You may propose your own research projects. However, this specialization is actively seeking students interested in the research topics listed on this page.
DescriptionThe Chair of Succession and Family Enterprise is seeking doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows wishing to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of business families and family business, a dominant form of enterprise in today’s global economy. The aims are to better understand the unique advantages, challenges, and strategies of large and small family firms. Topics of interest could include:
Funding is available for students and postdoctoral fellows. |
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Organizational transformation and change management |
DescriptionWe are recruiting students interested in the study of organizational change. The multi-level individual-team dynamics, from organizational behavior perspectives, in the advancement or hampering of directed or emerging change projects is at the core of our interests. |
Research environmentCentre d'études en transformation des organisations (CÉTO) (Centre for research on organizational transformation) |
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DescriptionDevelop new research on the general theme of « Strategy as Practice » around four main topics:
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Supervising professorLinda Rouleau |
Strategy and sustainability |
DescriptionFinancing is available for students interested in studying how companies embed environmental and social sustainability into their operations and decision making. Chosen students will become part of a global public-benefit research project that brings together researchers from seven different institutions, as well as over two dozen large multinational companies, industry associations and non-governmental organizations to undertake research and develop resources and tools that help companies move forward on their sustainable journeys. For additional information on the project, including tools and resources developed to date, see the link below. |
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Top executives and strategic management |
DescriptionThe Top Executives and Strategic Management Hub is seeking one or several talented doctoral fellows to participate in an exciting collaborative project to study various aspects of CEO and top management teams’ work. The aim of the center is to offer relevant insights to the new generation of CEOs through the production of cutting-edge research on three broad themes:
The project is interdisciplinary and involves close collaboration with a small group of HEC Montréal scholars with strengths in both qualitative and quantitative methods. These researchers include, among others: |
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Strategy and top executives-CEOs |
DescriptionSeeking students interested in studying how social judgments of senior executives affect the quality of their strategic choices. We are particularly interested in understanding how (social) media coverage and market reactions of executives influence subsequent strategic moves, executive behaviour, and organizational performance. |
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DescriptionMosaic, HEC Montréal's Creativity & Innovation Hub, seeks students interested in advancing academic knowledge about the economy of ideas. The team of associate researchers reflects a diversity of skills and disciplines. Among its interests are:
Opportunities for financial support and access to original fields of research. |
Research environmentMosaic is a platform for research and knowledge sharing on the economy and management of ideas and innovation. Mosaic's activities and research projects are multidisciplinary and include academia, the business community and civil society. |
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Cognitive processes supporting entrepreneurship |
DescriptionThe Rogers-J.A. Bombardier Chair of Entrepreneurship seeks students interested in advancing academic knowledge about entrepreneurship. Associate researchers to the Chair are particularly interested in studying the cognitive processes supporting:
Possibilities for financial support and access to potential research fields offered by the Chair, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department and the Institute for Entrepreneurship National Bank – HEC Montréal (in French only). |
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Supervising professoror other researchers from the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Institute for Entrepreneurship National Bank – HEC Montréal. |
Global innovation networks |
DescriptionFinancing is available for students interested in studying global innovation networks and how they evolve and develop over time. Examples of such networks include:
Chosen students will become part of a global research project that brings together researchers from different institutions, as well as policymakers and industry leaders. For additional information on the project, please use the contact below. |
Research environmentChair in Global Innovation Networks |
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