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Centre awards 2018-19 funding to research and thought leadership projects

The most recent round of funding was awarded by the centre in Spring 2018 and has supported 11 projects and 17 different investigators, including the work of three Lazaridis School of Business & Economics doctoral candidates.

Funded Research Projects

  • The Effects of Employees on Performance Evaluations
    • Joanna Andrejkow, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • The Substitution Effect of Tax Free Savings Accounts for Registered Retirement Savings Plans
    • Leslie Berger, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jonathan Farrar and Lu Zhang, Ryerson University
  • The Effects of Coarse versus Precise Relative Performance Evaluation on Employee Behaviour:  Evidence from the Laboratory and the Field
    • Lan Guo, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jason Kuang, Georgia Tech; Fangfei Ding, Hunan University
  • Purchase of FactSet Revere Supply Chain Database
    • Kai Chen, Darren Henderson and Bixia Xu, Wilfrid Laurier University

Funded Thought Leadership Projects

  • Accounting for defined benefit pension plans:  An exploration of discount rates
    • Darren Henderson, Wilfrid Laurier University; Divya Anantharaman, Rutgers University
  • The Negative Effects of Performance Management Systems
    • Joanna Andrejkow, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Use of Relative Performance Information (RPI) and Tournaments in Performance Management:  Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls
    • Leslie Berger and Lan Guo, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • The Effects of Coarse versus Precise Relative Performance Evaluation on Employee Behaviour:  Evidence from the Laboratory and the Field
    • Lan Guo, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jason Kuang, Georgia Tech; Fangfei Ding, Hunan University
  • The Effects of Gamification on Employee Performance
    • Zoe Zhao, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University; Leslie Berger and Lan Guo, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • IFRS in Canada: Reflections on the Transition and Perspectives on the Future
    • Flora Niu, Wilfrid Laurier University; Yan Jin, Dominican University of California
  • Tweet your Earnings: Social media and earnings announcements.  GAAP earnings per share versus pro forma earnings per share
    • Ling Chu, Robert Mathieu and Chima Mbagwu, Wilfrid Laurier University

 

For additional information, review Research Funding.

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