For a full version of my CV, please email me at heshmati@umich.edu.
Education
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, 2017-present
Doctoral Student, Strategy
Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate Program, Computation & Cognition Track
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2013-2015
Master of Business Administration, Management
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
Carnegie Mellon University, 2007-2011
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Minor, Engineering Design
Doctoral Student, Strategy
Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate Program, Computation & Cognition Track
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, 2013-2015
Master of Business Administration, Management
Master of Science, Supply Chain Management
Carnegie Mellon University, 2007-2011
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Minor, Engineering Design
Research
Working papers
Works in progress
Proceedings
- Csaszar, F. A., Heshmati, M., and Rosenkranz, N. “External representations in strategic decision making: Understanding strategy’s reliance on visuals.” Under Review.
- Finalist, 2020 Academy of Management STR Best Paper Award, Behavioral Strategy Track
- Heshmati, M. and Csaszar, F. A. “Learning strategic representations: Exploring the effects of taking a strategy course." Under Review.
- Nominee, 2020 Strategic Management Society Conference Best PhD Paper Prize
Works in progress
- Heshmati, M. “Innovative and cognitive antecedents of organizational fluidity."
- Heshmati, M. “The multidimensional language of firms: Firm–manager consistency and adaptation to nascent industries."
- Heshmati, M. and Li, C. "Front office face-offs: Conflicting goals and strategic experimentation in the NHL"
Proceedings
- Csaszar, F. A., Heshmati, M., and Rosenkranz, N. “External representations in strategic decision making: Understanding strategy’s reliance on visuals.” Academy of Management 2020 Best Paper Proceedings.
Presentations
Paper Presentations
Invited Participation
*conference or workshop cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19
- “Learning strategic representations: Exploring the effects of taking a strategy course"
- Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, October 2020
- Organization Science Winter Conference*, March 2020
- Ross School of Business Strategy Brown Bag, May 2019
- “External representations in strategic decision making: Understanding strategy’s reliance on visuals"
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 2020
- “Cognitive heterogeneity and strategizing in nascent industries"
- Ross School of Business Strategy Brown Bag, April 2020
Invited Participation
- Maryland Methods Bootcamp*, June 2020
- Strategy Science Doctoral Workshop, April 2020
- SERC Consortium in Entrepreneurship Research*, April 2020
- Medici Summer School, June 2019
- Computational Organization Science Summer School, June 2018
*conference or workshop cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19
Teaching Experience
Instructor
Instructional Support Specialist
Teaching Assistant
- STR 290: Business Strategy, BBA Core (Winter 2020)
- Teaching Evaluation: 4.8/5.0, 98% of students rated the teaching as excellent
- Students: 80 sophomore students at Ross School of Business
- Selected by students for Women’s History Month social media feature
Instructional Support Specialist
- STR 533: Corporate Strategy, Online MBA Core (Winter 2021)
- Supported development of online MBA strategy course & served as teaching assistant
Teaching Assistant
- STR 682: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Development, MBA Elective (Winter 2019, 2020)
- STR 627: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Development, WMBA Core (Summer 2019)
- STR 636: Strategic Thinking and Competitive Analysis, EMBA Core (Winter 2019)
- MO 503: Leading People and Organizations, MBA Core (Fall 2018, 2019)
- BE/MO 619: Incentives and Productivity, MBA Elective (Winter 2019)
- ICOS Big Data Summer Camp, PhD Workshop (Summer 2018)
Professional Service & Membership
Ross School of Business
Ad-hoc Referee
Conferences
- PhD Committee Member for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2019-2020
- PhD Forum Research Grants Committee Member, 2018-2019
- PhD Forum Social Co-Chair, 2018-2019
- Uplift Committee Member, 2017-2018
Ad-hoc Referee
- Organization Science, Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Conferences
- Organizer, "Cognition & Competition: Microfoundations of Competitive Adaptation," Academy of Management 2020 Symposium
Industry Experience
Ford Motor Company
Peace Meal Kitchen, Founder & Owner, 2016-2017
- Product Planning & Strategy, 2015-2017
- Product Development Engineering, 2011-2015
Peace Meal Kitchen, Founder & Owner, 2016-2017
- Peace Meal Kitchen is a dinner pop-up dedicated to educating diners on regions that are either misrepresented by the U.S. media or are struggling with political conflict. Featured in the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, and Detroit Free Press, Peace Meal Kitchen uses the concept of gastrodiplomacy to educate diners on misrepresented cultures through food.
