Jane Webster, Queen's University

Research

pro-environmental behaviours green IT information systems social media environmental responsibility workplace behaviours

Latest funding

Persuading employees to be environmentally responsible with social media
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$240,650
Implementing environmental responsibility in organizations through information technologies and systems
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$231,190
Implementing environmental responsibility in organizations
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$33,248

All 5 grants and awards

Persuading employees to be environmentally responsible with social media

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webster, Jane

Keywords: pro-environmental behaviours; green IT; information systems; social media; environmental responsibility; workplace behaviours

$240,650

Implementing environmental responsibility in organizations through information technologies and systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Research Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Webster, Jane

Keywords: information technology; information system; environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility; action research

$231,190

Implementing environmental responsibility in organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Webster, Jane

Keywords: corporate environmental responsibility; corporate social responsibility; action research; social marketing

$33,248

Studying virtual team effectiveness in organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Webster, Jane

Keywords: distributed; remote; dispersed; virtual; team; group; face-to-face

$112,700

The globalization of personal data

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Lyon, David

Keywords: new economy; information technology; personal data flows; globalization; governance; mobilities; surveillance; risk; privacy; social ordering; data sharing; information society; employment; citizens; consumers; security; social networks

$1,927,198

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: pro-environmental behaviours Dear Professor Webster, 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 pro-environmental behaviours connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]