Cyrus Dioun

Cyrus Dioun is Assistant Professor at CU Denver Business School, specializing in organization theory and emerging industries. His research examines legitimacy challenges in nascent markets like legal cannabis. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and offers virtual office hours accessible via Calendly.

Publications analyze social processes in market formation, including emotional dynamics in organizational legitimacy and boundary negotiation in stigmatized industries. Recent work explores craft industries' knowledge transfer mechanisms.

Awards:

• Outstanding International Educator (CU Denver, 2024)
• Emerald Literati Award for research on organizational legitimacy (2019)