Mohammad Sedighi

PhD, MBA, BScAssistant Professor, Master of Management

Mohammad Sedighi is an assistant professor at the University of Niagara Falls Canada specializing in digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and platform business models. He holds a PhD in Innovation Management from Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) and has extensive teaching experience at the master’s level, including courses such as Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, and UX Design.

Mohammad is a published researcher with a focus on meta-analysis, data analytics, and the intersection of innovation and performance in organizations. Beyond academia, he has served as an investment director for a venture capital fund and mentored startups through accelerators, bridging theoretical knowledge and practical application.

Courses taught

Emerging Technology and Transformation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UX Design

Areas of academic interest

Digital platforms, digital innovation, corporate entrepreneurship

Professional certificates and licences

Visiting research scholar, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Areas of specialization

Innovation management, entrepreneurship and family business, user experience (UX) design, emerging technologies, digital transformation

Publications

Sedighi, M., Hashemi, N., (2024) Navigating the Digital Landscape: Communication Visibility and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
Salmasi, S.D., Sedighi, M., Sharif, H. and Shah, M.H. (2024), Adoption of new banking models from a consumer perspective: the case of Iran, International Journal of Bank Marketing, Vol. 42 No. 7, pp. 1946-1977.
Malekpour, M., Caboni, F., Sedighi, M., Basile, V., (2023) Exploring digital transformation and technological innovation in emerging markets, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
Malekpour, M., Sedighi, M., Caboni, F., Basile, V., Troise, C. (2023) Effective Factors in Selecting Purchasing Channels for Cosmetic Products in Iran, SYMPHONYA 1.1 (2023): 68-95.
Siminpour, M., Sedighi, M., (2023) Investigating the Role of Education in Terms of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research, 2 (1), 29-44.
Sedighi, M., Ashouri, F., (2023) Empirical Examination of Users’ Adoption of Online Food Delivery (OFD) Platforms: Using an Extended Technology Acceptance Model, Book Chapter in Platform Business Models and Strategies: Co-Creation of Business Value in Sharing Economy, Springer International Publishing.
Mohammadian A., Sedighi, M., Sarkani, M., (2022) Selection of Internet of things (IOT) applications in education industry using the Best-Worst Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method, Technology of Education Journal (TEJ), 15, 363-386.
Sedighi M., Sheihk A., Tourani N., Bagheri R., (2022) Service Delivery and Branding Management in Digital Platforms: Innovation through Brand Extension, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 1-18.
Sedighi, M., Salavati, B., Bagheri, R., (2022) Employee Commitment to Innovation Performance: Investigating the role of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Sharing, The International Journal of Systematic Innovation, 7, 1-17.
Sedighi, M., Parsaeiyan, H., Araghi, Y., (2021) An Empirical Study of Intention to Continue Using of Digital Ride-hailing Platforms, The Review of Socionetwork Strategies, 15, 489-515.
Hasani, S., Masoomi, R., Ardalankia, J., Sedighi, M., Jafari, H., (2019) Growth Dynamics of Value and Cost Trade-off in Competitive Temporal Networks, arXiv preprint arXiv :1908.11433.
Sedighi, M., Lukosch, S., Brazier, F., Hamedi, M., van Beers, C., (2018) Multi-level Knowledge Sharing: The Role of Perceived Benefits in Different Visibility Levels of Knowledge Exchange, Journal of Knowledge Management, 22 (6).
Sedighi, M., Lukosch, S., van Splunter, S., Brazier, F., Hamedi, M., van Beers, C., (2017) Employees’ Participation in Electronic Networks of Practice within A Corporate Group: Perceived Benefits and Costs, Journal of Knowledge Management, Research and Practice. 15(3).
Sedighi, M. and Isaai, M.T., (2017). Transformation of Knowledge Sharing Motivations in the Presence of social media, Book Chapter in Social Knowledge Management in Action (39-57). Springer International Publishing.
Sedighi, M., van Splunter, S., Brazier, F., van Beers, C., Lukosch, S. (2016) Exploration of multi-layered knowledge sharing participation: the roles of perceived benefits and costs, Journal of Knowledge Management, 20(6).
Sedighi, M., Lukosch, S., van Splunter, S., Brazier, F., van Beers, C., (2016) Exploring Participants Engagement in Organizational Knowledge Sharing, 8th international Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, Porto, Portugal.
Sedighi, M., Hamedi, M. (2016) Knowledge Contribution in Knowledge Networks: Effects of Participants’ Central Positions on Contribution Quality, ICICKM, 13th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management & Organizational Learning14-15 October 2016, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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University of Niagara Falls Canada acknowledges that the land we gather on is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Hatiwendaronk and Anishinaabe peoples. We also acknowledge the many other First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples who call this region home.

We commit to building relationships based on respect, reciprocity, and reconciliation as we work, learn, and gather on this land. Furthermore, we acknowledge that the Niagara region is situated on treaty land, and we stand with all Indigenous peoples, past and present, in promoting the wise stewardship of the lands on which we live.

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