Managerial Studies

Research Centers

The CBA has established unique centers for learning that foster groundbreaking research, educational programming and support networks for both our students and the local business community. These centers include:

Center for Human Resource Management
The Center for Human Resource Management is a joint venture between the University of Illinois faculty (Chicago and Champaign-Urbana campuses) and senior-level human resource management executives that is dedicated to discovering practical methods for improving the management of human resources.

Center for Urban Business
The Center for Urban Business provides clients with the support and resources that are essential to the successful formation and sustained growth of their enterprises. The center's services include training, consulting, mentoring, and connecting businesses with entities that can help them generate contracts and secure financing.

Family Business Council
Through a unique peer-support network and relevant educational programs, the Family Business Council helps the owners and leaders of family-owned businesses and other closely held companies achieve their professional and personal goals.

Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
The Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies expands awareness and knowledge of new venture opportunities, offers methods for creating and growing enterprises, and celebrates the important role entrepreneurship plays in the growth of the global economy.

Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics
The Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics seeks to develop cutting edge solutions to emerging problems associated with global supply chains. Uniquely positioned in the city of Chicago, the third largest freight hub in the world, the Center specifically addresses manufacturing, transportation, and logistics management issues in an effort to reduce cost and improve the efficiency of supply chains.

UIC Technology Entrepreneurship Center (site under construction)
The UIC Technology Entrepreneurship Center supports curricular and co-curricular activities that help students and faculty understand the strategic and market dynamics involved in conceiving and launching new business ventures to commercialize emerging technologies.