Cv Arash Najmaei 8aug2009

Arash Najmaei‐Curricular Vitae   

Curricular vitae

1.0 Personal information: • • • • • •

Name: Arash Najmaei Date of birth: 22 march 1983 Nationality: Iranian E-mail addresses: [email protected] Personal URL: http://www.arash-MBA.blogspot.com and www.arash-managment.blogspot.com Lingual Abilities (Farsi : mother language: English: Fluent ( IELTS academic score 6.5 ; 2005, Arabic: Just reading and simple understanding)

2.0 Educational background: 1. PhD applicant , Proposal: Strategic innovation management system (SIMS) from theoretical development to empirical implementation and analytical evaluation: a Heuristic Study 2. Master science: MBA, Marketing Specialization, Multimedia university, Malaysia, CGPA 3.90/4 (Master Dissertation: strategic knowledge management system as a means of branding excellence for Malaysian SMEs under supervision of Professor Dr. Shetty) graduation date may 2009.

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3. Degree: Civil Engineering (Dam And Hydraulic Mega-Structures Operation And Management, From The Power And Water University Of Technology (PWUT) , Tehran, Iran. CGPA 3.0/4 ( Graduation Years 2006) 4. Pre-University Degree In Mathematics And Physics, Year Of Achievement: June 2001, CGPA: P 16/20, Daneshyaran College, Isfahan, Iran 5. Diploma In Mathematics, Year Of Achievement: June 2000, CGPA: P 15/20, Harati High School, Isfahan, Iran

3.0 Fields of Interest: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Marketing strategy and orientation in turbulent time Strategic innovation Internet marketing and online branding Strategic brand management Theory of strategy and competitiveness Strategic knowledge management

4.0 Fields of Expertise (areas of research) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Marketing management, and marketing strategy Strategic flexibility Strategic innovation Theory of strategy and competitiveness Branding and internet branding e-consumerism Knowledge strategy and Knowledge management

5.0 List of Research Contributions 1. Arash Najmaei, (2007), intelligent organization’s memory and formation of the intellectual capital, KMICE, Malaysia. 2. Arash Najmaei, Zahra Sadeghinejad, (2008), Gender, leadership style and philanthropic strategies, Engendering leadership Conference , Perth, Australia 2   

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3. Arash Najmaei (2008), Does organizational memory matter in organizational competitiveness?, ICMIT 2008( IEEE), Thailand, ( accepted but not published) 4. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2008), Intelligent enterprise and strategic Learning, ICERI, Spain, (Accepted but not published). 5. Arash Najmaei (2008), Malaysian SMEs and branding framework toward global competitiveness, Proceedings of REDICE, ( Regional development conference and exhibition), Multimedia University, November 2008, Cyberjaya. 6. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2008), SME and strategic flexibility, Proceedings of REDICE, (Regional development conference and exhibition), Multimedia University, November 2008, Cyberjaya. 7. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), How does KM matter in strategic flexibility?, IBIMA Business Review, Vol1, P 32-54, 2009 8. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), organizational culture and strategic resiliency of SMEs, International journal of knowledge, culture and change management, ( Accepted but not Published ) 9. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), Is Intelligent Enterprise Strategically Resilient?, ICIME 2009( IEEE), Kuala lumpur, Malaysia, ( accepted but not published) 10. Arash Najmaei (2009), How is Organizational Memory Subsumed in Absorptive Capacity?, ICIME 2009( IEEE), Kuala lumpur, Malaysia, ( accepted but not published) 11. Arash Najmaei and Zahra sadeghinejad, (2009), Competitive Strategic Alliances Through Knowledge Value Chain, International Review of Business Research Papers Vol. 5 No. 3 April 2009 Pp. 297-310. 12. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), e-buyology : a step towards cyberbranding, IBIMA business review, forthcoming 13. Arash Najmaei , Zahra Sadeghinejad and Nezal Aghajari (2009),Strategy, e-recruitment and competitiveness, IBIMA business review, forthcoming 14. Arash Najmaei , Zahra Sadeghinejad, Nezal Aghajari (2009), Trajectory of adaptability in postmodern strategy, Proceedings of first Global Business Summit Conference, UiTM, Shah Allam, Malaysia ( June 2009)

