Brian Silverman, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Political Polarization and Entrepreneurship: How Does the Political Partisanship of Founders and Financiers Affect Entrepreneurial Team Formation and Funding?
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,238
Formal organization, informal organization, and innovative outcomes
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$123,928
Incentive compensation and monitoring: implications for quality and quantity of output
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$89,128

All 7 grants and awards

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Political Polarization and Entrepreneurship: How Does the Political Partisanship of Founders and Financiers Affect Entrepreneurial Team Formation and Funding?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Silverman, Brian

Keywords: entrepreneurship; political polarization; team formation; homophily

$36,238

Formal organization, informal organization, and innovative outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Silverman, Brian S.

Keywords: management of innovation; Rand Dstructure; organization structure; inventor networks; patents; organizational change

$123,928

Incentive compensation and monitoring: implications for quality and quantity of output

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Silverman, Brian S.

Keywords: agency theory; incentive compensation; innovation

$89,128

Strategic dynamics in segmented industries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Silverman, Brian S.

Keywords: industry evolution; competitive dynamics; diversification; entry; high-technology; segmented industries

$142,968

Inter-firm alliances, learning and competition

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Oxley, Joanne E.

Keywords: interfirm alliances; cooperative strategy; event study; learning; competition versus cooperation

$62,860

Research and development, organization structure and the development of corporate technological knowledge

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Silverman, Brian S.

Keywords: transaction cost economics; technological capabilities; patents; organization of R&D; resource-based view; exploratory search

$113,444

Diversification and joint venture formation as alternative mechanisms for accessing and exploiting resources

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Silverman, Brian

Keywords: Diversification; joint ventures; resource-based view; patents

$36,450

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 Dear Professor Silverman, 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 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 "Political Polarization and Entrepreneurship: How Does the Political Partisanship of Founders and Financiers Affect Entrepreneurial Team Formation and Funding?" (2024), 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]