"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: October 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have been recognized this month for their leading-edge work and expertise.
Featured: WBB in The Standard [HK]
A profile featuring GERALD GIAQUINTA, professor of clinical business communication, and the WBB program are showcased by THE STANDARD.
Article: How Ai is Going to Change Email
STEPHEN LIND, associate professor of clinical business communication, authors a piece for FAST COMPANY looking at how AI might improve efficiency and efficacy in business communications — specifically via email.
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.
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
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: November 2023
We congratulate our distinguished faculty for their recently accepted and published research and awards.
“Turkeys and Touchdowns” Are a Winning Combination
With a dedicated viewership and prime-time match-up, NFL teams and host cities benefit from playing on Thanksgiving Day.
Article: AI and Education: The Age of Super-Learning
RAMANDEEP RANDHAWA, senior vice dean for academic programs, authors a piece for NASDAQ positing that we are, both in higher education and in business, at the early stages of a significant shift in learning powered facilitated by GenAI.
Quoted: Milan Miric in LABJ
MIRIC, assistant professor of data sciences and operations, presents the common protocols associated with a merger like Live Nation and Ticketmaster and his thoughts on the future of the conspicuous 2022 pairing [Paywall].
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: October 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have been recognized this month for their leading-edge work and expertise.
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
Cited: Miao "Ben" Zhang on The Regulatory Review
Work by ZHANG, assistant professor of finance and business economics, and colleagues studying the effect of regulation on small, medium, and large businesses is called out in the TRR's Week in Review.
Quoted: Marco Giacoletti in The Wall Street Journal
GIACOLETTI, assistant professor of finance and business economics, cites uncommon pricing dynamics as a contributing factor in a WSJ piece looking at how people are prioritizing investments in the wake of recent mortgage rate hikes. [Paywall]
Quoted: Sanjay Sharma in Forbes
SHARMA, adjunct professor of finance and business economics, forecasts an end to the SAG strike within 90 days citing pressure from shareholders and investors as a main driver for an agreement.
Master of Business for Veterans Cohort XI Provides Lesson in Leadership to Top Marshall Undergrads
First-year students in the Global Leadership Program (GLP) experienced a little basic training — learning how team-thinking and a mission-focused mindset are keys to personal and community development.
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
Quoted: Dan Wadhwani in SFVBJ
WADHWANI, professor of clinical entrepreneurship, discusses the pros and cons companies must be mindful of during growth spurts including quality control, talent acquisition, and sustainability.
Quoted: Dean Garrett on Marketwatch
DEAN GARRETT sees the inevitability of America aging at an unprecedented rate is a catalyst for maximizing opportunities presented by an aging global society.
Quoted: Glenn Fox in the Los Angeles Times
FOX, assistant professor of clinical entrepreneurship — who introduced the founders of Drumboxing — speaks to the heightened demand on working memory and associated benefits of this new "brain fitness" technique.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: October 2023
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have been recognized this month for their leading-edge work and expertise.
Is Being a Narcissist Good for Entrepreneurial Profitability and Growth?
Research from Katrina Brownell, faculty member in the USC Marshall LLOYD GREIF CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES, finds that negative personality traits in entrepreneurs can foster new venture success – but most only in moderation.
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
Quoted: Shon Hiatt on The Trends Journal
HIATT, Director of the Business of Energy Transition Initiative, offers insight as to the motives behind many countries not following through on pledges made in 2015 to cut fossil fuel production and use in the interest of minimizing global warming.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: November 2023
We congratulate our distinguished faculty for their recently accepted and published research and awards.
“Turkeys and Touchdowns” Are a Winning Combination
With a dedicated viewership and prime-time match-up, NFL teams and host cities benefit from playing on Thanksgiving Day.
Quoted: Peter Kim on Thrillist
KIM, professor of management and organization, offers extensive insight and advice for managing, avoiding, or deescalating confrontations — specifically when flying.
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
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: November 2023
We congratulate our distinguished faculty for their recently accepted and published research and awards.
Quoted: Lars Perner on Marketplace
PERNER, assistant professor of clinical marketing, presents that boomers are likely to be caught off guard by recent hikes due 2023's spike in inflation.
Quoted: Kristen Schiele on Business Insider
SCHIELE, associate professor of clinical marketing, predicts advertising budgets flowing to TikTok given the platform's reach, influence, and stickiness.
Research: Lan Luo on Working Knowledge
Work by LUO, professor of marketing, and colleague Isamar Troncoso studying the influence photos have in final hiring decisions on talent platforms is featured on HBS' WORKING KNOWLEGE.
Quoted: Lars Perner on The U.S. Sun
PERNER, assistant professor of clinical marketing, says silence is an effective measure to dissuade sales associates in a SUN piece offering advice for avoiding overspending during the holidays.