Mohammad Moshtari

I am an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Tampere University. I hold a PhD from the Università della Svizzera italiana (University of Lugano), Switzerland, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. Before returning to academia, I spent nearly four years working in management consulting with both commercial and non-profit organizations. Following my doctoral studies, I carried out postdoctoral research at the HUMLOG Institute, Hanken School of Economics, supported by a Swiss National Science Foundation (2014–2016). I joined Tampere University of Technology in 2017 and later served as an Academy of Finland Research Fellow (2020–2025).

1. Humanitarian Operations and Inter-organizational Collaboration
   • Partnerships between humanitarian NGOs and businesses
   • Cross-sector collaboration for effective disaster response and recovery
2. Supply Chain Sustainability and Public Policy
   • The role of public policy and regulation in enabling sustainable operations
   • Promoting sustainability in developing and resource-constrained contexts
3. Operations and Supply Chain Management in Higher Education
   • Responsiveness and agility of higher education institutions
   • Knowledge service operations in academic environments
   • Academic–industry linkages for long-term societal impact
4. Capacity Building and Global Knowledge Exchange
   • Empowering universities and industries in developing countries through training, education, and collaborative research
   • Internationalization of higher education

Moshtari, M., & Schleper, M. C. (2024). Supervisors’ power sources and doctoral students’ working conditions: A qualitative study of doctoral supervision in a developing country. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2408667

Moshtari, M., Zaefarian, G., & Vanpoucke, E. (2024). How stakeholder pressure affects the effectiveness of international-local nongovernmental organization collaboration in localization of humanitarian aid. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 53(4), 866–897. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640231196886

Sabagh, Z., & Moshtari, M. (2024). The unintended consequences of a quantitative, centralized faculty promotion system: Empirical evidence from a developing country. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01391-y

Ghavamifar, A., Torabi, S. A., & Moshtari, M. (2022). A hybrid relief procurement contract for humanitarian logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 167, Article 102916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2022.102916

Gonçalves, P., & Moshtari, M. (2021). The impact of information visibility on ordering dynamics in a supply chain: a behavioral perspective. System Dynamics Review, 37(2–3), 126–154. https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.1687

Moshtari, M., & Vanpoucke, E. (2021). Building successful NGO–business relationships: A social capital perspective. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 57(3), 104–129. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12243

Moshtari, M., Altay, N., Heikkilä, J., & Gonçalves, P. (2021). Procurement in humanitarian organizations: Body of knowledge and practitioner's challenges. International Journal of Production Economics, 233, Article 108017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.108017

Kovacs, G., & Moshtari, M. (2019). A roadmap for higher research quality in humanitarian operations: a methodological perspective. European Journal of Operational Research, 276(2), 395–408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.07.052

Moshtari, M., & Gonçalves, P. (2017). Factors influencing interorganizational collaboration within a disaster relief context. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 28(4), 1673–1694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-016-9767-3

Moshtari, M. (2016). Inter‐organizational fit, relationship management capability, and collaborative performance within a humanitarian setting. Production and Operations Management, 25(9), 1542–1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12568