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Ali Radfard is a Lecturer in Leadership and Management at Aston Business School, part of the College of Business and Social Sciences at Aston University. His research focuses on the intersection of organization theory, organizational behavior, and strategic management, centered around the axes of Space, Time, and Consciousness. He holds a PhD in 'A theory of social-psychological time in corporate governance' from Bocconi University (2018). He currently serves as an External Examiner at the Adam Smith Business School since March 2023.
Radfard employs mixed methodologies including field experiments, computational sociology, content analysis, and agent-based modeling to develop a holistic decision-making theory. His work emphasizes temporal cognition, spatial-temporal framing, and corporate governance mechanisms. Notable research themes include the impact of top management teams' social status on innovation, CEO compensation dynamics, and strategic-temporal framing in impression management.
His publications span peer-reviewed journals like R&D Management and Academy of Management Proceedings, with a focus on corporate governance, firm performance, and decision-making processes. He has contributed to understanding how temporal and spatial dimensions influence strategic choices and executive behavior.
Radfard’s academic service includes roles in external examining and active participation in academic conferences. His research methodologies emphasize quantitative techniques like simultaneous equations modeling and qualitative approaches like content analysis to bridge theoretical and practical gaps in organizational studies.
