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December 26, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Companies promise more diversity after George Floyd, but will change happen this time?
After the death of George Floyd, companies promise more diversity and inclusive, but will it happen this time? Philip Renaud, executive director of the Risk Institute, said unlike similar corporate pledges in the past, this time does seem different.
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December 24, 2020
NBC News
NBC News
Silicon Valley's hunger problems grow during a time of record profits
During the Covid-19 era, Silicon Valley is donating millions of dollars more. It's not enough. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, says the focus of philanthropy for tech giants has been large-picture, societal changes.
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December 21, 2020
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Understanding envy: Facing professional envy
Envy is a natural human emotion, but it’s often misunderstood when it comes up at work. Professor of Management and Human Resources Tanya Menon discusses how drawing boundaries can help us handle competition, fear, and jealousy in our careers.
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December 17, 2020
Forbes
Forbes
2020: The year human leaders stepped forward
Faceless, top-down leadership has become stale, fake and ineffective. 2020 is the year smart managers realized they needed to be human too. Research from Management and Human Resources professor Jasmine Hu shows how servant leadership can be a powerful tool in how managers lead.
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December 16, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Student leadership and creativity ensure Fisher’s dedication to service continues
See how innovation and creativity from student leaders helped transform Fisher Impact Day into an event that accommodated the unique challenges of 2020.
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December 16, 2020
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
Ohio State wants to grow its startup portfolio under new research and innovation chief
Grace Jinliu Wang, senior vice president for research, innovation and knowledge enterprise at Ohio State, talks about the university's efforts to support more startups and ways it is including its outreach to student entrepreneurs through organizations such as the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship.
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December 14, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Embracing change and championing children: Dawn Lyons
Embracing change took Fisher alumna Dawn Lyons (BSBA ’01) from a career marketing consumer product goods to leading an Emmy award-winning team with passion and purpose.
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December 10, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Entrepreneurship competition launching student startups to success
A student start-up competition has helped launch young entrepreneurs to new heights.
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December 10, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
David McGrath: Enriching his education
Making the most of his time outside the classroom, David McGrath aligns his passions and interests to create a multi-faceted business education.
December 9, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio restaurants push gift cards to pay the bills during uncertain times
Joe Goodman, chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics, shares insights into why and how restaurants are pushing gift cards as a way to raise immediate cash in slow times.
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December 8, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Dedication, a journey and a dream come true: Lashawn Samuel
Pain, perseverance and pride — it all shaped Lashawn Samuel’s long and tenacious journey to Fisher. See what keeps the inspiring first-year student motivated to better himself while also helping others.
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December 8, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Connection, empathy and leadership on the student journey
Saarthak Gaur shares his leadership journey and the opportunities he's taken advantage of as a Fisher student.
December 5, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Stock Buybacks: What every investor needs to know
They have been attacked by many academics and progressive politicians. Now, with a new administration, the battle could soon get even more heated. Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, shares insights into stock buybacks.
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December 2, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: Julia Yontz (EMBA '20)
As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Kelly Meyers, executive MBA coordinator, talks with 2020 EMBA graduate Julia Yontz, about how she managed her professional career and her family life while going back to school. Yontz shares why she chose to pursue her Executive MBA while balancing work and growing her family simultaneously.
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November 30, 2020
Poets&Quants for Undergrads
Poets&Quants for Undergrads
2020 Best Undergraduate Professors: Steffanie Wilk
Find out why Management and Human Resources Professor Steffanie Wilk, one of Poets&Quants' Best Undergraduate Business School Professors of 2020, chose to pursue higher education teaching.
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November 25, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Career fairs going virtual to connect students and employers
The switch to a virtual format for Fisher’s Fall Career Fair revealed important benefits for students and recruiters alike — and may be here to stay.
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November 23, 2020
Statehouse News Bureau
Statehouse News Bureau
Holiday shopping is going to be different this year
Black Friday is just a few days away and this year, it will look very different. Long lines and crowded stores are no longer allowed under Ohio’s coronavirus prevention restrictions. Joe Goodman, chair of the Department of Marketing and Logistics, says retailers often depend on the sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas to turn a profit.
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November 18, 2020
WalletHub
WalletHub
2020’s best places to shop on Black Friday
Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, shares strategies on how to prepare for and maximize Black Friday shopping experiences.
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November 15, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Small retailers face uncertainty headed into the holiday shopping season
Mom and pop stores depend on holiday sales to survive, but the coronavirus pandemic is forcing customers to stay home. Digital sales, or e-commerce, have made up only around 10% of retail sales. But that portion is increasing rapidly, says Steve DeNunzio, senior lecturer in marketing and logistics.
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November 12, 2020
The NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Times
Nonprofits walked a tightrope in FY 2019
Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, provides some context to why some nonprofits, such as the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, saw a jump in revenue in fiscal year 2019.
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November 10, 2020
strategy+business
strategy+business
Why you should apply design thinking to the employee experience
COVID-19 has forced changes in the way people work — and created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to increase engagement and productivity, write Tom Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market.
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November 5, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Resilience amid adversity, persistence in pursuit of his passion
Nick Lenyo was 13 years old when he rolled his ankle while playing basketball. The minor injury, however, would reveal a life-changing diagnosis.
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November 4, 2020
CNBC
CNBC
Three students on which issues were the most important to them this election
Master of Accounting student Kayla Campbell and Specialized Master in Finance student Cruz Venegas join CNBC to discuss the 2020 campaign issues they feel are most important to them.
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November 2, 2020
CNBC
CNBC
Here are the issues that matter to young voters in the 2020 election
Young voters are fired up and research shows they will be a decisive factor in the 2020 election. From health care to the racial wealth gap, here are the issues college students, including a pair of graduate students at Fisher, said matter to them in this election.
November 1, 2020
Insider
Insider
Female college athletes from across the US say they've been bullied, manipulated, and psychologically abused by their coaches
In speaking with 17 former college athletes from 10 universities around the U.S. about their negative experiences with coaches, a pattern emerged of psychological and emotional abuse in women's sports. Ben Tepper, the Abramowitz Memorial Professor and chair of the Department of Management and Human Resources at Fisher College of Business, told Insider that college sports often provide "the perfect storm" of circumstances that can lead to abuse.