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The College of Business Administration is committed to the three missions of Oklahoma State University-instruction, research, and extension/public service. These missions intertwine and play an important role in the professional endeavors of the highly diversified faculty of the College. Central to the success of the College is research. The results of faculty research assure students receive the most current knowledge. Research results also are integral to extension/public service activities, which expand the boundaries of the University and support the growth and productivity of the state's economy.
Research conducted by the faculty in the College of Business Administration is directed to the discovery, critical examination, and transfer of knowledge about complex business and government organizations. These efforts further understanding of the functions of organizations, their interactions, and their roles in the global society. Some of this research is basic research activity-that is, efforts to push back the frontiers of knowledge. Some research is best described as applied research, focusing on the application of existing knowledge to solve present-day problems.
At any given time, research activities in the College will
contain a mix of basic and applied research. Both quantitative
and qualitative methodologies are used by researchers in the departments
of Accounting, Economics and Legal Studies in Business, Finance,
Management, and Marketing. Cross-disciplinary investigations bring
together researchers from these departments, their colleagues
from the academic community at large, and professional researchers
from the corporate world and government to address questions of
common research interest. The unique contributions of each investigator
serve to produce a more comprehensive final result.
While the range of research interests among faculty of the College of Business Administration is wide, several theme areas of investigation are present. Among these are computer-aided technology transfer, international business, management of technology and innovation, telecommunications management, and economic development of the state and region. A few highlights of the research efforts underway in each of these theme areas provide insight into the diversity of research activity in the College.
Computer Assisted Technology Transfer
(CATT)
Management of Technology and Innovation
Marginal Oil and Gas Well Survey
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