Erin Oldford, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

leadership crisis language narrative (1) vision (2) content analysis (3) shareholders (4) employees

Latest funding

Leadership Narratives in Systematic and Idiosyncratic Crises
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$9,536
Writing Chinese: Diasporic Entanglements in Chinese Canadian English Prose Fiction
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$127,827
Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$43,900

All 4 grants and awards

Leadership Narratives in Systematic and Idiosyncratic Crises

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oldford, Erin

Keywords: leadership; crisis; language; narrative

$9,536

Writing Chinese: Diasporic Entanglements in Chinese Canadian English Prose Fiction

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Attrux, Monique

Keywords: Asian Canadian literature; diasporic theory; Hakka studies; English prose fiction; multilingualism

$127,827

Flexible Approach to Impact Measurement - Pathfinder Pilot Research Project

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ruff, Katherine Y.

Keywords: impact measurement; social finance; social innovation

$43,900

A false signal or a way forward: The effect of CEO vision content and communication on firm performance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Oldford, Erin

Keywords: (1) vision; (2) content analysis; (3) shareholders; (4) employees; (5) financial performance; (6) stock market performance; (7) communication

$43,698

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: leadership Dear Professor Oldford, 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 leadership 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 "Leadership Narratives in Systematic and Idiosyncratic Crises" (2023), 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]