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Fisher in the News
April 23 coverage of "The 'Amazon Tax': Empirical Evidence from Amazon and Main Street Retailers" from Fisher researchers Brian Baugh, Itzhak Ben-David and Hoonsuk Park
Boston Globe: Amazon sales take a hit in states with online tax, study says
April 22 coverage of "The 'Amazon Tax': Empirical Evidence from Amazon and Main Street Retailers" from Fisher researchers Brian Baugh, Itzhak Ben-David and Hoonsuk Park
The Australian: US study fuels online GST row
There are lots of reasons to shop at Amazon.com, though one stands out: many customers don't have to pay state sales taxes. New research from Fisher's Brian Baugh, Itzhak Ben-David and Hoonsuk Park confirms that this taxpayer subsidy is worth a lot, although the evidence also suggests that changing tax rules may not help brick-and-mortar stores compete against online retailers. Read the article
OSU students' non-polluting KAir battery wins $100K from feds
Columbus Business First
The winners of the Ohio State Business Plan Competition hosted by Fisher earned additional accolades at the Rice University Business Plan Competition. KAir, made up of chemistry PhD and MBA students, won $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy at Rice for its technology, a non-polluting industrial battery. Read the article
The modern entrepreneur: challenges and opportunities
The Women's Book
Michael Camp, executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Fisher, offers insights and advice on starting a business. The two most important questions to answer: Do you understand your customer? What are they willing to pay for? Read the article
Surviving the success of others
Financial Times
It is one of the most shameful feelings to admit – the twinge of joy experienced when a colleague fails. Research by Tanya Menon, faculty in the Department of Management and Human Resources at Fisher, reveals how envy interferes with knowledge-sharing and innovation because envious people are more likely to dismiss and undervalue their colleagues' ideas than learn from them. Read the article
Fox Business
The National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher College of Business says companies expect employment to increase by 3.2 percent this year, a full percentage point higher from projections at the end of last year. The pickup in hiring is being driven by less uncertainty over how federal policies will affect business. Read the article
Nonpolluting battery, charger cord protector win OSU business plan competition
Columbus Business First
KAir Battery, a team of chemistry and WPMBA students, won the open track in the annual Ohio State University Business Plan competition, hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship at Fisher College of Business. The first-place prize in the undergraduate track went to Juiceboxx, a past Business Builders Club IdeaPitch winner. Read the article
Nonprofit group Global Gallery is growing as fair trade gathers steam
Columbus Dispatch
Fair trade is growing -- in Columbus and beyond. "This is part of a broad shift in consumer purchasing," said Deborah Mitchell, clinical professor of marketing at Fisher. "People care about sustainability and fair trade, they care about the humane treatment of animals. It's a really interesting time in America. We are seeing this shift, along with people becoming more price- and value-conscious." Read the article
Millennials: who are they and what do they want?
Newark Advocate
One difference between millennials and their parents is their caution and skepticism about buying property. "There is academic evidence that people who grew through periods of depression are more risk averse later in their lives," said Itzhak Ben-David, Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher. "They've experienced the down-market and will be cautious in the future." Read the article
Tesla compromise may open door to further innovations, analysts say
Columbus Business First
A compromise on a proposed bill in the Ohio Senate would allow Tesla Motors Inc. to keep its two existing stores in the state and add a third. But does this compromise mean it will be the only case? H. Rao Unnava, associate dean for executive programs and W. Arthur Cullman Professor of Marketing, discusses. Read the article
Business-savvy physicians become transformative leaders
Columbus CEO
Doctors are seeking business training to enhance their clinical skills. "The disciplines, insight and tools that have been honed for years in the business community now are being successfully applied in health care. It's fertile ground for the work we do," said Larry Murphy, Carol L. Newcomb-Alutto Executive Director, Executive Education at Fisher. Read the article
Ohio State student IdeaPitch back with some already profitable startups
Columbus Business First
An undergraduate idea pitch event on the Fisher College of Business campus wants to show Columbus it means business. "There's some pretty impressive entrepreneurs coming out of OSU right now," said organizer Marek Michalski, a junior studying finance. IdeaPitch is run by the Business Builders Club, a student organization. Read the article
Breaking down the benefits of in-kind giving -- and the regulations around it
IRS regulations when it comes to gifts in kind can be confusing. But they're well worth leveraging. As noted by Brian Mittendorf, professor of Accounting and MIS at Fisher, "The IRS rules are such that a company is likely to see greater tax benefits from donating inventory than from donating cash." Read the article
'Candy Crush' doesn't crush in Wall Street debut
Washington Times
The developer of the popular game "Candy Crush Saga" made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, but the initial stock price offering did not prove attractive to investors. "When you buy tech stock, very little of it is based on the physical, present business," said Anil Makhija, senior associate dean and professor of finance at Fisher. "A lot of what you are paying for is the future business." Read the article
Health food boom: grocers expand choices to meet demand
Indianapolis Star
While generally more expensive than traditional grocery stores, the health-food industry is booming according to retail brokers and consumer analysts. Michael Bills, executive in residence at Fisher, dicusses how organic and natural foods retailers have staked their growth on the broadening tastes and pickier demands of consumers. Read the article
Columbus Business First
Businesses know data, and they sure know analysis. Big Data is about analyzing mind-boggling quantities of data, faster, to inform better decisions. "If you ask what aspect of a business cannot be touched by analytics, the answer would have to be none," said Ralph Greco, director of the analytics initiative at Fisher. Read the article
3 kinds of professionals who can benefit from an EMBA
U.S. News & World Report
Employees working for 10 years or more have likely developed core skills in a specific discipline. If they want to expand what they know about other fields, pursuing an Executive MBA could help. Larry Murphy, Carol L. Newcomb-Alutto Executive Director of Executive Education at Fisher, discusses. Read the article
Houston's middle market companies share their secrets to success
Houston Business Journal
Middle market companies throughout Houston, Texas and the U.S. are underappreciated, according to Anil Makhija, senior association dean at Fisher and the academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market. At a Greater Houston Partnership event, Makhija explained that midsized companies are fundamental to the country's economic success. Read the article
America's Coolest College Startups 2014
Helped in part by low-cost technologies and increased entrepreneurship training, students are making strides at founding companies. The top college startups, picked from a list of nearly 100 across the country, includes Fisher student Megan Holstein's Pufferfish Software and Business Builders Club members Keith Shields and Joshua Tucker's Applits. Read the article
Earn your MBA: B-schools with a culture and curriculum that cater to vets
Army Times
Fisher College of Business was named one of the top business schools for military veterans nationwide -- ranked No. 2 overall, according to a survey released by the Military Times. Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Finance Karen Hopper Wruck discusses opportunities for veterans at Fisher. Read the article
Mid-market businesses poised for growth
Fox Business
Mid-sized businesses are poised to grow this year despite this winter's deep freeze, according to employment and revenue growth projections compiled by the National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher College of Business. Read the article, watch the video
Changes in the charitable deduction don't have to mean losses for charities
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
It has now become a yearly ritual that members of Congress and White House officials offer proposals to limit or even eliminate charitable tax deductions. But it's possible that tax reform could offer the potential to expand charitable giving, or at least not cause the decline that many fear, said Brian Mittendorf, professor of accounting and MIS at Fisher. Read the article
Your money-Ohio is the place to buy, not rent, a home
Itzhak Ben-David, Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher, discusses some reported buying and renting trends in Ohio cities, cautioning that a number of factors could in be in play when people decide whether to become homeowners. Read the article
City rankings' value all about the source
Columbus Business First
Columbus lands on just about every city ranking. But with so many, what's their value? "This is fueled by people's reading habits," said Shashi Matta, clinical assistant professor of marketing. "They like to give a glance and think that they've gotten some valuable information, whether it's silly or serious. The charm of being in the top five or the top 10 is very strong." Read the article
Columbus CEO
Business skills are crucial for medical professionals in today's health care environment. Dr. Andrew Thomas, chief medical officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses the dual MD/MBA program with Fisher College of Business as well as his own experience as a Fisher MBA alumnus. Read the article
Homeownership rates slide in Akron area
Akron Beacon Journal
The homeownership rate in the Akron area fell 4 percentage points last year. Experts attributed the declines, in part, to more people being forced to rent because of the foreclosure crisis and others simply preferring renting over owning. "For some people, it might be better to rent," said Itzhak Ben-David, Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher. Read the article
Business skills are crucial for medical professionals in today's healthcare environment. Dr. Steven Gabbe, chief executive officer for the Ohio State University Medical Center, - See more at: http://www.columbusceo.com/content/stories/2014/03/07/qa-thomas.html#sthash.HUnZuknY.dpuf
