Jean-Francois Harvey, HEC Montréal

Research

innovation creativity problem-solving groups teams COVID-19 resilience learning

Latest funding

Team Learning in Contemporary Contexts: Reflexivity, AI Assistance, and Remote Work
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$115,153
The emergence of problem clarity in teams and its influence innovation project success
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$67,200
The emergence of problem clarity in teams and its influence innovation project success
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$53,600

All 7 grants and awards

Team Learning in Contemporary Contexts: Reflexivity, AI Assistance, and Remote Work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-François

$115,153

The emergence of problem clarity in teams and its influence innovation project success

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-Francois

Keywords: innovation; creativity; problem-solving; groups; teams

$67,200

The emergence of problem clarity in teams and its influence innovation project success

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-Francois

Keywords: innovation; creativity; problem-solving; groups; teams

$53,600

COVID-19: Entrepreneurial Behavior when Pivoting in the Face of a Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-Francois

Keywords: COVID-19; resilience; learning; legitimacy; entrepreneurship; pivot; business model

$23,000

Learning and Problem Space in Innovation Project Teams

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-Francois

Keywords: (1) Teams; (2) Learning; (3) Constraints; (4) Innovation; (5) Management; (6) Problem Solving; (7) Collaboration; (8) Survey-Based Research; (9) Field Study; (10) Teamwork

$64,650

Building dynamic capabilities through knowing communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-Francois

$6,000

L'évaluation d'initiatives managériales visant à surmonter les barrières les plus critiques au partage des connaissances

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Harvey, Jean-Francois

Keywords: innovation; créativité; collaboration; partage; connaissances; barrières; freins; obstacles; leviers

$105,000

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: innovation Dear Professor Harvey, 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 innovation 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 "Team Learning in Contemporary Contexts: Reflexivity, AI Assistance, and Remote Work" (2025), 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]