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April 18, 2018
Forbes

The uncertain future of the tagline

Shashi Matta says that above all else, a tagline “...should embody the brand’s value proposition, which in turn must be driven by the organization’s ‘most value insight’ about its customers. That insight must lead the organization to articulate the most compelling way it can add value to the consumer’s life."
April 17, 2018
Entrepreneur

The top TED talks of 2018 so far — and what you can learn from them

Think for a moment about your best friends. Are they the same nationality as you? The same gender? The same ethnicity? Do they resemble you? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon kicked off her TED Talk with questions such as these and entreated audience members to widen their social universes.
Walt Rakovich speaks to attendees in front of classroom
April 17, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Center for Real Estate event explores leadership in business

Fisher students, faculty, staff and members of the business community received first-hand lessons about principled leadership in the face of extreme a
April 16, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Creating coast-to-coast career connections

MBA student Rajat Gugnani reflects on creating a career trek to Washington state and the opportunity it provided to graduate students at Fisher to connect with industry leaders Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft and Starbucks.
April 13, 2018
Bloomberg

How a data breach affects the bottom line

Using events reported as cyber-breaches, a team of international economists, which included Fisher's René Stulz, examined which firms are at highest risk of attack and what the consequences are.
Diversity Award winners show off their awards next to Fisher sign
April 13, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Fisher honors its partners in diversity and inclusion

The 17th Annual Fisher College of Business Diversity Awards Reception and Luncheon recently recognized those individuals and corporations that have wo
Two students intensely studying graphs on poster board presentation
April 13, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Fisher students showcase research skills at Denman

The spirit of curiosity among undergraduate students at Fisher was on full display at two recent events designed to highlight and promote future acade
April 9, 2018
The Lantern

Ohio State alum takes boomerang world by storm

Most Ohio State students spend time on The Oval petting dogs or playing frisbee. Fisher alum Logan Broadbent, however, was cultivating what would turn into a successful athletic career — boomerang throwing.
April 9, 2018
Harvard Business Review

Could machine learning help companies select better board directors?

Reseach by Isil Erel and Michael Weisbach examines whether advances in machine learning that have led to innovations ranging from facial recognition software to self-driving cars could also improve corporate governance.
April 9, 2018
WalletHub

Exploring credit card rates

Fisher's Selin Malkoc spoke with WalletHub about credit cards and what influences their rates.
A team of Specialized Master in Finance students pose for a photo at participate in the CFA Institute Research Challenge Americas Regional.
April 9, 2018
Fisher College of Business

SMF, MBA students shine in global research challenge

Demonstrating the wealth of educational and applied learning opportunities available at Fisher, a team of graduate students recently qualified for a p
Undergraduate students field questions at a mock press conference.
April 5, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Students put to the test in leadership crisis competition

During any crisis, a company’s brand is at stake. That’s why calm, effective leadership is crucial in maintaining a firm’s reputation and ensuring key
April 5, 2018
WOSU

China retaliates against american soybeans, and Ohio feels the pain

“It includes SUVs, which is the fastest growing segment in the Chinese market,” says Oded Shenkar, a professor at Fisher. “And it includes plug-ins, because the Chinese definite strategy is to try if you want to capture leadership in the automotive market by leap-frogging into the next generation.”
April 4, 2018
Harvard Business Review

Research: When being a humble leader backfires

Research by Fisher's Jasmine Hu and Kaifeng Jiang examines whether humble leaders make more effective leaders and whether their teams have better outcomes.
April 4, 2018
Inc

Former NFL star Eddie George's next act: preparing college kids for the harsh reality of the business world

The running back, actor, and entrepreneur is now an educator at Fisher College of Business, too — and he might be benefiting just as much as his students are.
April 3, 2018
The Boston Globe

The right way to complain when a business does you wrong

Customers tend to be far more comfortable fuming online about a “faceless” business, Fisher's Rebecca Reczek says, than “aggressively complaining to someone face-to-face who might actually be quite similar to them.”
Three graduate students with computers collaborate on a project
April 3, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Graduate students benefit from OCM’s personalized career preparation

Graduate programs at Fisher are built on preparing students to take the next step in their careers and to thrive in the workplace after graduation. In addition to each program’s deliberately small size and the high-caliber instruction from top-notch faculty, students experience the added benefit of personalized career consultation from Fisher’s nationally recognized Office of Career Management (OCM).
April 1, 2018
Poets & Quants for Undergrads

2018 Poets & Quants Best & Brightest: Joe Kline

“An observant theorist with a mediocre billiards game.”
April 1, 2018
Poets & Quants for Undergrads

2018 Poets & Quants Best & Brightest: Bria Mosely

Full-time business student, part-time “Law & Order SVU” detective and ice cream connoisseur.”
March 30, 2018
Newsweek

How big Is the NRA? Gun group's membership might not be as powerful as it says

Unfortunately, said Brian Mittendorf, the chair of the accounting department at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, the decline in NRA membership revenue isn't enough to indicate any change—decline or growth—in actual membership.
March 30, 2018
MarketWatch

NRA donors respond to imminent threat, but long-term finances are shaky

“As a result of the NRA’s precarious financial position the organization is now even more dependent on a small number of telemarketing firms to pump up membership rolls,” said Fisher's Brian Mittendorf. Those membership lists provide a source for other fund-raising campaigns.
March 27, 2018
The Peggy Smedley Show

The behavior behind distracted driving

In advance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Peggy interviews Phil Renaud, executive director for The Risk Institute at Ohio State University, who says distracted driving is a behavioral challenge.
Red paper boat leads white paper boats on a table
March 26, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Fisher Leadership Initiative launches Lead Read Today

The Fisher Leadership Initiative (FLI) has launched Lead Read Today, a new platform dedicated to advancing the study and practice of principled leadership.
Undergraduate students
March 26, 2018
Fisher College of Business

Student events to highlight the end of the semester

A series of events designed to dial up the fun and show appreciation to Fisher students, faculty and staff are slated for April. At the undergradu
March 25, 2018
Mashable

How well does 'microtargeted psychographic advertising' work anyway?

Rob Smith, a professor of marketing at Fisher,and co-author of a study on how microtargeted advertising affects people's behavior and sense of self, views tactics like those employed by Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign as highly successful in motivating real-world action.