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Charities take digital money now – and the risks that go with it

The Conversation

Harvesting gains from digital money by giving some of it away can be better for donors than the nonprofits they support, writes Brian Mittendorf, chair of Department of Accounting and MIS and the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, and his colleague.
October 3, 2018
How climate change Is destabilizing the food supply chain

Risk & Insurance

“Our food chain, our supply chain our just-in-time manufacturing approach doesn’t lead us to allow a lot of room for error,” said Phil Renaud, executive director at the Risk Institute. “So, if you don’t have the resilience approach to business then you will lose most likely market share. [Customers] will go elsewhere and it won’t take very long for that to happen.”
September 28, 2018
Wave innovation center brings coworking & community workspace to Italian Village

Metropreneur

The idea for the innovation center grew out of a conversation with Ohio State's Paul Reeder. Before the center, Ortiz and Redd would often post up at Mission Coffee Co. in Short North to work. When Reeder saw the duo’s coffee cups during a meeting, he said the ecosystem needed a place like Mission – where people felt comfortable sharing their ideas and collaborating.
September 25, 2018
NRA membership dues tanked last year

Vice

“This is a continuation of long-term trends for the NRA,” said Brian Mittendorf, chair of the accounting department and the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting. “Revenues are down across the board, and the expenses aren’t down enough to cover it.”
September 21, 2018
Off-site innovation labs spur creativity

Columbus CEO

The innovation center trend began in technology-based industries, but is expanding as companies increasingly face “next generation consumer needs,” says Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate professor of operations and associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. 
September 17, 2018
Technology connects us to world, disconnects us from work

Reading Eagle

Research by Elliot Bendoly, a distinguished professor in the department of management sciences at Fisher and his colleague was aimed at managers seeking to improve productivity in the workplace. "Our minds are simply not wired to simultaneously perform two intricate tasks," the authors wrote.
September 15, 2018
Are CEO appointments in India caste/religion biased?

Forbes India

Do top Indian companies hire professional CEOs on the basis of caste or religion? And does it matter for financial performance? Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business, and his colleague Naga Lakshmi Damaraju offer some surprising insights on these important questions.
September 14, 2018
We’re living in what may be the most boring bull market ever

Bloomberg Businessweek

“What we are really witnessing is an eclipse not of public corporations, but of the public markets as the place where young successful American companies seek their funding,” says a recent study by René Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher, and his colleagues.
September 13, 2018
The truth behind food labels

SFGate

“As shoppers we are often in a hurry, so much so that we might not even be aware of how quickly we make a decision. That’s where clear labeling can help,” said Rebecca Walker Reczek, professor of marketing at Fisher. “Without it you’d need to research each product and the time can add up.”
September 12, 2018
Corporations and activism

WOSU

Curtis Haugtvedt, associate professor of marketing at Fisher, joins All Sides with Ann Fisher to discuss corporate activism and Nike's new “Just Do It” campaign, which features a former NFL player known for taking a knee during pregame performances of the national anthem to protesting racial injustice.
September 10, 2018
Ohio State study uncovers top sources of distracted driving

WBNS

The Risk Institute at the Ohio State University has been doing research on distracted driving for more than a year now. The top distractions may not be what you think.
September 10, 2018
America becoming a no-vacation nation

Creators Syndicate

According to Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, and her colleagues from Rutgers Business School, when it comes to enjoying leisure activities, research shows that classic time management strategies often backfire.
September 7, 2018
CEOs speak up on the political issues of the day

Columbus CEO

“I do think the figurehead role is growing, as are the expectations on the CEO,” says Tim Judge, executive director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative and the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness. “I think we expect them to walk a pretty fine line.”
September 4, 2018
How do the ultra-wealthy turn assets into cash ultra-fast?

