Kun Huo, Western University

Research

Pay Transparency Pay Dispersion Inequality Cooperation Bonus Allocation Fairness (1) Pay Transparency (2) Pay Dispersion

Latest funding

Exploration of the change in hustle culture values in professional service firms
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$42,783
The effect of pay transparency on pay dispersion and employee motivation
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$31,737

All 2 grants and awards

Exploration of the change in hustle culture values in professional service firms

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wick, Sara

Keywords: Hustle culture; Professional employees; Profesional accountants; Value congruence; Employee recruitment; Agency costs; Management control; Employee rewards and recognition; Employee motivation; Employee engagement

$42,783

The effect of pay transparency on pay dispersion and employee motivation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Huo, Kun

Keywords: Pay Transparency; Pay Dispersion; Inequality; Cooperation; Bonus Allocation; Fairness

$31,737

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: Pay Transparency Dear Professor Huo, 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 pay transparency 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 "The effect of pay transparency on pay dispersion and employee motivation" (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]