Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, explores trends that indicate the NRA's financial power may be faltering at a time when its clout may seem stronger than ever.

A study by the Risk Institute at The Ohio State University has found a change in traffic patterns could prevent distracted driving.

And as you ponder gift choices, you may want to consider whether this holiday season is an extra-special one for your recipients. At moments in life worth celebrating, material goods beat out experiences as gifts, according to researchers from Fisher's Selin Malkoc and her colleagues at Washington University, because those objects can evoke memories and feelings of meaningful events for years to come.

Bennett Tepper, the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professorship at Fisher, and a colleague explore how envied employees can avoid being squashed down by the green-eyed boss.

The study by researchers at the Risk Institute at Ohio State University found that distracted driving raises the odds that a crash will cause severe injury or death, compared with other crashes, particularly if those distraction-related crashes involve rear-end collisions or occur in work zones o

Online shopping this holiday season could attract more Central Ohio residents, especially those who live in “shopping deserts” where businesses once thrived. 

Inside the algorithms that dictate how and what we shop.

Highlighting the increase in distracted driving fatalities and injuries, The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business revealed the impact that modifying road design can have on reducing frequency and severity of distracted driving crashes.

When it comes to private equity, governments nationwide and their retirees may not actually be getting what they pay for. That at least is the conclusion of a new study by Michael Weisbach, the Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance at Fisher, and his colleagues.

Leaders at midsize companies -- those with $10 million to $1 billion in revenue -- overwhelmingly say tariffs pose a threat to their business, according to a recent survey by the National Center for the Middle Market at The Ohio State University. Hence, a strategically timed rush to lock in prices before the higher tariffs kick in. 

As it continues to prepare the next generation of finance leaders for career success, Fisher’s internationally recognized Specialized Master in Finance program has announced a new partnership with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association.

Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, who studies the NRA’s financial statements, said the group does not appear to be facing an immediate fiscal crisis. But he said multiple years of declining net assets raise concerns: The organization will need to scale down its spending or find new sources of revenue.

Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics at Fisher, talks about central Ohio's location as being essential as more retail shifts online: "As we see more and more companies getting products out and to consumers and shipping directly to homes, we're seeing the strategic locations of those [distribution centers] as a very vital part of sucess in this new economy."

Leaders at midsize companies -- those with $10 million to $1 billion in revenue -- overwhelmingly say tariffs pose a threat to their business, according to a recent survey by the National Center for the Middle Market at The Ohio State University. 

Few retailers would admit that they're not prepared for a cyber security attack, yet their actions tell a different story. As the march toward e-commerce continues, jumping 11.5 percent in 2017 alone, retailers are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, writes Phil Renaud, executive director of The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University.

“For firms with high passive ownership, you have lower reaction to company-specific news,” said Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher who’s studied the topic. “When everybody pulls money out of the market or gets into the market, the tide lifts all boats.”

The Risk Institute’s 2018 Annual Conference brought together C-suite executives and senior risk professionals from around the globe to explore topics at the forefront of a number of industries, including managing talent pipelines and workforce development in the face of massive technological change and economic upheaval.

Typically, according to Robert Smith, an author of the study from The Ohio State University, as people get used to eating something, they enjoy the food less as time goes on. 

Private foundations have two advantages — donors can use a foundation to “make a big splash publicly” and rally people around their cause, while also locking in “immediate tax deductibility,” said Brian Mittendorf, chair of the accounting department at Fisher and the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting.

The use of data and analytics is everywhere, and the Nationwide Center for Advanced Customer Insights has a decade-long pedigree as a leader and is a strategic link between Nationwide and The Ohio State University — not to mention a launching pad for some of the university’s brightest students.

“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 Ohio State University. “Without it you’d need to research each product and the time can add up.”

That price point and several other factors should make the new prescription eyewear a huge success, said Deborah Mitchell, a professor of marketing at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.

Amy Sheneman, assistant professor of accounting and management information systems at Fisher, has been recognized for her contributions to accounting education through research.

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.

“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.”