Rahmani, Morvarid

Morvarid Rahmani

Assistant Professor

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Academic Area(s):

Operations Management

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404-385-1424

Office:

4246

Research

Innovation and Team Management

Knowledge-intensive Project Management

Supply Chain Collaboration

Service Operations

Social Sustainability

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

Biography

Morvarid Rahmani is an Assistant 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, and Production and Operations Management, and has been recognized by INFORMS TIMES Best Working 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 as a Face of Inclusive Excellence at Georgia Tech.

Awards & Recognitions

Service Science Best Paper Competition Finalist, INFORMS
CTL/BP Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech (Awarded $3000)
TIMES Best Working Paper Competition Award (3rd place), INFORMS
Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence, Georgia Tech (Awarded $5000)
Face of Inclusive Excellence Award, Georgia Tech
Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow, Georgia Tech (Awarded $1000)
MSOM Best Student Paper Competition Finalist, INFORMS

Media Appearance

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

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Social Sustainability, Project Management and Analysis, Supply Chain, Innovation and Team Management, Service Operations

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Working Papers

Arora, P., M. Rahmani, and K. Ramachandran, 2016, Serving Distressed Individuals: Balancing Advisory and Service Delivery Efforts in Nonprofits

Published Papers

Rahmani, M., K. Ramachandran. 2020. Delegating Innovation Projects with Deadline: Committed versus Flexible Stopping. Management Science, forthcoming.
Rahmani, M., L. Gui, and A., Atasu. 2020, The Implications of Recycling Technology Choice on Collective Recycling. Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
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.
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.
Kalkanci, B., M. Rahmani, and B. Toktay. 2018. The Role of “Inclusive Innovation” in Promoting Social Sustainability. Production and Operations Management, 28 (12), 2960–2982