive "entrepreneurial ecosystems"

The Keenan Family Foundation made a $17 million commitment to the Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business to strengthen the university’s expertise in the field of entrepreneurship.
July 20, 2018
The Hill

Investors and regulators: Beware of the seeming stability of ETFs

Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues studies whether ETFs abet investor behavior that can eventually lead to a deterioration in the quality of security prices.
July 18, 2018
Poets&Quants

2018 MBAs To Watch: Mireille Hartley

"I was drawn to the Fisher community. The small class size was appealing to me because I really wanted the opportunity to get to know all of my classmates."
Drew Riedel (BSBA ’08)
July 18, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Q&A with Drew Riedel

Drew Riedel (BSBA ’08) arrived at Fisher and ultimately underwent a journey of self-discovery as he sought his place in the world. Now an account coor
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The Office of Minority Affairs reached out to prospective students in Southwestern states to promote a culture of diversity, and my high school guidanMeeting others from all walks of life opened the door for my readiness to engage with the world. Fisher College of Business provided interview preparaStart working. I believe the millennial generation wants meaningful work. Then we come face-to-face with available jobs where the meaning is unclear o
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July 17, 2018
Knowable Magazine

Bad bosses: Dealing with abusive supervisors

Bennett Tepper, holder of the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professorship and chair of Fisher's Department of Management and Human Resources, coined the term abusive supervision and helped formalize the field by developing a 15-point checklist of bad-boss behavior.
July 16, 2018
Poets&Quants

2018 MBAs To Watch: Paul Sobecki

"Because Fisher had done so much for me both personally and professionally during my undergraduate years, I knew it would be a place of support for this next chapter of my life."

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