Leila Soleimani

Assistant Professor of Management & Organizations

Education

  • PhD, Strategy & Global Management, Entrepreneurship, University of Calgary, 2019.
  • MBA, Strategy, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, 2010.
  • BS, Industrial Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2007.

Faculty Research Interests

  • Top management teams and internationalization
  • Effects of team composition (diversity) on merger and acquisition of new ventures
  • Female entrepreneurial performance in international context

Recent and Representative Publications

Stauffer, R., Soleimani, L., (2022) New Venture Teams and Acquisition: Team Composition Matters. Journal of Small Business Management.https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2022.2122481

Soleimani, L., Saunders, C., Fariborzi, H., (2022) Gender Impact on Entrepreneurial Success: A Meta-Analytical Structural Equations Analysis. 2022(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2022.12661abstract Academy of Management.

Soleimani, L., Keyhani, M., (2021) Team Ventures and Acquisition Exits: Are Team-Founded Ventures More Likely to be Acquired?. Entrepreneurship Research Journal.http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/erj-2021-0193

Recent Courses Taught

  • MORS 240, Entrepreneurship.
  • MORS 302, Responsible Management.

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