"Rethinking business" and "social are both ways of looking at the world's big-picture trends, there seems to be a noticeable shift toward rethinking business social (Baker, 2011). Progressively, studies have been directed businesses as having more than just an economic or Schumpeterian purpose, where entrepreneurs encourage growth structural changes in financial system. They also look component...

Theories play an important role in management research. As management scholars, we utilize insights from many different theories as we engage in research to better understand many different aspects of management. But many research questions can’t be fully addressed by drawing only upon a single theory. Just as two firms form alliances to accomplish more than either could individually, scholars ...

Environmental degradation is a global problem that requires the active and committed attention of many scholars. Green IS has emerged as the channel for IS scholars to contribute to resolving this problem. Five of the scholars who have done some early work in Green IS present their perspectives on the future directions of Green IS scholarship.

Comparative politics scholars disagree about what the ideal research program should entail. Some scholars argue in favor of deductive hypotheses and/or large N research designs relying on sophisticated statistical techniques that do not require much in-depth knowledge of a particular polity. Other scholars favor a more inductive approach and pursue more qualitative work using case study methods...

Congratulations to all of the 2007 McNair Scholars for your achievements over the past year. In particular, I want to acknowledge the hard work and accomplishments of the senior Scholars whose research is represented in the papers in this publication. This year's journal showcases numerous promising academic talents from Boise State and marks the culmination of an extensive research experience....