The future of business is in financial technology (fintech). See how Fisher and partners in the community and across the university are working together to establish Ohio State as a leader in fintech research, education and practice.

Multi-year agreement will further advance and elevate the understanding of the U.S. middle market.

A study by Associate Professor Management and Human Resources Jasmine Hue, published in The Journal of Applied Psychology, determined that bosses who were attentive to employees’ emotional needs helped workers stay engaged during the pandemic. Hu specializes in “servant leadership,” an empathy-driven management style uniquely suited to modern realities. While servant leaders can be any gender, the style fits with “female leaders’ stereotypical characteristics of being nurturing, relationship-oriented, and tending to emotional needs,” she says.

Many people in higher education would benefit substantially if they learned to become better colleagues. Michael S. Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance, explores exactly what it means to be collegial in academia.

Do taxes on sugary drinks actually improve public health by reducing consumption? New marketing research by Assistant Professor Grant Donnelly shows that these taxes are only effective if one marketing tactic is employed — price tags that mention that consumers are paying a tax.

New research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Grant Donnelly finds that a concern about burdening others is a major reason why women are less likely than men to ask for more time to complete projects with adjustable deadlines at work or school.

Assistant Professor of Marketing and Logistics Grant Donnelly explores differences in how men and women handle workplace deadlines. Women are less likely to ask for extensions. That hurts women — and the companies they work for.

How can companies retain experienced older workers who may be considering retirement? New research by Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources Kaifeng Jiang suggests companies adapt their work environments for these individuals to include autonomy, participation in decision-making, information sharing, training opportunities and good compensation.

Research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker and his co-authors finds that when billionaires were viewed as a group, a study's participants were more likely to be supportive of redistribution measures, such as higher taxes. 

Rejecting an invitation can lead to hurt feelings. But new research from Assistant Professor of Marketing Grant Donnelly suggests choosing your excuse carefully can help smooth the process.

How can mid-sized companies embrace, adopt and keep pace with digital transformation and emerging technologies? As part of a collaboration with Harvard Business Review, Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr.

A new psychological study from Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker and his colleagues unpacks why people love individual billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett or Elon Musk — but can't stand them as a group.

Thanks to a generous gift from Fintech71, The Ohio State University will offer the first in a university-wide effort to boost the region's FinTech ecosystem through the FinTech @ Ohio State and Beyond conference. The virtual event will be held October 27-28.

New research from Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker shows that people are much more tolerant of individual rich people than they are of the wealthy as a whole.

Research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker reveals our divergent admiration of wealth when comparing individual billionaires to how we view a collective group of the rich. The results of the study may help inform the way tax policy decisions are made and presented to the public.

Tanya Menon, professor of management and human resources, shares tips and insights designed to empower women to advocate and negotiate for themselves.

In the high school lunchroom version of business school, finance majors were the popular jocks and logistics majors were... the math club. But nowadays, they're sitting at the cool kids' table. Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, talks about how the field went from obscurity to newfound popularity, especially among current students.

Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, says taking a consumer-centric approach to the supply chain does not mean that companies should abandon their focus on their direct customer. Instead, they should adopt a perspective similar to bifocal glasses, with one lens focused on their customer and one lens on the consumer.

Many of us feel stress because we have too little free time. But a study shows that having too much also can harm our well-being. Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, shares a few tips to optimize your hours as well as your happiness.

How we use and think about our leisure matters more than the number of hours. Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, explains how she interprets recent research into how we view our leisure time.

Associate Professor Jia (Jasmine) Hu, a leadership expert in Fisher College of Business, takes us beyond the inescapable buzzword and into the heart of what it means to grow and become a leader.

Some people try to make every hour of leisure perfect, while others hate taking time off altogether. Research by Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, and her colleagues explores whether we have forgotten how to enjoy free time.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this summer called for tighter international coordination on carbon environmental policies. So why can’t individual countries implement their own environmental policies in an effective fashion to slow global warming? Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues explain their research into "carbon leakage" and how multinational companies can off-shore their polluting activities with little or no financial consequences.

Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc: "There is plenty of research which suggests that leisure has mental health benefits and that it can make us more productive and less stressed."

Research by Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc and her colleagues strongly indicates that believing or feeling like leisure activities or time spent relaxing is a “waste” results in more stress and depression, greater anxiety, and less happiness overall.