Category Archives: News

Welcome from COBE Senator

October 6, 2009 – 11:20 am

To the Students and Faculty of the College of Business and Economics
I am glad to be starting a new semester at Boise State University and so far it has been challenging and fun! It is my desire and goal that you are having a similar experience. My name is Josue Gomez and I currently have [...]

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German Students Visit Boise State to Learn How the U.S. Does Business

September 28, 2009 – 9:30 am

Twelve Master of Science in Real Estate Management students from Dresden, Germany, just wrapped up a weeklong residency in Boise to learn about commercial real estate development in the United States. The third annual event was presented by Boise State’s Centre for Creativity & Innovation in the College of Business and Economics, in cooperation with [...]

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Students Train to Provide On-site Energy Evaluations

September 14, 2009 – 9:44 am

During these difficult economic times, businesses are scrambling to save money. One way is to reduce their energy usage, and Boise State and the Idaho Small Business Development Center (a service arm of COBE) are teaming up to help them do so.
Boise State students from a variety of disciplines — business, engineering, construction management and [...]

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Sandy Gough Selected for Master Professor

August 26, 2009 – 3:30 pm

Sandy Gough was unanimously selected for induction into The Business Strategy Game Hall of Fame as a Master Professor. Out of more than 4,000 registered BSG instructors, Sandy and 13 others have achieved Master Professor status by having one or more Grand Champion teams in the Best-Strategy Invitational competition for August of 2009.

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Professor Tom Gattiker‘s Publication Wins Best Paper Award

August 17, 2009 – 3:16 pm

Craig Carter, Tom Gattiker and Lisa Ellram
The Journal of Supply Chain Management recently announced the winner of the 2008 Harold E. Fearon Best Paper Award. Tom Gattiker’s winning paper is titled: ‘‘Structure-Infrastructure Alignment: The Relationship between TQM Orientation and the Adoption of Supplier-Facing Electronic Commerce among Manufacturers.” Xiaowen Huang and Roger Schroeder were co-authors on [...]

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COBE MBA Team Leads Special Project for Idaho National Lab (INL)

August 3, 2009 – 10:17 am

The MBA Team took a leadership role in the 2008-2009 Idaho Ideas to Market Program (I2M). Stephanie Wicks’ (MBA’2008) presentation at Idaho TechLaunch 6.0, in late May, was the culmination of a special project opportunity created and administered by the Idaho National Lab (INL) and Idaho TechConnect.
Beginning in the fall of 2008, Idaho Universities have been eligible [...]

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Idaho SBDC and Boise State Team Up to Offer No-Cost Energy Evaluations to Treasure Valley Small Businesses

July 7, 2009 – 2:01 pm

Beginning this fall, the Idaho Small Business Development Center (Idaho SBDC) and Boise State University will offer no-cost energy evaluations through a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Boise State students from a variety of disciplines, including business, engineering, construction management and environmental health and science, will be trained to analyze utility bills and complete [...]

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Professor Paul Bahnson Wins Literary Award

June 17, 2009 – 1:43 pm

Professor of Accountancy Paul Bahnson’s co-authored article “A New Day for Business Combinations,” which ran in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Accountancy, is the winner of the Journal of Accountancy 2008 literary award.
The award, established in honor of John Lawler, former Journal editor and AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) Senior [...]

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COBE Students Get Experience Working with Nonprofits

June 16, 2009 – 3:54 pm

COBE students enrolled in MGMT410 Advanced Management Topics, taught by Professor Dusty Bodie, are getting firsthand experience working with the nonprofit sector this summer. Last week six nonprofit community partners delivered a 15 minute presentation introducing their organizations and told the class about the biggest changes and challenges facing the nonprofit sector.
After listening to [...]

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Petersens Make Donation to Future Business Building

June 12, 2009 – 11:15 am

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Boise State University head football coach Chris Petersen and his wife Barbara have given a $150,000 donation to the fund for a new College of Business and Economics building at Boise State. The new facility is being planned on the corner of Capitol Boulevard and University Drive and will serve as a [...]

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