Dr S. (Saeedeh) Ahmadi
- Plantage Muidergracht 12
- Room number: 02-15
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Postbus 15953
1001 NL Amsterdam
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About Dr. Saeedeh Ahmadi
Dr. Saeedeh Ahmadi is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the University of Amsterdam Business School. She holds a PhD in Management from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her expertise lies at the nexus of strategic management, innovation management, and psychology. Focusing on managerial decision-making in uncertain situations, she tries to understand what makes managers oriented toward riskier options, why some managers get out of comfort zone and why others do not or delay some actions. She is also enthusiastic about goal setting and assessing the effectiveness of managerial interventions that try to motivate variety seeking and idea generation in organizations. She has presented her research in major international management conferences such as Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society and published in Journal of management Studies and Organization Science. She has served as ad-hoc reviewer of Journal of management Studies, Psychological Reports, and Strategic Organization. Prior to entering academia, dr. Ahmadi worked several years as strategy analyst and marketing analyst in telecommunication industry.
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Teaching
Courses in the UvA Executive Programme in Management Studies:
“Strategy and Organization”
“Adaptive Organization”
Courses in the UvA MBA Programme :
"Digital Transformation"
Courses in the UvA Bachelor and master programms in Business Administration:
"Strategy and organization"
"Organization Design for 21st Century"
“International Business”
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Publications
2026
Khanagha, S., Ansari, S., & Ahmadi, S. (2026). Framing circularity in an AI ecosystem: Aligning purpose, strategy, and governance. Long Range Planning, 59(1), Article 102601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2025.102601 [details]
2025
- Ahmadi, S., Mom, T. J. M., Schmidt, A., & Volberda, H. W. (2025). Multiple goal conflicts and exploratory innovation: Does alignment between team and organization help or hurt? Long Range Planning, 58(4), Article 102562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2025.102562 [details]
2022
- Ahmadi, S., Jansen, J. J. P., & Eggers, J. P. (2022). Using Stretch Goals for Idea Generation Among Employees: One Size Does Not Fit All! Organization Science, 33(2), 671-687. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.1462 [details]
2017
- Ahmadi, S., Khanagha, S., Berchicci, L., & Jansen, J. (2017). Are managers motivated to explore in the face of a new technological change? The role of regulatory focus, fit, and complexity of decision‐making. Journal of Management Studies, 54(2), 209-237. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12257
2016
- Ahmadi, S., & Jansen, J. J. P. (2016). Fostering dispersed entrepreneurship within large organizations – The role of stretch goals and resource availability ? –Academy of Management Conference: Aanaheim- California- August 2016. In Academy of Management
- Ahmadi, S., & Khanagha, S. (2016). Strategizing on disruptive technologies: organizational and managerial determinants of adaptive response- Strategic Management Society Conference-Berlin- October 2016. In Strategic Management Society
2015
- Ahmadi, S., & Berccici, L. (2015). A Motivational Perspective of Exploration: The Effects of Regulatory Focus and Complexity on Exploration. In Proceedings of Academy of Management (1 ed., Vol. 2015, pp. 18519-18519). Academy of Management Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.18519abstract
2024
- Ahmadi, S. (2024). A Motivation Perspective to Participation in Strategy Work in Organizations: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Framing. Academy of Management proceedings, 2024, Article 17431. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.17431abstract
- Ahmadi, S. (2024). Multiple Goal Conflicts and Innovation at Frontline: Does Alignment Help or Hurt? Academy of Management proceedings, 2024, Article 17467. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.17467abstract
- Ahmadi, S., Keum, D. D., Bridoux, F., Greve, H., Rerup, C., & Kaul, A. (2024). Navigating Multiple Goals in a World of Polarized Stakeholders. Academy of Management proceedings, 2024, Article 14419. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.14419symposium
2023
- Eggers, J. P., Keum, D. D., Greve, H., Sengul, M., Battilana, J., & Ahmadi, S. (2023). Navigating Organizations through Multiple Goals. Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2023, 1772. Article 14464. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.14464symposium [details]
2022
- Berton, B. G., Ahmadi, S., & Volberda, H. W. (2022). Does self-management help with creativity? A multi-level quasi-experiment. Academy of Management proceedings, 2022, Article 13057. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.13057abstract
- Schmidt, A., Ahmadi, S., & Mom, T. (2022). Can Multiple Goal Conflicts Affect the Innovative Behaviour of Employees? Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2022, 3810. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.17466abstract [details]
2020
- Ahmadi, S., & Berchicci, L. (2020). Managers’ Preferences for Timing of Investment in a New Technology: Role of Motivation and Ability. Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2020, Article 21349. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.21349abstract [details]
2017
- Ahmadi, S. (2017). Opportunity Exploitation at MNE’s Front End: When Stretch Goals Work Best? Academy of Management proceedings, 2017, Article 15465. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.15465abstract
2020
- Ahmadi, S. (2020). Why Can Stretch Goals Have Unintended Effects?. Web publication or website, Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rsmdiscovery/2020/02/27/why-can-stretch-goals-have-unintended-effects/?sh=2433924c5eb1 [details]
2017
- Ahmadi, S. (2017). How managers can turn their biases into a strength. RSM Discovery, 31, 14-16. https://discovery.rsm.nl/articles/detail/316-how-managers-can-turn-their-biases-into-a-strength/
2024
- Berton, B. G., Ahmadi, S., & Volberda, H. W. (2024). 'Knowledge Exchange in Self-Managing Teams: Why Control Matters More Than We Think'. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society, 44th Annual Conference.
2022
- Ahmadi, S. (2022). Encouraging Participation in Strategy Crowdsourcing Initiatives: An Experimental Field Study , Strategic Management Society, London.
- Berton, B., Ahmadi, S., & Volberda, H. W. (2022). Does Self-management Help with Creativity? A Multi-level Quasi-experiment. Paper presented at EURAM 2022, Winterthur, Switzerland.
- Schmidt, A., Ahmadi, S., & Volberda, H. W. (2022). Multiple goal conflicts and the innovative behaviour? The Moderating Impact of Paradox Mindset and Top-Management-Team Alignment in a Multilevel Study, EURAM 2022 Conference, Winterthur.
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Ancillary activities
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Khanagha, S., Ansari, S., & Ahmadi, S. (2026). Framing circularity in an AI ecosystem: Aligning purpose, strategy, and governance. Long Range Planning, 59(1), Article 102601.