Ann Frost, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Globalization and employment systems: evidence from call centres
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$75,000
Building institutions and capabilities for work and employment in a global era: the social dynamics of labour regulation
SSHRC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
Non-standard work in dynamic environments: outcomes for workers and firms
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$72,242

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Globalization and employment systems: evidence from call centres

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: van Jaarsveld, Danielle D.

Keywords: globalization; international; service sector; low-wage work; unions

$75,000

Building institutions and capabilities for work and employment in a global era: the social dynamics of labour regulation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007

Principal investigators: Murray, Gregor

Keywords: globalization; work and employment; institutions; work regulation; union; productivity; labour law; economic security; employment and social policy; multinational companies; human resource management

$2,500,000

Non-standard work in dynamic environments: outcomes for workers and firms

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lautsch, Brenda A.

Keywords: non-standard work; flexibility; knowledge management

$72,242

Job quality in Canadian call centres

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: van Jaarsveld, Danielle

Keywords: service sector; low wage work; unions; institutional environments; globalization

$53,000

Rethinking institutions for work and employment in the global era / Repenser les institutions du travail et de l'emploi à l'ère de la mondialisation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Murray, Gregor

Keywords: globalization; work and employment; institutions; work regulation; union; productivity; labour law; economic security; employment and social policy

$2,500,000

The impact of group characteristics, work organization, and coordination processes on ICU performance

Co-investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Golden, Brian

Keywords: intensive care units; coordination processes; work organization; group characteristics

$85,400

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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