The Center supports:

1. Seminar series in which both internal and external research are presented.
2. Short-term visitor's programs in which researchers from other domestic or international institutions spend short periods (e.g., one week) at Olin.
3. Conferences.
4. Research assistance, including PhD student funding, or data collection beyond what would normally be funded by faculty research resources.
5. Interaction between the faculty and MBA/BSBA students by, e.g., naming top-performing students CRES Fellows and supporting their assisting, or in some way participating in, with faculty research projects.
6. Dissemination of research through a Center Web site.

1-6 is not an exhaustive list. Innovative ways to promote high-quality research are encouraged. The Center specifically encourages groups of faculty to develop theme-based projects spanning one or two years and encompassing elements of 1-6. For example, a group of faculty could explore a topic from several angles or several related topics, invite a collection of seminar speakers currently working on these topics, host several short-term visitors and conclude with a conference. These activities would be intended to support the faculty authoring a number of high-quality research papers.