Business skills are crucial for medical professionals in today's healthcare environment. Dr. Steven Gabbe, chief executive officer for the Ohio State University Medical Center, - See more at: http://www.columbusceo.com/content/stories/2014/03/07/qa-thomas.html#sthash.HUnZuknY.dpufow that food trucks are almost everywhere, it's time for something completely different. How about a suit truck? Alumnus Nate DeMars, owner of Pursuit, is branching out to a "suit store on wheels." He hatched the idea for Pursuit in an entrepreneurship class at Fisher College of Business. Read the article
Clothing retailer takes store on the road
The Columbus Dispatch
Now that food trucks are almost everywhere, it's time for something completely different. How about a suit truck? Alumnus Nate DeMars, owner of Pursuit, is branching out to a "suit store on wheels." He hatched the idea for Pursuit in an entrepreneurship class at Fisher College of Business. Read the article
U.S. industrial output slid 0.3% in icy January
The Wall Street Journal
Midsize manufacturers were forecasting a slowdown in revenue growth even before colder temperatures took hold, said Anil Makhija, senior associate dean at Fisher and director of the National Center for the Middle Market. Difficulty finding qualified workers and concerns about the health care law and other government policies are holding back manufacturers. Read the article
The real cost of the R&D tax credit expansion
A study by Jeffrey Hoopes, assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and MIS at Fisher, is cited in a discussion surrounding the expiration of the R&D tax credit. Ultimately, his research found that earnings expectations become incrementally less accurate by about 4 cents per share due to the expiration of the R&D credit. Read the article
Ohio State student on 'Jeopardy!' Friday
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State honors student Maria Khrakovsky will appear on Jeopardy! Khrakovsky, a 21-year-old majoring in accounting and French, will take part in the show's College Championship competition. Read the article
Don't wait -- build something, Reddit's Alexis Ohanian tells OSU would-be entrepreneurs
Columbus Business First
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian and JackThreads founder Jason Ross, a Fisher alumnus, spoke at an event aimed at young entrepreneurs and hosted by the Business Builders Club (BBC), an Ohio State student organization. "(Ohanian) delivered the message I wanted to hear: get started doing something now," said BBC president and Fisher student Jay Clouse. Read the article
Mid-sized manufacturers to see more growth, but challenges await
Industry Today
"The middle market is the true engine of the nation's economy and continues to deliver consistently strong performance during both recessionary and growth periods," says Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher. Yet barriers, including government uncertainty, exist. Read the article
The Washington Post
A report from the National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher showed that employment growth at firms with between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue slowed from 2.7 percent during the last quarter of 2012 to 2.5 percent in 2014, and it's supposed to decline further to 2.2 percent in the coming year. Read the article
The latest in b-school sloganeering: 'Go Beyond'
It takes more than a good rep with corporate recruiters to impress prospective MBAs these days. It takes a brand. "In any mature industry, and higher education is very mature, there's going to be competition," says Shashi Matta, a marketing professor at Fisher. To help Fisher differentiate itself, Matta enlisted the school's student-run consultancy and conducted interviews with students, faculty members and alumni. Read the article
'Helicopter Ben' Bernanke: a hero of the war, a legacy unwritten
Globe and Mail
"History will always remember that he stood up at a very difficult time," said Anil Makhija, academic director at the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, discussing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke. Read the article
Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, discusses the nation's midsized businesses along with Brett Palmer, president of the Small Business Investors Alliance. The market segment has contributed robust growth to the U.S. economy -- representing 70 percent of new job created in 2013. Read the article
Texas' middle market scores top marks
Dallas Business Journal
Everything really is bigger in Texas. The state's middle market is growing faster than anywhere else in the country, according to the National Center for the Middle Market's latest quarterly Middle Market Indicator. Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, discusses the report's findings. Read the article
Dallas-Fort Worth CEOs take on middle-market challenges
Dallas Business Journal
GE Capital partnered with The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business to better understand the impact midsized businesses have on the economy through the National Center for the Middle Market. When it comes to middle-market companies, there's a void in this country, Brenda Tsai, commercial director for GE Capital says. Read the article
Private equity salivates at bullish "middle market"
It's difficult for larger private equity shops to buy or invest in a business because valuations have increased since the financial crisis. But there's a slice of private equity that isn't too concerned about valuations: middle market firms that focus on small and mid-sized companies. The National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher shows reasons for investors to be bullish. Read the article
Fisher College of Business unvelieved its "Go Beyond" brand campaign during an event inside the Blackwell on the college's campus. Dean Christine A. Poon discusses telling the Fisher story in a "diverse and unified way." Watch the video
Survey: mid-sized companies still holding back on hiring, investment
The Wall Street Journal
Mid-sized businesses are holding back on hiring and investment because of unpredictable health care costs, a lack of clarity on federal regulations and expectations of slow domestic economic growth, according to the Middle Market Indicator from the National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher. Yet despite lingering concerns, the survey shows rising confidence in the global economy and stable growth prospects at home. Read the article
Obamacare a top worry for midsized firms in 2014, poll shows
The effect of Obamacare on business is still far from clear, but warning signs are flashing. The quarterly Middle Market Indicator from the National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher found that nearly nine of every 10 firms expect health-care costs to be "somewhat challenging" or "highly challenging" in 2014, in no small part because of the rollout of the new law. Read the article
The New York Times
According to the National Center for the Middle Market's latest quarterly indicator, midsize firms created 1.2 million jobs last year, with faster growth than small and large companies. Read the article
First look: middle market update
The National Center for the Middle Market's quarterly Middle Market Indicator reports that firms are expected to outpace national growth trends. Yet while revenue and employment growth are expected to continue outpacing national growth trends, middle market companies' growth projections for 2014 are moderating because of uncertainty over federal policy. Read the article
Bloomberg News and Businessweek
The tax credit for corporate research and 54 other breaks in the U.S. tax code expired Dec. 31. They've been replaced by confusion and frustration. Companies with expired research credits are more likely to have inaccurate earnings forecasts, said Jeffrey Hoopes, assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and MIS. Read articles in Bloomberg News and Businessweek
Cap on work visas could hurt recruiting of foreign students
Columbus Dispatch
As the number of international students in the U.S. continues to grow, staying in the country after graduation only will get harder, experts say. International students shouldn't give up hope, though, said Anant Gupta, who secured a job at Deloitte Digital in Chicago after earning an MBA from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. Read the article
Acceptd CEO: serving up simpler college auditions
Columbus Dispatch
A company created by entrepreneurs Derek Brown and Don Hunter is finding success as a Web portal that simplifies the audition process for admissions into performing arts schools. A program in conjunction with Fisher's Center for Entrepreneurship helped secure start-up funding. Read the article
The accuracy of equity research
The Economist
René M. Stulz, Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, looked at analysts' forecasts of profits and the buy or sell recommendations they issued for the period 1983-2011. Their predictions, it turned out, were less reliable in falling markets than in rising ones, even after making allowances for increased volatility in such times. Ironically enough, investors pay more attention to analysts' opinions when times are tough. Read the article
An upcoming report by the National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher found that 52 percent of middle-market executives believe that uncertainty about government policy is stifling economic growth. Meanwhile, 58 percent of those executives said federal policy uncertainty impacted their business planning. Read the article
Ohio State students help local companies boost exports
Columbus Dispatch and Columbus CEO
The Ohio Export Internship Program is in its third year of training students to help Ohio companies increase exports. More than 30 students have been selected for this year's program, and the state agency is looking for companies to put them to work. The summer internship program is a partnership with Fisher College of Business. Read articles in the Columbus Dispatch and Columbus CEO.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian coming to Ohio State
Columbus Business First
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit.com, will speak at Ohio State University. The speech is sponored by Fundable to increase awareness of the student organization Business Builders Club (BBC), which is organizing the event. BBC President and Fisher student Jay Clouse said one of his club's goals is to foster a broader concept of entrepreneurship. Read the article
The IRS is not accepting personal income tax returns until later this year because of government shutdown. "They have a lot of things to do to prepare to make sure that the filing season goes very, very smoothly," said Jeffrey Hoopes, assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and MIS. Watch the video Read the article
Just how seriously should we take the latest bank earnings?
