Nader Seyedkalali

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Nader Seyedkalali, PhD Management Department Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS) Tehran, Iran
Address: West 64th St., Corner of Iranshenasi St., Kordestan Exp. Way, Tehran, Iran Postal Code: 1437774681 Phone: +98 021 24862000 Email: n.kalali@ihcs.ac.ir; nader_kalali@ut.ac.ir Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jpdXDwgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

EDUCATION
2011-2016		University of Tehran, Iran PhD in Business Administration (Business Strategy) Highest Honors Dissertation: Developing a Model of Competitive Advantage in Knowledge Intensive Business Services Based on Dynamic Capability Theory: A Study on Management Consulting Industry
2015-2016		University of Cologne, Germany Visiting Scholar (Visiting PhD Candidate) Department of Business Administration, Corporate Development, and Organization
2009-2011		University of Tehran, Iran MSc in Industrial Management (Operations Research) Highest Honors Thesis: Presenting a Fuzzy Decision Support System for Assessing the Turnover Intention of Knowledge Workers in Iran’s Mobile Communications Industry
2002-2007		Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran BSc in Industrial Engineering

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Research		Strategic Management Entrepreneurship
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Seyedkalali, N. (2022). Entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: the effects of long-term orientation. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 28(7), 1732-1750 (ABS=3, IF=5.99, Scopus, WoS).
Seyedkalali, N. & Heidari, A. (2021) Promoting continuous streams of innovation: evidence from professional service providers, International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 12(1), 3–16 (ABS=1, Scopus, WoS).
Seyedkalali, N. & Heidari, A. (2016). How Was Competitive Advantage Sustained in Management Consultancies during Change: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 29(5): 661-685 (ABS=2, IF=2.09, Scopus, WoS).
Seyedkalali, N, Momeni, M. & Heydari, E. (2015). Key Elements of Thinking Strategically. International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics. 2(8): 801-809.
Momeni, M., Seyedkalali, N., Akhavan Anvari, M. R. & Raoofi, Z. (2012). What Kind of People Are the Happiest? An Empirical Study. International Review of Business Research Papers.
Zarei Matin, H., Seyedkalali, N. & Akhavan Anvari, M. R. (2012). Do Demographic Variables Moderate the Relationship between Job Burnout and Its Consequences? Iranian Journal of Management Studies. 5(1):47-62 (ABS=1, Scopus, WoS).
Seyedkalali, N., Akhavan Anvari, M. R., Pourezzat, A. A., & Karimi Dastjerdi, D. (2011). Why does strategic plans implementation fail? A study in the health service sector of Iran. African Journal of Business Management, 5(23), 9831-9837.
Akhavan Anvari, M. R., Seyedkalali, N. & Gholipour, A. (2011). How does Personality Affect Job Burnout? International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance 2(2):115-119.

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCES
Seyedkalali, N. & Heydari, E. (2016). The Relationship between Top Managers’ Strategic Thinking Capability and Firm’s Entrepreneurial Orientation. The 4^th International Conference on Strategic Management. at Iran, Tehran.
Seyedkalali, N. (2015). A Fuzzy Inference System for Supporting the Retention Strategies of Human Capital. 11^th International Strategic Management Conference, at Austria (Published by Elsevier and indexed by WoS).
Gholipour, A., Akhavan Anvari, M. R. & Seyedkalali, N. (2011). Investigation of the Effects of the Big Five Personality Model on Job Burnout: Survey in an Iranian Hospital. International Conference on Economics and Finance Research, at Singapore (Published by IEEE and indexed by WoS).
Momeni, M., Akhavan Anvari, M. R. & Seyedkalali, N. & Raoofi, Z. (2011). The Effect of Personality on Happiness: A Study in the University of Tehran. Business and Social Science Research Conference, at UAE, Dubai.

TRANSLATIONS INTO PERSIAN
Horwath, R. (2015). Elevate: the three disciplines of advanced strategic thinking (N. Seyedkalali & B. Vatandoost, Trans.). John Wiley & Sons. (Original work published 2014)
Zook, C., & Allen, J. (2019). The founder's mentality: how to overcome the predictable crises of growth. (N. Seyedkalali & E. Heydari, Trans.). Harvard Business Review Press (Original work published 2016)
Furr, N., Nel, K., & Ramsoy, T. Z. (2021). Leading transformation: how to take charge of your company's future. (N. Seyedkalali, Trans.). Harvard Business Press (Original work published 2018)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
May 2018-Now		Assistant Professor Management Department Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Dec 2019-Jan 2023		Founder & Director Center for Innovation Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Sep 2013-Now		Sessional Lecturer Faculty of Management University of Tehran
Dec 2016-May2018		Research Fellow Faculty of Management University of Tehran
Sep 2017-Feb 2018		Sessional Lecturer Faculty of Management Khatam University
Sep 2016-Aug 2017		Sessional Lecturer Faculty of Management Mehr Alborz University
Sep 2011-Aug 2013		Sessional Lecturer Faculty of Management & Accounting University of Qom

