The center develops and publishes case studies on corporate strategies, marketing strategies, human resource management, management information, and other topics related with overall corporate management. The center not only focuses on Korean companies but also conducts research on American and European corporations. At present, the center publishes 85 case studies in Korean and 7 case studies in English. These domestic and international case studies are adopted and utilized by education institutions related to business administration.

Based on the definition of management innovation which means to apply a new way of thinking and working to redesign current operations in order to achieve a company's goals, the Center for Management Innovation conducts research on management innovation techniques through classification of diverse businesses that have realized management innovation, in order to improve the competitiveness of Korean corporations. The center also publishes a series of books on management innovation.

The Center for International Negotiation Studies is a leading private research institute in Korea specializing in international negotiation research and consulting. Recognizing the lack of and therefore, the necessity of establishing negotiation as an independent study in Korea, the center nurtures professional negotiators and offers a comprehensive analysis on international negotiations appropriate for Korean conditions.
Korea faces a varied range of unique challenges in the 21st century such as cooperation between North and South Korea, the occupation of the international market, and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The center will make continuous efforts to solidify its role as a think tank by conducting more extensive research and providing new negotiation skills for international negotiation professionals through structured and in-depth research on these issues.

The Center for Financial Management concentrates its research efforts on marketing in banks, securities firms, insurers and other financial institutions for the purpose of improving Korea's competitiveness through incorporation of financial and marketing fields.
Financial industry is an information-oriented industry in which strengthening Internet marketing capability is tantamount to strengthening the competitiveness of the industry. The core elements of financial marketing are the Internet, database, and Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM). The center conducts research on a wide variety of methods to improve financial sector competitiveness.

The center conducts a diverse range of studies with the aim of presenting a strategic direction for businesses to respond to the rapidly changing environment and intensifying competition driven by major trends such as informatization and globalization of the economy ushered in by the onset of the 21st century. The center mainly focuses on developing global management strategies with multinational companies and strategies at the business unit and corporate-level for strengthening competitiveness and for building core competence.

The Center for Business Ethics was established with the aim of identifying the status of business ethics in the domestic industry and accelerating the implementation of ethics management in businesses. Amidst the strengthened demand for transparency within a corporation, the center operates under three broad goals, 1) to present the direction for ethics management based on a consensus reached by business stakeholders, 2) to develop know-how in ethics management, and 3) to promote the expansion of ethics management through interdisciplinary forums. To this end, the center aggressively promotes activities for expansion of ethics management culture in corporations through development of ethics management performance evaluation models, implementation of ethics management databases, and operation of interdisciplinary forums.

The Ethics Office Program was developed by the IPS in 2002 as a project commissioned by the MOCIE based on the Institute's know-how in the development of an ethics performance evaluation model. The program is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the person responsible for ethics management in individual companies to ultimately present the direction for developing him/her as a core component of the company.

Improved corporate design capabilities strengthen a firm's competitiveness, which in turn serves as a base for strengthening competitiveness on a national scale.
Corporate design can be divided into three dimensions:
Corporate Identity (CI) - the image of the corporation
President Identity (PrI) - the image of the CEO
Personal Identity (PI) - the image of each individual within the corporation
Through research on corporate design, the center hopes to play a central role in improving the nation's competitiveness.

In the era of internationalization, a country's culinary culture is symbolic of the nation and provides economic and socio-cultural profit as a tourism resource.
Recognizing the importance of the gastronomy culture in this era, the center aims to review its development and to explore its function and role as a practical cultural and tourism resource. The center aims not only to promote culinary culture, but also to restructure and develop the industry to suit international tastes and raise awareness of Korea's culinary features, including strengthening the brand value of the country's national dishes in the international arena.

The Center for Brand Value Research focuses mainly on developing a brand equity evaluation model that corresponds to the Korean situation and presenting business strategies and policies for fostering global brands. The 21st century market environment does not simply require consumption, but must also create "individuality and value" and provide such an experience. A brand is an intangible asset providing added value to a firm. The center, consisting of brand professionals from throughout the country, strives to raise recognition on brand management and exhibit strategies and policies for efficient brand management.

The center concentrates on setting a developed course and an effective policy for the oil development industry in Korea.
In 2000, we issued a report, "The Study on the Validity of an Oil Prospecting Rig Industry in Reference to the Management Innovation of Public Enterprise", which led us to the conclusion that it is recommendable to develop the oil exploration industry by having direct control over oil, and as such, we are continuously conducting studies for the development of rationale for supporting the findings of the study.