Banking numbers maybe smell a little sweeter than they really are. Big banks are adding billions of dollars from reserves that they'd set aside for loan-losses that never came to be. "Now they're reducing their reserve for the bad loans, and that means they're going to have a positive income effect," said Anne L. Beatty, Deloitte & Touche Chair in Accounting at Fisher. But, be very clear, "there is no cash flow related to this income that's being recorded. It is a pure accounting effect." Listen to the interview
Ohio State marching band enjoys spotlight of Apple ad
Washington Post
Less than a year ago, Ryan Barta was a Fisher College of Business junior with an idea to make Ohio State's marching band better and more sustainable. Fast forward to Sunday, and Barta found himself appearing in an Apple ad on national television. Read the article
Obama unveils manufacturing hub on North Carolina trip
Reuters and Chicago Tribune
President Barack Obama announced a new public-private manufacturing hub, seeking to bolster an industry that he considers essential to raising middle class incomes. Peter Ward, Richard M. Ross Chair in Management at Fisher, said while the president can take some credit for increased demand for goods and services, gains in manufacturing come from management decisions and worker productivity. Read articles in Reuters and Chicago Tribune
Sell-side analysis most useful when most wrong
Bloomberg News and Businessweek
Equity analysts work harder when economies and financial markets are slumping. René M. Stulz, Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, concluded that greater uncertainty and career concerns amid recessions and market crises mean projections prove less accurate. Even so, harder times push investors to rely on them more for guidance and so increase the usefulness of analysis. Read articles in Bloomberg News and Businessweek
OSU middle-market center appealing to private-equity investors with new partnership
Columbus Business First
The National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher College of Business will start issuing reports catered to private-equity funds through a new partnership with the Small Business Investor Alliance. Read the article
China selling off American debt
Voice of Russia Radio
The fine line between the matters of economy and politics is virtually no longer existent as proved by China's move to sell parts of American debt it owns in 2013. Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management and professor of management and human resources at Fisher, discusses. Listen to the interview
Firms may take hit from expired R&D tax credit
The Wall Street Journal
The tax break that lets U.S. companies offset some of their R&D costs expired for the ninth time at the end of last year, and if Congress doesn't act to renew it soon, companies are likely to see effects. Jeffrey Hoopes, assistant professor of accounting and MIS, discusses current concerns and his research on extensions of the tax credit. Read the article
Researchers, including Associate Professor of Marketing Rebecca Walker Naylor, have found that during online auctions people often bid more aggressively if other bidders are anonymous than they do if they believe other bidders are similar to themselves. Read the article
A number of business schools have turned to the business world to find leaders. Fisher's Christine A. Poon, Dean and John W. Berry Sr. Chair in Business, is one of three executives-turned-deans to discusses what perspectives this background brings. Read the article
Dean's leadership benefited college
Columbus Dispatch
Christine Poon declined to seek another five-year term as Fisher's dean, so she'll be at OSU only until December 2014 at the latest. But she will leave behind a legacy of excellence -- and a tidy sum of money to encourage other faculty members to strive for the same. Read the article
OSU Fisher's Chris Poon hasn't clocked out
Columbus Business First
Chris Poon won't seek a second five-year contract as dean of Fisher after her term expires in April. She will stay through next December if it takes that long to find a successor. After making public her plans, Poon, 61, made clear she will not be a lame duck. Read the article
Office parties are bad for business
The Daily Beast
It might be best to cancel that holiday party. Research co-authored by Tracy Dumas, assistant professor of management and human resources, suggests forcing coworkers to mingle can be damaging for relationships between diverse members of staff. Read the article
Capital Style
How you decide to donate can affect how much of your money actually benefits the cause you'd like to support. Accounting Professor Brian Mittendorf discusses how to make sure your dollars are going exactly where you'd like them to. Read the article
What took China ahead of India and what keeps it ahead
Business Today
While human capital helped catalyze China's rapid growth, Jay Anand, Dean's Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Global Strategy at Fisher College of Business, said that there are a few less attributed reasons for the sustainability of that growth, including how multinational companies approached China and the country's approach to acquiring technological expertise. Read the article
Ohio State business dean announces departure, $1 million gift
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State's business-school dean, Christine Poon, will leave the university next year and is donating $1 million to create a fund to honor promising professors. Read the article
Fisher College dean: continued partnerships with business key to school's success
Columbus Business First
Christine Poon says her proudest accomplishment is deepening the school's ties with the business community, leading to a more relevant curriculum and meaningful internships and employment for students. Read the article
Donor advised funds among latest trends for charitable giving
'Tis the season when many people choose to do their charitable giving for the year, and an increasing trend is donor-advised funds. Professor of Accounting and MIS Brian Mittendorf discusses the latest trends in charitable giving. Read the article
The Volcker Rule is tough. It's complicated. Will it be effective?
René M. Stulz, Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, discusses the Volcker Rule. "I don't think it's going to help in making the banks safer," Stulz said. "It's going to cost liquidity that could ultimately make the banks riskier rather than safer." Read the article
Most middle-market companies bullish about growth
The Business Journal
The outlook for big business is looking up, but how are mid-sized businesses faring? Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean of Fisher College of Business, discusses a recent executive survey. Read the article
Columbus Dispatch
Central Ohio real-estate experts are bullish on 2014, according to an annual survey conducted by the Urban Land Institute Columbus with the Center for Real Estate Education and Research at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. Read the article
New FCC chairman vows to promote competition
Washington Post
New FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a Fisher College of Business alumnus, vowed to promote competition in the telecommunications industry during a visit to the Ohio State campus for his first major policy speech. Read the article
Communications access key, FCC leader tells Ohio State audience
Columbus Dispatch
Telecommunications and broadband access are "in a time of revolutionary technological change," and the new chairman of the FCC -- Tom Wheeler, a Fisher College of Business alumnus -- pledged during a visit to Ohio State to be the public's representative in that revolution. Read the article
New F.C.C. chief promises he will protect competition
The New York Times
Fisher College of Business alumnus Tom Wheeler, during a visit to Ohio State as the new leader of the FCC, said he intends to aggressively promote and protect competition in the telecommunications industry, including making sure that smaller mobile phone companies have a reasonable chance of buying public airwaves in auctions. Read the article
Rao Unnava, W. Arthur Cullman Professorship in Marketing, discusses the impact of Black Friday on retailers -- and how the promotion of deals on Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday might be shifting the focus for shoppers.
Ohio State band set to feed frenzy for eye-popping formations
Columbus Dispatch
A high-tech, sustainable plan to upgrade the way that the band prepares for shows was introduced by Fisher student Ryan Barta and Ohio State band mate Charlie King, who pushed for the purchase of iPads for squad leaders, drum majors and staff members. Read the article
Midsize firms embrace health reforms of their own ahead of Obamacare
U.S. News & World Report
Leaders in the world of midsize businesses say their path to financial success lies in embracing their own innovative health reforms ahead of national law, according to a new study from Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University and sponsored by GE Capital. Read the article
Companies sought for export internship program
Columbus Dispatch
The Ohio Export Internship Program is helping companies boost their exports while training students in international business. In the first two years of the program, the state matched 28 students with companies, resulting in more than $7.7 million in expected global sales. Read the article
Tech Tuesday: kitchen gadgets, marching band tech, PS4
Ohio State's football team is having an impressive season, but so is its marching band. Videos of its elaborate half-time shows have gone viral thanks in part to technology that is boosting creativity. Fisher student and band member Ryan Barta discusses. Listen to the interview
Economica: how corporate oveconfidence impacts important policies
The Economic Times
According to a new research study co-authored by Zahi Ben-David, associate professor and the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher, the range of outcomes that CFOs provide for one-year stock market forecasts are unrealistically narrow. Read the article
With home values, ownership declining, is the American Dream on the brink?
