PhD student Pooria Assadi receives SSHRC doctoral fellowship

Pooria Assadi, a doctoral student at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, is the 2011-2012 recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) doctoral fellowship. The SSHRC fellowship is for $20,000 during the current academic year and $20,000 for 2012-2013.

Pooria completed his Bachelor of Science program in Industrial Engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology. He then completed his Master of Applied Science program at the University of British Columbia. Pooria’s Master’s research focused on information technology investment decision making, which set the stage for his joining the Beedie School of Business. Since coming to Simon Fraser University, Pooria’s research interests have evolved to a general interest in strategy and organizational theory, and in particular firm-level innovation and governance.

Pooria has published a number of papers in peer-reviewed journals and has presented his research at several academic conferences. At the January-held Innovation Conference hosted by the CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement, he presented his work on the density dependency of organizational innovations.

Throughout his studies, Pooria has received several awards and scholarships in recognition of his research and academic excellence. Particularly, Pooria is the recipient of the Duncan Jean McEachran Memorial Prize in Canadian Business, which recognizes his contributions to Canadian business research.