Morvarid Rahmani

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Morvarid Rahmani

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morvarid.rahmani@scheller.gatech.edu

404-385-1424

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Academic Areas: Operations Management

Office: 4246

Biography

Morvarid Rahmani is an Associate Professor of Operations Management, at the Scheller College of Business, at Georgia Tech. She received her Ph.D. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She also received three masters degrees: Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Economics.

Dr. Rahmani’s research focus is on Innovation and Social Sustainability. Her research brings together the operational perspective of process improvement and the economic perspective of innovation and collaboration. Her research appeared in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management, and has been recognized by INFORMS TIMES Best Working Paper, MSOM Responsible Research Award, INFORMS Service Science Best Paper, and MSOM Best Student Paper competitions.

Dr. Rahmani has taught Core Operations Management in Full-time and Evening MBA programs, and a seminar course on Managing Service and Product Development in the PhD program. She has received the Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence at the Scheller College of Business, and the CTL/BP Faculty Teaching Excellence Award at Georgia Tech. She has also been recognized twice as a Face of Inclusive Excellence at Georgia Tech for her research, teaching, and service activities toward promoting inclusion and equity.

Education

Ph.D. Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management
M.A. Economics, UCLA
M.S. Electrical Engineering, UCLA
M.S. Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Science and Technology

Awards & Recognitions

Linda and Lloyd L. Byars Award for Faculty Research Excellence, Georgia Tech
MSOM Responsible Research Award Honarable Mention (2nd place), INFORMS
Service Science Conference (ICSS) Best Conference Paper Award (1st place), INFORMS
TIMES Best Working Paper Competition Award (3rd place), INFORMS
Service Science Best Paper Competition Finalist, INFORMS
CIOS Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching Award, Georgia Tech
CTL/BP Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech
Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence, Georgia Tech
Face of Inclusive Excellence Award, Georgia Tech
Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow Award, Georgia Tech
MSOM Best Student Paper Competition Finalist, INFORMS

Media Appearance

Industrial and Systems Engineering Magazine - January 2022, A tale of relative versus absolute rating.
NonProfit Pro - July 30, 2020, How Nonprofits Can Maximize Impact With Limited Budgets?
The Ray Anderson Foundation - July 19, 2019, What Are the Implications of Recycling Technology Choice on Environmental Benefits of Recycling?
Georgia Tech Sustainable Business Insights - March 28, 2019, How Can Nonprofit Organizations Maximize Social Impact for Distressed Individuals?
UCLA Anderson Review - November 8, 2017, Quantifying Team Leadership Approaches: To Do, or to Direct Others?
INSEAD KNOWLEDGE - December 18, 2017, Choose Your Leadership Style

Research Areas

Innovation and Team Management
Knowledge-intensive Project Management
Supply Chain Collaboration
Service Operations
Social Sustainability

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Year	Title	Journal	Author(s)	Type
2022	The Implications of Rating Systems on Workforce Performance	IISE Transactions	Green, C. Rahmani, M.	Published Papers	View
Green, C. and M. Rahmani. 2022. The Implications of Rating Systems on Workforce Performance. IISE Transactions, 54(2), 159-172.
2021	Delegating Innovation Projects with Deadline: Committed versus Flexible Stopping	Management Science	Rahmani, M. Ramachandran, K.	Published Papers	View
Rahmani, M., K. Ramachandran. 2021. Delegating Innovation Projects with Deadline: Committed versus Flexible Stopping. Management Science, 67(10), 6317-6332.
2020	The Impact of Scalability on Advisory and Service Delivery Efforts of Nonprofits	Advances in Service Science	Arora, P. Rahmani, M. Ramachandran, K.	Published Papers	View
Arora, P., M., Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran. 2020. The Impact of Scalability on Advisory and Service Delivery Efforts of Nonprofits. Advances in Service Science. INFORMS-CSS 2020, 205-213.
2020	Doing Less to Do More? Optimal Service Portfolio of Non-profits that Serve Distressed Individuals	Manufacturing & Service Operations Management	Arora, P. Rahmani, M. Ramachandran, K.	Published Papers	View
Arora, P., M. Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran, 2020, Doing Less to Do More? Optimal Service Portfolio of Non-profits that Serve Distressed Individuals. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming
2020	The Implications of Recycling Technology Choice on Collective Recycling	Production and Operations Management	Rahmani, M. Gui, L. Atasu, A.	Published Papers	View
Rahmani, M., L. Gui, and A., Atasu. 2020, The Implications of Recycling Technology Choice on Collective Recycling. Production and Operations Management, 30(2), 522-542
2019	The Role of “Inclusive Innovation” in Promoting Social Sustainability	Production and Operations Management	Kalkanci, B. Rahmani, M. Toktay, L.B.	Published Papers	View
Kalkanci, B., M. Rahmani, and B. Toktay. 2019. The Role of “Inclusive Innovation” in Promoting Social Sustainability. Production and Operations Management, 28 (12), 2960–2982
2018	Team Leadership and Performance: Combining the Roles of Direction and Contribution	Management Science	Rahmani, M. Roels, G. Karmarkar, U.S.	Published Papers
Rahmani, M., G. Roels, and U.S. Karmarkar. 2018. Team Leadership and Performance: Combining the Roles of Direction and Contribution, Management Science, 64(11), 5234-5249.
2017	Collaborative Work Dynamics in Projects with Co-Production	Production and Operations Management	Rahmani, M. Roels, G. Karmarkar, U.S.	Published Papers	View
Rahmani, M., G. Roels, and U.S. Karmarkar. 2017. Collaborative Work Dynamics in Projects with Co-Production, Production and Operations Management, 4(26), 686-703.

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