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15. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), Malaysian e-consumers ,a review and agenda for future, Proceedings of first Global Business Summit Conference, UiTM, Shah Allam, Malaysia ( June 2009) 16. Rashad Yazdanifard and Arash Najmaei (2009), Anatomy of internet marketing mix, a holistic paradigm, ( forthcoming on ICEMT conference china) 17. Arash Najmaei, Zahra Sadeghinejad and Nezal aghajari (2009), Arriving at a dynamic theory of operational strategy, Proceedings of Iranian International Conference of Management (IRIMC), Shariff University, Iran, October 2009 (pre-submission panel review ) 18. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), An Evolutionary Theory Of Strategy For A Bifocal Competitiveness In The Third Millennium, Proceedings of EBMM, Singapore (2009; forthcoming). 19. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), Theory of Strategy; From an Evolution to a Revolution, International Review of Business Research Papers, (Forthcoming). 20. Arash Najmaei and Zahra sadeghinejad (2009), knowledge value chain analysis as a means of branding excellence, accepted for presentation at international Conference on Value Chain sustainability (19-21 October, ICOVACS2009), Kentucky, USA. 21. Arash Najmaei and Zahra sadeghinejad (2009), Anatomy of Strategic Flexibility; some implications for strategic managers of the third millennium (pre-submission panel review for Asia Academy of Management conference forthcoming) 22. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), conceptualizing the culture of resiliency, pre-submission panel review for the 13th IBIMA Conference, Morocco. 23. Arash Najmaei (2009), Dimensionalizing of strategy for 21 century, pre-submission panel review for the 13th IBIMA Conference, Morocco. 24. Arash Najmaei (2009), Theory Of Branding From Competence-Based Perspective, presubmission panel review for coming Asian academy of management conference. 25. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), How Does Absorptive Capacity Engender Casual Ambiguity For Innovative Strategies? A Conceptual Framework; (presubmission panel review for ICEMT conference in china)

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26. Rashad yazdanifard, Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), crafting excellent Ibrands by rendering an intensive internet marketing mix (pre-submission panel review for Asia Pacific Academy of Marketing conference forthcoming) 27. Arash Najmaei and Zahra sadeghinejad (2009),Cooperative Entrepreneurship and Schumpeterian Competition: A Conceptualization from Competence-Based Theory, forthcoming in Asia Pacific Academy Of Business In Society ( APABIS: Australia) 28. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), Strategic Cyber Innovation through EMarketing: Towards a Heuristic Conceptual Framework , pre-submission panel review for the CURTIN international business conference, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia 29. Arash Najmaei and Zahra Sadeghinejad (2009), cyber branding: a literature review and agenda for Malaysian marketers, submitted for the ECDC international conference, Penang Malaysia, 2009

* Acceptance letters, copyright forms and a copy of all papers are available upon request

5.1 Research In Progress (To Be Finalized By September 2009) 1. Anatomy Of SME Branding 2. Rendering a fuzzified internet marketing mix model 3. Customer-relationship management, a review towards a dynamic model for 21 century 4. Operationalising Operation Or Strategizing Operation, Dismantling A Strategic Dilemma 5. Strategic value addition through innovation in SMEs: a comparatory case study research 6. Cyber-branding in Malaysia air-travel industry: a case-based analysis

6.0 Working experiences: 1. Business development executive as a provisional basis on Maple gateway, a Forex company in KL , October 2008 to January 2009

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2. Full time Lecturer and research assistance at School of business and entrepreneurship in Unity College International Petaling Jaya , from march2008 to September of 2008

3. Part-time Marketing lecturer ( Multilevel marketing ) in Iran from march 2005 to march 2006 4. Public relationship and research coordinator in PWUT science association of civil students (SACS), Tehran, Iran, from Sep 2001 to Sep 2003.

5. Deputy head of Hydraulic group in SACS in PWUT, Tehran, Iran from Oct 2001 to Oct 2003. 6. Administrator and head supervisor at Mahshaad Kalay-e-Sepahan ,Isfahan, Iran from May 2003 to April 2006.

7. Home tutor for principles of business and management for international students in Cyberjaya and Putrajaya from November 2006 to February 2008

7.0 Social activities: 1. 3 years from 2002-2005 at Iranian Juveniles a cultural NGO in Esfahan 2. Serving SMEs as business consultant and advisor for two years voluntarily

8.0 Miscellaneous activities: 1. Financial market analysis especially Forex through both fundamental and technical approaches 2. Marketing and business research, training, designing and performing, Iran 3. Refereeing and judging papers for international conferences and journals include: 1) International Business, Innovation, Management Association (IBIMA), 2) International 6   

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Conferences On Value Chain Sustainability (ICOVACS), 3) International Journal Of Culture, Knowledge And Change Management (IJCKCM).

