Vida Nejabati

Vida Nejabati is a Lecturer at BAHAR Higher Education Institute (Iran) and a Planning and Economic Analysis Specialist at Iran Air. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Tourism from the University of Algarve (Portugal), a DBA from BAHAR Higher Education Institute, and a Master's in Economic Development from Alzahra University. She blends industry expertise with academia, having worked at Iran Air since 2001.

Research Focus: Her interdisciplinary work integrates tourism, consumer behavior, airline management, and econometrics. She investigates emotional labor in service industries, passenger satisfaction dynamics, and economic impacts of resource-driven economies (e.g., oil revenues on trade balances). Her doctoral theses analyzed flight experiences' effects on airline loyalty and organizational factors in emotional labor.

Professional Experience:

• Planning and Economic Analysis Specialist, Iran Air (2019–Present)
• Management Analyst, Iran Air (2001–2019)
• Lecturer, Payame Noor University (2009–2011)
• Adjunct Lecturer, Iran Air Training Center