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Centers in the College of Business

Centers in the College of Business. Paul M. Bobrowski, Ph.D. Dean & Wachovia Professor February 12, 2008. Overview. Fitting in the COB Strategy Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures Center for International Finance and Global Competitiveness Summary. Fitting in the COB Strategy.

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Centers in the College of Business

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  1. Centers in the College of Business Paul M. Bobrowski, Ph.D. Dean & Wachovia Professor February 12, 2008

  2. Overview • Fitting in the COB Strategy • Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures • Center for International Finance and Global Competitiveness • Summary

  3. Fitting in the COB Strategy • COB Strategic Plan - 2+ years • Six strategic goals

  4. Strategic Goals • Achieve recognition through scholarly efforts. • Create greater financial self-sufficiency. • Prepare students for leadership in a diverse, global economy. • Enhance student career opportunities. • Maintain leadership in distance education. • Establish and foster external relationships.

  5. Fitting in the COB Strategy • COB Strategic Plan - 2+ years • Six strategic goals • With initiatives in each • Achieve recognition through scholarly efforts. • Establish centers that have a research focus.

  6. Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures - Background • Ethics – common in b-schools • Dr. A. Armenakis, Pursell Eminent Scholar in Ethics (Department of Management) • Leads COB Program • Distinguished speakers – Dr. Jeffrey Weigand, Mr. Roger Boisjoly, & others • Primary focus teaching about ethics • Ethics Resource Center survey (Summer 2007) • High number of observed misconduct & low incidence of reporting the misconduct • Culture in the organization – key to improving behavior • Teaching must accompanied by research

  7. Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures - Overview • Funds - $460,000 over 5 years • Purpose – research to understand elements of org. culture that support and do not support ethical behavior • Use qualitative and quantitative methodologies • Ethical Organizational Culture Survey • For use in public and private sector organizations • Research activity – faculty & Ph.D. students • Follow-ons • Conference sponsorship • Company affiliations • Consulting

  8. Strategic Goals • Achieve recognition through scholarly efforts. • Create greater financial self-sufficiency. • Prepare students for leadership in a diverse, global economy. • Enhance student career opportunities. • Maintain leadership in distance education. • Establish and foster external relationships.

  9. Center for International Finance & Global Competiveness - Background • Department of Finance • International Business major • BIE grant – faculty from Finance & Political Science • International internships in London and China (planned) • Dr. J. Barth, Eminent Scholar, and expert in financial institutions

  10. Center for International Finance & Global Competiveness - Overview • Funds (potential) - $ 5+ million over 5 years • Support the EFI – Economic Freedom Initiative • Dr. Bob Lawson, co-author of the Economic Freedom World Index • Published annually – cited regularly in academic and business journals, e.g. featured in the Economist. • Ranking of countries – 40+ dimensions driven by data

  11. Center for International Finance & Global Competiveness - Overview • Funds – research, teaching & outreach • Faculty • Post docs • Graduate students • Visiting scholars • Video series • Other disciplines – business law, entrepreneurship, political science, etc. • Follow-ons • CIBER – COB, CoLA & others • Network of affiliates - business and corporations

  12. Concluding Remarks • Centers – necessary to advance COB towards its vision • Provide focus consistent with our strategy • Reinforces a research culture • Provides funds for faculty and students • Serves as leverage for pursuing other sources for funding – public & private • Diminishes silo thinking – encourages participants from other departments

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