Fisher Research and Insights Forefront

July 14, 2021
AchieveNEXT
AchieveNEXT
Make the office a competitive advantage
As companies explore short- and long-term changes associated with returning to the office, Clinical Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources Larry Inks discusses how the workplace of the future will look like, what should it look like, and he draws an importan

July 6, 2021
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Upward economic mobility for African Americans is rarer than most people believe
A new study by Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker and his colleagues at Columbia University finds that Americans consistently believe that poor African Americans are more likely to move up the economic ladder than is actually the case.

July 6, 2021
Supply Chain Brain
Supply Chain Brain
Impact of the western U.S. megadrought on food supply chains
Phil Renaud, executive director of The Risk Institute, discusses how the persistent drought in the western U.S. is forcing food supply chains to rethink their sourcing strategies, as well as pursue longer-term initiatives for coping with the effects of climate change.

July 6, 2021
Marketplace
Marketplace
Ticket sales return to help zoos, aquariums pay bills
When zoos and aquariums closed their doors because of COVID-19, the nonprofits still had to cover the cost of feeding and caring for the animals. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, talks about the alternative ways these facilities generated revenue.

July 5, 2021
The Conversation
The Conversation
Why vacations feel like they're over before they even start
A new study by Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics Selin Malkoc, finds that the feeling that time flies during a vacation is pervasive and can change the way trips are planned and how money is spent.

July 1, 2021
DC Velocity
DC Velocity
The Rainmakers
See why Associate Professor of Marketing Terry Esper was one of eight individuals named to DC Velocity's 2021 Rainmakers list, a collection of leaders who are advancing the logistics and supply chain management profession.

June 28, 2021
Furniture Today
Furniture Today
'Consumer-centric' logistics
Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, details how the past year’s pandemic, social upheaval and competition in the e-marketplace will impact companies’ factory-to-final-mile processes.

June 28, 2021
CNBC
CNBC
Two and twenty is long dead. Hedge fund fees fall further below onetime industry standard
Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and Justin Birru, associate professor of finance, helps add context to the discussion about the historical and actual performance and management fees associated with hedge funds.

June 27, 2021
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Move past your jealous feelings at work
Almost everyone feels jealous of a co-worker at some point. Tanya Menon, professor of management and human resources, shares how to work through those emotions and keep them from damaging your career.

June 23, 2021
SCM Now
SCM Now
Prioritize value over cost for procurement success
Cheaper isn't always better, especially for individuals and companies tasked with purchasing components critical to a line of business. In a piece authored for one of the largest supply chain professionals associations, Professor of Operations John Gray and his colleagues write that total value contribution (TVC), a strategy build around value, not cost, may be a better method for product procurement.

June 23, 2021
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
People overestimate Black Americans’ chances of economic success
A study by Jesse Walker, assistant professor of marketing, examines Americans' beliefs about poverty and economic disadvantage.

June 10, 2021
CNBC
CNBC
Here’s why cryptocurrency crashes on weekends
Assistant Professor of Finance Amin Shams explains one reason why cryptocurrency crashes often happen on weekends, volatility that has drawn scrutiny from regulators weighing the future of digital currency.
June 9, 2021
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
The S&P 500 now is top-heavy in 5 big tech stocks but that alone won’t end this bull market
Research from Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, shows the percentage of total corporate profits coming from the 100 biggest earners has skyrocketed over the past three decades. And what previously was a danger sign — outsized valuation — may now be the new normal.

June 4, 2021
Ohio State Insights
Ohio State Insights
Anxious about returning to the office? You’re not alone.
Feeling a little anxious about returning to the workplace now that things are opening back up? Management and human resources expert Jasmine Hu has some answers that can put you more at ease.

May 28, 2021
The Ladders
The Ladders
How to make vacations seem longer
Vacations and weekend getaways often feel like they end as soon as they begin. But in the months and weeks leading up to a big trip, the opposite holds true. Why? Research from Marketing and Logistics Professor Selin Malkoc explains that the anticipation we feel for a particular event or vacation ends up cutting it short within the mind’s eye. Put another way, excitement for a future occasion makes it feel like it will be over as soon as it gets started.

May 27, 2021
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
Supply and Demand Chain Executive
Developing a workforce in the supply chain
Associate Professor of Logistics Terry Esper joins Supply & Demand Chain Executive's podcast for a discussion about workforce development in the industry.

May 27, 2021
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Keeping up with the Joneses and the real effects of S&P 500 inclusion
Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, and his colleagues detail a new paper that explores whether a firm’s corporate policies are influenced more by index peers after it becomes a member of the S&P 500 than before.

May 26, 2021
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Why a vacation seems like it will end as soon as it begins
Vacation...it seems like it takes forever to get here, and then it is over before you know it. Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing and a co-author of a new paper, found that we judge future positive events, like vacations, as being both farther away as well as short

May 18, 2021
The Academic Times
The Academic Times
Machine learning could predict success of corporate directors
A new machine-learning algorithm developed by Fisher's Isil Erel, the David A.

May 13, 2021
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Researching the power of entrepreneurship among refugee communities
An interdisciplinary research team that includes Andrea Contigiani, assistant professor of management and human resources, has been awarded a grant to study the potential benefits of entrepreneurship training for refugee and other vulnerable populations.

May 9, 2021
TalentQ
TalentQ
How small companies keep big talent
Management and human resources experts Larry Inks and Ray Noe, the Robert and Anne Hoyt Designated Professor of Management and Human Resources at Fisher, add context to a survey conducted by the National Center for the Middle Market. They look at the importance and prevalence of various talent planning activities among middle market firms and assess overall talent planning performance and identifies challenge areas for middle market companies.

May 5, 2021
Supply Chain Management Review
Supply Chain Management Review
COVID-19, systems thinking and preparing for the next pandemic
Professor of Logistics Michael Knemeyer writes that supply chain disruptions are inevitable. To handle the next pandemic effectively, though, decision makers need to grasp what worked, what didn’t and why.
May 4, 2021
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
Why you should worry about the flood of new cash into U.S. stock funds
With investments, popular is not better. And the increase of new cash into stocks doesn't always portend good news. In fact, research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and Byungwook Kim, focused on the specialized ETFs that are created to capitalize on investor fads and market trends, and which typically receive a big influx of cash soon after launch. They found that these ETFs over their first five years after launch lag the market on a risk-adjusted basis by 5% per year on average.

April 30, 2021
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Study: Insurers are overestimating costs, lowering rebates owed to policyholders
A recent study by Andrew Van Buskirk, associate professor of accounting, finds health insurance companies are overestimating costs associated with patient care to avoid triggering rebate provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

April 23, 2021
MarketWatch
MarketWatch
Stock market valuations have been high for over 20 years — and may never fall again
Research from Rene Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair in Banking and Monetary Finance, supports the belief that the shift to a “winner-take-all” economy, in which the largest corporations earn an increasing share of all corporate profits, has resulted in industries being dominated by their very largest companies.