James Beck, University of Waterloo

Research

shortcut behaviours velocity self-regulation feedback feedback environment effort motivation

Latest funding

A Motivational Account of Feedback Provision: Antecedents and Outcomes of the Effort that Managers Allocate to Providing Subordinates with Feedback
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$33,363
A Motivational Account of Feedback Provision: Antecedents and Outcomes of the Effort that Managers Allocate to Providing Subordinates with Feedback
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,454
Velocity as an antecedent of workplace shortcut behaviours
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$153,156

All 5 grants and awards

A Motivational Account of Feedback Provision: Antecedents and Outcomes of the Effort that Managers Allocate to Providing Subordinates with Feedback

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, James W.

Keywords: feedback; feedback environment; effort; motivation

$33,363

A Motivational Account of Feedback Provision: Antecedents and Outcomes of the Effort that Managers Allocate to Providing Subordinates with Feedback

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, James W.

Keywords: feedback; feedback environment; effort; motivation

$70,454

Velocity as an antecedent of workplace shortcut behaviours

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, James W.

Keywords: shortcut behaviours; velocity; self-regulation

$153,156

Throwing in the Towel? The Effects of Setbacks on Goal Abandonment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Beck, James

Keywords: Motivation; Self-regulation; Goal revision

$55,665

Understanding corner-cutting behaviours in the workplace

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, James W.

Keywords: work motivation; self-regulation; resource allocation; workplace safety

$85,452

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: shortcut behaviours Dear Professor Beck, 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 shortcut behaviours 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 "A Motivational Account of Feedback Provision: Antecedents and Outcomes of the Effort that Managers Allocate to Providing Subordinates with Feedback" (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]