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Morvarid Rahmani

Associate Professor

Ph.D. Coordinator, Operations Management

morvarid.rahmani@scheller.gatech.edu

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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 provides managers with rich and actionable insights to enhance work processes, drive successful innovation, and address social issues. Her research appeared in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. Morvarid's research has received significant recognition, earning several awards from prestigious national/international research competitions, such as M&SOM Journal Best Paper Award, MSOM Responsible Research Award, INFORMS Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award, TIMES Best Working Paper Award, and MSOM Best Student Paper Awad.

Dr. Rahmani has taught Core Operations Management in Full-time, Evening, and Exceutive MBA programs, and a seminar course on Service and Product Innovation in the PhD program. She has received the Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence at the Scheller College of Business, the CTL/BP Faculty Teaching Excellence Award at Georgia Tech, and CIOS Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Rahmani is the Founding Chair of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE) SIG of MSOM. She has also served as the Chair of the TIMES Section of INFORMS and as a Vice President of the PITM College of POMS. At Georgia Tech, she is a Jim Pope Create-X Faculty Fellow and a Provost Emerging Leaders Fellow.

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

M&SOM Journal Best Paper Award (1st place), INFORMS
Linda and Lloyd L. Byars Award for Faculty Research Excellence, Georgia Tech
MSOM Responsible Research Award Honarable Mention (2nd place), INFORMS
Institute for Leadership and Social Impact Research Award, Georgia Tech
Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award (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
M&SOM Journal Meritorious Service Award
Face of Inclusive Excellence Award, Georgia Tech
Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow Award, Georgia Tech
MSOM Best Student Paper Competition Finalist, INFORMS

Professional Service and Roles

Jim Pope Create-X Faculty Fellow, Georgia Tech (2024-25)
Provost Emerging Leaders Fellow, Georgia Tech (2024-25)
Founding Chair, Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE) SIG of MSOM (2022-23)
Chair, TIME Section of INFORMS (2021-22)
Vice Chair of Programs, TIME Section of INFORMS (2020-21)
Vice President of Special Events, PITM College of POMS (2020-21)
Vice Chair of Communications and Membership, TIME Section of INFORMS (2019-20)
Vice President of Awards and Honors, PITM College of POMS (2017-18)

Media Appearance

The Conversation – July 2024, Homeless service providers could help more people overcome homelessness if they measured success differently.
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
Technology Management
Entrepreneurship
Social Sustainability
Service Operations

Research

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Year	Title	Journal	Author(s)	Type
2024	Advising Entrepreneurs: Optimal Recommendation of Alternatives	Manufacturing & Service Operations Management	Wang, Z. Rahmani, M. Ramachandran, K.	Published Papers	View
Wang, Zeya and Rahmani, Morvarid and Ramachandran, Karthik, Advising Entrepreneurs: Optimal Recommendation of Alternatives (October 6, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3938377 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3938377
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 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
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
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	View
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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Journal Editorial Roles

Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management
Associate Editor, Service Science

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The Implications of Relative vs. Absolute Rating Systems on Workforce Performance

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Morvarid Rahmani and Karthik Ramachandran Publish Op-ed on How Nonprofits Can Maximize Impact With Limited Budgets

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