Sebastian Fourne, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

slack resources resource accumulation resource allocation decisions R&D investment innovation entrepreneurship change trajectories institutional instability

Latest funding

Examining slack resource accumulation, usage for innovation, and as a source of resilience in times of shock
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$37,369
Examining slack resource accumulation, usage for innovation, and as a source of resilience in times of shock
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$32,659

All 2 grants and awards

Examining slack resource accumulation, usage for innovation, and as a source of resilience in times of shock

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fourne, Sebastian P.L.

Keywords: slack resources; resource accumulation; resource allocation decisions; R&D investment; innovation; entrepreneurship; change trajectories; institutional instability; uncertainty; macro shock; remote work; resilience

$37,369

Examining slack resource accumulation, usage for innovation, and as a source of resilience in times of shock

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fourne, Sebastian P.L.

Keywords: slack resources; resource accumulation; resource allocation decisions; R&D investment; innovation; entrepreneurship; change trajectories; institutional instability; uncertainty; macro shock; remote work; resilience

$32,659

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: slack resources Dear Professor Fourne, 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 slack resources 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 "Examining slack resource accumulation, usage for innovation, and as a source of resilience in times of shock" (2022), 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]