UAlberta business research benefits from $780,000 in funding

Five Alberta School of Business faculty members have been awarded research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) totalling $780,636. An additional six faculty members contributed to funded projects as co-applicants. In total, nine different research projects were recognized by the federal granting agencies.

“As a research-intensive business school committed to competing at the highest levels globally, I am proud to see so many of our faculty members recognized for their scholarship,’ said Dean Joseph Doucet. “The range of funded research projects demonstrates the breadth of thought leadership within the Alberta School of Business.”

SSHRC and NSERC are federal agencies that promote and support university-based research and training in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. Grants from these agencies are the primary source of research funding at the Alberta School of Business. They allow faculty members to conduct innovative research in all areas of business, which results in a dynamic and engaging learning environment for business students.

2020 SSHRC Insight Grants

Name: Noah Castelo (Marketing, Business Economics and Law)
Grant status: Applicant (Co-Applicant Gerald Haeubl)
Amount: $121,084
Project: Understanding Consumer and Employee Reactions to AI Technologies

Name: Robert Fisher (Marketing, Business Economics and Law)
Grant status: Applicant
Amount: $93,015
Project: Development and Validation of a New Measure of Socially Desirable Responding in Organizations: Effects of Unethical Organizational Behavior on False Reporting

Name: Vern Glaser (Strategic Management and Organization)
Grant status: Applicant (Co-Applicant Christopher Steele)
Amount: $201,837
Project: The Rise of Business Analytics: Understanding the Hidden Data Dynamics That Are Transforming Business Practices

Name: Gerald Haeubl (Marketing, Business Economics and Law)
Grant status: Applicant
Amount: $237,200
Project: Using Choice Architecture to Promote Long-Term Behavior Change

2020 NSERC Discovery Grant

Name: Saied Samiedaluie (Accounting, Operations and Information Systems)
Grant status: Applicant
Amount: $127,500
Project: Approximate Dynamic Programming for Service Systems

2020 SSHRC Insight Grants - Co-Applicants

Name: Ian Gellatly (Strategic Management and Organization)
Grant status: Co-Applicant
Amount: $170,463
Project: Informal Accommodations as Social Exchange: Canadian Managers' Reactions to Employees with and without Disabilities

Name: Florin Sabac (Accounting, Operations and Information Systems)
Grant status: Co-Applicant
Amount: $98,783
Project: Corporate Governance with Biased Managers

2020 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

Name: Angelique Slade Shantz (Strategic Management and Organization)
Grant status: Co-Applicant
Amount: $196,265
Project: Scaling Entrepreneurship for Economic Development (SEED): Supporting International and Local Promoters of Entrepreneurship Programs

2020 NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks

Name: Ilbin Lee (Accounting, Operations and Information Systems)
Grant status: Co-Applicant
Amount: $5,050,000
Project: NSERC/CFS Canada Wildfire Strategic Network