Joseph Schmidt, University of Saskatchewan

Research

(1) recruitment (2) decision-making (3) personality (4) values (5) job advertisement

Latest funding

Organizational governance and whistleblowing in healthcare settings: A study of middle and upper managers' perspectives on and experiences with care providers who blow the whistle
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$69,671
Impression Management in the Workplace: A Dynamic Investigation Across Contexts
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$50,515
The Effects of Job Advertisement Messaging and Applicant Traits on Job Pursuit Decisions
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$61,500

Organizational governance and whistleblowing in healthcare settings: A study of middle and upper managers' perspectives on and experiences with care providers who blow the whistle

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Perron, Amélie

Keywords: whistleblowing; managers; healthcare governance; discourse; sociology of ignorance; ethics; qualitative research

$69,671

Impression Management in the Workplace: A Dynamic Investigation Across Contexts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bourdage, Joshua S.

Keywords: impression management; personnel selection; employment interviews; applicant faking; team dynamics

$50,515

The Effects of Job Advertisement Messaging and Applicant Traits on Job Pursuit Decisions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Schmidt, Joseph

Keywords: (1) recruitment; (2) decision-making; (3) personality; (4) values; (5) job advertisement

$61,500

Do Employees Perceive HR to Help or Hurt? The Antecedents and Consequences of Employee Attributions about HR Systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Schmidt, Joseph

Keywords: human resource management; employee attitudes; organizational effectiveness; turnover; management; attribution theory

$46,308

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: (1) recruitment Dear Professor Schmidt, 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 (1) recruitment 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 "The Effects of Job Advertisement Messaging and Applicant Traits on Job Pursuit Decisions" (2019), 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]