Nurturing research in a business school (CBRD report)
1. (Presented during the Research Directors’ Forum,
January 24, 2014, Henry Sy Sr. Hall, 3rd Floor)
Raymund B. Habaradas, DBA
Director, Center for Business Research and Development
Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business
De La Salle University
2. DLSU‟s mission
“To be a leading learner-centered
research university, bridging faith
and scholarship in the service of
society, especially the poor”
3. Research@DLSU
The University
actively engages
in research that
secure positive,
meaningful,
lasting, and
inclusive growth
in society and
contribute to
nation-building
by seeking to:
Alleviate poverty
Promote peace and
social justice
4. Research@DLSU
The University
actively engages
in research that
secure
positive, meanin
gful, lasting, and
inclusive growth
in society and
contribute to
nation-building
by seeking to:
Protect the welfare
of women, youth at
risk, and other
vulnerable sectors
of society
Create wealth and
resources to bridge
the various societal
divides
5. Research@DLSU
The University
actively engages
in research that
secure
positive, meanin
gful, lasting, and
inclusive growth
in society and
contribute to
nation-building
by seeking to:
Provide models and
avenues for
stewardship of
God‟s creation
Influence
policy, governance,
and the
management of
institutions
8. Research@RVRCOB
As a signatory of the Principles of Responsible
Management Education (PRME), RVR COB has
committed to promote the said principles.
These principles encourage us, among others, to “engage
in conceptual and empirical research that advances our
understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of
corporations in the creation of sustainable
social, environmental and economic value”, and to
“facilitate and support dialogue and debate” among
different stakeholders “on critical issues related to global
social responsibility and sustainability”
9. Center for Business Research
and Development
CBRD is the research and
advocacy arm of RVRCOB
Goal: Encourage RVRCOB
faculty members to engage in
research that will advance
knowledge and influence policy
and practice
Slogan: “Bridging faith and
scholarship; Influencing policy
and practice”
10. Our research priorities
Disciplines
Thrusts
Accountancy
Social and environmental accounting
Commercial law
Consumer protection
Industrial relations
Entrepreneurship
Family business management
Social entrepreneurship
Finance
Microfinance
Socially responsible investing
Management
Corporate governance
Corporate social responsibility
Humanistic management
Marketing
Ethical advertising
Social marketing
12. Providing a supportive
ecology for research
Center for Business Research and Development (CBRD)
in cooperation with Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
and various academic departments
Goal 1: Create new knowledge
Organize
capability
building
activities
Set up
structures for
collaborative
research
Establish a
database of
faculty
research
Provide seed
funding for
research in
priority areas
Goal 2: Influence policy and practice
Help faculty
publish their
research
outputs
Organize
research
conferences
with partners
Organize
forums for
engaging
stakeholders
Prepare
proposals for
external
funding
Establish
partnerships
w/
industry, gov’t
& NGOs
Raising the
visibility and
public profile
CBRD
26. Ongoing book projects
RVR COB Compendium
Collection of 12 articles on ethics, corporate social
responsibility, sustainability, and corporate governance
Co-editors: Raymund Habaradas and Denver Daradar
View from Taft
Compilation of 72 articles selected from those published in
View from Taft column of Business World over the past 5 years
Editor: Marissa Marasigan
Critical essays on management
Collection of at least 20 articles to be written by full-time and
part-time faculty members of the Management and
Organization Department, after a series of lectures, open peerreview and writeshops
Co-editors: Liberty Nolasco and Raymund Habaradas
28. Externally-funded projects
Title of project
Women entrepreneurship
in the digital age: The
Philippine experience
Funding agency
Foundation for Women’s
Rights Promotion and
Development through the
Women’s Business Council
Philippines
Vision 20/20: Road map
Philippine Center for Print
for the printing industry in Excellence Foundation
the Philippines
(PCPEF)
34. Research activities & actors
Utilize internal
research funding
Strengthen
research capability
Generate external
research funding
CBRD and VDRAGS
Conduct relevant and
rigorous research along
research thrusts
• Individual research
• In collaboration with
other departments
and colleges
(interdisciplinary)
• In collaboration with
graduate students
(co-authorship)
RVRCOB faculty and
graduate students
Disseminate research
output (publication)
• DLSU B&E Review
• DLSU Business Notes
and Briefings
• CBRD Working Papers
• Newspaper columns
• Books
Disseminate research
output (public forums)
• Research conferences
• CBRD Lectures
• Roundtable
discussions with
policymakers and key
stakeholders
CRBR, VD-RAGS, and
RVRCOB faculty
36. (Presented during the Research Directors’ Forum,
January 24, 2014, Henry Sy Sr. Hall, 3rd Floor)
Raymund B. Habaradas, DBA
Director, Center for Business Research and Development
Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business
De La Salle University
Hinweis der Redaktion
Rigor and relevance – twin goals of business research
We have committed to support research that promote business and management practices for the common good.