The center aims to conduct extensive studies on energy industry including electricity, gas, oil, and alternative energy industries which are the key infrastructures for the development of a nation. To this end, the center examines the current status of international energy industry and policy trends in overseas countries, and strives to present a strategic direction for the efficient development and nurturing of the domestic energy industry.

The center looks at the international management and marketing strategies of North American, East Asian, notably Korean and Japanese, and European companies.
The center examines the management of companies that come from different cultural and institutional environments, mainly focusing on their international management such as ways of penetrating overseas markets. Suggestions and constructive criticism is welcome.

The Center for Distribution Research carries out research and education on distribution and logistics in the wholesale and retail business and manufacturing sectors. Through research on distribution, one of the core corporate activities in the 21st century, the center hopes to integrate the interests of consumers, manufacturers, and distributors. The center has established overseas networks and carries out projects with domestic and foreign institutes including the Government.

The Center for Internet Research has developed an online research site, http://job.cuk.ac.kr/ips, which provides an e-mail survey service as well an easy survey on the Internet and a real-time search on survey results.
The center is able to conduct speedy public opinion polls and market research, providing accurate and credible marketing data which is studied and analyzed to continuously enhance the quality of Internet research through the use of a professional statistics program.

Korea's Automobile industry has evolved over 4 compressed stages: manual labor assembly stage -> KD (Knock-Down) parts construction stage -> continuous operation construction stage -> mass production and overseas construction stage.
However, periodical economic depression and political fluctuation have delayed the development of the automobile industry. The center hopes to study strategies for new product development and create plans for the growth of Korea's Automobile Industry through analyzing the development processes of the industry.

The Center for Electronic Commerce conducts interdisciplinary research on Internet-based businesses driven by electronic commerce which has brought innovative changes to commerce and business management. The center provides the opportunity for those in academic, business, financial, or political circles related with the electronic commerce to meet and share information and ideas.

China is emerging as a new powerhouse in the global economy due to reform, a more open policy, and entrance into the WTO and the large-scale market. In this vein, professional study on the characteristics of and development trends of Chinese companies and development of strategy for mutual development with Korean firms is urgently required.
Against this backdrop, the center has reached an agreement with Zhejian Uiversity (China) to establish the Center for Korean and Chinese Entrepreneurship, and has invited Wang, Zhong-Ming, Executive Dean of Zhejiang University and Cho, Dong-sung, professor at Seoul National University to serve as joint chiefs of the center. Zhejiang University is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and is one of the five most prestigious universities in China. Moreover, the School of Management, with which the center will be forming a partnership, has ranked first in terms of research by professors. The Center for Korean and Chinese Entrepreneurship will strive to conduct extensive studies to develop a new CEO model, human resource strategy and measures for mutual cooperation for Korean and Chinese firms to jointly respond to the rapidly changing environment at a private-level and to spearhead the transformation of the world economy driven by Southeast Asia.

Due to inefficient structural value added processes resulting from weak internal conditions as well as from a lack of inter-company networking, the competitiveness of Korea's small and medium enterprises (SME) is severely handicapped.
In the future, special focus needs to be placed on addressing the severe lack of competitiveness in devising SME-related policies, and strategic investigations need to be carried out to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of networking systems. Accordingly, the center studies various policies for fostering SMEs for the purpose of enhancing the health of the Korean economy.

The CEO of a firm plays the most important role in making decisions related to the company. The magnitude of the role has become even more significant in today's world, where one strategic decision can make or break a company. In this vein, evaluating the CEO is essential for analyzing the status of a company and for improving areas of weakness of the CEO. This is directly linked to compensation for the CEO's performance and furthermore, will serve as an opportunity for a "CEO Culture" to be established. The center continuously studies the strategic value of the role of and evaluates the "correct" performance a CEO.

The center was established with the aim to conduct academic research of M&A and strategic alliance.
The center mainly promotes three goals:
First, the center strives to provide objective policy advice on M&A and strategic alliance to the government and legislation-related parties who devise and implement policies related to the streamlining of industrial structure and corporate restructuring, corporate combination and divestiture.
Second, the center provides CEOs practical knowledge on M&A and strategic alliance as one method of growth strategy for companies.
Third, the center strives to promote exchanges among scholars, policy makers and mangers for the accumulation, deepening and sharing of related knowledge.
More specifically, the center aims to (1) develop cases on M&A and strategic alliance, (2) establish a domestic M&A database, (3) study post-merger integration and (4) set up a "M&A Forum" (tentative name) comprised of domestic and foreign experts and host seminars.