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Many white-collar businesses are still grappling with when or how often to have staff at the office despite four years passing since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Various work models are being tried, including hybrid, but best practices remain in flux. Marketing major Claudia Hollander Tineo and senior lecturer Stephanie Wapner are among many at Fisher College of Business — and organizations everywhere — who are figuring out new ways of working.

Julia Wilson (MBA '23) and Marc Stellato are two professionals from very different backgrounds who shared similar reasons for why they chose to pursue an MBA through Fisher's Working Professional MBA program.

Meet Jennifer McLendon, the human resources business partner at Fisher and the College of Engineering ― two of the largest colleges at The Ohio State University ― and a recipient of a 2024 HR Impact Award from Columbus Business First.

From allyship to finding life balance, personal branding to building financial wealth and so much more, the third annual Women’s Leadership Symposium continued to connect the Fisher community with business leaders and trailblazers for a day of inspirational learning.

See how investment and continuous innovation within Fisher's MBA programs are having a positive impact in new U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Explore Fisher's latest publication highlighting the potential impact that the college's researchers and thought leaders can have for business practitioners and industries today.

Assistant Professor of Logistics Vince Castillo shares his insights on the impact that the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge could have on a number of key product supply chains.

Meet the elite group of leaders selected as 2024 Pace Setters for their passion and purpose in the classroom, throughout academia and in the community.

Meet Kshipra Mandlecha, a second-year international student who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in managerial economics.

A new change in how real estate commissions are charged may increase competition but could make buying a home more expensive, says Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate.

Learn more about Jillian Bourdage, a fourth-year aviation management student, a Pace Setters Award recipient and a varsity athlete, who has learned how squeeze as much out of her Ohio State experience as possible.

What does empowerment look like? The Honors Cohort Women in Business Summit connected top executives and industry leaders with tomorrow’s business professionals for an immersive learning experience in New York City. The event, which showcased the power and reach of Fisher’s network of alumni and friends, explored professional uncertainty and unexpected career turns, navigating tough challenges, and the importance of networking, sacrifice, teamwork and gratitude.

MBA hopefuls worried that their undergraduate nonbusiness degree is detrimental to program admittance don’t need to fret. Paul North, executive director of Fisher's Graduate Programs Office, is among MBA admissions officers at business schools across the U.S. who say nonbusiness majors are welcome at their programs.

If true that recent reports that Elon Musk appears very likely to be abusing rules governing nonprofits, Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting, says Musk’s actions are likely testing the spirit of the law rather than its letter.

Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Co. Chair in Global Business Management and an expert on Chinese business, says former President Trump's changing stance on the bill could help him financially.

Paying for parking in the Short North area can impact consumer behavior, says Joe Goodman, chair of Fisher's Department of Marketing and Logistics. But there are alternatives to help address or mitigate the burden of parking costs, including lower rates and the availability of public transportation to the bustling area.

Ohio State's new Student Entrepreneurs’ Center, an area that will provide young business developers with a space in which innovation can flourish, opened in the Gateway District. The center, which will house the Tim & Kathleen Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, features modular spaces, conference rooms, adaptable lighting, state-of-the-art audio-visual technology, smart boards and much more.

An eye-opening experience in war-torn Ukraine led international business student Claudia VanHuffel to view business through the lens of compassion. As an intern with a governmental medical supplier, VanHuffel immersed herself in war-time health care, helping to improve patient outcomes and the quality of life for those afflicted by the ongoing conflict.

The allegations of corruption on display in open court for weeks on end could shake the perception that the NRA is a strong organization, says Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting at Fisher.

Natalie Milligan is a fourth-year marketing student and one of three at Ohio State who have launched their own jewelry brands.

Central Ohio's top 25 accounting firms saw a 10% drop in certified professional accountants this year, according to data compiled by Columbus Business First, as the industry overall navigates a similar drop. Mark Wilson, senior director of recruiter relations at Fisher, says while the decline isn't a crisis, it's certainly reflected in the business student population at Ohio State.

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom is not without concerns. But Vince Castillo, assistant professor of logistics at Fisher, writes that the technology can also offer supply chain students access to and experience using an increasingly critical tool in the industry.

As part of the Honors Cohort Impact Challenge, a team of Fisher students is helping a longstanding Columbus charity raise awareness and funding to help children facing clothing insecurity.

Rising construction costs, work-from-home policies, high vacancy rates and banks’ reluctance to lend have left the market in a state of flux. The issues facing the Columbus-area market aren't too different than the challenges faced nationally, says Donald Sheets, executive director of the Ohio State University Center for Real Estate.

An annual tradition, the Fisher Invitational Case Competition demonstrated experiential learning in action as eight schools traveled to Columbus to compete for a top prize sponsored by competition partner Bath & Body Works.