Dallas News

René M. Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher and publisher of a recent report for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the shrinking stock market, said there’s a definite concern for individual investors.
August 30, 2018
4 ways middle-market companies can make good deals

Smart Business

Thomas A. Stewart, of the National Center for the Middle Market, discusses middle-market deal activity and how executives can raise their M&A game.
August 28, 2018
Predicting the next ‘big thing’

Fisher College of Business

When it comes to funding research and development projects that lead to groundbreaking inventions — whether initiated by a government agency or a priv
August 28, 2018
Esper honored with Multicultural Mentoring Award

Fisher College of Business

Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics Terry Esper was recently named the 2018 recipient of the Williams-Qualls-Spratlen (WQS) Multicultural Mentoring Award of Excellence by the American Marketing Association.
August 23, 2018
Understanding donor advised funds

Blackbaud

Brian Mittendorf, holder of the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, explains how donor advised funds work, what controversies surround the practice of using donor advised funds, and where this segment of charitable giving is headed in the future.
August 19, 2018
New faculty bring global perspectives, business experience to the classroom

Fisher College of Business

As it builds on a solid foundation as a destination for top thought leaders and world-class researchers, Fisher College of Business proudly welcomed 1
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Mike earned a master’s degree in financial economics from Ohio University and has experience working at a number of private and public organizations. Laura earned her PhD in accounting from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests ceRachel earned her PhD in accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Her research interests include computational linguistics,Patrick joins Fisher having attended the University of Florida, from which he expects to earn his PhD in accounting. He holds a master’s degree from tBrian is completing his PhD in accounting at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting from Utah StateKathy earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a master’s degree and a JD from The John Marsh
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Jack earned his PhD in financial economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where his research interests included corporate finance, houVictor earned a PhD in economics from HEC Paris and a master’s degree from École Polytechnique/ENSAE/SciencesPo. Prior to his PhD, he was a visiting Steve currently serves as a portfolio manager for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, where he is a member of the private real estate team, wChad earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisher and has since put his finance skills to work at a number of recognized brands, including The Oneida Group,
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Leo holds a PhD in strategy from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in economics and strategy from Northwestern University. His Heidi completed a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and a master’s degree in business administration at Franklin University. She spent 13Stephanie earned her PhD in higher education administration from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Fisher. In addition to her interest in high
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Prior to arriving at Fisher, John served as a visiting faculty member and taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in statistical theory and app
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Vince earned his PhD in supply chain management from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2018, after completing an MBA with a dual concentration Grant earned his PhD in marketing from Harvard Business School and a master’s degree in psychology from San Francisco State University. His research iDong Soo earned his PhD, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in management engineering from KAIST in Seoul, South Korea. His research interests include quMaria earned her MBA from Fisher and was a senior strategy consultant with the Chicago Sports Commission, where she developed a strategic plan to guid
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August 17, 2018
The end of quarterly reporting? Not much to cheer about

The Wall Street Journal

There isn’t much evidence that suggests short-term reporting harms long-term goals. But corporate executives see quarterly reports in a different light, and investors are likely to overreact to disappointing earnings no matter how often they come around. Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleague have an even more-drastic idea: Companies should update their basic financial information — assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses — daily or even in real time. 
August 17, 2018
Jiang honored by Academy of Management

Fisher College of Business

Highlighting a new generation of thought leadership at Fisher, Kaifeng Jiang was named the recipient of the HR Division Early Career Achievement Award by the Academy of Management (AOM) at its 2018 conference.
August 15, 2018
New York and other states are targeting the NRA's bottom line

NBC News

If financial sanctions against the NRA catch on in other blue states, experts like Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, say it could make things more difficult.
August 9, 2018
Tesla doing its part to shrink stock market that keeps going up

Bloomberg

Firms as of late have found public markets a poor mechanism for evaluating intangible assets like brand names or research and development, Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking & Monetary Economics at Fisher, wrote in a recent report for the National Bureau of Economic Research.
August 8, 2018
How your schedule could actually be *hurting* your productivity

Girlboss

Dr. Selin Malkoc, an associate professor of marketing and the lead author on the studies from Fisher says having the right balance of free time versus scheduled time in your daily planner is key to boosting productivity, and the precise ratio is different for each person.
August 7, 2018
7 simple ways to freshen up an old workout

U.S. News & World Report

There's a surprisingly simple way to combat that in-a-rut feeling when it comes to exercise: Do the same thing in a new way, according to research by Fisher's Rob Smith.
August 7, 2018