Ali Ahmadi
PhD Candidate in Management – Strategy
Smith School of Business – Queen’s University
I’m a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate specializing in competitive dynamics. My dissertation focuses on how competitive surprises influence performance and affect rival responses.
I use natural language processing, large language AI models, and case study methods to empirically investigate the element of surprise in strategic management.
My Research
Competitive Surprises
I investigate how firms surprise their rivals for competitive advantage and how the rivals respond to competitive surprises and develop adaptive strategies.
Dissertation Overview:
- A theoretical framework of competitive surprise
- An empirical investigation of competitive surprises using machine learning and large language models
- A multiple case study of competitive surprise
My Teaching
Teaching Philosophy
I develop and employ AI-powered case studies and activities to engage students. Click to see more about my teaching philosophy and test some of the AI-cases.
Location
LL182, 143 Union Street, Goodes Hall,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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