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June 11, 2025
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Taylor Swift owns her master recordings – now what?
Before he was an assistant professor of marketing and logistics at Fisher, Jesse Walker spent nearly 10 years as a member of the touring band, Flobots. The experience provided him with a front-row seat to how music labels work, and he says what Taylor Swift did with her re-recordings and, ultimately her masters, was "brilliant."

June 9, 2025
Business Insider
Business Insider
Universities are preparing the next generation of supply chain leaders for AI
As AI and tech skills become more crucial to careers in supply chain operations, educators such as Fisher's Assistant Professor of Logistics Vince Castillo are taking steps to ensure all types of students gain experience with AI and understand the technology's capabilities and its limitations.

May 19, 2025
WalletHub
WalletHub
What is a budget?
Cynthia W. Turner, Fisher's associate dean of access, engagement and outreach, and an accounting professor, outlines some budget basics.

May 16, 2025
Cleveland Business Journal
Cleveland Business Journal
Cleveland Clinic partners with Regent Surgical Health to build ambulatory surgery centers
Ken Boyer, Fisher Designated Professor of Operations and Business Analytics, provides context to the announcement that a pair of northeast Ohio health care providers will team up to develop ambulatory surgery centers.

April 29, 2025
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
National champion Mike Doss shares how Buckeyes prepared him for business success
National champion Buckeye Mike Doss (MBOE '19) returned to Fisher and the Center for Operational Excellence (COE), delivering a keynote at the 2025 COE Summit, where he shared lessons from his time on the football field ― and his journey back to Ohio State.

April 18, 2025
CNN
CNN
Business and consumers grapple with shifting U.S. tariffs
Finance Professor Itzhak Ben-David discusses the potential ways consumers and organizations may respond to price increases caused by U.S. tariffs.

April 16, 2025
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Max M. Fisher College of Business
“An alien lifeform”: Teaching students the power and responsibility of AI
From curriculum to research and entrepreneurial creations, Fisher professors are embracing artificial intelligence to help students understand the technology and how to use AI responsibly.

April 8, 2025
NBC4
NBC4
Why are so many Chick-fil-A’s in Columbus so close together?
Marketing faculty member and restaurant service expert Brian Hipsher explains why so many of the same restaurants and convenience stores are popping up within blocks of each other.

April 1, 2025
Canton Repository
Canton Repository
Stark County homes are more expensive than ever. Why the housing market here remains hot
Home prices have increased dramatically since the pandemic because of short supply and high demand. Demand has cooled somewhat since, but prices remain high due to the housing shortage, says Itzhak Ben-David, finance professor at Fisher.

March 29, 2025
Fortune
Fortune
How Joann Fabrics went from a cult-favorite retail darling to a bankruptcy disaster
Faculty members Lori Kendall and Chad Zipfel share their strategy insights into why the once-mighty Ohio-based craft retailer Joann Fabrics was forced to file for bankruptcy.

March 28, 2025
The New York Times
The New York Times
Trump’s tariffs leave automakers with tough, expensive choices
Carmakers are likely to face higher costs regardless of how they respond to President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts. The impact, says Professor W.C. Benton, is that demand for new cars among consumers will fall.

March 18, 2025
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Ohio State speaker series connects students with real estate professionals
The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate's ‘Brutus Luminaries Series’ is bringing industry leaders to campus for networking opportunities with students and organizations at Fisher and across the university.

March 5, 2025
Vox
Vox
Why it still takes days for banks to give you your money
It’s the 21st century — instant bank transfers should be the norm everywhere. For countries such as Brazil that have widely adopted instant banking, the result has been increased competition among traditional banks and significant benefits for average citizens, according to research by Fisher's Sergey Sarkisyan.

February 26, 2025
WBFF
WBFF
Baltimore's youth fund sent nearly $1 million to a nonprofit that folded 18 months later
Nonprofit accounting expert Brian Mittendorf says the size of a grant provided to a Baltimore-area nonprofit ― and the apparent lack of oversight via a tax filing is concerning.

February 20, 2025
Axios
Axios
Ohio is fighting a shortage of accountants
Reducing barriers such as the 150 college credit hour rule is one tactic that's been pitched to help fight an upcoming shortage in accountants. But Tzachi Zach, academic director of Fisher's Master of Accounting program, says higher education leaders need to better sell the industry to prospective students.

February 14, 2025
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
Banks big and small seek to build up Central Ohio
Research from the most recent Middle Market Indicator, published by the National Center for the Middle Market, reflects economic optimism shared among bankers in Central Ohio.

December 30, 2024
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Creating a productive 2025: Tips for setting and achieving your goals
Finding an accountability partner can help provide encouragement and feedback and gently nudge you to keep your New Year goals, says Howard Klein, professor of management and human resources.

December 27, 2024
The New York Times
The New York Times
Tesla investors are still bullish. Can Elon Musk deliver?
Sales of the company’s cars are flagging and, according to Fisher's Ken Boyer, Elon Musk's interest in electric vehicles isn't what it was, but investors are focusing on the potential of autonomous driving and Musk’s ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

December 22, 2024
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
‘God Bless America’ fund beats political rivals with 33% gain
Despite the strong showing of politically-themed ETFs, finance researcher Itzhak Ben-David says thematic ETFs usually underperform. His research that shows specialized ETFs tend to trail market benchmarks by about 30% over five years.

December 18, 2024
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Crypto charity leader sentenced for tax evasion
Nonprofit expert Brian Mittendorf says a donor-advised fund's growth to $10 billion under Bryan Doreian during a slumping crypto market raises questions about Doreian and his leadership of the SDG Impact Fund.

October 2, 2024
WorkersCompensation.com
WorkersCompensation.com
Abusive bosses remain a hurdle for keeping the workplace environment safe and productive
Bennett Tepper, the Abramowitz Professor in the Department of Management and Human Resources, shares expertise on workplace bullying ― how and why it happens, and to whom.
September 26, 2024
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
The AI revolution: Why this Ohio State professor is enthusiastic about AI in the classroom
Vince Castillo, assistant professor in marketing and logistics at Fisher, says AI presents incredible opportunities for businesses and can be a powerful learning tool for students. Learn more about how he's incorporating AI in the classroom ― and how business students have responded to it.

September 20, 2024
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
The Tupperware trap
The company’s bankruptcy filing is a reminder that being first isn’t always enough, a fact bolstered by research from Fisher's Oded Shenkar about the success of so-called copycat products and services.

September 14, 2024
Financial Times
Financial Times
‘This is not about rooting out a few bad apples’: How bullying became a big issue in film and TV
Research from Fisher's Robert Lount, Jr. and Ben Tepper shows how abusive supervision that was so common in the past doesn't drive positive performance by employees.

September 7, 2024
The Colin McEnroe Show
The Colin McEnroe Show
Don’t worry. We’ve got enough maple syrup. But beyond that, the supply chain is still a mess
Terry Esper joins the Colin McEnroe show to talk about the supply, demand and capacity issues that have plagued supply chains since the onset of the pandemic.