9.0 Exhibition and conference participation: 1. IBIMA, 12th IBIMA Conference on Creating Global Economies through Innovation and Knowledge Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,29- 30 June 2009 2. Global Business Summit Conference, GBSC2009, UiTM, Shah Allam, 15-17 June, Malysia 3. Phillip Kotler master executive class, KL convention Centre, 29 May 2009 4. Regional Development International Conference and Exhibition, Multimedia University, November 2008, Malaysia 5. Iran and Malaysia IT exhibition, Isfahan, Iran 2005. 6. Iran and Germany Water and Wastewater Industry Workshop2004 (IGWS2004), PWUT, Tehran, Iran. 7. Iran and Japan Water and Wastewater Industry Workshop2003 (IJWS2003), PWUT, Tehran, Iran. 8. The international Conference of Hydraulic of Dam and River Structure Conference2003 (HDRS2003), Tehran, Iran. 9. The 8th National Civil Engineering Conference, Zahedan University, Zahedan, Iran 2001 10. The 9th National Civil Engineering Conference, Ahvaz University ,Ahvaz, Iran 2002 11. The 10th National Civil Engineering Conference, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 2003. 12. The 11th National Civil Engineering Conference, Hormozgan University, Hormozgan, Iran 2004. 13. The 12th National Civil Engineering Conference, Science and Industry University of technology ,Tehran, Iran 2005.

10.0 Computer Skills and Capabilities: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Familiar with Statistical analysis with SPSS Familiar with Operational research with QM Expert in Conventional MS-Office Familiar with object oriented programming via MS visual Basic (VB) Graphical designing via Adobe Photoshop Computer Aided Designing via AUTOCAD 7 

 

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7. Web designing with HTML, Dream weaver.

11.0 Certifications: 1. Participation certification for the IBIMA , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2009 2. Participation certification for the First Global Business Summit Conference, university technology mara (UiTM), Malaysia, June 2009 3. Marketing in turbulent time, master certification, Phillip Kotler, 29 may 2009 4. Advance level MS-Excel from Municipality computer training centre ,Isfahan,Iran, 2004. 5. Advance level Cad designing from Municipality computer training centre ,Isfahan ,Iran,2004. 6. Graphical arts via Photoshop from Municipality computer training centre, Isfahan, Iran, 2004. 7. Basics of computer networks, Esfahan Skill and profession training centre, 2004. 8. Web design via HTML, MEEE System Incorporated, Isfahan, Iran 2006. 9. Programming via VB, MEEE System Incorporated, Isfahan, Iran 2006. 10. IELTS, Academic Module score 6.0 , 2005 11. English proficiency, advance level, Multimedia University, Malaysia 2006.

12.0 Areas of teaching experience (in Malaysian university colleges from 2008-2009 ad diploma and degree of business, management and marketing): 1. Principles Of Management 2. Fundamentals Of Knowledge Management And Knowledge Management Systems 3. Marketing Management 4. E-Business, E-Marketing And E-Commerce 5. Business Research Methodology 6. Entrepreneurship 7. Business Statistics And Quantitative Analysis 8. Consumer Behavior And Buyology 9. Strategic Management And Competitive Analysis 10. Global Marketing And International Business 11. Organizational Behavior And Design 12. Business mathematics for finance and accounting 8   

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13.0 References: 1. Datuk. Prof. Ghauth Jasmon, Vice Chancellor, University of Malaya( UM) , Former CEO of Unity College International (UCI) 2. Professor M.V Shetty, senior lecturer, MBA centre, faculty of management, multimedia university, Cyberjaya 3. Professor Dr A Selvanathan, Dean, School of Business and Entrepreneurship, UCI , Email: [email protected] 4. Prof. Seetharaman, Dean, Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, Tel: 03-8312 5573 Fax: 03-8312 5590 E-Mail: [email protected] 5. Prof. V.Anantaraman, Specialist in Industrial Relations, Multimedia University Tel: 038312 5674 Fax: 03-8312 5590 [email protected] 6. Associate Professor, Dr. David Yong Gun Fie , Associate Dean, faculty of management, MMU, Tel: 03-8312 5652 Fax: 03-8312 5590 [email protected]. 7. Dr , Karuthan, management and science university (MSU) , shah allam , Malaysia 8. Prof. L. V. L. N. Sarma ,Head, Finance Unit ,Coordinator, Bach. Financial Engineering & Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance , Finance Specialist Tel: 03-8312 5575 Fax: 03-8312 5590 [email protected] 9. Dr. Neerjang Lama, Marketing Coordinator, MBA & DBA Programmes

Lecturer, Tel: 03-8312 5719 Fax: 03-8312 5590 [email protected]  

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