Zhichuan Li, Western University

Research

corporate governance empirical corporate finance executive compensation CSR employee pension Corporate Social Responsibility employee satisfaction

Latest funding

Corporate pension policy and corporate social responsibility
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$46,460
Corporate social responsibility, CEO risk-taking incentives, and firm valuation
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$58,056

All 2 grants and awards

Corporate pension policy and corporate social responsibility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Zhichuan

Keywords: employee pension; Corporate Social Responsibility; employee satisfaction; corporate governance

$46,460

Corporate social responsibility, CEO risk-taking incentives, and firm valuation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Zhichuan (Frank)

Keywords: empirical corporate finance; corporate governance; executive compensation; CSR

$58,056

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 Li, 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 pension policy and corporate social responsibility" (2023), 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]