Research > Introduction

Scholarship and discovery play a vital role in academic life, enhancing the quality of education for our future business leaders and contributing to the body of knowledge available to professionals in the field. College of Business faculty strive to increase the quality and quantity of their research and maintain a focus on problems relevant to the practice of management.

The impact of an institution’s research is measured by the reputation of journals that publish the studies and the sources of sponsorship. By these metrics, Colorado State’s business faculty continue to excel, competing with the best for publication space within their disciplines’ widely respected journals and securing substantial research project funding from highly reputable organizations.

Our reputation for scholarship also is demonstrated by the popular press turning to us for expert opinions. In its March 20, 2006 issue, Business Week Online referenced product innovation research by Stan Slater and colleagues. And research by Derek Johnston was used in a story about stock options in the May 2, 2006 Wall Street Journal.

In this bulletin, you can read a sampling of research by these and other scholars in the College of Business. I hope you find the topics interesting and will share this publication with your colleagues.

Ajay Menon
Dean, College of Business