"BUCO courses prepare students to communicate strategically and effectively in a highly competitive, interconnected, and communication-rich global marketplace."
— Kirk Snyder
Department Chair and Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Departments
Dean Garrett’s flagship teaching chair program ensures the school will attract and retain the most innovative, inspiring educators and mentors for Marshall and Leventhal students.
Causal inference can rigorously inform executive decision-making about the actual impacts of difficult decisions on real outcomes.
Faculty recognized for exceptional teaching are honored with excellence awards and endowed teaching chair positions.
Departments
USC Marshall houses seven academic departments that span the breadth and depth of a comprehensive business education. Business disciplines include finance, data sciences & operations, marketing, management, and business communication, as well as a school of accounting and a dedicated entrepreneurship center. Students at all levels benefit from a faculty of globally known scholars and working practitioners, who offer cutting-edge insights into the most pressing business issues of the day, as well as robust hands-on learning opportunities and professional networks.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
"BUCO courses prepare students to communicate strategically and effectively in a highly competitive, interconnected, and communication-rich global marketplace."
— Kirk Snyder
Department Chair and Professor of Clinical Business Communication
LATEST FROM BUCO
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: August 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have received awards this month for their groundbreaking work.
Marshall Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Faculty recognized for exceptional teaching are honored with excellence awards and endowed teaching chair positions.
Op-Ed: Workers Are Hungry for Guidance on Using AI, New Research Shows
PETER CARDON, professor of clinical business communication, pens a piece for FAST COMPANY encouraging business leaders to embrace and experiment the emergence of AI or risk losing ground to competition.
2023 USC Marshall Research Fair
Scholars present their latest research on the impacts of new technology — March 10 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the USC Hotel Ballroom.
DATA SCIENCES + OPERATIONS
“Faculty are applying research to current problems and sharing their expertise with businesses, government, and media.”
— Greys Sošić
Department Chair and Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
LATEST FROM DSO
Welcome Back to Marshall
Marshall and Leventhal deans welcome incoming and returning students as the 2023-2024 academic year begins.
Article: Why Customers Leave Platforms — and How to Retain Them
GRACE GU, assistant professor of data sciences and operations, co-authors an article for HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW on the importance of platforms adding value to the consumer experience in order to retain and grow their base.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: August 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have received awards this month for their groundbreaking work.
Dean Randhawa's Welcome Back Message
“The year ahead will bring countless opportunities for students to build their technical skills, human leadership and engage in real world learning. I encourage you to consider building breadth with depth into your education.”
— Raman Randhawa, Senior Vice Dean of Academic Programs
FINANCE + BUSINESS ECONOMICS
“Faculty and students in the Finance and Business Economics Department examine economic decision-making and the role of markets in the allocation of real and financial resources.”
— Kevin Murphy
Department Chair, Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance, and Professor of Finance and Business Economics
LATEST FROM FBE
Quoted: Sanjay Sharma in The Mercury News
SHARMA, adjunct professor of finance and business economics, notes the evolution of stadium-sized events featuring A-list performers is as much about the production as it is the energy only experienced in-person. [Paywall]
Cited: Erica Jiang on Wall Street On Parade
Work by JIANG, assistant professor of finance and business economics, and colleagues studying how U.S. banks have responded to generational interest rate hikes by the Fed finds that a majority of institutions are properly hedging assets.
Op-Ed: Hollywood Strike Can End if Studios and Writers Agree on These 2 Points About AI
SANJAY SHARMA, adjunct professor of finance and business economics, authors a piece for MARKETWATCH calling for studios and writers recognize the flaws of current streaming models and the inevitability of AI respectively if they are to end the current strike.
Cited: Emily Nix on Black Enterprise
Work by NIX, assistant professor of finance and business economics, highlights an article on BLACK ENTERPRISE detailing the benefits for companies offering travel reimbursement policies.
Quoted: Larry Harris in The Orange County Register
HARRIS, professor of finance and business economics, states the ongoing labor disputes across multiple sectors comes down to money and the belief amongst workers that there is an imbalance that needs correction. [Paywall]
LEVENTHAL SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
"A student with accounting training can track not only dollars and cents related to financial initiatives, but also value humanitarian aid, environmental impacts of business decisions and initiatives related to equity and inclusion."