RESEARCH GRANTS
2021-now		Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies Investigating the Role of CEO’s Ambivalent Interpretations of Strategic Issues in Strengthening Innovation Ambidexterity and Improving Firm Performance (Role: PI)
2020-2023		Iran's National Science Foundation (INSF) Investigating the role of entrepreneurial orientation in strengthening the performance of firms in the tourism industry (Role: PI)
2019-2023		Iran's Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Research award for the Center for Innovation Research (Fund: 3,000,000,000 Rials)
2018-2019		Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies Strategic Planning for the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (Role: PI)
2016-2018		Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council The Cognitive Microfoundations of Organizational Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Orientations (Role: PI; Funds: 400,000,000 Rials)
2014-2015		Faculty of Management, University of Tehran Strategic Planning for the Faculty of Management of the University of Tehran (Role: Collaborator)
2012-2014		Iran's National Science Foundation Studying the Value Creating Strategies in Management Consulting Firms of Iran from the Viewpoint of Entrepreneurial Theory of the Firm (Role: Collaborator)
2013-2014		Iran's National Science Foundation Revising the Curriculum for the Strategic Management PhD Program (Role: Collaborator)

HONORS & AWARDS
2020		Best Researcher Award, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
2016		Best PhD Dissertation Award, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran
2015		Receiving Research fellowship for a 6 month stay as a research scholar at the University of Cologne which was granted by Iran Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology
2014		Best Researcher Award, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran
2010, 2013		Best Student Award, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran
2010		Best Paper Award, 1st National Conference on Process Management, Tehran
2011		Ranked first in the PhD degree entrance test of the University of Tehran
2002, 2008		Ranked among the top one percent of participants in Iran's highly-competitive nationwide university entrance exam (Konkour) for admission to MSc and BSc degrees

TEACHING
Strategy Analysis and Formulation		University of Tehran (PhD)	Fall 2022 & 2019 Spring 2021 & 2018
Strategy Implementation and Control		University of Tehran (PhD)	Spring 2021 & 2020
Advanced Strategic Management		University of Tehran (MSc)	Fall 2019 & 2018 Spring 2022 & 2020
Strategic Thinking and Change		University of Tehran (MSc)	Fall 2021 & 2018
Seminar in Strategic Management		University of Tehran (MSc)	Spring 2017
Strategic Management		University of Tehran (BSc)	Spring 2017
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management		University of Tehran (BSc)	Fall 2014 Spring 2016 & 2014
Organization and Management Theories		University of Tehran (MSc)	Fall 2017 & 2014
Change Management		University of Tehran (MSc)	Spring 2017 Fall 2016
Fundamentals of Management Consultancy		University of Tehran (MSc)	Spring 2020
Project Management		University of Tehran (MSc)	Spring 2016
Business Plan Development		University of Tehran (BSc)	Spring 2017
Fundamentals of Marketing		University of Tehran (MSc)	Fall 2016
Research Methods		University of Tehran (MSc)	Fall 2015
Advanced Marketing Management		Khatam University (MSc)	Fall 2017
Advanced Strategic Management		Mehr Alborz University (MSc)	Spring 2017 & 2016
Fundamentals of Marketing		University of Qom (MSc)	Spring 2012
Research Methods		University of Qom (MSc)	Spring 2013 Fall 2011

REVIEW
Review for Peer-Reviewed Journals		International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (ABS=3, IF=5.99, Scopus, WoS) Journal of Organizational Change Management (ABS=2, IF=2.09, Scopus, WoS) Journal of Management Decision (ABS=2, IF=5.58, Scopus, WoS) Journal of Strategy and Management (ABS=1, Scopus, WoS) Journal of Management Development (ABS=1, Scopus, WoS)
Review for Peer-Reviewed Conferences		5th International Conference on Strategic Management, University of Tehran, 2019 4th International Conference on Strategic Management, University of Tehran, 2016 Service Management Conference, University of Tehran, 2014 Annual Conference on Strategic Management, University of Tehran, 2014 1st National Conference of Process Management, University of Tehran, 2010

