Sean Lyons, University of Guelph

Research

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Latest funding

Launching a career in the 21st century
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$159,626
An examination of shifting career expectations, experiences, attitudes and values in Canada
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$158,400

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Launching a career in the 21st century

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schweitzer, Linda

Keywords: career launch; careers; career development; career expectations; millennials; career environment

$159,626

An examination of shifting career expectations, experiences, attitudes and values in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: Lyons, Sean T.

Keywords: birth cohorts; generations; career values; career patterns; career attitudes; career expectations

$158,400

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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