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Ohio State and City of Columbus help launch Mod Squad, new handyman service. Mod Squad is a product of the C-Biz program. Launched in 2016, C-Biz is a partnership between Columbus City Council and Ohio State and Fisher designed to connect established, small and minority-owned businesses with students who can provide consulting and analytical services.

The idea for the innovation center grew out of a conversation with Ohio State's Paul Reeder. Before the center, Ortiz and Redd would often post up at Mission Coffee Co. in Short North to work. When Reeder saw the duo’s coffee cups during a meeting, he said the ecosystem needed a place like Mission – where people felt comfortable sharing their ideas and collaborating.

Rebuilding Together was one of the two small and minority-owned establishments that took part in a city-funded Ohio State University pilot for a program called C-Biz. Students at the school's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship did a marketing study.

“This is a continuation of long-term trends for the NRA,” said Brian Mittendorf, chair of the accounting department and the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting. “Revenues are down across the board, and the expenses aren’t down enough to cover it.”

Dadrien Barnes (MBA ’17) began his career working in financial accounting. Although he was good at his job and could have easily continued working at a U.S. Department of Energy nuclear power facility near his native city of Knoxville, Tennessee, he realized he was ready for a change.

For as long as he can remember, Brendan St. John (BSBA ’90) has had a deep connection with The Ohio State University. Growing up in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, his earliest memories include his Buckeyes football jerseys and selling soft drinks at Ohio State football games during his elementary school years. In fact, his connection to the university is so strong, it’s part of his identity — starting with his surname: St. John. 

The innovation center trend began in technology-based industries, but is expanding as companies increasingly face “next generation consumer needs,” says Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate professor of operations and associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. 

Roy Hall, a former Ohio State wide receiver, who earned a Fisher College of Business degree in marketing and even had a few years of NFL experience to his credit, could have availed himself of the many opportunities that await a former Buckeye, but that kind of success didn’t interest him.

Research by Elliot Bendoly, a distinguished professor in the department of management sciences at Fisher and his colleague was aimed at managers seeking to improve productivity in the workplace. "Our minds are simply not wired to simultaneously perform two intricate tasks," the authors wrote.

Do top Indian companies hire professional CEOs on the basis of caste or religion? And does it matter for financial performance? Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business, and his colleague Naga Lakshmi Damaraju offer some surprising insights on these important questions.

The Fisher community welcomed the newest faces to campus, as new and first-year students participated in the college’s 2018 Convocation ceremony. The annual event served as an introduction to the Fisher experience while also celebrating the talent and diversity of the incoming class.

“What we are really witnessing is an eclipse not of public corporations, but of the public markets as the place where young successful American companies seek their funding,” says a recent study by René Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher, and his colleagues.

“As shoppers we are often in a hurry, so much so that we might not even be aware of how quickly we make a decision. That’s where clear labeling can help,” said Rebecca Walker Reczek, professor of marketing at Fisher. “Without it you’d need to research each product and the time can add up.”

The Risk Institute at the Ohio State University has been doing research on distracted driving for more than a year now. The top distractions may not be what you think.

Curtis Haugtvedt, associate professor of marketing at Fisher, joins All Sides with Ann Fisher to discuss corporate activism and Nike's new “Just Do It” campaign, which features a former NFL player known for taking a knee during pregame performances of the national anthem to protesting racial injustice.

According to Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, and her colleagues from Rutgers Business School, when it comes to enjoying leisure activities, research shows that classic time management strategies often backfire.

“I do think the figurehead role is growing, as are the expectations on the CEO,” says Tim Judge, executive director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative and the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness. “I think we expect them to walk a pretty fine line.”

René M. Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher and publisher of a recent report for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the shrinking stock market, said there’s a definite concern for individual investors.

Thomas A. Stewart, of the National Center for the Middle Market, discusses middle-market deal activity and how executives can raise their M&A game.

The latest in a long line of Fisher students to participate in the Ohio Export Internship Program were celebrated recently for their contributions to small and medium-sized businesses around the state.

Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics Terry Esper was recently named the 2018 recipient of the Williams-Qualls-Spratlen (WQS) Multicultural Mentoring Award of Excellence by the American Marketing Association.

The Undergraduate Veterans Leadership Program provides military and veteran students at Ohio State with a unique opportunity to develop and refine their leadership skills.

The Lantern profiled Undergraduate Student Government President Shamina Merchant, a fourth-year MIS student, and Vice President Shawn Semmler, a fourth-year finance student, a few months after taking office.

Brian Mittendorf, holder of the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, explains how donor advised funds work, what controversies surround the practice of using donor advised funds, and where this segment of charitable giving is headed in the future.