Research Centers Overview
Aim Investment Center
The
AIM Investment Center is the nexus for
integrating financial research,
investment education and practice at the
University of Texas at Austin, bringing
together financial support, information
resources, and intellectual capital in
support of those who teach and learn,
those who further knowledge in the field
through research and those who use the
efforts of both to enhance the practice
of investment management.
Bureau of Business Research
As the provider of essential research and information about Texas industries, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) contributes to competitiveness in a fundamental way. During its 70 years of service, BBR has contributed more than 100 seminal studies of Texas industries.
Center for Business Measurement and Assurance Services
As technology alters the basic business processes and even the organization of today’s enterprises, non-traditional business measures—and assurance of their relevance and reliability—are becoming central to keeping pace. BMAS brings together students and faculty across disciplines and corporate partners to concentrate on such non-traditional measures, new accounting skills, and assurance methods dictated by evolving technologies.
C. Aubrey Smith Center for Auditing Education and Research
Mission: To promote and improve education and research in both internal and external auditing
Objectives:
- Promoting and improving auditing education for those who plan to enter the auditing profession
- Initiating, conducting, and disseminating auditing research
- Identifying and helping to resolve issues facing the auditing profession
- Providing an independent perspective of the auditing profession
Center for Business, Technology, & Law
The Center for Business, Technology, & Law was created in 1987 to provide a multidisciplinary, management-oriented means to address the increasingly prominent role of legal requirements in the operation of business enterprises. The objective of this Center is to conduct and facilitate research into problems arising at the point of intersection between managerial decision making and legal or regulatory constraints.
Center for Customer Insight
Companies must better anticipate and satisfy customers’ changing needs in the global information age or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The Center for Customer Insight, a network of leading universities and businesses engaged in multidisciplinary research and education programs, focuses on the emerging role of information technology in customer relationships.
Center for Energy Finance Education and Research
Begun
with a generous donation from Enron, this
Center’s purpose is to further develop
the new energy finance curriculum and
support faculty research in the area of
financial risk management as it relates
to energy and financial commodities. As
an industry resource, the CEFER is the
focal point for the creation of the
leading academic program in energy
finance and financial risk management.
Center for International Business Education and Research
Congress created the CIBER program in 1988 as a response to the emerging trend toward globalization in business, and now there are 26 CIBERs located at universities across the United States. The mission of the UT CIBER is to enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. economy by internationalizing business education and by forging partnerships between business and education.
Center for Manufacturing Systems
The mission statement for the Center of Manufacturing Systems is currently being redefined.
Center for Organizations Research
The mission statement for the Center for Organizations Research is currently being redefined.
Center for Research in Electronic Commerce
More than nine years old, the CREC (originally called the Center for Information Systems Management) is the leading center in the world for research and education in the areas of Electronic Commerce (EC) and Digital Products. Established long before the current boom in electronic commerce, the Center is responsible for an array of research, publications, and white papers on e-commerce, including the Internet Economy Indicators, sponsored by Cisco Systems.
The Center for Real Estate Finance (CREF)
CREF is the first academic center at a
leading U.S. university to specialize in
the intersection of real estate and
finance. The purpose of the CREF is to
support curriculum development in real
estate finance at UT as well as to
support faculty research and faculty
development. The Center is the focal
point for the creation of a nationally
recognized real estate program.
With its home in the Department of
Finance at the McCombs School of
Business, the Center will take advantage
of the talented finance faculty in the
Department to develop cutting-edge
research on finance-related real estate
issues such as the valuation of
mortgage-backed securities, the financial
structure of real estate investment
trusts, the agency issues associated with
real estate financing agreements, and the
efficiency of real estate investment
markets. While the undergraduate and MBA
educational offerings in real estate will
be highly multidisciplinary drawing from
finance, economics, law, and community
and regional planning, the research
emphasis will be on real estate finance.
For more information, please contact Angela Dorsey, Assistant Director, at (512) 232-7385.
The Center for Small and Middle-Sized Enterprises
The Center for Small and Middle-Sized Enterprises (CSME) helps small business communities overcome challenges faced in today's dynamic marketplace by providing essential business knowledge. Through its cornerstone program, CMBA, and other custom programs and workshops, CSME addresses critical educational and economic development needs for owners and managers of small to middle-sized businesses, specifically those that are minority-owned. Through these outreach programs, the Center brings together a culturally diverse group of people facing similar challenges within and beyond their local communities.
In the Community Minority Business Advancement (CMBA) Program, participants learn to prepare a business plan, read and analyze financial statements, write a loan proposal, find sources of capital, create marketing plans, use models for investment decision making, manage working capital, budget cash, and learn how to value their business. The 45-hour, 7-week class is composed of fifteen business modules that are taught every Monday and Wednesday evening. The program is held in Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.
Center for Statistical Sciences
The mission of the CSS is to make UT Austin an international focal point of excellence in applications-driven statistical research leading to the development of new statistical methods and new directions for further research. Research in statistical methodology is conducted within an interdisciplinary climate, embracing expertise in all areas of data analysis and probabilistic modeling. CSS participants provide consulting on statistical problems for business and government, monitor developments in software and hardware for statistical computing, and disseminate information through colloquia, short courses, seminars, and publications.
EDS Financial Trading and Technology Center
This
is a state-of-the-art trading, research,
and teaching facility that opened in May
1996. The goal of the Center is to help
students, faculty, and executives better
understand the growing flow of financial
data that affects markets as well as to
enable them to participate in the
development of new applications of
information technology to finance. The
Center also serves as a teaching and
minority outreach resource for UT. It is
a laboratory for the creation of
innovative teaching techniques applied to
all levels of education using the
cutting-edge audio-visual and distance
learning systems that are integrated into
the three-room complex.
Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship
Founded in 2002, this new Center will develop new knowledge in entrepreneurial processes, publish case studies, develop and deliver programs, and facilitate the success of Texas’ entrepreneurs. The Center brings together financial resources, leading entrepreneurs, and faculty from multiple disciplines and universities. One of its goals is to fully integrate entrepreneurship into the entire Business School curriculum.
The Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance
The Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance was established in December 2000 to support the study of private equity finance at the McCombs School of Business. The Center's mandates include the development of a private equity finance curriculum in the MBA program and supporting research on issues related to private equity finance, capital markets, corporate finance, investments, real estate, and other associated areas. The Center periodically hosts conferences that facilitate discussion between participants in the private equity market, researchers that study this market, and MBA students. It also awards eight merit-based scholarships annually to graduate students who are interested in the study of private equity finance.
IC2 Institute
Affiliated
with the Business School, IC2 was founded
by George Kozmetsky in 1977 to nurture
technology education, entrepreneurship,
and innovation. By spurring innovations,
offering continuing education for
high-tech workers, training new
entrepreneurs and managers, and
collaborating directly with local
businesses, IC2 helps Austin prepare for
the next century. The key areas of
research and study conducted at IC2
include the management of technology,
innovative management, econometrics,
economic analysis, and management
sciences. IC2 also launched two key
ventures to spur development in Austin:
the Austin Technology Incubator and The
Capital Network.
Supply Chain Management
The mission of the Supply Chain Management consortium is to bring together executives from leading corporations with Texas faculty and students to identify, document, research, develop and disseminate best practices in Supply Chain Management. Specifically, our objectives include the following: 1) Produce research and information that contribute significantly to the theory and practice of supply chain management. 2) Provide a forum to help our business partners to be on the leading edge of supply chain management best practices. 3) Develop and educate students to become future industry leaders in supply chain management.
