"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 2024
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
USC Marshall Welcomes 21 New Faculty
These faculty bring their varied expertise into the classroom, with a mix of academia, research, and real-world experience.
OpEd: Stephen Lind for USC Annenberg Relevance Report
LIND, associate professor of clinical business communication, writes in the USC Annenberg Relevance Report how programs like Synthesia and other AI-augmented communications tools need to be used with a healthy balance of both boldness and care.
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: October 2024
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Quoted: Nick Vyas in Supply Chain Dive
VYAS, Founding Director Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, provided additional insights to Supply Chain Dive about what impacts shippers are facing post-strike.
Quoted: Nick Vyas in Supply Chain Dive
VYAS, Founding Director Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, shares with Supply Chain Dive that automation is inevitable and will create fundamental tensions between labor and port operators.
University Park Campus Awash in Trojan Pride for Trojan Family Weekend
The annual event allows visitors experience the cardinal and gold lifestyle.
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
USC Marshall Honors Three Professors Through Flagship Teaching Chair Program
The school continues to prioritize teaching excellence by adding three new endowed chairs.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: October 2024
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Ayse Imrohoroglu Named Fellow of the Econometric Society
The professor of finance and business economics was honored for her contributions to the advancement of economic theory.
Cited: Mete Kilic in Morningstar
Morningstar cites research by KILIC, assistant professor of finance and business economics, indicating how the gold-platinum ratio can predict a strong stock market.
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 Alums’ SoFiiT App Promotes Health and Wellbeing on Campus
The social fitness app has already found success with students and was recently selected for the prestigious Techstars Columbus accelerator program.
USC Soccer Star Brings Competitive Edge to Marshall
Trojan forward Simone Jackson is succeeding off the field by diving headfirst into Marshall’s many opportunities.
Marshall Students’ App is Changing the Way Athletes Recover from Injuries
Identifying a gap in the digital fitness app space, Greif Center alumni are giving physical therapy patients power over their own healing with their new app: Kenko.
USC Iovine and Young Academy and USC Marshall Announce Joint Degree in Business and Innovation
BS Business of Innovation (BUIN) degree combines Marshall’s business acumen with IYA’s creativity to prepare innovators to imagine, build, and scale impact.
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: October 2024
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
USC Marshall Hosts Inaugural Energy Business Summit
The Business of Energy Transition Initiative gathered global business leaders and academics to discuss the future of energy innovation and transformation.
Quoted: Shon Hiatt in WSJ
HIATT, director of the Business of Energy Transition, tells the Wall Street Journal that gas prices will likely reamin low and not factor into the November election.
Quoted: Peer Fiss in Business Insider
FISS, associate vice dean for research, tells Business Insider that it's not a smart move for OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman to lead the company forward without a CTO.
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
USC Marshall Honors Three Professors Through Flagship Teaching Chair Program
The school continues to prioritize teaching excellence by adding three new endowed chairs.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: October 2024
We are proud to highlight the many accomplishments of Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research and achievements in their field.
Quoted: Larry Vincent on Marketplace
VINCENT, associate professor of the practice of marketing, tells Marketplace the delicate balance between convenience and privacy when stadiums use facial recognition tools.