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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the richest pediatric health care systems in the country, but every health care finance expert who spoke to the AJC concluded the system, as a not-for-profit, provided very little charity care when compared to its vast wealth. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, provided insights into how health systems may inflate the impact their free and subsidized care is providing by including costs not associated with patient care or treatment.

How can a workplace be more than just an office? Through the creative vision of alumna Rachel Friedman (EMBA ’02), who believes that a company’s brand, culture and workforce are all integral to creating a workplace that’s modern, appealing and authentic.

Six months after one of the biggest rule changes in the history of college sports, money for athletes is being pledged by the millions in a development that has raised concerns about the role of wealthy alumni eager to back their beloved alma maters. Some have positioned name, image, likeness arrangements as charitable endeavors, which caught the attention of Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting at Fisher.

A talented workforce is key to economic success. Communities and companies can succeed with talent retention and attraction efforts, particularly if they are consistent in messaging and effective in getting that message out, said Larry Inks, clinical associate professor of management and human resources at Fisher.

With the embattled Golden Globes on hold, Joey Berlin is looking to move his Critics Choice Awards into the big leagues, but the group has its own challenges. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, reacts to the lack of formal governance policies in place at the Critics Choice Association.

MacKenzie Scott says she left dollar amounts and recipients out of her announcement in hopes of promoting a broader definition of ‘philanthropy.’ Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, says such transparency, however, is "one of the few levers we have to influence billionaire philanthropy."

In a list of political figures' favorite books from 2021, John B. Taylor, former undersecretary of the Treasury for international affairs and a professor of economics at Stanford, recommended "The Economist’s Craft," authored by Michael Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance at Fisher. The book "shows how to understand economics in a way that’s entertaining for anyone who has ever been a student, or simply likes to read, write or talk economics."

L.A. Pizza Hut customers are being hit with an extra charge to help recover "the increased cost of operations in the state of California." Drip pricing, as it's called, can actually end up costing a company more money — and brand affinity — than it generates, says Joe Goodman, chair of Fisher's Department of Marketing and Logistics.

Choosing how to practice self-care is a personal choice, but how and why we choose what we do is not so simple. Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc says the intent or motivation behind self-care is key and determines its value.

The Max M. Fisher College of Business and Big Four firm Deloitte will fund diverse students' tuition to strengthen the CPA pipeline via the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program.

By funding scholarships for students pursuing a fifth-year master’s degree in accounting, Fisher College of Business and the Deloitte Foundation are working to increase representation of racially and ethnically diverse students in accounting and strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent.

Meet Ti’ara Spivey, whose hard work and commitment, coupled with the generosity of others, paved her path to Fisher and shaped her accounting experience.

At Ohio State's sequencing lab, researchers like Sara Koenig are hard at work testing for COVID-19 variants. Koenig, a student in Fisher's Master of Business Operational Excellence program, is the director of COVID-19 advanced technologies at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

WOSU's Matthew Rand speaks with Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, about how the holiday shopping season is shaping up.

See how an inaugural diversity-focused event, centered around what Fisher does best, was successful in building community and providing opportunities for networking, leadership development, mentorship and advocacy.

Virtually and in-person, see how students continued a tradition of service as part of Fisher Impact Day 2021.

Target, Walmart and Home Depot told investors they have more than adequate inventory to weather the holidays. Associate Professor of Logistics Terry Esper says large companies with technological and transportation options are better positioned to manage the supply chain congestion on the west coast.

Hear from three students enrolled in Fisher's Working Professional MBA program at Fisher about how they juggle their pursuit of a graduate business degree while balancing their work and personal lives.

Professor of Logistics Keely Croxton explains how “queuing theory” — the mathematical study of waiting lines — can help explain the ongoing supply chain issues plaguing businesses across the U.S. 

The future of business is in financial technology (fintech). See how Fisher and partners in the community and across the university are working together to establish Ohio State as a leader in fintech research, education and practice.

The world's richest man suddenly has more cash than most people can spend in their lifetime. What will he do with it? Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, says donating Tesla stock to charity is "like a double bonus of donating" because of U.S. tax policy.

Former Green Beret Adam Carr (BA ’06, MBA ’19) took his elite military career to the executive suite so he could help build a safe space for veterans and first responders to transform their lives, and now he hopes to do the same for businesses, schools and private industry.

Meet Ruthie Apple (BSBA ’07), the alumna and recruiter behind a new program that is helping students sharpen their interview skills in real and meaningful ways.

A study by Associate Professor Management and Human Resources Jasmine Hue, published in The Journal of Applied Psychology, determined that bosses who were attentive to employees’ emotional needs helped workers stay engaged during the pandemic. Hu specializes in “servant leadership,” an empathy-driven management style uniquely suited to modern realities. While servant leaders can be any gender, the style fits with “female leaders’ stereotypical characteristics of being nurturing, relationship-oriented, and tending to emotional needs,” she says.

In-person one year, virtual the next: alumni share what worked at their internships, what didn’t, and how companies can shape the future of internships to deliver value, safety and flexibility.