Ashrafee Hossain, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Corporate misconduct Corporate Policies Stakeholders Cost of financing Corruption Diversity Gender Ethnicity

Latest funding

Stakeholder-centric corporate misconduct and financing frictions: International evidence
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$49,510
Corporate diversity and role of political corruption
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$30,220

All 2 grants and awards

Stakeholder-centric corporate misconduct and financing frictions: International evidence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hossain, Ashrafee T.

Keywords: Corporate misconduct; Corporate Policies; Stakeholders; Cost of financing;

$49,510

Corporate diversity and role of political corruption

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hossain, Ashrafee

Keywords: Corruption; Diversity; Gender; Ethnicity; Sexual orientation; Religion; Corporate governance

$30,220

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: Corporate misconduct Dear Professor Hossain, 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 corporate misconduct 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 "Stakeholder-centric corporate misconduct and financing frictions: International evidence" (2025), 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]