"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
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.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: April 2024
We are proud to highlight the amazing Marshall faculty who have been recognized this month for their leading-edge work and expertise.
Greg Patton Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Training & Development
The business communication professor was recognized by the National Communication Association.
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
A Q&A with Professor Milan Miric on Apple’s AI Announcement
Professor Miric analyzes the ramifications of the tech juggernaut's newest feature: “Apple Intelligence.”
Interview: Nick Vyas on Marketplace
VYAS, Founding Director Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, explains to Marketplace that low wholesale inventories signal strong consumer demand, but companies learned lessons about too much optimization during the pandemic.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: May 2024 and Year-End Recognitions
We are thrilled to congratulate Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research, 2023–2024 awards, and other accolades.
For a complete list of Golden Apple and Golden Compass Awards, voted on by students, please visit HERE.
For a complete list of Faculty and Staff Awards, please visit HERE.
Interview: Gourab Mukherjee in Poets&Quants
MUKHERJEE, associate professor of data sciences and operations, named one of Poets&Quants Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors.
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: Marco Giacoletti in the Washington Post
As some carriers are dropping homeowner policies, GIACOLETTI, assistant professor of finance and business economics, tells the Washington Post that companies are having difficulty pricing home insurance plans that reflect the risks and would cover the costs in the event of catastrophes.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: May 2024 and Year-End Recognitions
We are thrilled to congratulate Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research, 2023–2024 awards, and other accolades.
For a complete list of Golden Apple and Golden Compass Awards, voted on by students, please visit HERE.
For a complete list of Faculty and Staff Awards, please visit HERE.
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
Interview: Nan Jia and Yidan Yin on Spectrum News 1 Los Angeles
JIA, Dean's Associate Professor in Business Administration, and YIN, postdoctoral researcher, discuss and demonstrate for Spectrum LA their PNAS published research finding the potential and limitations of AI-generated responses to make people feel "heard."
Award-Winning Filmmakers Discuss Creating Impact Through Storytelling
Panelists from USC Marshall School of Business and the School of Cinematic Arts discuss how Hollywood can galvanize local and global change.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: May 2024 and Year-End Recognitions
We are thrilled to congratulate Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research, 2023–2024 awards, and other accolades.
For a complete list of Golden Apple and Golden Compass Awards, voted on by students, please visit HERE.
For a complete list of Faculty and Staff Awards, please visit HERE.
20 Years of Social Entrepreneurship Research Paves Way for New Tools and Connections
The annual conference, co-directed by USC Marshall School of Business Professor Jill Kickul, identifies new strategies to translate theory into impact.
Athlete Entrepreneurs Find Success with MSEI Degree
While playing on one of the nation’s best basketball teams, these graduates found time to earn their master’s degrees in entrepreneurship and innovation.
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
Dean Geoffrey Garrett named to LA500
For the fourth time, Dean Geoffrey Garrett has been named to the LA500 list by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The annual honor recognizes the most influential business professionals in the Los Angeles region.
Interview: Nan Jia and Yidan Yin on Spectrum News 1 Los Angeles
JIA, Dean's Associate Professor in Business Administration, and YIN, postdoctoral researcher, discuss and demonstrate for Spectrum LA their PNAS published research finding the potential and limitations of AI-generated responses to make people feel "heard."
Cited: Daniel Fehder, Florenta Teodoridis, and Joe Raffiee in Marginal Revolution
Marginal Revolution cites research by FEHDER, assistant professor, TEODORIDIS, associate professor, and RAFFIEE, associate professor,, (Department of Management and Organization) who conducted the first large-scale look into the partisanship of American inventors.
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 Marketing Grads Considered Top Recruits
College Recruiter featured Marshall's MARKETING students as top recruits for hire post-graduation due to their forward-thinking approach and integration of new technologies and media.
Marshall Faculty Publications, Awards, and Honors: May 2024 and Year-End Recognitions
We are thrilled to congratulate Marshall’s exceptional faculty recognized for recently accepted and published research, 2023–2024 awards, and other accolades.
For a complete list of Golden Apple and Golden Compass Awards, voted on by students, please visit HERE.
For a complete list of Faculty and Staff Awards, please visit HERE.
Interview: Laurence Vincent in Morning Brew
VINCENT, associate professor of the practice of marketing, sits down with Morning Brew to discuss how Celsius's renewed marketing strategy catapulted the company to success.