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April 13, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher honors its partners in diversity and inclusion
The 17th Annual Fisher College of Business Diversity Awards Reception and Luncheon recently recognized those individuals and corporations that have wo
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April 13, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher students showcase research skills at Denman
The spirit of curiosity among undergraduate students at Fisher was on full display at two recent events designed to highlight and promote future acade
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April 9, 2018
The Lantern
The Lantern
Ohio State alum takes boomerang world by storm
Most Ohio State students spend time on The Oval petting dogs or playing frisbee. Fisher alum Logan Broadbent, however, was cultivating what would turn into a successful athletic career — boomerang throwing.
April 9, 2018
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Could machine learning help companies select better board directors?
Reseach by Isil Erel and Michael Weisbach examines whether advances in machine learning that have led to innovations ranging from facial recognition software to self-driving cars could also improve corporate governance.
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April 9, 2018
WalletHub
WalletHub
Exploring credit card rates
Fisher's Selin Malkoc spoke with WalletHub about credit cards and what influences their rates.
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April 9, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
SMF, MBA students shine in global research challenge
Demonstrating the wealth of educational and applied learning opportunities available at Fisher, a team of graduate students recently qualified for a p
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April 5, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Students put to the test in leadership crisis competition
During any crisis, a company’s brand is at stake. That’s why calm, effective leadership is crucial in maintaining a firm’s reputation and ensuring key
April 5, 2018
WOSU
WOSU
China retaliates against american soybeans, and Ohio feels the pain
“It includes SUVs, which is the fastest growing segment in the Chinese market,” says Oded Shenkar, a professor at Fisher. “And it includes plug-ins, because the Chinese definite strategy is to try if you want to capture leadership in the automotive market by leap-frogging into the next generation.”
April 4, 2018
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Research: When being a humble leader backfires
Research by Fisher's Jasmine Hu and Kaifeng Jiang examines whether humble leaders make more effective leaders and whether their teams have better outcomes.
April 4, 2018
Inc
Inc
Former NFL star Eddie George's next act: preparing college kids for the harsh reality of the business world
The running back, actor, and entrepreneur is now an educator at Fisher College of Business, too — and he might be benefiting just as much as his students are.
April 3, 2018
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The right way to complain when a business does you wrong
Customers tend to be far more comfortable fuming online about a “faceless” business, Fisher's Rebecca Reczek says, than “aggressively complaining to someone face-to-face who might actually be quite similar to them.”
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April 3, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Graduate students benefit from OCM’s personalized career preparation
Graduate programs at Fisher are built on preparing students to take the next step in their careers and to thrive in the workplace after graduation. In addition to each program’s deliberately small size and the high-caliber instruction from top-notch faculty, students experience the added benefit of personalized career consultation from Fisher’s nationally recognized Office of Career Management (OCM).
April 1, 2018
Poets & Quants for Undergrads
Poets & Quants for Undergrads
2018 Poets & Quants Best & Brightest: Joe Kline
“An observant theorist with a mediocre billiards game.”
April 1, 2018
Poets & Quants for Undergrads
Poets & Quants for Undergrads
2018 Poets & Quants Best & Brightest: Bria Mosely
Full-time business student, part-time “Law & Order SVU” detective and ice cream connoisseur.”
March 30, 2018
Newsweek
Newsweek
How big Is the NRA? Gun group's membership might not be as powerful as it says
Unfortunately, said Brian Mittendorf, the chair of the accounting department at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, the decline in NRA membership revenue isn't enough to indicate any change—decline or growth—in actual membership.
March 30, 2018
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
NRA donors respond to imminent threat, but long-term finances are shaky
“As a result of the NRA’s precarious financial position the organization is now even more dependent on a small number of telemarketing firms to pump up membership rolls,” said Fisher's Brian Mittendorf. Those membership lists provide a source for other fund-raising campaigns.
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March 27, 2018
The Peggy Smedley Show
The Peggy Smedley Show
The behavior behind distracted driving
In advance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Peggy interviews Phil Renaud, executive director for The Risk Institute at Ohio State University, who says distracted driving is a behavioral challenge.
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March 26, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher Leadership Initiative launches Lead Read Today
The Fisher Leadership Initiative (FLI) has launched Lead Read Today, a new platform dedicated to advancing the study and practice of principled leadership.
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March 26, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Student events to highlight the end of the semester
A series of events designed to dial up the fun and show appreciation to Fisher students, faculty and staff are slated for April.
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March 25, 2018
Mashable
Mashable
How well does 'microtargeted psychographic advertising' work anyway?
Rob Smith, a professor of marketing at Fisher,and co-author of a study on how microtargeted advertising affects people's behavior and sense of self, views tactics like those employed by Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign as highly successful in motivating real-world action.
March 22, 2018
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
Prior commitments at work
Do you still think about prior commitments you’ve had at work? Academic Minute speaks with Ohio State University's Howard Klein, who discusses the need for businesses to help employees feel good about moving on.
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March 20, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Reczek named an MSI Scholar
Highlighting her dedication to advancing and elevating the study of marketing, Fisher’s Rebecca Reczek has earned two prestigious appointments.Reczek
March 20, 2018
USA Today
USA Today
Stock market: Guard against too much confidence in Russell 2000 high
Consider the proportion of publicly-traded corporations’ total income that comes from the top 100 firms. This percentage was 48.5 in 1975, according to research conducted by finance professors Kathleen Kahle and René Stulz, and only slightly higher in 1995 at 52.8 percent. Since then it has mushroomed, and by 2015 it stood at an astounding 84.2 percent.
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March 19, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher launches new resource to connect theory with practice
Why do we shop the way we do? What traits make for effective leadership? How can companies increase operational efficiencies?Fisher Forefront, a new r
March 14, 2018
The New York Times
The New York Times
Walmart expands online grocery delivery to 100 cities
“There is a lot of experimenting going on as everyone tries to figure out that last-mile delivery — it’s a tough economic equation to make work,” said Mike Knemeyer, a professor of logistics at Fisher. “But if you can, you’ll have a big head start on the others, and you’ll end up making money not just in groceries but on all of the things that you sell.”