A popular series here at Turner Business explores Google Scholar citations garnered by the research conducted by Turner College business faculty. This series has generally focused on career-related citations data, rather than annual data. This installment considers Google Scholar citations earned this calendar year by Turner College business faculty. For example, research by the 10 faculty in the Department of Accounting and Finance, which includes economics, has so far garnered 297 Google Scholar citations in 2025. These numbers produce an average of 29.7 citations per faculty. Next, research by the 14 faculty in the Department of Management and Marketing, which includes management information systems, has so far garnered 573 Google Scholar citations in 2025. The average in this case is 40.9 citations per faculty. Overall, research published by the 24 Turner College business faculty has so far generated 870 Google Scholar citations, for an average of 36.3 citations per faculty. At the individual level, the top quartile for the Turner College begins at 41.1 citations for the year so far. The Turner College business faculty in this quartile are Phil Bryant (management), Johnny Ho (management), Kevin Hurt (management), Mark James (management), Frank Mixon (economics) and Jennifer Pitts (management information systems).
Officials in the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development recently put the finishing touches on an extensive report on trends in educational programs and occupations in the Columbus area. The report also includes data on business and technology trends. According to Fady Mansour , Director of the Butler Center, there are several key takeaways from the report regarding 10 occupational gaps that currently exist in the Columbus area. First, software development occupation exhibits the biggest labor shortage, with the report adding that the TSYS School has a bachelor's degree program in information technology along with a new AI track for the bachelor's degree in computer science, both of which can qualify students for this occupation. Other educational programs are in demand, such as computer programming and cloud computing. Second, there is a gap of 30 employees per year in general and operations management. This gap could be addressed by the Turn...

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