"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: September 2023
We are thrilled to highlight our distinguished faculty on recently accepted and published research and awards.
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
Sustainable Inclusive Growth: New Courses Provide Students Real-World Global Experience
Professor Sriram Dasu’s class aims to increase sustainable inclusive growth with hands-on application for honors students.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: September 2023
We are thrilled to highlight our distinguished faculty on recently accepted and published research and awards.
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.
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
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: September 2023
We are thrilled to highlight our distinguished faculty on recently accepted and published research and awards.
Quoted: Sanja Sharma in SFVBJ
SHARMA, adjunct professor of finance and business economics, describes the writer's strike as a "small business catastrophe" and estimates the shutdown could cost LA-based companies $1.5 billion.
Quoted: John Matsusaka on Editor and Publisher
MATSUSAKA, executive director of Initiative and Referendum Institute, is quoted in an EDITOR AND PUBLISHER piece looking at various research looking at how legislation is written influences polling and voting results.
Quoted: Ayse Imrohoroglu on FRBoM
IMROHOROGLU, professor of finance and business economics, discusses their study of homelessness via economic theory and the concept that systemic shocks can be remedied if all factors are understood.
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]
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
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: September 2023
We are thrilled to highlight our distinguished faculty on recently accepted and published research and awards.
Interview: Shon Hiatt on KCAL
HIATT, associate professor of business administration, details the myriad causes behind LA County gas prices rising for 19 of the last 21 days and forecasts energy prices will remain elevated through the end of 2023.
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]
Dean's Dialogue: Economic Cooperation in the Pacific with Dominic Ng
East West Bank Chairman and CEO Dominic Ng joined Dean Garrett to discuss sustainability, AI, and his new role as chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council.
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 The Wall Street Journal
WOOD, professor of psychology and business, discusses strategies one might employ to increase their chances of making good on health-related personal resolutions. [Paywall]
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: September 2023
We are thrilled to highlight our distinguished faculty on recently accepted and published research and awards.
Quoted: Lars Perner in the The New York Times
PERNER, assistant professor of clinical marketing, offers that nostalgia may drive early interesting in new flagship Toys "R" Us store openings but questions the long-term prospects for a brick-and-mortar strategy. [Paywall]