Category Archives: Research

COBE Research Details Positive Economic Impacts from Idaho National Laboratory Operations

INL Impact Study Brochure
The results of a comprehensive new study of the economic impact that Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site operations have on the state reveal that INL is responsible for more than 24,000 Idaho jobs and generates a total economic impact exceeding $3.5 billion.
Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics was awarded a [...]

Economics’ Faculty Member Receives Dissertation Award

Kelly Cobourn, economics, has received the 2009 Gordon A. King Ph.D. dissertation award from the Agricultural Resource Economics Department at UC Davis for her dissertation titled “Incentives for Individual and Cooperative Management of a Mobile Pest: An Application to the Olive Fruit Fly in California.”
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Faculty Spotlight – Tom Gattiker

An article by Tom Gattiker, information technology and supply chain management, titled “Understanding Project Champions’ Ability to Gain Intra-Organizational Commitment for Environmental Projects,” will be published in the March issue of the Journal of Operations Management.
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Lincoln “Clicker” Article Published in MER

Doug Lincoln, professor of marketing and chair for the Department of Marketing and Finance, had his article, “Student Response Systems Adoption and Use in Marketing Education: A Status Report,” published in the fall 2009 issue of the Marketing Education Review. The empirical-based article provides an in-depth look at how those teaching with clickers are using [...]

Boise State Awards Research Grants to Examine Water, Climate Change Issues

Eight Boise State University undergraduates will share $42,000 in research grants this spring and summer to study issues related to water and climate change alongside Boise State faculty. The grants support participation of under-represented students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The student projects will target economic development, river and dam operations [...]

Research Helps Businesses Go Green

Tom Gatiker
Most companies get it when it comes to going green. In addition to being good for public relations, environmentally friendly practices can help eliminate waste. And when you eliminate waste, such as excess packaging or unnecessary energy consumption, you save money.
But getting from good intentions to meaningful change is not without its obstacles.
Business professor Tom [...]

Professor Tom Gattiker‘s Publication Wins Best Paper Award

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 [...]

Professor Paul Bahnson Wins Literary Award

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 [...]