Newark Advocate
While some people were locked out of owning their own home because of a credit score decimated by a foreclosure, others "understood that home ownership is not necessarily the key for wealth," said Associate Professor Zahi Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher College of Business. Read the article
Sundown Rundown forum for pitches without the egos
Columbus Business First
Fisher College of Business instructor and CEO of Venture Highway Kevin Gadd shares his thoughts on Sundown Rundown, an opportunity for community entrepreneturs to pitch ideas and receive immediate feedback. Read the article
Twitter still sorting out business model
Beau Hammond, Fisher College of Business MBA student and co-president of the Fisher Graduate Finance Association, discusses Twitter's IPO. Watch the video
Ohio State's marching band revolutionises half-time shows with an iPad app
The Sydney Morning Herald (AU)
Getting about 200 musicians to walk across a football field in the shape of a T-Rex while playing the theme song of Jurassic Park is a logistical nightmare. Two students, including Fisher College of Business's Ryan Barta, suggested a way for the band to revolutionise its performances. Read the article
Middle-market growth forecast plateus
Middle-market companies expect revenue and employment growth to slow over the next year, according to the National Center for the Middle Market. "We have managed to produce a lot of uncertainty in the economy and uncertainty is of course the enemy of investment and growth," said Anil Makhija, the center's academic director and Fisher's senior associate dean. Read the article
Ohio State's marching band revolutionized halftime shows. Here's how.
The Washington Post
Ohio State's marching band took its performances up a notch after its band director wanted to better visually represent music, and two conservation-minded students -- including Fisher College of Business senior Ryan Barta -- pushed the band to use iPads instead of paper. Read the article
World Insight, CCTV-NEWS
What's in store for the world's second biggest economy? Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management in the Department of Management and Human Resources at Fisher, discusses Chinese reform outlook leading up to the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee. Watch the video
Despite bubble-spotting, business owners aren't buoyant
Confidence among executives at midsize companies with $10 million to $1 billion in annual revenue has "leveled off," according to a quarterly survey published this week by the National Center for the Middle Market. Read the article
Men's fashion site a good business fit for Ohio State grad
Columbus Dispatch
Fisher College of Business graduate Jason Ross realized there was an open niche for an online men's fashion site. In January 2006, he began writing a business plan at his house in Westerville and, today, membership is between four and five million. Read the article
Middle market growing, but on edge
Columbus Business First
Despite a stagnant economy, America's heartland has remained afloat with the help of an unsung hero -- a burgeoning sector of Ohio's economy known as the middle market. Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, and Keith Sherin, CEO of GE Capital, discuss the segement. Read the article
Supply chain graphic of the week: the tools of margin management
Supply Chain Digest
The National Center for the Middle Market looked at what it calls "margin management" in terms of interest and adoption by middle market companies, saying it is the practice of understanding where money is made and lost in a business. And that is actually a lot more difficult than it sounds. Read the article
Hank Paulson says banks unjustifably vilified for financial crisis
Columbus Business First
Though much of the 2013 National Middle Market Summit was centered around the U.S. middle market, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, in an off-the-cuff chat with GE CEO Jeff Immelt, shared experiences from his 2006-09 tenure helping direct the country's finances. Read the article
Bloomberg TV coverage from National Middle Market Summit
October 30, 2013
Live coverage from Ohio Union of the 2013 National Middle Market Summit, a collaboration between Fisher, GE Capital, and the National Center for the Middle Market. Watch videos below:
GE's Sherin, Ohio State's Poon on middle markets
Why the Fed decided not to change course
Middle market companies saw revenues grow by 5.5 percent over the past year, but nearly half say government dysfunction is a drag going forward. Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, discusses the 3Q Middle Market Indicator. Read the article
Frist look: middle market job growth could slow
The National Middle Market Summit brings together 1,000 middle market execs and business/policy leaders. New data released at the summit today shows the nation's 200,000 middle market companies will generate 7 out of every 10 new jobs this year. However, downward projections for 2014 could signal slower growth. Read the article
Secrets of OSU marching band's amazing formations
The Today Show
The Ohio State marching band is making waves across the internet with formations such as Michael Jackson moonwalking and a naval battle between two ships -- all with the help of iPad technology proposed by Fisher College of Business student Ryan Barta. Watch the video
Uncertainty is the new certainty, GE CEO Jeff Immelt tells business leaders
Columbus Business First
Uncertainty is the new certainty, GE CEO Jeff Immelt told executives of mediium-sized companies and other business leaders before sitting down for a converation with former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson at the 2013 National Middle Market Summit. Read the article
US midsized businesses cautious on outlook
Financial Times
Midsized businesses in the US, which are responsible for the majority of the economy's job creation, are expecting slower revenue growth and slower hiring. Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, discusses the latest Middle Market Indicator report. Read the article
Mid-sized firms defy economic growth odds
Yahoo Finance
Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, and Keith Sherin, CEO of GE Capital, discuss the middle market -- a quiet yet critical growth engine for the U.S. economy on track to create 1.25 million jobs. Read the article
Midsized firms often a beacon of light in the Sunshine State
Orlando Sentinel
Anil Makhija, academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market and senior associate dean at Fisher, and Keith Sherin, CEO of GE Capital, highlight the impact of middle market companies in Florida. Of the nearly 200,000 middle market companies nationwide, more than 5 percent are based in the state. Read the article
Meet the mid-market CEO award winners
Chief Executive
CEOs from Anytime Fitness, iSend, and Coyote Logistics are the 2013 middle market award winners, which were presented at National Middle Market Summit on the Ohio State University campus. Fisher College of Business dean Christine A. Poon served as one of five judges. Read the article
Honda's plans for when its plans fail
Columbus Business First
John Gray, associate professor of management sciences at Fisher College of Business, said concentrating work in one area elevates risks such as exposure to a natural disaster or a limited employee pool, but thinks Honda has little to worry about either. Read the article
Columbus CEO
Give workers a meaningful stake in the game, listen to them and take steps to make them feel good about their work. Ray Noe, Robert and Anne Hoyt Designated Professorship in Management & Human Resources, discusses employee engagement. Read the article
Wexner's Secret: Fear failure, but forge ahead
The Columbus Dispatch
Fisher alumnus Les Wexner's business success with the Victoria Secret brand was due to the fact he didn't think lingerie was just about function, it was about the psychological and emotional benefits of the lingerie, being able to project a fun and sexy image, said Fisher marketing professor Deborah Mitchell. Read the article
APEC 2013: leaders talk trade in Bali
World Insight, CCTV-NEWS
Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management in the Department of Management and Human Resources, discusses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting as part of an international panel of educators and experts. Watch the video
Shutdown to slowdown? How Washington's mess is hurting business
Globe and Mail
The National Center for the Middle Market has been tracking executives who run companies with annual revenue between $10 million and $1 billion. For the past two years, respondents had signaled increasingly stronger intentions to invest. Those indications have now plateaued. Read the article
OSU marching band in step with iPads
Daily Reporter
A Fisher student has helped lead an initiative designed to give The Ohio State University Marching Band a new way of learning music, saving money, and going green. Read the article
Businesses can't believe U.S. won't raise the debt limit
The Washington Post
A survey of executives by the National Center for the Middle Market, a collaboration between Fisher and GE Capital, reports that about six in 10 see default as "not very likely" or "not at all likely." Anil Makhija, academic director of the center, discusses. Read the article
The Curious Case of Summer's Hottest Food Item: The Pretzel Roll
Harvard Business Review
At the end of the day, it's not about being the pretzel pioneer," said Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business at Fisher. "It's about who makes the money out of it." Read the article
PR group has college MBA course in NY, Ohio, Minn
The Wall Street Journal
Fisher College of Business was selected by the Public Relations Society of America to introduce an MBA-level strategic communications course to be offered beginning next year. Read the article
