Stephen Wenn, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

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Nexus of sport and commerce specifically in relation to the Olympic Movement

Latest funding

Buying the five rings: television networks, corporate sponsors and Olympic commercialism
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$51,000

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Buying the five rings: television networks, corporate sponsors and Olympic commercialism

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Martyn, Scott G.

Keywords: Olympic games; history; marketing; corporate sponsorship; branding; television; commercialism; mass media; business and sport; globalization

$51,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Nexus of sport and commerce Dear Professor Wenn, 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 nexus of sport and commerce connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]