E. Philip Saunders College of Business
Research & Centers of Excellence
Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
The academic and campus-based programs of the Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship are headed up by Dr. Richard DeMartino, Associate Professor at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business. It is a university-wide initiative designed to promote, nurture, and expand innovation and entrepreneurship activities within the RIT community.
Center for Consumer Financial Services
The mission of the Center for Consumer Financial Services is to provide unique consumer-industry perspectives on profound changes in the retail banking industry and impacts on American society at the individual, household, community, and national levels.
Established in Spring 2006 as part of the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, the Center is directed by Dr. Robert D. Manning, Research Professor of Consumer Finance, national authority on financial issues, and author of "Credit Card Nation."
Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
The E. Philip Saunders College of Business's Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, directed by Dr. Bruce Oliver, is dedicated to developing curriculum in the field of business and professional ethics, and to providing ethics related service to the Rochester community.
The purpose of these activities is to better recognize ethical dilemmas and the importance of engaging in ethically acceptable behaviors in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Technology Management Center
The E. Philip Saunders College of Business recently established the Technology Management Center. Under the leadership of Director John E. Ettlie, Ph.D., the center has initially defined three areas of focus: information technology management, new product development, and science and technology policy. Applied research and outreach projects will be the hallmark of the center. Other ideas being investigated are affiliate programs, sponsorship of seminars and focused conferences, a dedicated Web site and student-centered activities.
Research projects currently underway are the natural environment strategies, the competitive relationship between organizational structure and management of specific technologies, enterprise resource planning, modular manufacturing and new product development.