Capital Punishment: Forcing banks to hold more capital may not always be wise
The Economist
In a new paper Fisher Finance Professor René Stulz and co-author Harry DeAngelo of the University of Southern California, show that it is better for banks to be highly leveraged even without frictions like deposit insurance and implicit guarantees. Banks own liquidity premium allows them to borrow cheaply. Read the article
New recalls by Johnson & Johnson raises concerns about quality control improvements
The New York Times
Recalls of products by the pharmaceutical unit of Johnson & Johnson may demonstrate the company's focus on quality control, said John Gray, associate professor of managements sciences at Fisher. Read the article
Ohio State U. Band Marches Ahead of the Curve with iPads
The Chronicle for Higher Education
Fisher senior and marching band member Ryan Barta featured in the "Wired Campus" column for teaming with his band mate Charlie King to launch iPad pilot program. Read the article
Cal made you a deal, and selling cars was never the same
The Los Angeles Times
Fisher Clinical Associate Professor Shashi Matta, said the late Cal Worthington, the legendary West Coast auto dealer, evolved from just a business pitchman to a person brand. Read the article
R.G. Barry to focus on acquisitions
The Columbus Dispatch
Fisher Senior Associate Dean Anil Makhija, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market, said as the economy improves, middle market companies such as R.G. Barry will begin making more investments, such as business aquisitions. Read the article
Ohio State Marching Band Plays a Money Saving Tune
Fisher operations management student Ryan Barta teams with bandmate Charles King to help the Ohio State Marching Band implement iPad technology to reduce use of paper for music and show choreography and save money. Read the article
Tech Tuesday: aggressive bids, fake photos and gadgets
Rebecca Walker Naylor, assistant professor of marketing, discusses her recent study about whether anonymity makes people more aggressive in online auctions. Listen to the interview
The Ohio State marching band: marching to new technology
Fox 28 News
Fisher student Ryan Barta helped to create a new technology to help band members learn their on-field routines. Watch the video
20 to know in logistics: Martha Cooper
Columbus Business First
Fisher Professor Emeritus Martha Cooper said the logistics industry in the U.S. should have less regulations. Read the article
Ad giant Publicis buys Columbus' Enguage Marketing
The Columbus Dispatch
The acquisition of Columbus-based Engauge by multinational advertising giant Publicis Group of France is part of a merger trend in the ad industry to get the expertise of specialty marketing firms, said Deborah Mitchell, clinical professor of marketing. Read the article
Blue Jackets exec shoots, scores as team pitchman
The Columbus Dispatch
Fisher marketing expert Deborah Mitchell called the Blue Jackets advertising shift toward an emotional appeal helps build relationships with customers and loyalty. Read the article
Study: bidding sites like eBay make us meanies -- and you can profit from it
In a study by marketing faculty member Rebecca Walker Naylor, participants were shown representative profiles of the people they'd be bidding against -- some similar, some different, and some ambiguous. The bidders ponied up the most money when staring down the ambiguous or anonymous profile. Read the article
Ohio uses college interns to boost exports
Fisher finance student Bea Gutierrez shares her internship experiences at T-shirt maker AirWaves and identifying new markets in Mexico and Canada for the company. Read the article
Young marketing firm uses, viral, eco-friendly methods
The Columbus Dispatch
Deborah Mitchell, professor of marketing, said the young marketing firm Civitas is a breakthrough company for launching viral campaigns utilizing topiaries, sidewalk chalk instead of postcards and other wasteful materials. Read the article
Cronut marketing -- make 'em wait
Financial Times
Oded Shenkar, professor of management and human resources and author of Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge, points out that savvy imitators need to differentiate from the original product. Read the article
In middle-market, growing global confidence but little action
Global Atlanta
Buoyed by confidence in the U.S. recovery, middle-market firms are becoming more optimistic about the global economy, but their sentiments aren't motivating them into new international markets, according to Anil Makhija, the National Center for the Middle Market's academic director. Read the article
Middle-market confidence swelling, OSU-GE Capital survey says
Columbus Business First
The results from the second quarter Middle Market Indicator show encouraging signs that this large segment of the economy is settling into a stable and optimistic growth trajectory, where increased investment will fuel additional revenue and employment gains well into the future, according to Anil Makhija, the National Center for the Middle Market's academic director. Read the article
Midsize companies plan to hit the accelerator harder
Bloomberg Businessweek
The second quarter Middle Market Indicator, released by the National Center for the Middle Market, indicate excutives at midsize companies gained confidence in the second quarter, with 43 percent expecting to add employees, up from 38 percent who predicted hiring in the NCMM's first-quarter survey. Read the article
Marketing firm employs style, humor to get results for clients
Columbus Dispatch
A Westerville marketing company's humorous approach is helping it and its clients differentiate itself from competitors, said Deborah Mitchell, a professor of marketing at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. Read the article
Ohio State's Center for Entrepreneurship honors Rich Langdale, gets $1M alumni gift
Columbus Business First
Fisher receives $1 million gift from Timothy P. Keenan and Rich Langdale honored with academy naming. Read the article
Entrepreneur commits $1M to OSU's Fisher College
The Columbus Dispatch
Timothy P. Keenan recently committed $1 million from his foundation (Keenan Family Foundation) to support technology entrepreneurship and commercialization education at Fisher. Read the article
Making Medicine As Safe As Can Be
U.S. News & World Report
John Gray, assistant professor of operations in the Department of Management Sciences, co-authors an analysis on manafacturing safety in the pharmacuetical industry. Read the article
Top 100 Private Companies: Business moving forward with hiring, investments
Columbus Business First
The middle market is the backbone of the economy, said Anil Makhija, senior associate dean of Fisher and executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market at the college. According to recent research of middle market companies, the segment is expected to add 900,000 jobs for the year, which is another way the middle market sector works to stabilize the economy. Read the article
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's maiden trip
World Insight, CCTV-NEWS
Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management, takes part in international panel on China-India ties with Salman Haidar, former Indian Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to China, and Hu Shisheng, head of the South Asia research center at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations. Watch the video
More docs walking out on traditional practice approach
Columbus Business First
"Medical practices, like any business, need to adapt and innovate to survive, said W.C. Benton, a professor of operations at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business."That means forgetting about the past." Read the article
Local governments hiking fees and taxes, cutting services
The Columbus Dispatch
Fisher's accounting faculty member William Raabe predicts continued higher taxes in municipalities and a reduction in services to residents. Read the article
OSU business dean plugged in to the future
The Columbus Dispatch
Highlights of Fisher Dean Christine A. Poon's tenure are helping Fisher expand its reach into businesses, partnering with other colleges at Ohio State, and building specialized centers around the commercialization of the research emerging from OSU. Read the article
OSU honors outgoing provost
The Columbus Dispatch
The Joseph A. Alutto Graduate Global Leadership Fund, announced at Fisher Graduation Ceremony, established to provide Fisher graduate students financial support for global study opportunities. Read the article
Did the auditor of JobsOhio have a conflict of interest
The Columbus Dispatch
Jerry Esselstein, a senior lecturer at Fisher who teaches Ethical Challenges in the Accounting Profession, said two separate entities of auditing firm KPMG would not collude on their work. Read the article
Medium-sized companies' spending intentions give hope
Globe and Mail
Despite their misgivings about government policy, the executives of middle-market companies are getting ready to spend money: 63 percent, according to 2013 first quarter Middle Market Indicator. The survey, conducted by the National Center for the Middle Market, said CEOs are looking for opportunities to invest extra cash, compared with only 50 percent in the second quarter of last year. Read the article
Some hedge funds fudge the numbers
In an examination of hedge fund data from 2000 to 2010, Fisher's Itzhak Ben-David discovered that some hedge fund managers may manipulate the prices of stocks they hold in order to have better returns to report to investors. Read the article
Big Data, Big Business
Columbus CEO
To prepare Fisher students for the challenge of data analytics and strong quantitative skills, the college will implement an industry cluster for data analytics starting in fall semester, said Fisher Dean Christine A. Poon. Read the article
Shattering the Ceiling
Columbus CEO
Columbus CEO magazine profiles Fisher Dean Christine A. Poon. Read the article
