Stan Li, York University

Research

social status status theory theory of social categorization status discount status premium creative industries

Latest funding

Status attainment in a foreign country
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$43,780
Institution maintenance and legitimacy basis
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$28,885
Inter-organizational ties across multiple networks
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$72,892

Status attainment in a foreign country

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Stan X.

Keywords: social status; status theory; theory of social categorization; status discount; status premium; creative industries

$43,780

Institution maintenance and legitimacy basis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Stan Xiao

Keywords: (1) institution theory; (2) institutionalism; (3) legitimacy; (4) legitimacy basis; (5) institutional analysis; (6) case analysis; (7) institutional work; (8) institution maintenance; (9) China; (10) legitimacy challenge

$28,885

Inter-organizational ties across multiple networks

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Stan X.

Keywords: strategic alliances; tie transfer; investment banking

$72,892

The positive and negative impacts of legitimacy: the interactions among legitimation objects, legitimation consumers and legitimation experts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Stan X.

Keywords: accreditation contest; legitimacy; legitimation; legitimation object; legitimation consumer; legitimation expert; actors; actresses; hollywood; movie industry; generalized legitimation; localized legitimation; career

$116,410

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: social status 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 social status 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]