Karl-Emanuel Dionne, HEC Montréal

Research

Open Innovation Interdisciplinary and interorganizational collaboration Innovation ecosystem and research ecosystem Qualitative longitudinal research Mixed-method design Innovation management COVID-19 organizational resilience

Latest papers

Leveraging local knowledge for crisis management: a practice-based approach to managing uncertainty in healthcare during COVID-19.
BMJ leader · 2025 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Beyond Knowledge Boundaries: Reconfiguring the Structures of Cross-Domain Scientific Work
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$85,476
Opening the blackbox on the relation between participation in hackathons and the development of longer-term collaborative capabilities
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,750
Facing the COVID-19 crisis: Cultivating practitioners' innovative initiatives in adapting their work practices to increase organizational resilience
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Leveraging local knowledge for crisis management: a practice-based approach to managing uncertainty in healthcare during COVID-19.

Dionne KE, Malas K, Manent M, Reeves S

BMJ leader2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/leader-2024-000977 PMID: 40830049

Beyond Knowledge Boundaries: Reconfiguring the Structures of Cross-Domain Scientific Work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dionne, Karl-Emanuel

$85,476

Opening the blackbox on the relation between participation in hackathons and the development of longer-term collaborative capabilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Dionne, Karl-Emanuel

Keywords: Open Innovation; Interdisciplinary and interorganizational collaboration; Innovation ecosystem and research ecosystem; Qualitative longitudinal research; Mixed-method design; Innovation management

$47,750

Facing the COVID-19 crisis: Cultivating practitioners' innovative initiatives in adapting their work practices to increase organizational resilience

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

Principal investigators: Dionne, Karl-Emanuel

Keywords: COVID-19; organizational resilience; innovation; adaptation of work practices; qualitative research

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Kathy Malas

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Open Innovation Dear Professor Dionne, 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]. I read your paper "Leveraging local knowledge for crisis management: a practice-based approach to managing uncertainty in healthcare during COVID-19." (2025), and it 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 "Beyond Knowledge Boundaries: Reconfiguring the Structures of Cross-Domain Scientific Work" (2026), 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]