Tax increases could test middle-market's commitment to invest, Ohio State survey finds
Columbus Business First
Most middle-market companies are optimistic enough about the economy to plan to invest in technology this year, according to a quarterly survey out of Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, but any tax increases might test that resolve. Read the article
Small business owners to banks: can I get a loan, please
According to a study released by the National Center for the Middle Market, there's an increased willingness to significantly cut back, specifically through both investment and hiring, if business costs and regulation become overly burdensome. Read the article
Home is where the hope is for mid-sized companies
Middle market company executives are more optimistic about their local economies than the national economy, according to a survey released by the National Center for the Middle Market. Read the article
The CEOs driving our recovery fear Obamacare
The Fiscal Times
A survey from the National Center for the Middle Market indicates that Obamacare and health insurance costs are the primary challenge for this group of 197,000 companies. Read the article
Fisher holds dedication ceremony for Wolstein Gateway
Cleveland Jewish News
Fisher College of Business will dedicate the Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein Gateway at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 25. Last fall, the Wolstein foundation committed $4.9 million to The Ohio State University, with $3.4 million going to Fisher College of Business. Read the article
An analytics hub grows in Columbus
Data Informed
Columbus is a prime location for big data and advanced analytics because of the massive university, a business community that is very collaborative and interactive and collegial, said Christine A. Poon, dean of Fisher College of Business. Read the article
Workplace socializing doesn't always bridge racial divides
Business News Daily
"It doesn't make things worse to socialize with your co-workers, but when you're racially dissimilar, it doesn't have the same positive impact," according to Tracy Dumas, assistant professor of human resources, and lead author of a research study on company social events and the racial divide. Read the article
Cancer test OncoFilter heading to Rice business plan competition after winning at Ohio State
Columbus Business First
OncoFilter, the winning team at Ohio State's Business Plan Competition, hosted by Fisher's Center for Entrepreneurship, included six MBA members who were students in Michael Camp's Technology Entereneurship and Commercialization course. Read the article
Honda's growth help tow Ohio out of recession
NPR All Things Considered
Assistant Clinical Professor Michael Brandl says Ohio is an attractive place for start-ups and companies such as Honda, which is relocating its North American headquarters to the state. Read the article
Takeovers: Ding dong Dell
The Economist
A study by René Stulz, Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, looked at cases where bosses took their company private and stayed on. It found that existing shareholders did well out of such deals as the boss had a better idea of the likely upside of escaping the short-term pressures of the stockmarket, and was willing to pay for it. Read the article
Performance Has Long-Term Repercussions For Hedge Funds Managers
A working paper co-authored by Finance Professors Berk Sensoy and Michael Weisbach indicates performance-based pay may be the norm among hedge fund managers, but a strong performance appears to have implications far beyond the next paycheck. Read the article
New stores, shops keep vibe going at The Greene
Dayton Daily News
Shashi Matta, clinical assistant professor of marketing, says bringing in a wide variety of new retailers is particularly important to an outdoor retail and entertainment center. Read the article
PNC chief calls buying National City a 'home run'
The Columbus Dispatch
PNC chairman and CEO James Rohr, an MBA alumnus, discusses his company and the banking industry before receiving Fisher's Pace Setters Executive Award. Read the article
OSU's business, law schools ranked best in Ohio
Columbus Business First
Fisher's MBA for the Working Professional is ranked eighth nationwide, supply-chain/logistics is ranked fourth and the full-time MBA is ranked 27 by the 2014 U.S. News and World Report's Graduate School Ranking.Read the article
Firms Send Record Cash Back to Investors
The Wall Street Journal
Finance Professor Michael Weisbach says the uptick in stock-buybacks and cash dividends paint rosy corporate balance sheets.Read the article
The world's 50 most innovative companies 2013
Fast Company
Samsung engages in a lightly discussed, underappreciated varietal of creativity known as "focused innovation." Oded Shenkar, professor of management and human resources and author of Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge, discusses. Read the article
OSU's Business Builders Club sure can pick 'em through IdeaPitch program
Columbus Business First
Ohio State's Business Builder's Club to hold its IdeaPitch competition. Past winners went on to compete at Fisher's Business Plan Competition. Read the article
Collection agencies tops in BBB complaints
The Columbus Dispatch
Collection agencies "have learned to be dogged," said Roy Lewicki, professor of management and human resources at Fisher. Read the article
OSU to draw crowd wanting to do good, make profit
The Columbus Dispatch
Fisher College of Business students are among those helping to organize the Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship summit, which will bring more than 1,000 people to campus to explore "social entrepreneurship" efforts around the world. Read the article
National Center for the Middle Market finds optimism among executives
Columbus Business First
The center's survey found expectations for 5.2 percent revenue growth of $520 billion and another 1 million new jobs in 2013. "It remains to be seen how health-care regulations will be applied, what costs will be levied and what options middle-market firms can effectively exploit in response," Anil Makhija, academic director of the center, said in the report. Read the article
Firm keeps trucking
The Columbus Dispatch
Judy Tanksy, professor of management and human resources, says it is rare for family-owned companies to remain under family leadership after the third generation. Read the article
Davos Forum
World Insight, CCTV-NEWS
Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management, takes part in an international panel on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Watch the video
Bright Spots: Jan. 24, 2013
Crain's Cleveland Business
The National Center for the Middle Market, based at Ohio State University, reported that middle market companies added an estimated $650 billion in new revenue and more than 1 million jobs in 2012. "The findings of this research point to the broader economy softly turning the corner after a year of mostly tepid GDP growth and, overall, we see positive changes in the survey that can be the basis of cautious optimism for the U.S. economy in 2013," said Anil Makhija, academic director of the center. Read the article
Semesters offer Ohio State students more intern opportunities
The Lantern
The number of employers who interviewed undergraduates in the Fisher College of Business for summer internships on campus has risen 34 percent this year with Ohio State's switch to semesters. Read the article
The Columbus Dispatch
"Melissa Fisher, a marketing professor at Fisher, deserves an A," according to an editorial in The Columbus Dispatch. Fisher invited John Millen, chief strategist of Reputation Group in Columbus, to speak to 200 marketing students to warn them about the content they place on their social media sites because they are creating a personal image and brand. Read the article
Business through an ethical lens
Even good people with good intentions can falter if they lack a solid framework for making ethical decisions, explained David Freel, lecturer of management and human resources. Freel discusses methods for incorporating the study of ethics into the business curriculum. Read the article
Study: Investor beliefs-not preferences-rule their investment decisions
Itzhak Ben-David, Assistant Professor of Finance, co-author of a study on investment decisions, challenges the long-held belief that emotional investing is not just about feelings and preferences towards winning and losing, but investors' beliefs about a stock's future. Read the article
Split down the middle
Columbus Business First
Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management and professor of management and human resources, discusses the challenges of joint ventures. Read the article
Job hunters: polish that online image
USA Today
Students need to put their best digital footprint forward. "They are creating a brand and image, whether they realize it or not," said Melissa Fisher of the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Read the article
MBA job picture bright for international students
Fisher is one of five surveyed schools to report that 100 percent of international students had secured employment within three months of graduation. Jeff Rice, executive director of the Office of Career Management, discusses. Read the article
Do hedge funds manipulate stock prices?
The Wall Street Journal
A new study from Itzhak (Zahi) Ben-David, assistant professor of finance and real estate at Fisher, finds some hedge funds manipulate stock prices and report artificial gains to investors. Read the article
At the center of things
Middle Market Executive
Doug Farren, associate director of the National Center for the Middle Market, discusses how the partnership between Fisher and GE Capital is drawing talent to campus and reaching out to middle market companies, policymakers, and media. Read the article
All work and no play a growing trend in U.S.
