Qian Deng, MacEwan University

Research

(1) Product design (2) Congruity theory (3) Marketing (4) Consumer sharing behavior (5) Word-of-mouth behavior

Latest funding

What Makes Products Weird? Conceptual Antecedents and Consumer Behavioral Consequences.
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$43,874

What Makes Products Weird? Conceptual Antecedents and Consumer Behavioral Consequences.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Deng, Qian (Claire)

Keywords: (1) Product design; (2) Congruity theory; (3) Marketing; (4) Consumer sharing behavior; (5) Word-of-mouth behavior

$43,874

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Product design Dear Professor Deng, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) product design connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "What Makes Products Weird? Conceptual Antecedents and Consumer Behavioral Consequences." (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]