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December 21, 2020
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Understanding envy: Facing professional envy
Envy is a natural human emotion, but it’s often misunderstood when it comes up at work. Professor of Management and Human Resources Tanya Menon discusses how drawing boundaries can help us handle competition, fear, and jealousy in our careers.
December 17, 2020
Forbes
Forbes
2020: The year human leaders stepped forward
Faceless, top-down leadership has become stale, fake and ineffective. 2020 is the year smart managers realized they needed to be human too. Research from Management and Human Resources professor Jasmine Hu shows how servant leadership can be a powerful tool in how managers lead.
December 5, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Stock Buybacks: What every investor needs to know
They have been attacked by many academics and progressive politicians. Now, with a new administration, the battle could soon get even more heated. Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, shares insights into stock buybacks.
November 16, 2020
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Corporate fraud may lead to neighborhood financial crimes
Does corporate fraud have an impact on the crime rate in the area in which the misconduct happens? Research from Assistant Professor of Accounting Eric Holzman and his colleagues shows an interesting correlation.
November 13, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Servant leadership amid a pandemic
As leaders navigate the workplace challenges that COVID-19 continues to present, Management and Human Resources Professor Jasmine Hu explores one style that effective managers can employ to help their teams cope and turn negative feelings into positive action.
November 10, 2020
strategy+business
strategy+business
Why you should apply design thinking to the employee experience
COVID-19 has forced changes in the way people work — and created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to increase engagement and productivity, write Tom Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market.
November 3, 2020
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
The link between the stock market and the economy is weakening
The stock market is often misused as a bellwether for the economy, especially in political debates. Yet the market has never reliably moved in concert with the economy. And today the connection between the two is weaker than at any point since World War II, according to research by Rene Stulz, Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at Fisher, and a colleague.
November 1, 2020
Medium
Medium
Why communicating your goals might be one of the best career decisions you can make
When we keep our goals to ourselves, we lack accountability. A study conducted by Howard Klein found that people showed a greater commitment to their goals and performance when they shared their goals with people of higher status.
November 1, 2020
Insider
Insider
Female college athletes from across the US say they've been bullied, manipulated, and psychologically abused by their coaches
In speaking with 17 former college athletes from 10 universities around the U.S. about their negative experiences with coaches, a pattern emerged of psychological and emotional abuse in women's sports. Ben Tepper, the Abramowitz Memorial Professor and chair of the Department of Management and Human Resources at Fisher College of Business, told Insider that college sports often provide "the perfect storm" of circumstances that can lead to abuse.
October 29, 2020
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
With the very real possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 cases spiking soon, research by Yunhui Huang, assistant professor of marketing, reveals the characteristics that individuals from around the world identified as taking priority for a hypothetical allocation of a life-saving ven
October 22, 2020
American Marketing Association
American Marketing Association
Consumers and artificial intelligence: An experiential perspective
Not long ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was the stuff of science fiction. Now it is changing how consumers eat, sleep, work, play, and even date. A new Journal of Marketing article co-authored by Rebecca Walker Reczek, the Dr. H.
October 22, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Research: Sustainability and its impact on process improvement
When organizations discuss ways they can improve internal processes, much of their initial focus centers on revamping existing protocols. While short-term results of these changes can lead to positive results, the true measure of success is whether the new processes yield positives in the long term and whether these improvements can be replicated and sustained over time.
October 21, 2020
HR Dive
HR Dive
The right leader can ease COVID-19-induced stress, researchers say
Leaders who are attentive to employees' emotional needs and unite them around a common purpose could help reduce COVID-19-induced stress in the workplace, according to a study led by Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources Jasmine Hu. It concludes that "servant leadership" can even promote engagement.
October 17, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Appreciating Real Estate: Kyle Waldrep
In this episode of Appreciating Real Estate, the Ohio State Center for Real Estate talks with Kyle Waldrep, founder and CEO of Dottid, a commercial real estate SAAS technology platform provides a single location for brokers, landlords and tenants to share information, work seamlessly throughout the leasing process and ultimately, close deals faster and with greater efficiency.
October 17, 2020
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
The stock market’s strength tells us less about the true state of the economy than at almost any other time over the last five decades
This new study by Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, and his colleagues crunches the numbers and finds the disconnect between the stock market and the economy increases as valuations become more stretched.
October 16, 2020
BestLife
BestLife
This is the worst thing you can say when giving a gift
Have you ever given a good gift that wasn't received well? It could be because you are accidentally saying the wrong thing when presenting it.
October 15, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Appreciating Real Estate: Peter Cummings
In this episode of Appreciating Real Estate, the Ohio State Center for Real Estate talks with Peter Cummings, CEO and executive chairman of The Platform, a company focused on the rebuilding of Detroit.
October 13, 2020
The New York Times
The New York Times
What’s good for corporations isn’t good for America
A paper by Frederik P. Schlingemann and Rene M. Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, seems to confirm New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's suspicions. It’s titled “Has the stock market become less representative of the economy?”, and its conclusion seems to be yes, at least as far as jobs are concerned.
October 12, 2020
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Pandemic-related stress leads to less employee engagement
As COVID-19 cases surged this spring, the pandemic led some people more than others to ponder their own mortality. A new study in China and the United States suggests that these people were the ones who showed the highest levels of stress and the least engagement at work. But the research also uncovered a bright spot: The right kind of boss can make a positive difference.
October 12, 2020
SupplyChainBrain
SupplyChainBrain
Managing third-party risks to global supply chains
Phil Renaud, executive director of The Risk Institute, runs down the level of risk to supply chains created by relationships with third parties — and relates how a certain type of third party can help to mitigate it.
October 5, 2020
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
Money worries raise suicide risk in people with ADHD
There's a link between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), financial stress and suicide risk, suggests a new study by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues.
September 30, 2020
Columbus CEO
Columbus CEO
Demand for eco-friendly products persists as pandemic drives single-use products
People turn to products viewed as safer in times of a public health crisis, says Rebecca Reczek, the Dr. H. Lee “Buck” Mathews Professor of Marketing. In many cases this aversion to sustainable products is due to perception, she says.
September 30, 2020
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Financial distress linked to suicide risk in people with ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is linked to higher levels of financial distress in adults – and a fourfold higher risk of suicide for those with the most debt, according to a large population study conducted by Ohio State researchers, including Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate.
September 28, 2020
The Ohio State Center for Real Estate
The Ohio State Center for Real Estate
Appreciating Real Estate: Mark Wagenbrenner, Wagenbrenner Development
In this episode of Appreciating Real Estate, Executive Director Mary Beth McCormick talks with Mark Wagenbrenner, founder of Wagenbrenner Development, and managing principal and president of Thrive Companies.
September 15, 2020
Marketplace
Marketplace
"Dark stores" fulfill online grocery orders — but for how long?
Online grocery shopping has taken off during the pandemic, and companies are introducing a new type of store meant to fulfill online orders. But part of the reason the future is unclear is not everyone is online ordering experiences have been stellar, says Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics.