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Financial Reporting in Canadian Private Companies: A Study on the Quality and Use of Financial Information

Principal Investigator: Oriane Couchoux, AccountingProject Title: Financial Reporting in Canadian Private Companies: A Study on the Quality and Use of Financial InformationFunder: SSHRC Partnership Engage…

Supporting Parents of Children with Disabilities in the Workplace

Principal Investigator: Angela Dionisi, ManagementProject Title: Supporting Parents of Children with Disabilities in the WorkplaceFunder: CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical InnovationDuration: 2…

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Reducing Gender Bias in Tech Mentorship with AI

Principal Investigator: Nuša Fain, EntrepreneurshipProject Title: Reducing Gender Bias in Tech Mentorship with AIFunder: CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical InnovationPartner: ProsfataDuration: 2…

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Climate change, flood risk, and new housing

Principal Investigator: Ruth McKay, ManagementProject Title: Climate Change, Flood Risk and New Housing: The 2021 flood of the Netherlands, Belgium and GermanyFunder: SSHRC Partnership Engage…

AI-enhanced self-discovery and career development for young adults

Principal Investigator: Nuša Fain, EntrepreneurshipProject Title: Unlocking You 2.0: Empowering Young Adults through AI-Enhanced Self-discovery and Career DevelopmentFunder: SSHRC Partnership Engage GrantPartner: Brazen & CoDuration:…

Kate Ruff, Sprott School of Business

Common Approach to impact measurement

Principal Investigator: Kate Ruff, AccountingCo-PI: Erin Oldford (Memorial University)Project Title: Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement: Pathfinder Pilot Research ProjectFunder: SSHRC Partnership Development GrantPartners: Ontario Trillium…

What do we know about (lack of) access to potable water in remote Northern communities?

Principal Investigator: Troy AndersonProject Title: Water Conversations and Knowledge Exchange with the Na Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation: A Community-Based ApproachFunder: SSHRC Partnership Engage GrantPartner:…

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Minimizing waste in the food supply chain

Principal Investigator: Leanne Keddie, ManagementProject Title: Waste? Know More! Igniting Behaviours for Circularity in the Food Supply ChainFunder: SSHRC Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab Reducing food…

How does sustainable investing impact pension funds?

Principal Investigator: Isaac Otchere, Finance Project Title: Sustainable Investing and Sustainability of Pension FundsPartner: CBC Pension PlanFunder: SSHRC Partnership Engage This research project will investigate how…

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Public-private negotiation around Ottawa's urban flooding

Principal Investigator: Ruth McKay, ManagementProject Title: Urban Flooding on Ottawa, Canada: Business as Usual or New Friction between Public and Private Stakeholders?Funder: SSHRC Insight Development…

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The cost of committing environmental sin

Principal Investigator: Isaac Otchere, FinanceProject Title: The Cost of Committing Environmental SinFunder: SSHRC Insight Development In recent years, environmental concerns and social norms have influenced…

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Indigenous-led responses to the neoliberal restructuring of cities and urban centres

Principal Investigator: Rick Colbourne, ManagementProject Title: Two-eyed Seeing, Grand Challenges and Wicked Problems: Indigenous-led Responses to the Neoliberal Restructuring of Cities and Urban CentresFunder: New…

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