Dr. Bayne\'s research interest is very cross disciplinary, with an emphasis on social entrepreneurship and community development. He has published, and lectured quite extensively in this area in many cultural communities across Canada (the Cree,James Bay; Black communities Montreal, Innuit in Northern Canada); and in Nigeria,and Orange Free State, South Africa. He is a founder and Assocciate Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Community Development Studies (IJCDMS) Informing Informing Sciences Institute.