Research Group

INTRODUCTION

The Research GroupTM is a nationally recognized consortium of university scholars, corporate leaders and qualified undergraduate students dedicated to high quality research experiences that contribute to the business profession.

The objective is to promote a sense of engaged scholarship; research that both contributes to the common body of knowledge and is useful to the business community. The program believes that the best way to accomplish this objective is to leverage a convergence of rigor and relevance.

Rigor: There is a fundamental quest for knowledge generation.

Relevance: The resulting research is useful to business.

By leveraging the dual objective of rigor and relevance, students become better prepared for success in graduate school and their chosen careers.

Participation in The Research GroupTM is open to all academically qualified undergraduate students regardless of major or college. Qualifications for students are based on a variety of standards but primarily involve academic achievement and educational goals.

The resulting research is ordinarily published in professional publications related to business and/or presented at conferences to support the business profession.

Some representative examples include (students listed in bold):


Malko, J. Robert, Philip R. Swensen, and Joseph A. Monteleone (2007), “Some thoughts on Estimating the Cost of Common Equity for a Regulated Business, The Electricity Journal, 20, 56-61.

Vance Cooney, Pamela Pratt, David H. Olsen (2004), "ERP Systems Implementation At a Small Engineering Company: Size Does Matter." Journal of Business and Economics Research, 2(2)

Bartkus, Kenneth R., Zachary Ames, and Stacey Hills (2006), “The Use of Job Titles for Automotive Salespeople: A Content Analysis and Survey of Consumer Impressions,” Journal of Business Inquiry, 5(1), 20-27.

Whyte, Anne J., L. Dwight Israelsen, and Ryan D. Israelsen (2006), “The Determinants of the Distribution of Mortality in Mountain States Counties,” The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 83: 83-107.

Contact Information:

Kenneth R. Bartkus, Ph.D.
Director, Undergraduate Research Programs
Executive Director, The Research GroupTM
Phone: 435-797-3891
FAX: 435-797-3929
Email: urp@usu.edu