Ali Ahmadi
PhD Candidate in Management – Strategy
Smith School of Business – Queen’s University
I’m a fourth-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 models, and case study methods to empirically investigate the element of surprise in strategic management.
My Research
Competitive Surprises
Investigating how firms surprise their rivals for competitive advantage and how they 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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