Joanne Leck and Barbara Orser Receive $120,000 from SSHRC
The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded $120,000 to Dr. Joanne Leck, Principal Investigator, and Dr. Barbara Orser for their research project Wanted: Mentors.
The competition for knowledge workers and the shortage of leadership talent is putting pressure on Canadian organizations to invest in the training and professional development of their staff. As a consequence, many organizations have turned to mentoring programs to develop and retain skilled workers as well as to facilitate knowledge sharing among employees. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of mentors in Canada. There is even a greater shortage of mentors who are women or members of visible minorities. The ultimate objective of this research is to help increase the number of qualified mentors so that Canadian organizations can develop highly skilled workforces. The research seeks to advance our understanding of why mentors take on this role, and provide organizations with mechanisms to encourage key players to mentor others.
$65,000 from SSHRC to David Doloreux and Mark Freel
David Doloreux, with Mark Freel, received $65,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to study innovation in knowledge-intensive industries from an international perspective.
This research project, entitled Innovation et services à forte intensité de connaissance : une perspective internationale, seeks to better understand the economic organization, the development, and the innovation activities of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) in Canada and Europe (Germany, Norway, and Finland). Key questions will be examined in the economic organization of KIBS, their competitive strategies, and their dynamics. In addition, this project explores the impact of socio-institutional context on the performance of KIBS and seeks to better understand the relationship between the KIBS behaviour and context at the regional and national levels. The researchers will examine and compare case studies, contributing valuable information to economic development and innovation policies, while providing insights into the “how” and the “why” of better reflecting KIBS in the development of these policies.
Allan Riding and Team Receive a Grant from SSHRC
Dr. Allan Riding, Deloitte Professor in the Management of Growth Enterprises at the Telfer School of Management, is the Principal Investigator for the research project Debt Financing and R&D-Intensive SMEs. He and co-investigators Dr. Judith Madill, Dr. Mark Freel and Dr. Tyler Chamberlin have received a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) in the amount of $65,000.
It is widely-accepted that a large share of the net job creation and economic welfare derives from the growth of small and innovative enterprises. To the extent that access to financing for R&D-Intensive businesses is constrained, goals of national and regional economic welfare may be compromised. This work seeks to further inform the discussion of capital market gaps by investigating the financing of R&D-intensive firms. This research project represents a partnership between the academic research team and policy makers at Industry Canada.
Sarah Ben Amor Receives a Grant from NSERC
Assistant Professor Sarah Ben Amor received $85,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for her research project entitled L’impact d’une information additionnelle dans une modélisation multicritère face aux imperfections de l’information.
In the real world, most of decisions imply a set of options (or actions) that need to be examined using a collection of heterogeneous, and often conflicting, criteria. The nature of the information available and its use are at the heart of the decision-making process. In fact, the information available can often be uncertain, imprecise or incomplete. This project seeks to examine the impact of additional information in such a context. It aims at enriching current methods by qualifying recommendations provided to decision-makers. It will attempt to apply the resulting procedures to a real-world case. In fact, whether in the public policy arena or in a private firm, any decision-making which makes use of important resources stands to benefit from an improved approach to decision-making which seeks to reduce the arbitrary component of the decision-making process and, in so doing, enhances the benefits of those decisions taken.
Best Applied Research Paper
Barbara Orser and Allan Riding, Deloitte Professors in the Management of Growth Enterprises at the Telfer School of Management, have attended the 5th AGSE International Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, held at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, from February 5 to 8, 2008.
We are proud to announce that their paper entitled Women in Advanced Technology: Examining the Influence of Role Orientation and Firm Structure on Perceived Gender Challenges, co-authored by Joanne Stanley (Vice-President, Marketing, Canadian Advanced Technology Association Alliance – CATA) and Michele Dathan (Telfer School of Management student), was chosen among the 122 conference papers presented at this event as Best Applied Research Paper. Conference delegates included 145 participants representing 62 universities from 25 countries.
