Op-Ed: Larry Harris in the Wall Street Journal
Harris asserts America’s trade deficit is a feature, not a flaw — foreigners fund U.S. growth by trading real goods for printed dollars. High tariffs risk undermining that advantage.
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REAL WORLD — RIGHT NOW
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Quoted: Gordon Ho in The New York Times
Ho says savvy travelers may find deals as the travel industry scrambles to recover from policy whiplash.
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![OpenAI's Sam Altman.]()
Quoted: Nathanael Fast in L.A. Times
Fast discusses the implications of OpenAI’s shift to restructure as a for-profit company.
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Quoted: Michael Mische in Business Insider
Mische discusses the potential reasons for the government’s overhaul of consulting contracts.
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![Elon Musk.]()
Quoted: Lars Perner in Business Insider
With Tesla’s brand in a tailspin, Perner says one solution could be for Musk to sell his shares and step aside for a less high-profile CEO.
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Quoted: Nick Vyas in L.A. Times
As tech companies face uncertainty under Trump’s expanded tariffs, Vyas says simply shifting production outside of China may no longer be enough.
RECENT OP-EDS
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![A level at even.]()
Op-Ed: Larry Harris in the Wall Street Journal
Harris asserts America’s trade deficit is a feature, not a flaw — foreigners fund U.S. growth by trading real goods for printed dollars. High tariffs risk undermining that advantage.
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![Zillow logo over a field of houses.]()
OpEd: Nikhil Malik in Boston Globe (Paywall).
Based on his research, MALIK, assistant professor of marketing, writes in the Boston Globe on the need for transparency as Zillow's AI housing price algorithms might be distorting the market.
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OpEd: Arthur Korteweg in Harvard Law School Forum
KORTEWEG writes for Harvard Law School Forum about his research finding public pension plans tend to perform better in their private equity investments than other private equity investors.
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OpEd: Stephanie Tully in The Conversation
TULLY, associate professor of marketing, writes for The Conversation about her new research finding those with lower average AI literacy are receptive open to using AI.
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OpEd: Arianna Uhalde in MinnPost
UHALDE, associate professor of clinical marketing, finds purpose and meaning as keys to making New Year's resolutions successful
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21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP
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Quoted: Kimon Drakopoulos in Good Men Project
Though AI adoption has surged to 65% according to a McKinsey's 2024 global survey, cultural shifts and tough questions remain key barriers, says Drakopoulos.
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Quoted: Kimon Drakopoulos in The News Tribune
Drakopoulous, associate professor of data sciences and operations, discusses how companies need to consider AI ethics while understanding their own goals to avoid AI "hallucinations".
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![Illustration of a set of cubes representing Blockchain.]()
Interviewed: Dean Geoffrey Garrett in Poets and Quants
Garrett, Dean of the Marshall School of Business, spoke to Poets and Quants about the school’s new Business of Blockchain Initiative.
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OpEd: Eric Anicich in Harvard Business Review
Anicich, associate professor of management and organization, writes in Harvard Business Review about his research suggesting how to mitigate negative impacts of organizational secrecy and harness its potential benefits.
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Cited: Nathanael Fast in AI Magazine
AI Magazine reports FAST, director of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership, was named to EY's new AI advisory council to help guide the implementation of artificial intelligence across the company's global operations.
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![Open AI CEO Sam Altman.]()
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.
PATH-BREAKING RESEARCH
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Quoted: Ike Silver in HR Dive
Silver and coauthors, in a study cited by HR Dive, found that companies with clear, measurable hiring goals attract more interest from underrepresented candidates.
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Quoted: Michael Mische in KTLA5
Mische breaks down his research exploring the multiple factors causing increased gas prices for Californians and offers his prognostication for the next ten years.
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Quoted: Wendy Wood in Irish Examiner
Irish Examiner cited Wood’s research, which shows that, over timer, fewer cues are needed to making actions automatic and create habits.
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![Zillow logo over a field of houses.]()
OpEd: Nikhil Malik in Boston Globe (Paywall).
Based on his research, MALIK, assistant professor of marketing, writes in the Boston Globe on the need for transparency as Zillow's AI housing price algorithms might be distorting the market.
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![A field of piggy banks.]()
OpEd: Arthur Korteweg in Harvard Law School Forum
KORTEWEG writes for Harvard Law School Forum about his research finding public pension plans tend to perform better in their private equity investments than other private equity investors.
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![Stock prices on a black screen.]()
Interview: Kevin Murphy on BBC 4 Radio
MURPHY, Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance, sits down with the BBC's "The Prophets of Profit" to discuss his pathbreaking research on supplementing CEO's salaries in stocks and shares and the connection to maximizing shareholder value. (at 3:37)
TROJAN NETWORK
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![USC Marshall student Santiago Briones.]()
Quoted: Santiago Briones Lopez in Poets&Quants
USC Marshall student Santiago Briones Lopez was mentioned in P&Q's 2025 Best & Brightest Business Majors.
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![USC Marshall MBA student Andrey Chabanov.]()
Interview: Andrey Chabanov in Poets&Quants
Chabanov, an MBA student at Marshall, speaks about his disruptive startup, RampMeDaddy.
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![The USC Leventhal School of Accounting.]()
Quoted: Dean Andy Call in the Daily Trojan
Call, Dean of the Leventhal School of the Accounting, discussed his vision for the future of Leventhal with the Daily Trojan.
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News: Two Indonesian Organizations Each Establish $1M Scholarships
DEAN GEOFFREY GARRET was in Jakarta to memorialize two $1M scholarships for Indonesian students aspiring to enroll in the IBEAR program at USC Marshall.
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News: Dean Garrett in Jakarta to Announce the TAMBA Scholarship
The Mochamad Thohir Foundation and the USC Indonesian Alumni Foundation are establishing a $1M scholarship for IBEAR students from Indonesia.
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News: Marshall and the Mochamad Thohir Foundation Establish the TAMBA Scholarship
DEAN GEOFFREY GARRETT was on hand in Jakarta to announce the $1M scholarship for 5 Indonesian students entering the IBEAR program.
