Our research centers form the cutting edge of our contribution to the way business is evolving around the world. This is confirmed by the number of major companies that come to us—and you—in search of the market insight that will make the difference to their top and bottom lines.

There's no limit to the amount of hands-on, practical project experience you can get in our research centers. Our structure ensures you'll have close contact with our faculty at all times. So at Smeal, you're an integral part of the knowledge creation process. You'll be able to work side by side with faculty members on the actual research projects that are guiding businesses today. There's no better way to learn.

(CSCR) is one of the nation's leading institutions dedicated to supply chain management research and education. The center draws upon faculty members from several disciplines, including business logistics, management science, operations management, business law, geography, agricultural economics, and industrial engineering.

(ISBM) is a center of excellence in the Smeal College of Business. It is networked with researchers, educators, and practitioners in business-to-business marketing in companies and universities throughout the world. The ISBM was founded in 1983, and is supported by over fifty member corporations.

(eBRC) is a preeminent center for e-Business research, a content/information resource for decision-makers in industry, academia, government, and the Penn State community, and a catalyst for change for Smeal/IST/PSU and its sponsors to embrace tomorrow's converging economies.

(FCCIE) The Farrell Center was formed in 1992 through an endowment from Michael J. Farrell. The center has three major roles within the Smeal College of Business: creation and management of educational programs in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship; research; and outreach.

(CGBS) The Center for Global Business Studies specializes in research concerning emerging functional business issues that shape the global environment. Its mission is to construct a coherent global perspective in business management, research, and education.

The mission of the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change (CMTOC) is to identify organizational and management issues associated with the introduction of new technology, to design and conduct research that generates both theory and practical knowledge for dealing with such issues, and to disseminate research results by a variety of media to the business, research and education communities.