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May 31, 2019
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The shadow banks are back with another big bad credit bubble
Research by Isil Erel, the David A. Rismiller Professorship in Finance, and her colleagues sheds light on how middle market companies are navigating the lending landscape.
May 29, 2019
Business Insider
Business Insider
Extroverts have four consistent advantages over everyone else at work
According to a forthcoming publication, extroverts tend to have consistent advantages over everyone else in the workplace, which jibes with other research on the benefits associated with extroversion. For example, extroverts are more likely to become leaders and to lead effectively, according Timothy Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness and executive director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative.
May 28, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Passion, purpose and perspective
See how Accounting Honors student Tommy Lowden is making the most of his Fisher experience — from studying and interning abroad, to making an impact locally through volunteering — thanks to donor support.
May 24, 2019
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Creating a culture of continuous improvement
How do organizations remain committed to continuous improvement when the leader who championed lean strategies leaves? Researching within the health care industry, Aravind Chandrasekaran and John Toussaint identify a set of practices that can stop this backsliding and sustain a culture of continuous improvement after such departures.
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May 22, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Collaboration connects Fisher with partners in Tanzania
Throughout the past four years, students, faculty and leaders from The Ohio State University’s Global Water Institute have partnered with the Universi
May 18, 2019
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Recent United Way campaign raises $22 million, with more year-round fundraising
United Ways throughout the nation have been working to gain a footing as charitable habits shift away from workplace giving. Wealthy donors have moved to donor-advised funds at financial firms, while many other donors — especially the young — increasingly give directly to nonprofit groups online or through crowdfunding events. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, explains why.
May 15, 2019
NPR
NPR
As leaks show lavish NRA spending, former staff detail poor conditions at nonprofit
New documents leaked about National Rifle Association top executive Wayne LaPierre's lavish clothing and travel expenses contrast with the culture of fear, poor pay and an underfunded pension described by former staffers. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, helped NPR review copies of 2019 NRA pension documents.
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May 13, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Leadership Grant Conference ushers in new waves of research
Daniel Baker had “an itch” he had wanted to scratch for a while. That itch began in North Carolina when he worked with law enforcement in probation an
May 12, 2019
Poets&Quants
Poets&Quants
2019 MBAs To Watch: Cara Ann Laviola
A self-described "eternal optimist with an unshakeable belief in people, who inspires others to imagine more,” Full-Time MBA student Cara Ann Laviola has been named a 2019 MBA to Watch by Poets&Quants.
May 12, 2019
Poets&Quants
Poets&Quants
2019 MBAs To Watch: Matthew Rosebaugh
Full-Time MBA student Matthew Rosebaugh is "a team builder, guided by serving and helping others realize their potential.” He has also been named a 2019 MBA to Watch by Poets&Quants.
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May 10, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
TEDx event spotlights the power of logistics
Highlighting the impact of and their passion for logistics, Fisher students, faculty and business leaders from the community united for a series of TE
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May 9, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Students’ project impresses Canadian apparel company
Tasked with opening her group’s presentation to more than a dozen senior leaders at an international apparel company in Canada, Amy Adams began to spe
May 8, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Bringing operational excellence to food insecurity
Students in Fisher’s Master of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE) program are sharing their process-improvement insights to help the Mid-Ohio Foodbank better serve hungry families and individuals throughout central Ohio.
May 7, 2019
Institutional Investor
Institutional Investor
The mystery of the missing Berkshire Hathaway invite
Warren Buffett has snubbed KBW’s Meyer Shields from participating in his annual conclave for years. Why? The answer may lie in a difference of investing philosophies. Lu Zhang, the John W. Galbreath Chair in Real Estate at Fisher, points out that Buffett’s stock picking is value-oriented, a countercyclical style that has been out of fashion for much of the past decade. “Ten years is just too short to suggest Buffett should change his strategy,” Zhang says. “Over the long term, Berkshire has beaten any index, any index, hands down.”
May 3, 2019
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Science says healthy scheduling habits make people happier
Selin Malkoc, a professor of marketing at Fisher, and her colleague discovered that when a leisure activity is planned, it’s less enjoyable than if it had taken place spontaneously: “It becomes a part of our to-do list. As an outcome, they [the activity] becomes less enjoyable," Malkoc said.
May 2, 2019
Think Op-Ex
Think Op-Ex
Simple, not easy: Talking leadership with bestselling author Sam Walker
What seemed like a clear-cut research project on the “secret sauce” behind the greatest teams in sports history has evolved into a multi-year endeavor and bestselling book for Sam Walker, a Wall Street Journal columnist and one-time editor. Walker, who served as the kickoff keynote at The Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence’s seventh-annual Leading Through Excellence summit, talked about the biggest takeaways from his book – and where the project is taking him next.
May 1, 2019
Think Op-Ex
Think Op-Ex
COE Summit 2019: A look back, in pictures
Each year, The Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence brings together hundreds of process improvement leaders from across the country for a deep dive into leadership and problem-solving best practices at its Leading Through Excellence summit. Check out photos from the center's seventh summit this past April.
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May 1, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher celebrates the Class of 2019
A number of Fisher College of Business ceremonies and festivities marked the accomplishments of the graduating Class of 2019.Undergraduate students, t
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April 29, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
New grad already making an impact in business
Twenty-two-year-old Dignity Ruebensaal will walk across the stage to receive her bachelor’s degree in business management and administration having al
April 28, 2019
Poets&Quants
Poets&Quants
2019 Best & Brightest MBAs: Neethi Johnson
Fisher's Neethi Johnson (MBA '19) describes herself as an "Indian-born, Ireland-raised, proud American. " She was also selected as one of Poets&Quants' 100 best & brightest MBAs of 2019.
April 28, 2019
Poets&Quants
Poets&Quants
2019 Best & Brightest MBAs: Obi Nnebedum
Obi Nnebedum (MBA '19), selected as one of Poets&Quants' best & brightest MBAs of 2019, shares how he was able to pursue an MBA at Fisher and and MHA at Ohio State.
April 26, 2019
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Pharma-funded charity touted ‘higher profits’ for drugmakers
Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, weighs in on a nonprofit's tax filings and the questions they raise about the organization's dealings with drugmakers.
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April 24, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher honors leaders’ commitment to diversity
Leadership in diversity and support of diversity and inclusion initiatives were celebrated as part of the 18th annual Fisher College of Business Diversity Awards.
April 23, 2019
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Ohio State awards scholarships for Sesquicentennial
More than a dozen Fisher students are among the 150 individuals recently selected for a unique program that will help develop them into future leaders, all while helping the university celebrate its upcoming sesquicentennial. Scholarships were awarded to 150 students across the university for the 2019-20 academic year in honor of its upcoming sesquicentennial.
April 19, 2019
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Buckeye looks for sustainability in landfills
Learn more about how Zac Graber (BSBA '18), a recipient of Ohio State's President's Prize, is improving the waste management process and diverting more refuse to composting and recycling.