Sara Wick, University of Guelph

Research

Hustle culture Professional employees Profesional accountants Value congruence Employee recruitment Agency costs Management control Employee rewards and recognition

Latest funding

Exploration of the change in hustle culture values in professional service firms
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$42,783

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Exploration of the change in hustle culture values in professional service firms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wick, Sara

Keywords: Hustle culture; Professional employees; Profesional accountants; Value congruence; Employee recruitment; Agency costs; Management control; Employee rewards and recognition; Employee motivation; Employee engagement

$42,783

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: Hustle culture Dear Professor Wick, 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 hustle culture 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 "Exploration of the change in hustle culture values in professional service firms" (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]