Stephen Risavy, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Hiring practices Personnel selection Technology companies Technology entrepreneurs Evidence-based management Research-practice gap (1) Hiring practices (2) Personnel selection

Latest funding

Helping technology start-up companies grow: A focus on evidence-based hiring practices
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$50,574

All 1 grants and awards

Helping technology start-up companies grow: A focus on evidence-based hiring practices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Risavy, Stephen

Keywords: Hiring practices; Personnel selection; Technology companies; Technology entrepreneurs; Evidence-based management; Research-practice gap

$50,574

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: Hiring practices Dear Professor Risavy, 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 hiring practices 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 "Helping technology start-up companies grow: A focus on evidence-based hiring practices" (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]