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June 20, 2018
Newsweek
Newsweek
Mounting research suggests you really should be drinking coffee
People who drank more coffee contributed more to group meetings and tended to stay on-topic compared to their decaffeinated co-workers. Coffee drinkers also evaluated team performance more positively as a result of increased alertness, Ohio State University researchers found.
June 19, 2018
Consumer HealthDay
Consumer HealthDay
Warning labels can scare folks away from sugary drinks
People are less likely to buy sugary drinks if they see warning labels that include graphic pictures of health consequences such as obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, according to research from Fisher's Grant Donnelly and his colleagues.
June 19, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Executive Education program working to build supplier diversity skills
A partnership between Fisher and the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council is providing minority business leaders with a key opportunity to establish and augment operational excellence programs within their firms.
June 19, 2018
The Conversation
The Conversation
How setting a schedule can make you less productive
You might think you've made your day more efficient – but it can actually affect what you accomplish during your unstructured time, according to research by Fisher's Selin Malkoc.
June 18, 2018
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
When consumers don’t want to talk about what they bought
One of the joys of shopping for many people is the opportunity to brag about their purchases to friends and others. But new research from Anna Paley, a visiting scholar in marketing at Fisher, found one common situation in which people would rather not discuss what they just bought: when they’re feeling like money is a little tight.
June 18, 2018
Yahoo UK
Yahoo UK
Are we ever truly sorry?
So what makes a good apology? According to a study by Roy Lewicki, a professor at the Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, the perfect apology has six components.
June 18, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
AMA, Fisher explore the role of marketing and public policy
Highlighting the relationship between theory and practice, Fisher College of Business teamed up with the American Marketing Association (AMA) for the
June 7, 2018
Forbes
Forbes
This surprising drink helps people work better in teams
As if we needed more reasons to love our coffee, researchers have discovered that people work better together under the influence of coffee.
June 6, 2018
Constructech TV
Constructech TV
New Albany puts the brakes on distracted driving
See how The Risk Institute at Fisher College of Business is leading the discussion to combat the issue of distracted driving.
June 5, 2018
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
Why Sears' plunging stock makes index funds and ETFs even more attractive
In 1975 the percentage of corporate profits that came from the top 100 U.S. firms was 48.5 percent, according to research conducted by finance professors Kathleen Kahle of the University of Arizona and René Stulz of Ohio State.
June 5, 2018
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Coffee helps teams work together, study suggests
Good teamwork begins with a cup of coffee for everyone, a new study suggests. Researchers, including Amit Singh, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in marketing at Fisher, found that people gave more positive reviews for their group’s performance on a task — and their own contribution — if they drank caffeinated coffee beforehand.
May 31, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Center for Real Estate events explore industry application, research
Two signature events recently hosted by the Ohio State Center for Real Estate demonstrated its commitment to serving as a valuable link and a resource
May 29, 2018
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail
How to guarantee a successful day at the office
Research by Selin Malkoc finds that upcoming meetings hinder progress and stop you from being productive.
May 29, 2018
HuffPost UK
HuffPost UK
Why you do less work when you have a meeting in your diary
Research by Selin Malkoc and her colleagues found, in a series of eight tests, that time seems shorter to people when it comes immediately before a scheduled task or appointment. Therefore when we have a meeting booked in our diary, we’re inclined to do less work and fill the time prior to the meeting with minor tasks, rather than knuckle down and complete something productive.
May 28, 2018
The New York Times
The New York Times
Why office friendships can feel so awkward
Using research by Fisher's Robert Lount which showed friends tended to perform better than teams made up of strangers, the Times examines the many dynamics of office friendships.
May 23, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Turner recognized for enhancing diversity at Fisher
As director of a Fisher program designed to engage underrepresented minority students interested in the field of accounting, Cynthia W. Turner wanted
May 23, 2018
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Why an upcoming appointment makes us less productive
In a series of studies, both in the lab and real life, researchers including Fisher's Selin Malkoc found that free time seems shorter to people when it comes before a task or appointment on their calendar.
May 21, 2018
CMSWire
CMSWire
How AI is helping improve employee experiences
Artificial intelligence has the opportunity to diversify boards and remove the bias of executives choosing who they know. The Risk Institute at the Ohio State University has done extensive research on using machine learning to hire and select board directors.
May 20, 2018
The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times
U.S. is putting new tariffs on hold while negotiating with China, Mnuchin says
"For now, expect the Chinese to go back to buying lots of U.S. soybeans and Boeing aircraft, a big-ticket item that can move the needle," said Oded Shenkar, a China expert and business professor. "But what else can the Chinese buy from the U.S.?"
May 15, 2018
Inc.
Inc.
Humility is a good quality for leaders, right? Not so fast
"Oftentimes we forget that leadership is about relationships," says Jasmine Hu, an associate professor of management at Fisher. "It is not just what team leaders want to provide to their members. It is also what team members want or expect from their leaders."
May 10, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Innovation Summit tackles building an entrepreneurial culture
Attendees at The Ohio State University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Innovation Summit 2018 received a series of first-hand insights into how companies have successfully built entrepreneurial cultures.
May 9, 2018
strategy+business
strategy+business
The risks and costs of cyber-attacks
A new study, co-authored by Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at Fisher, explores these issues through a massive sample of data breaches that affected U.S. public corporations from 2005 through 2014 and examines the repercussions three years out.
May 7, 2018
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher creates leadership consortium to link theory with practice
The Fisher Leadership Initiative has taken a groundbreaking step forward in the advancement of leadership research and practice with the creation of the International Leadership Consortium (ILC).
May 3, 2018
Barron's
Barron's
Small businesses most confident in years; larger ones have even more swagger
Tom Stewart, executive director of NCMM, observed a similar pattern among the subgroups in his report: larger companies were more confident.
April 29, 2018
BizEd
BizEd
Forgetting inconvenient facts
Fisher's Rebecca Walker Reczek, Daniel Zane and their colleagues find that consumers are more likely to forget when a product is made unethically than when a product is made ethically.