Quoted: Ike Silver in NPR
Silver explains how companies are steering clear of the economic risks associated with controversial social issues by pulling their sponsorship of San Francisco Pride Week.
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Quoted: Ike Silver in NPR
Silver explains how companies are steering clear of the economic risks associated with controversial social issues by pulling their sponsorship of San Francisco Pride Week.
Quoted: Rodney Ramcharan in American Banker
Ramcharan says it will be critical to track how the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee responds to rising political pressure to act.
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.
Quoted: Ike Silver in CNN Business
Silver explains that as Tesla is losing followers in one demographic, it could attract a different target audience.
Quoted: Ike Silver in The Telegraph
Silver explains why Tesla's divisiveness may be driving its appeal.
Quoted: Richard Green in Realtor.com
Green says California’s insurance rules may lead homeowners in high-risk areas to self-insure.
RECENT OP-EDS
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.
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.
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.
OpEd: Arianna Uhalde in MinnPost
UHALDE, associate professor of clinical marketing, finds purpose and meaning as keys to making New Year's resolutions successful
21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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)
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.
Quoted: Marco Giacoletti in the Wall Street Journal
GIACOLETTI, assistant professor of finance and business economics, explains to WSJ how strict building regulations in LA County have long limited new construction and will be a key factor to rebuilding after the fires.
TROJAN NETWORK
Interview: Andrey Chabanov in Poets&Quants
Chabanov, an MBA student at Marshall, speaks about his disruptive startup, RampMeDaddy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
News: The Mochamad Thohir Foundation Establishes $1M Scholarship for Incoming IBEAR Students
DEAN GEOFFREY GARRETT joined the Mochamad Thohir Foundation and the Alumni Foundation of USC Indonesia to announce the landmark opportunity.