INVITED TALKS & SEMINARS
2022		Using Strategic Narratives to Create Entrepreneurial Visions 3^rd Conference on Business Environment Scanning Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran
2020		The Application of Cognitive Sciences in Management Research 17th International Management Conference, Tehran
2019		Strategies and Tactics for Change Management 5th International Conference on Strategic Management Faculty of Management, University of Tehran
2018		Trends in Managerial Cognition Research 6th Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Congress Iranian Neuroscience Society, Tehran
2016		Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage in Management Consulting Firms: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective Faculty of Management, University of Tehran
2015		The Sustainability of Competitive Advantage in Management Consultancies of Iran and Germany Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences University of Cologne

WORKSHOPS FOR INDUSTRY
2023		From Strategic Thinking to Entrepreneurial Mindset Tehran's Administration of Cultural Heritage
2022		The Characteristics of High-performing Managers Fidar Group, Tehran
2020		Organizational Ambidexterity Strategy Setare Aval Company
2019		Strategic Human Resource Management Tehran Chamber of Commerce
2015		Several Strategic Thinking Workshops Ministry of Energy, Tehran
2015		Several Strategic Planning Workshops Ministry of Energy, Tehran

SUPERVISED AND EXAMINED THESES & DISSERTATIONS
2018-2022 (Graduated)	Supervisor PhD Dissertation University of Tehran Title: Presenting a model for improving the export performance of food industry companies in Kermanshah province with a focus on logistics strategy
2020-2022 (Graduated)	Examiner Master Thesis K. N. Toosi University of Technology Title: Exploring the impact of branding on business performance in digital platforms
2016-2020 (Graduated)	Examiner PhD Dissertation University of Tehran Title: Developing a Customer Response Model to Cause-Related Marketing Strategies
2017-2019 (Graduated)	Supervisor Master Thesis University of Tehran Title: Investigating the relationship between intellectual capital and business model innovation: and ambidextrous approach
2016-2018 (Graduated)	Supervisor Master Thesis University of Tehran Title: The relationship between cognitive capabilities, ambidextrous leadership, and team innovation
2015-2017 (Graduated)	Supervisor Master Thesis University of Tehran Title: The impact of intellectual capital on dynamic capabilities
2014-2016 (Graduated)	Supervisor Master Thesis University of Tehran Title: The relationship between strategic thinking and entrepreneurship
2014-2016 (Graduated)	Examiner Master Thesis University of Tehran Title: Identifying and ranking of the effective factors for the successful implementation of strategies
2012-2014 (Graduated)	Supervisor Master Thesis Mehr Alborz University Title: Identifying and prioritizing the factors influencing strategic thinking in Renovation Organization of Tehran

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2022-now		Strategy Consultant Tejarat Bank
2019-2020		Strategy Consultant Setare Aval Company
Jan 2017-Jul 2018		Strategy Consultant Teachers Investment Fund Corporation
Jan 2016-Aug 2016		Strategy Consultant Melal Bank
2014-2015		Marketing Consultant Mellat Bank
Jul 2012- Aug 2014		Strategy, Organization and HR Consultant Iranian Red Crescent Investment Corporation
May 2010-Jan 2012		Project Control Consultant Hamrahe Aval Company (MCI)

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2021-now		Member of the Steering Committee Innovation Research Center Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
2020		Member of the Scientific Committee 17^th International Management Conference
2018-2021		Member of the Strategy Committee Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Sep 2018-Feb 2019		Co-Chairman & Member of the Scientific Committee 5^th International Conference on Strategic Management University of Tehran
Sep 2018-Feb 2019		Co-Founder & Co-Chairman Iran's 1st National Strategy Award University of Tehran
2017-2021		Member of the Scientific Committee Human Resource Management Group Tehran Chamber of Commerce
2016-2018		Member of the Scientific Committee Managerial Cognition Group Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council, Iran's Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology
Jun 2016-Nov 2016		Co-Chairman 4th International Conference on Strategic Management University of Tehran

COMPUTER & RESEARCH SKILLS
Microsoft Office		Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Microsoft Project (MSP)
Statistical & Decision-making Softwares		SPSS, SmartPLS, Expert Choice
Quantitative and Qualitative research methods & techniques		PLS-SEM, Grounded Theory, Multiple Case Study, Thematic Analysis

LANGUAGES
Persian		Native
English		Full Professional Proficiency
Arabic & German		Elementary

Nader Seyedkalali

Last Update At : 08 May 2023