— William Holder
Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting.
LATEST FROM LEVENTHAL
Recap: 40th Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Conference
DEAN WILLIAM HOLDER [Leventhal] and RICHARD SLOAN, professor of accounting, are mentioned in a recap of this year's conference by ACCOUNTING TODAY.
Setting the Sustainability Reporting Standards Investors Demand
“There is a whole ecosystem evolving to support preparers and users of sustainability reports…These roles are in high demand and require new skills and so should present valuable career opportunities for our students.”
— Richard Sloan, Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Business Economics
Guiding Exceptional Minds (GEMS)
Guiding Exceptional Minds (GEMS) brings the best students to the best employers, thanks to the efforts of Professor Mike Paranal and the Trojan Family Network.
Next Generation Auditors
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) awards competitive scholarships to two USC Leventhal students.
LLOYD GREIF CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES
“Our students learn a mindset that sets them apart. It is about adaptable, flexible thinking; assessing and managing risk in dynamic, uncertain environments; and finding and pursuing new opportunities.”
— Elissa Grossman
Department Chair, Orfalea Director's Chair in Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship
LATEST FROM GREIF
Marshall and Davis Partner for Symposium on Future of Aging
Inaugural gathering of students, faculty, and experts explored how to make aging better for everyone through innovation, inclusive design, and market opportunities.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: August 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have received awards this month for their groundbreaking work.
USC Marshall Announces Five New Teaching Chairs and Inaugural Appointees
Dean Garrett’s flagship teaching chair program ensures the school will attract and retain the most innovative, inspiring educators and mentors for Marshall and Leventhal students.
The Marketing Mystery of the Barbie Movie
USC Marshall’s brightest minds get to the bottom of Barbie mania.
It’s Time for Dodger Baseball
USC Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab’s Undergraduate Scholars Program catapults mentorship to a summer of impact at the LA Dodgers Foundation.
MANAGEMENT + ORGANIZATION
“As society faces unprecedented change in multiple areas, it is more important than ever that we have strong leaders that understand how to think strategically. We teach students key aspects of strategy and leadership to thrive in dynamic environments.”
— Kyle Mayer
Department Chair and Professor of Management and Organization
LATEST FROM MOR
Welcome Back to Marshall
Marshall and Leventhal deans welcome incoming and returning students as the 2023-2024 academic year begins.
Quoted: Shaun Harper on Diverse Education
HARPER, USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Executive Director, speaks at length with DIVERSE EDUCATION about the multiple existential, nation-wide threats to DEI and CRT recognition, training, and education. [Paywall]
Interview: Shon Hiatt on NBC 7 San Diego
HIATT, associate professor of business administration, lists the decreased supply of petroleum worldwide, reduction in domestic refinement capabilities, and sapped strategic petroleum reserve as key contributors to recent surges in gas prices.
Quoted: Shaun Harper on OurWeekly
HARPER, university professor of business and education, decries legislation designed to ban K-12 curriculum studying America's history of race as "a serious threat to our democracy."
Quoted: David Carter on AP
CARTER, adjunct professor of management and organization, addresses Saudi Arabia's increased investment in sports and the likely inevitability that the efforts to sportswash the Kingdom's global brand.
MARKETING
"Our marketing faculty operate on the cutting-edge of the discipline. Many of our professors are scholars who conduct research that expands the understanding of the practice, while others come with a wealth of practical marketing experience."
— Anthony Dukes
Department Chair, Robert E. Brooker Chair in Marketing, and Professor of Marketing
LATEST FROM MKT
Quoted: Wendy Wood in Women's Health
WOOD, provost professor of psychology and business, contributes to a WOMEN'S HEALTH piece looking at remodeling behaviors in order to regain control of impulses.
Interview: Davide Proserpio on Marketplace
PROSERPIO, associate professor of marketing, speaks with NPR's MARKETPLACE about New York's City's strict position on short-term rentals and the correlation between Airbnb inventory and rental rates.