As part of the mission of any university based center at a research 1 institution, research and knowledge development are emphasized, along with teaching and community service. This is no different at the Goering Center.
In order to support research on family and private business at the University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business, John and Gloria Goering have recently endowed a professorship of family and private business.
Currently, Professor Sid Barton heads up the research activities in the College. This research includes both applied and academic research. Applied research is addressed at the specific interests of local firms, while academic research has a more universal application.
On the applied side, First Financial Bank has recently sponsored a regional economic survey of family and private firms to be administered to Goering Center constituents. This quarterly survey will provide a look ahead for the firms in the Cincinnati region, and will allow comparison with national trends.
On the academic side, Professor Barton in collaboration with professors and doctoral students at UC, as well as throughout the country, is presently researching the drivers of innovation in family firms, the mechanisms that make external board members valuable in these firms, and how family members in family firms deal with the dual identities of the family and business. The results of these studies will be targeted to top academic journals as well as ultimately to practitioner journals.
If you are interested in participating in a survey, please contact Sid Barton, PhD., 513-556-7126 or at Sidney.Barton@uc.edu.
