- International Business Management
- Information Technology & Marketing
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Tourism, Sports & Recreation
- Financial Services
- Health Care Management
About The Center
Our Mission
The Cochran Research Center at Temple University Fox School of Business Management supports research and promotes partnerships with faculty from the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management and other Schools and Colleges throughout the University.
Our mission is to become a leader in business and management research and community engagement to better serve our stakeholders – students, faculty, industry and the people of Pennsylvania.
To facilitate this process, staff at the Cochran Research Center helps faculty to:
- Identify research opportunities matching the expertise and capacity of faculty and students;
- Sponsor a series of workshops that focus on proposal and grant writing themes and exploring new funding opportunities; and
- Assist in the compilation of proposals, budgets and communications between principal investigator, funder and university administration.
Research Interests
Cochran Research Center supports faculty with research interests in the following areas:
- Benefits Management
- Corporate Finance and Ownership
- Criminal Justice and Security
- Entrepreneurship
- Health Care Management
- Information Technology
- Insurance Rates and Policy Regulation
- International Business Management
- Labor Issues
- Risk Management
- Sports Marketing and Economics
- Survey Design and Statistics
- Tourism Development and Marketing
In addition to striving for excellence in research and community engagement, faculty affiliated with the Cochran Research Center are dedicated to promoting educational goals, working with students in the classroom, in the community, and in the research arena.