Zahra Jamshidi

Zahra Jamshidi

PhD
Pronouns: She/Her

Positions

PhD Candidate

Haskayne School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [ENTI]

GAT

Haskayne School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [ENTI]

Contact information

Web presence

Location

Office: SH480K

Background

Educational Background

MSc Entrepreneurship, New Business Creation , University of Tehran , 2019

BSc Industrial Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology , 2016

Biography

Zahra Jamshidi is a PhD candidate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Her expertise lies in entrepreneurial experimentation, digital and portfolio solopreneurship, and micro-acquisition platforms. Zahra has delved into various fields within entrepreneurship literature, and she has worked with various methods, both qualitative and quantitative. She works under the supervision of Dr. Mohammad Keyhani and Dr. Olga Petricevic. Zahra received her BSc in Entrepreneurship, from the University of Tehran, and her BSc in Industrial Engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology.

Research

Areas of Research

Entrepreneurial Experimentation, Digital and Portfolio Entrepreneurship, Micro Acquisition Platforms

Awards

  • Charles B. Locke Graduate Award, 2023

Publications

  • An introduction to digital entrepreneurship: Concepts and themes. Keyhani, M., Ashjari, A., Sorgner, A., Kollmann, T., Hull, C. E., & Jamshidi, Z.. Handbook of Digital Entrepreneurship. 2-25. (2022)
  • Applying system dynamics approach to modelling growth engines in the international entrepreneurship era. In Empirical International Entrepreneurship: A Handbook of Methods, Approaches, and Applications. Jamshidi, Z., Sajadi, S. M., Talebi, K., & Hosseini, S. H.. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 491-513. (2021)