Christopher Nicholls, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Shareholder democracy in public corporations - an empirical and economic Analysis
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$155,305
Options backdating in Canada: examining the evidence, reasons and response
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$76,400
Separate legal personality and limited liability in Canadian corporate law: an empirical and economic analysis
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$117,163

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Shareholder democracy in public corporations - an empirical and economic Analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Khimji, Mohamed F.

Keywords: corporate governance; shareholder activism; proxy voting system; shareholder democracy

$155,305

Options backdating in Canada: examining the evidence, reasons and response

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sandler, Daniel

Keywords: employee stock options; backdating; corporate governance; tax policy; securities regulation

$76,400

Separate legal personality and limited liability in Canadian corporate law: an empirical and economic analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Khimji, Mohamed F.

Keywords: corporate law; separate legal personality; limited liability; corporate veil; law and economics

$117,163

Governance: what role does it play in firm decisions?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: Sapp, Stephen G.

Keywords: corporate governance; regulation; strategic decision-making

$59,000

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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