Kevin McKague, Cape Breton University

Research

social enterprise, sustainability, social equity, market creation, inclusive markets, management, institutional theory, organizational behaviour, community health, food security Social enterprise sustainability social equity inclusive markets management institutional theory organizational behaviour

Latest papers

How workers respond to social rewards: evidence from community health workers in Uganda.
Health policy and planning · 2021
Gender intentional approaches to enhance health social enterprises in Africa: a qualitative study of constraints and strategies.
International journal for equity in health · 2021 · first author
The effect of umbilical cord cleansing with chlorhexidine gel on neonatal mortality among the community births in South Sudan: a quasi-experimental study.
The Pan African medical journal · 2021

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Channeling Mature Talents into Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Nova Scotia
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 6 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

How workers respond to social rewards: evidence from community health workers in Uganda.

Chowdhury R, McKague K, Krause H

Health policy and planning2021

DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaa162 PMID: 33881139

02

Gender intentional approaches to enhance health social enterprises in Africa: a qualitative study of constraints and strategies.

McKague K, Harrison S, Musoke J

International journal for equity in health2021First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01427-0 PMID: 33838679

03

The effect of umbilical cord cleansing with chlorhexidine gel on neonatal mortality among the community births in South Sudan: a quasi-experimental study.

Draiko CV, McKague K, Maturu JD, Joyce S

The Pan African medical journal2021

DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.78.21713 PMID: 33889244

04

Gender and health social enterprises in Africa: a research agenda.

McKague K, Harrison S

International journal for equity in health2019First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0994-2 PMID: 31221156

Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: McKague, Kevin

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Social Franchising Sustainable Development Goals

$25,000

Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: McKague, Kevin

$200,000

Channeling Mature Talents into Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Nova Scotia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mazumdar, Bishakha

Keywords: older adults; small and medium enterprises; mentoring; population agingPos-retirement work intentions; SME needs assessment for support; matchmaking for jobs

$25,000

Food Odyssey: An exploratory study of the implementation of sustainable and resilient local food systems

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Eric P.H.

Keywords: food insecurity; local food systems; poverty reduction; multidisciplinary; community-based research; health inequity

$179,800

Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: McKague, Kevin

Keywords: Social enterprise; sustainability; social equity; market creation; inclusive markets; management; institutional theory; organizational behaviour; community health; food security

$595,000

Growing our community: food security and the creation of the citizen academic

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Keywords: community-university engagement; knowledge hub; change lab; food security; social welfare; adult education; free school; citizen academic; public intellectual; civic engagement

$49,796

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: social enterprise, sustainability, social equity, market creation, inclusive markets, management, institutional theory, organizational behaviour, community health, food security Dear Professor McKague, 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]. I read your paper "How workers respond to social rewards: evidence from community health workers in Uganda." (2021), and it 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 "Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets" (2022), 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]