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June 14, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
GAP program continuing to build global competencies
Valuable opportunities to gain global perspective while putting business skills into practice remains a key differentiator for students at Fisher — th
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June 14, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Shepfer honored with 2018 university Career Services Award
Preparing tomorrow’s business leaders for career success is part of the Fisher experience. From world-class faculty, to an entrepreneurially focused curriculum, to dedicated resources available from an award-winning Office of Career Management (OCM), students enjoy a culture rich with opportunities for personal and professional development.
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June 11, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher alum helping others make great first impressions
Laith Khalaf (BSBA ’98) is using his professional clothing and professional contacts to help students put their best foot forward: "I know how it feels to want to give a good first impression but not have the means to do it."
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June 8, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Student’s leadership supporting LGBTQ+ community at Fisher
When Jaret Waters arrived on campus as a first-year student, he began hunting for an association at Fisher geared specifically to the LGBTQ+ community
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June 7, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Veteran, MBA student honored as a Tillman Scholar
As a veteran with 11 years of active duty service in both conventional and Army Special Operations Aviation units, Matt Rosebaugh knows a thing or two about leadership.
June 7, 2018
Forbes
Forbes
This surprising drink helps people work better in teams
As if we needed more reasons to love our coffee, researchers have discovered that people work better together under the influence of coffee.
June 6, 2018
Constructech TV
Constructech TV
New Albany puts the brakes on distracted driving
See how The Risk Institute at Fisher College of Business is leading the discussion to combat the issue of distracted driving.
June 5, 2018
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
Why Sears' plunging stock makes index funds and ETFs even more attractive
In 1975 the percentage of corporate profits that came from the top 100 U.S. firms was 48.5 percent, according to research conducted by finance professors Kathleen Kahle of the University of Arizona and René Stulz of Ohio State.
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June 5, 2018
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Coffee helps teams work together, study suggests
Good teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests. Researchers, including Amit Singh, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in marketing at Fisher, found that people gave more positive reviews for their group’s performance on a task — and their own contribution — if they drank caffeinated coffee beforehand.
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June 5, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
$1M ScottsMiracle-Gro Hagedorn Legacy Endowment established at Ohio State
Strengthening its commitment to equipping future leaders with the skills, experiences and networks necessary to succeed, The Ohio State University Max
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May 31, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Center for Real Estate events explore industry application, research
Two signature events recently hosted by the Ohio State Center for Real Estate demonstrated its commitment to serving as a valuable link and a resource
May 29, 2018
HuffPost UK
HuffPost UK
Why you do less work when you have a meeting in your diary
Research by Selin Malkoc and her colleagues found, in a series of eight tests, that time seems shorter to people when it comes immediately before a scheduled task or appointment. Therefore when we have a meeting booked in our diary, we’re inclined to do less work and fill the time prior to the meeting with minor tasks, rather than knuckle down and complete something productive.
May 29, 2018
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
How to guarantee a successful day at the office
Research by Selin Malkoc finds that upcoming meetings hinder progress and stop you from being productive.
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May 29, 2018
The Ohio State University Office of International Affairs
The Ohio State University Office of International Affairs
GAP team making an impact in eastern Africa
Seven MBA students from Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business are currently in eastern Africa completing their Global Applied Project (GAP) addressing Global One Health initiative’s business challenges.
May 28, 2018
The New York Times
The New York Times
Why office friendships can feel so awkward
Using research by Fisher's Robert Lount which showed friends tended to perform better than teams made up of strangers, the Times examines the many dynamics of office friendships.
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May 23, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Turner recognized for enhancing diversity at Fisher
As director of a Fisher program designed to engage underrepresented minority students interested in the field of accounting, Cynthia W. Turner wanted
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May 23, 2018
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Why an upcoming appointment makes us less productive
In a series of studies, both in the lab and real life, researchers including Fisher's Selin Malkoc found that free time seems shorter to people when it comes before a task or appointment on their calendar.
May 21, 2018
CMSWire
CMSWire
How AI is helping improve employee experiences
Artificial intelligence has the opportunity to diversify boards and remove the bias of executives choosing who they know. The Risk Institute at the Ohio State University has done extensive research on using machine learning to hire and select board directors.
May 20, 2018
The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times
U.S. is putting new tariffs on hold while negotiating with China, Mnuchin says
"For now, expect the Chinese to go back to buying lots of U.S. soybeans and Boeing aircraft, a big-ticket item that can move the needle," said Oded Shenkar, a China expert and business professor. "But what else can the Chinese buy from the U.S.?"
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May 18, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Five-plus-decade career spans marketing, restaurants and rails
For most of his adult life, Phil Cobb (BSBA ’65) has been an entrepreneur. He built a highly successful restaurant chain and then launched a nonprofit historic streetcar system. But his journey in life didn’t start out with the clear goal of being a business owner. Rather, a combination of his family’s entrepreneurial spirit and his undergraduate education at The Ohio State University helped mold Cobb into the success he is today.
May 15, 2018
Inc.
Inc.
Humility is a good quality for leaders, right? Not so fast
"Oftentimes we forget that leadership is about relationships," says Jasmine Hu, an associate professor of management at Fisher. "It is not just what team leaders want to provide to their members. It is also what team members want or expect from their leaders."
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May 11, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
AMIS welcomes business leaders during academic year
Throughout the 2017-2018 academic year, the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems (AMIS) welcomed a number of distinguished business leaders — three of whom are AMIS alums.
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May 10, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Innovation Summit tackles building an entrepreneurial culture
Attendees at The Ohio State University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Innovation Summit 2018 received a series of first-hand insights into how companies have successfully built entrepreneurial cultures.
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May 10, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Accounting and Management Information Systems celebrates Class of 2018
Undergraduate and graduate Accounting and Management Information Systems students at Fisher celebrated their accomplishments as members of the Class of 2018 at a variety of college- and university-led events.
May 9, 2018
strategy+business
strategy+business
The risks and costs of cyber-attacks
A new study, co-authored by Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at Fisher, explores these issues through a massive sample of data breaches that affected U.S. public corporations from 2005 through 2014 and examines the repercussions three years out.