Elena Obukhova, McGill University

Research

social networks entrepreneurship pivoting strategic change pandemic (1) human resource management (2) social networks (3) gender

Latest funding

Can Social Networks Fix the Leaky Pipeline? A Mixed-Method Study of Gender and Getting a Job in Big Tech
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$23,853
Nobody Pivots Alone: Social Resources and Strategic Change in Entrepreneurial Start-ups during the Covid-19 Pandemic
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$42,273
Gender and job-information sharing through social contacts: A comparative study of the U.S. and China
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,498

All 4 grants and awards

Can Social Networks Fix the Leaky Pipeline? A Mixed-Method Study of Gender and Getting a Job in Big Tech

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Obukhova, Elena

Keywords: organizational theory; job search; gender; social networks; STEM

$23,853

Nobody Pivots Alone: Social Resources and Strategic Change in Entrepreneurial Start-ups during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Obukhova, Elena

Keywords: entrepreneurship; pivoting; strategic change; social networks; pandemic

$42,273

Gender and job-information sharing through social contacts: A comparative study of the U.S. and China

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Obukhova, Elena

Keywords: (1) human resource management; (2) social networks; (3) gender; (4) labor markets; (5) comparative; (6) job referring

$25,498

R&D Outsourcing between Canada and Emerging Economies: Management Process and Capability Effects in Canadian Aerospace Companies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wu, Yuanyuan

Keywords: (1) global R&D outsourcing; (2) emerging economy; (3) collaboration capability; (4) Canadian aerospace companies; (5) China; (6) learning; (7) managemenet process; (8) knowledge dynamics; (9) case studies

$71,996

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 networks Dear Professor Obukhova, 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 networks 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 "Can Social Networks Fix the Leaky Pipeline? A Mixed-Method Study of Gender and Getting a Job in Big Tech" (2024), 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]