The University of Tennessee’s accounting program is nationally recognized as one of the best in the country. The undergraduate and master’s level accounting programs in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Administration have been ranked top 25 in the country among public universities, according to the 2010 Public Accounting Report (PAR). Both programs [...]
In today’s world, fundamental change is occurring. A revolution is taking place. That revolution is “Entrepreneurial Capitalism.” It started more than 30 years ago and has spread worldwide. Over the past decade, new business creations have been averaging around 600,000 per year. There are over 28 million small firms in America today that employ about [...]
The Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy focuses on three main areas of interest. The Center maintains and promotes research in the papers of Howard H. Baker, Jr. and other political collections at the University of Tennessee. These materials provide a wealth of information for scholars and students. The Center will work to [...]
The Behavioral Economics Research Group consists of faculty in the Department of Economics with a common interest in identifying and modeling actual behavior in economic contexts. The results of the research have interest for managers and policymakers who must predict the outcomes of their decisions. Traditional economic analysis assumes that individuals, firms, and policy-makers are [...]
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) was established in 1937 as an auxiliary of the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee. The mission of CBER is to produce and disseminate new information in the general area of economic research, and in the specific areas of economic development, regional economics and [...]
UT’s Center for Executive Education (CEE), housed in UT’s College of Business Administration, provides customized solutions to organizational challenges. The Center uses a proprietary, high-compression learningsm approach that delivers high-quality education in condensed timeframes, providing significant value to participants and organizations. The Center offers five, executive-level MBAs for working professionals; a full-time MBA program; a [...]
The Construction Industry Research and Policy Center (CIRPC) is a unit of the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee. Construction Resources Analysis, the predecessor of the center, was an outgrowth of continuing efforts under four secretaries of labor, beginning with Secretary John Dunlop in 1975, to obtain more accurate information about the [...]
The Corporate Governance Center is among national leaders in conducting and disseminating research on aspects of corporate governance. Our primary emphasis is on those aspects of corporate governance with a significant public policy focus—the work of the audit committee, compensation committee, and nominating committee. The Corporate Governance Center seeks to contribute to the dialogue on [...]
Few disciplines are more relevant to our everyday lives than economics. Economists examine how businesses, individuals and nations behave, how they interact, and how they compete. Economics provides the framework for strategic thinking and the tools for effective decision-making. The tools of economics apply to a wide range of areas: business management, public policy and [...]
The Department of Finance is part of the College of Business Administration. The mission of the Finance Department is to provide innovative leadership in financial education, research, and practice, create a learning environment where students and faculty acquire and disseminate knowledge and grow professionally, and identify and answer important financial questions that impact the business [...]
