Jie Tian, University of Waterloo

Research

corporate governance managerial bias overconfidence social comparison managerial compensation board advisory role board expertise

Latest funding

Corporate Governance with Biased Managers
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$82,705
Corporate Governance with Biased Managers
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$16,078

All 2 grants and awards

Corporate Governance with Biased Managers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tian, Jie

Keywords: corporate governance; managerial bias; overconfidence; social comparison; managerial compensation; board advisory role; board expertise

$82,705

Corporate Governance with Biased Managers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tian, Jie

Keywords: corporate governance; managerial bias; overconfidence; social comparison; managerial compensation; board advisory role; board expertise

$16,078

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: corporate governance Dear Professor Tian, 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 corporate governance 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 "Corporate Governance with Biased Managers" (2020), 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]