Theophanis Stratopoulos, University of Waterloo

Research

technology adoption firm disclosures payoffs from technology adoption

Latest funding

Corporate Disclosures under Extreme Uncertainty: Evidence from COVID-19 Pandemic
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$30,467
Using Company Disclosures to Predict Technology Diffusion
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$91,732
Information technology innovation: persistence, antecedents and performance implications
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$160,000

Corporate Disclosures under Extreme Uncertainty: Evidence from COVID-19 Pandemic

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Changling

Keywords: coronavirus; COVID-19; pandemics; corporate disclosures; earnings conference calls; sec filings; google trends; news articles; textual analysis; topic modelling; disclosure committee; political ideology; financial analysts

$30,467

Using Company Disclosures to Predict Technology Diffusion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stratopoulos, Theophanis

Keywords: technology adoption; firm disclosures; payoffs from technology adoption

$91,732

Information technology innovation: persistence, antecedents and performance implications

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: Stratopoulos, Theophanis

Keywords: information technology; innovation; competitive advantage; business value of IT

$160,000

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: technology adoption Dear Professor Stratopoulos, 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 technology adoption 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 "Using Company Disclosures to Predict Technology Diffusion" (2019), 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]