Kunsoo Han, McGill University

Research

information technology globalization multinational corporation firm performance IT firm acquisition Productivity Innovation

Latest funding

Economic Implications of Information Technology Firm Acquisitions
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$39,749
Impacts of information technology on multinational corporations
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$139,040
Role of online social media in product development, pricing, promotion and performance
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$190,425

All 5 grants and awards

Economic Implications of Information Technology Firm Acquisitions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Han, Kunsoo

Keywords: Information technology; IT firm acquisition; Productivity; Innovation

$39,749

Impacts of information technology on multinational corporations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Han, Kunsoo

Keywords: information technology; globalization; multinational corporation; firm performance

$139,040

Role of online social media in product development, pricing, promotion and performance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Animesh, Animesh

Keywords: online social media; process; performance; econometrics; impact; product; promotion; word of mouth; crowdsourcing; wisdom of crowds

$190,425

Economic contributions of information technology labour: a multi-level investigation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Han, Kunsoo

Keywords: information technology; productivity; IT capital; IT labour; IT outsourcing

$143,660

Value of information technology outsourcing: a multi-level investigation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Han, Kunsoo

Keywords: information technology; IT outsourcing; productivity; business value

$71,926

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: information technology Dear Professor Han, 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 information technology 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 "Economic Implications of Information Technology Firm Acquisitions" (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]