Mohamadreza Pazhouhan

PhD Candidate, Business Administration
Area of Study: Strategic Management
Anticipated Graduating Year: 2031

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Educational Background

Present	PhD Candidate, Business Administration Schulich School of Business – York University Toronto, Canada
2021	Master of Business Administration, Major: Technology Sharif University of Technology Tehran, Iran
2018	B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering K.N. Toosi University of Technology Tehran, Iran

Research Interests – Work in Progress

Research Interests:

Organizational Strategy, Digital Platforms, AI in Business, and Technology Management

Awards and Honours

2026	Schulich Entrance Scholarship (Merit-based Award)
2020	Placed in the top 10% of MBA Cohort at Sharif University of Technology
2018	Ranked 43rd among 40,000 Participants in MBA Entrance Exam
2013	Ranked in Top 0.1 Percent of 350,000 Participants in the Iranian National University Entrance Exam

Refereed Publications

Pazhouhan, M., Mirzaie, A., Jahanbakht, M., & Eftekhari, F. (2026). Mapping the Field of Design Thinking in Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric and Topic Modeling Review. International Journal of Innovation Studies, Article 100220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijis.2026.100220

Mirzaei, A., Pazhouhan, M., Rezanejad, K., Jahanbakht, M., & Guedes Soares, C. (2026). A Review of Artificial Intelligence Methodologies in Marine Renewable Energy Technologies. Ocean Engineering, 364(Part 1), Article 126810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.126810

Mohammadi, N., Pazhouhan, M., & Sabet, M. (2026). Mapping the Architecture of Global Maritime Trade: A Network Perspective on Strategic Interdependencies. Research in Globalization, 100361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2026.100361

Mirzaei, A., Pazhouhan, M., Jahanbakht, M., & Eftekhari, F. (2026). Artificial intelligence Across Design Thinking: A Qualitative Review. Design Science, 12, e10. https://doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2026.10054

Pazhouhan, M., Karimi Mazraeshahi, A., Jahanbakht, M., Rezanejad, K., & Rohban, M. H. (2024). Wave and Tidal Energy: A Patent Landscape Study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12(11), 1967. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12111967