The Columbus Dispatch
American workers are not using all of their vacation hours. Compared to workers in Europe, U.S. workers tend to find more of an identity within their careers and view working long hours as a badge of honor, according to Tracy Dumas, assistant professor of management and human resources at Fisher. Read the article
Creating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
The Huffington Post
Kevin Gadd, founder and CEO of Venture Highway, said Fisher's Foundations of Entrepreneurship course has helped launch successful start-ups. Read the article
Team victory
The Columbus Dispatch
The cooperative effort that is bringing 500 jobs with the IBM analytics center is an example of what can be done when businesses and institutions such as Ohio State and Fisher leverage their powerful resources. Read the article
Your taxes jump if U.S. falls off 'cliff'
The Columbus Dispatch
Stephen Buser, professor emeritus, discusses the implications of the "fiscal cliff," including whether Congress can work together. "The fact that there is or is not going to be an agreement is going to be important. What we end up with, I think, is less important." Read the article
OSU Asset: Provost Alutto has transformed the university
The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State President Gordon Gee says the business school was "languishing" when Joseph Alutto was appointed dean; within a few years, Alutto had implemented a plan that involved hiring and retaining top talent and building what became the Fisher College of Business. Read the article
Plans For Columbus Designer Outlet Mall Mean Economy On The Mend
WOSU News
Shashi Matta, a professor at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business, says the latest consumer confidence index is at a four-year high and the local economy is the strongest in the state, making this new mall a prime destination. Read the article
IBM Opens Giant Big Data Facility in Ohio
Ron Lovell, vice president of the IBM Client Center for Advanced Analytics, with Dr. Greg Allenby, professor of marketing at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, and Ohio State business student Jenn Barlette meet at the IBM Client Center for the ribbon-cutting. Read the article
IBM and Ohio State get analytical
CEOs must think of big data as infiltrating every aspect of their organizations,said Christine Poon, dean of the Max M. Fisher College of Business at Ohio State. Read the article
IBM and Ohio State University to Open Center for Big Data
The New York Times
The largest demand in future hiring will be for analytics-adept business people, predicts Christine Poon, dean of the Max M. Fisher College of Business at Ohio State. Read the article
IBM center, 500 jobs on way
The Columbus Dispatch
"Big data" is the next huge thing in the always-changing world of information technology -- and Columbus's regional talent pool and connection with Ohio State and Fisher made it the ideal location for a new advanced analytics center. Read the article
A copycat is no second best in business
Financial Times
Fisher professor Oded Shenkar, author of "Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Competitive Edge," told the newspaper "that just copying a market leader in every respect isn't clever: instead, do what they do only better, cheaper and with a different spin." Read the article
Twinkies might not last this apocalypse
The Columbus Dispatch
Harold Green, senior lecturer in finance at Fisher and former mergers and acquisition executive for Borden, said he would strongly look at the Hostess brands if he was still a consumer products executive. Read the article
Auto-lighting supplier in London back on beam
The Columbus Dispatch
The revival of business at Stanley Lighting, a London-based supplier to Honda, indicates that the automaker is responding to a need for speed and inventory for production, said Peter Ward, the Richard M. Ross Chair in Management and director for the Center for Operational Excellence. Read the article
Midsize companies get no respect
The National Center for the Middle Market at Fisher calculates that U.S. companies with revenue between $10 million and $1 billion a year account for one-third of private-sector output. But big companies get all the attention, because they're big, and small companies get all the love, because they're perceived as the champions of job creation. Read the article
Inside the Success of Second-to-Market Companies
The research of Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management and author of Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge, provides insights on what gives some second-to-market companies an advantage. Read the article
Made in Middle America-Manufacturing Resurgence Happening Here
Huffington Post
The story of American manufacturing is on the rise and middle market companies are leading the way, according to research led by Anil Makhija, Dean's Distinguished Professor and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market. Read the article
Revenue growth, executive confidence ebbing at middle-market firms
Columbus Business First
The third quarter Middle Market Indicator shows segment continues to experience slow growth and wary of future economic conditions. Read the article
Midsize Companies Power Texas Job Creation
KUHF News for Houston
Middle market companies account for just 0.5 percent of all Texas businesses, but employ 30 percent of the workforce, according to Anil Makhija, Dean's Distinguished Professor and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market.Listen to the story
Middle-Market Business: The Goldilocks Spot
Middle market businesses are far more resilient than small business, according to Anil Makhija, Dean's Distinguished Professor and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market. Read the article
The mighty middle
The Economist
Medium-sized firms are the unsung heroes of America's economy. Anil Makhija, Dean's Distinguished Professor and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market, shares insights on what drives this critical economic segment. Read the article
Extra fees a doozy for some in college
The Columbus Dispatch
Change in GMAT Equation: Chinese Flock to the Test
The Wall Street Journal
B-School Highlights: Sept. 21
Elections bring China-bashing season
Central Ohioans shrug off fiscal worries
The Columbus Dispatch
The Game of LIFE can be a lot like real life: Regina Brett
The Plain Dealer
Taco Bell testing spicy Doritos Locos Tacos in Ohio
Columbus Business First
Inventor of games and gizmos returns to OSU to inspire future entrepreneurs
The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State receives two big donations
The Columbus Dispatch
Wolstein Foundation makes $4.9 million commitment to Ohio State University
Crain's Cleveland Business
Ohio State lands $4.9M gift from Cleveland-area developer's family
Columbus Business First
Study: why we sell winners and hold on to losers
CNBC Street Signs
Wolstein Foundation commits $4.9 million to Ohio State
Cleveland Jewish News
10x graduates attract additional investment, including Hungarian startup
Columbus Business First
Imitation: The sincerest form of success?
Financial Post
9 Successful Entrepreneurs Moonlighting as Professors
Apple, Samsung and the delicate art of imitation: An interview with Oded Shenkar
The Washington Post
Money Funds Pose Test for New Watchdog
The Wall Street Journal
Ohio State startup aims to be Craiglist on campus
Columbus Business First
B-Schools send women up the ranks
The Wall Street Journal
More B-Schools Choose Women as Deans
The Wall Street Journal
Survey: Half of middle-market companies stashing cash
Columbus Business First
Mid-Sized Companies Holding Back Investment
The Wall Street Journal
A Day in the Life: Vice President of Debt Finance
Bloomberg Businessweek
Credit card settlement might cost consumers more
The Plain Dealer
RPT-Northern Trust support shows money fund wrangle
Changing its Stripes: Executive Education evolves to meet business needs
The Imitator's Edge
Bloomberg Businessweek
Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management and author of "Copycats," says business imitators typically profit more on the innovations from other companies moreso than the originator.Read the article
Ohio State Set To Park $483 Million From Lease Deal: Muni Credit
Top of the List: Largest MBA programs in Central Ohio
Columbus Business First
Companies rush to woo China's new, monied middle class
The Columbus Dispatch
Some things don't translate well
The Columbus Dispatch
Prepared to command
The Columbus Dispatch
Paxton moves into hot seat as city's new fire chief
The Columbus Dispatch
Pretty profitable parrots
The Economist
Middle market firms report rosy outlook
The Washington Post
Midsize companies expect solid growth
The Columbus Dispatch
OSU research: Middle-market execs project 7% growth
Columbus Business First
Companies see slower growth ahead
CNN Money
Sustainbility: No Longer Optional
Makovsky + Company Strategies
10-xelerator showcase shines spotlight on latest Ohio start-up talent
hi velocity
OSU tax expert wishes for moratorium on changes
The Columbus Dispatch
Columnist Sue Shellenbarger answers readers' questions
The Wall Street Journal
U.C. aims to restart heart transplant program
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Analysts: Dispute won't hurt Cardinal
The Columbus Dispatch
Panama's Promise
The Columbus Dispatch
A mirror can be a dangerous tool for some CEOs
The New York Times
Evolving regulations create business opportunities
The Columbus Dispatch
Lane: Government push to end too big to fail may leave banks simply too small to survive
Columbus Business First
VIDEO: OSU students talk jobs, future
MSNBC: The Dylan Ratigan Show
Ohio Third Frontier expands accelerator program
Columbus Business First
CEO Profile: Christine Poon, Dean of Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University
President & CEO: For & About Middle Market Executives
They've been there to help for a long time
The Columbus Dispatch
Akron Children's Hospital tests renovation plans with life-sized models
Akron Beacon Journal
Imitation as critical as innovation
China Daily USA
Soccer's financial kick: $384M, 490 jobs
The Columbus Dispatch
BBB's top 10 complaints again include credit cards and cars, but lawn care and furniture are climbing up the list
The Columbus Dispatch
EVSC: Savings already passed $420,000 education cost
Evansville Courier & Press
Business program sets up shop in Upper Arlington
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Japanese supplier here fixed prices of auto parts
The Columbus Dispatch
For many, free help is biggest tax break
The Columbus Dispatch
The Simple Secret to Beating Clones and Copycats
10x startup boot camp welcomes 2nd class to former CompuServe HQ
Columbus Business First
New shoe business looks to find its footing
Toledo Blade
Wisconsin jobs meter is moving the wrong direction
Milwaukee Business Times First
The Triple Bottom Line In Today's Business Environment
Environmental Leader
Dr. Seuss guides serial entrepreneur to next venture
Columbus Marathon demographics by the numbers
Columbus Business First
Holiday spending may not save the economy
WTAM Newsradio Cleveland
A capital idea
The Columbus Dispatch
The publication calls Poon's inclusion on the board as one of its "savvy choices." Read the article.
