Rebecca Paluch, University of British Columbia

Research

Employment Relationships Careers alumni human resource management Exit Interviews Social Exchange Corporate Alumni Offboarding

Latest funding

Whose Voices Count? Coloniality of Epistemic Power in World Politics
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$43,814
An Investigation Into How Employee Exit Reasons Predict Post-Employment Behavior
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$17,207
An Investigation Into Employee Exits and Post-Employment Relationships
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$62,574

All 3 grants and awards

Whose Voices Count? Coloniality of Epistemic Power in World Politics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sondarjee, Maïka

Keywords: Racism; Coloniality of power; Postcolonialism; Global North; Global South; Covid-19; Power; Media; International Organizations

$43,814

An Investigation Into How Employee Exit Reasons Predict Post-Employment Behavior

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Paluch, Rebecca M.

Keywords: employment relationships; careers; alumni; human resource management

$17,207

An Investigation Into Employee Exits and Post-Employment Relationships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Paluch, Rebecca

Keywords: Employment Relationships; Exit Interviews; Social Exchange; Careers; Corporate Alumni; Offboarding; Interorganizational Careers

$62,574

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: Employment Relationships Dear Professor Paluch, 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 employment relationships 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 "An Investigation Into How Employee Exit Reasons Predict Post-Employment Behavior" (2024), 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]