Samir Trabelsi, Brock University

Research

corporate social responsibility social washing earnings quality CEO traits media coverage institutional investors greenwashing liquidity

Latest funding

The Determinants and Impacts of Social Washing
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$18,040
The Determinants and Impacts of Social Washing
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$58,561
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Adoption, Corporate Governance, and Bankruptcy Prediction: A Machine Learning Approach
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$53,487

All 6 grants and awards

The Determinants and Impacts of Social Washing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trabelsi, Samir

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; social washing; earnings quality; CEO traits; media coverage; institutional investors

$18,040

The Determinants and Impacts of Social Washing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trabelsi, Samir

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; social washing; earnings quality; CEO traits; media coverage; institutional investors

$58,561

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Adoption, Corporate Governance, and Bankruptcy Prediction: A Machine Learning Approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Trabelsi, Samir

Keywords: IFRS Adoption; Corporate Governance; Rule Based Accounting; Principles & Rules Based Accounting Standards; Bankruptcy Prediction; Machine Learning

$53,487

The economic consequences of greenwashing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trabelsi, Samir

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; greenwashing; liquidity; cost of equity; insider trading

$83,262

Mutual fund fees, performance, and governance structure: a cross-country analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: He, Zhongzhi

Keywords: mutual fund fees; mutual fund performance; governance structure; agency theory; stewardship theory; investor protection and law enforcement

$63,000

Accounting information, corporate governance, and bankruptcy prediction

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Trabelsi, Samir

Keywords: financial crisis; bankruptcy prediction; IFRS; international accounting

$58,000

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 social responsibility Dear Professor Trabelsi, 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 social responsibility 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 "The Determinants and Impacts of Social Washing" (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]