Marathon runners' spending, training provide boost to economy, study finds
Columbus Business First
Ohio Venture Capital Continues Impressive Expansion
Foreign money fund creates U.S. jobs
The Sacramento Bee
Cleveland-area businessman launches Columbus International Fund to recruit foreign investment
The Plain Dealer
Foreign money fund creates U.S. jobs
The Columbus Dispatch
EVSC administrators say new master's degrees saving schools cash
Evansville Courier and Press
Ohio Means Business: Focus on Sustainability
Ohio News Network
Summer isn't the only season for internships
The Chicago Tribune
Kroger apologizes for promotion shortfall
The Columbus Dispatch
8 Habits of Highly Productive People
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It happened as we were discussing the lovely Nahum Gutman print (pictured right). My co-worker and I were trying to figure out the north-south axis of the old Herzliya Gymnasium at the center of the piece. Gymnasia Herzliya, as it continues to be known, is one of Tel Aviv's best high schools but from an architectural standpoint, the razing of the old building in 1958 was a tragedy. So much so that a few years ago, some good souls banded together and put up a gate in the shape of the old building in front of the new.
But back to what happened. "I think that the front of the building is the side of the Kolbo Shalom," I said to my co-worker. He looked at me and said, "You must really have been here a long time to call it that."
He then proceeded to tell me his childhood memories of taking the bus to visit the Shalom Meir Tower, the skyscraper that was built on the site of the old gymnasia. Everyone has a story about that building which, for decades, was the tallest building in the Middle East.
It was – and is – 142.00 meters high, 36 floors including an observation deck. In it's heyday, there was the department store called Kolbo Shalom. A wax museum featuring the great Zionist and Jewish leaders of the era – have your picture taken with Herzl or Ben Gurion! A mosaic mural wall by Nahum Gutman about the history of Tel Aviv – still well worth a visit. And of course, the Ministry of the Interior, where a thousand tears were shed each day, many by me, trying to navigate the red tape of becoming a citizen and staying sane. (I am not sure it worked).
But back to the Shalom Mayer tower! There is a great deal of factual information available at Emporis, a website devoted to tall buildings around the world, and there is a nice Wikipedia entry, that reads, in part:
"50,000 cubic metres of concrete, 4,000 tons of steel, 35 kilometres of water pipes, and 500 kilometres of wiring were used in the tower. The building has a cream hue tile facade which was created especially for the tower and was manufactured in Italy."
That light color and repetitive pattern make it a favorite photographic subject for Tel Aviv locals who bring out the magic in an otherwise plain edifice that has in recent years been outstripped by high-rises in Tel Aviv, Givatayim and Ramat Gan such as the Azrieli Center, the Platinum Tower, Yoo Tel Aviv — not to mention Dubai, which today boasts the tallest buildings in the Middle East.
Today, the Shalom Tower itself is a nostalgic relic of a time when tall buildings were hard to come by, especially in our little corner of the world. In recognition of that fact, the Bauhaus Center shop has a small-scale ceramic Kolbo Shalom on offer. Order online or visit them at 99 Dizengoff St., Tel Aviv.
The Ministry of the Interior has moved to nicer offices close by the Azrieli Tower but people still cry there a lot.
And if you want to see that pathetic attempt to replicate what was once the magnificent Herzliya Gymnasium, visit the present Gymnasia Herzliya at 106 Jabotinsky Street and look for the front gates.


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Returns an object in which each property represents a column returned in the row fetched from a result set.
A valid stmt resource containing a result set.
Requests a specific 1-indexed row from the result set. Passing this parameter results in a PHP warning if the result set uses a forward-only cursor.
Return Values
Returns an object representing a single row in the result set. The properties of the object map to the names of the columns in the result set.
The IBM DB2, Cloudscape, and Apache Derby database servers typically fold column names to upper-case, so the object properties will reflect that case.
If your SELECT statement calls a scalar function to modify the value of a column, the database servers return the column number as the name of the column in the result set. If you prefer a more descriptive column name and object property, you can use the AS clause to assign a name to the column in the result set.
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The following example issues a SELECT statement with a scalar function, RTRIM, that removes whitespace from the end of the column. Rather than creating an object with the properties "BREED" and "2", we use the AS clause in the SELECT statement to assign the name "name" to the modified column. The database server folds the column names to upper-case, resulting in an object with the properties "BREED" and "NAME".
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Come here, Pook, my little cat!
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- db2_fetch_array() - Returns an array, indexed by column position, representing a row in a result set
- db2_fetch_assoc() - Returns an array, indexed by column name, representing a row in a result set
- db2_fetch_both() - Returns an array, indexed by both column name and position, representing a row in a result set
- db2_fetch_row() - Sets the result set pointer to the next row or requested row
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by dawn
Chicago, Illinois
February 3, 2002
The building has two wings that are four levels each spreading beyond a central domed entry. Look up at the beautiful stained glass dome that is surrounded by carved wood ornamentation. Directly in front of you is a wood staircase that connects the floors resting on the mosaic tiled entry. There are also escalators to your right or left.
To your right (if entering from George St.) you will see the most amazing clock suspended from the glass ceiling in that wing. It was designed by the Queens clock maker to resemble a small Balmoral castle, but it is far greater than just that! The clock has all kinds of moving things! Around the top are important periods of past Australian history. Look here to see Capt. Cook and the beginnings of settlement in Sydney. A native man travels within the minute around each panel causing them to light up as fabulous centerpieces. Around the bottom there is a moving record of the days, months, and years with an old masted sailing ship in rotation.
The shops here are very specialized places interspersed by little cafes. I liked, but did not price, the designer Liz Davenports Clothing shop. There are several Australian Opal companies, but I can't figure out why the prices are so high? Perhaps it is sticker shock, because they did have people making purchases in them. Lovely items....nice to look at and admire! In a Cashmere shop I looked for an item that guide Samepenny mentioned to me months ago. I petted the soft sweater for her and admired it's beautiful color. There is a lovely bridal shop if any of you girls are in the market for a wedding.
One of the floors had a full sized, intricately carved jade Chinese bridal cart. It looked like museum material to me! That sure was a lot of jade! Two figures inside of the glass container were dressed in antique Chinese wedding attire in silk.
If you want to go on a walking tour, there are several ones offered from the information desk on the lower level. I read that one even allows you to climb outside the dome where there are some full sized statues made out of Italian marble.
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June 22, 2003
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by billmoy
March 8, 2002
Even if you are not shopping for anything, it is fun to take a look around inside and out. The plaza outside features a statue of Queen Victoria and the Royal Wishing Well.
Inside, there is a replicated display of Queen Victoria's crown jewels, with a fetching statue of the youthful monarch at the time of her coronation. The Great Australian Clock, north of the central interior dome, is categorized as the "world's largest hanging animated turret clock" (what a category). This gaudy timepiece depicts scenes from Australian history.
One of the more peculiar features inside is the Royal Clock (Gallery 2, South End). At the top of each hour, a slew of mechanical action figures act out scenes in England's history. The most memorable is the hourly re-enactment of the execution of King Charles I in 1649. Yes, the head of the poor king is rolled off the chopping block every business hour. I found this to be unintentionally hilarious.
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January 20, 2001
From journal Sydney--Australia's oldest city
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She is beautiful!
That tooth is really cool. Knife looks great - nice work.
Really nice looking work Mario.
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Nice Work Mario, you are mad for that Mammoth tooth. I'm still plucking up the courage to just try a spacer out of it.
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