Pegah Yaghmaie, wearing a green blazer, holds a book titled "New Frontiers of Innovation" while standing indoors and smiling at the camera.

Pegah Yaghmaie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor – Industrial Organizational Psychology

Vancouver

Teaching goes beyond sharing knowledge—it is about mentoring students to grow into socially responsible leaders who shape healthier, more inclusive workplaces.

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OVERVIEW

Dr. Yaghmaie focuses on leadership, team dynamics, organizational behavior, innovation, and strategic management, with an emphasis on bridging business strategy and human behavior. She brings international and cross-sector experience in health sciences, nanoelectronics, financial technology, and education to her teaching and mentorship, enabling students to translate theory into business practice.

At Adler University, she is an associate professor in industrial and organizational psychology. She  teaches and advises graduate students, guiding thesis development while fostering critical thinking, real-world problem-solving, and the integration of psychological principles within organizational contexts.

LEADERSHIP + ENGAGEMENT

  • Chair- Faculty Council- Adler University- Vancouver Campus
  • Member- Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee- Adler University
  • Elected Board member- Board of Governors -Capilano University
  • Member- Senate Graduate Studies committee- Capilano University
  • Member- Research Ethics Board- Capilano University
  • August 2023 – August 2024- Co-Chair of School of Business- Faculty of Business and Professional Studies- Capilano University

Reviewer:

Journal of Business Ecosystems

  • Research Policy Conference
  • The DRUID Conference- Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • The Academy of Management (AOM), divisions
    • Technology & Innovation Management (TIM)
    • Business Policy & Strategy (BPS)
    • Strategic Management (STR)
  • The World Open Innovation Conference (WOIC) – Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
  •  Informing Science Institute
    • Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge and Management (IJIKM)
    • Journal of Information Technology Education: Research (JITE: Research)
    • Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations In Practice (JITE:IIP)

Publications + Presentations

Publications

Analysing the performance of a health innovation ecosystem in the COVID-19 crisis: complexity and chaos theory perspective.

2024 Health Research Policy and Systems, 22(1), 59.
Author(s): Moeenian, M., Ghazinoory, S., & Yaghmaie, P.

Development and Evolution of Innovation Ecosystem from The Perspective of Complexity and Chaos Theory: A Systematic Review. 

2024 Journal of Science and Technology Policy, 17(1), 69-88.
Author(s): Moeenian, M., Ghazinoory, S., & Yaghmaie, P.

The role of pre-formation intangible assets in the endowment of science-based university spin-offs.

2024 International Journal of Technology Management, 96(4), 230-260.
Author(s): Park, A., Goudarzi, A., Yaghmaie, P., Thomas, V. J., & Maine, E.

Rapid response through the entrepreneurial capabilities of academic scientists. 

2022 Nature Nanotechnology, 17(8), 802-807.
Author(s): Park, A., Goudarzi, A., Yaghmaie, P., Thomas, V. J., & Maine, E.

Identifying and describing constituents of innovation ecosystems: A systematic review of the literature.

2020 EuroMed Journal of Business, 15(3), 283-314.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P., & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Value creation, value capturing, and management challenges in innovation ecosystems: A qualitative study of the nano-electronics industry in Belgium and the Netherlands.

2020 Journal of Business Ecosystems (JBE), 1(1), 20-37.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P., Vanhaverbeke, W., & Roijakkers, N.

BC’s Regional Innovation Ecosystem: Innovation policies to enhance the Knowledge-based economy of BC. 

2018 White paper, Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, Province of BC, Canada.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, & Maine, E.

Development of Clinical Forms in Research.

2015 Tehran: Royan Pazhouh Publications.
Author(s): Yaghmaee F, & Yaghmaie, P.

Development of Clinical Forms in Research.

2015 Tehran: Royan Pazhouh Publications.
Author(s): Yaghmaee F, & Yaghmaie, P.

Valid and Reliable Developed Instruments in Research.  

2010 Tehran: Kamal Danesh Publication.
Author(s): Yaghmaee F, & Yaghmaie, P.

Developing an Iranian scale for determining attitudes toward computer. 

2006 Iranian Journal of Nursing Research, 1(2), 0-0.
Author(s): Yaghmaee, F., & Yaghmaee, P.

Presentations

Regional Innovation Ecosystem: Innovation Policies to Enhance the Knowledge-based Economy of BC.

2020 Presented at R&D Management Symposium, Virtually, August 2020.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Maine, E.

The Roles of Different Actors in the Belgian and Dutch Nano-electronics Innovation Ecosystems: Extending the Framework with Knowledge Partners.

2020 Presented at the Research Policy conference Special Issue, Virtually, June 2020.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Vanhaverbeke, W, & Masucci, M.

Orchestrating Innovation Ecosystems in Nano-electronics: Internal preparation and external governance.

2016 Presented at the Rennes School of Business, Rennes, France, Dec 2016.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Roijakkers, N, & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Orchestrating Innovation Ecosystems in Nano-electronics: Internal preparation and external governance.

2016 Presented at the Politecnico di Milano School of Management, Milan, Italy, Dec 2016.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Roijakkers, N, & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Orchestrating Innovation Ecosystems in Nano-electronics: Internal preparation and external governance.

2016 Presented at The World Open Innovation Conference, 
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, December 15th- 16th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Roijakkers, N, & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Value Creation, Value Capturing and Management Challenges in the Open Innovation Ecosystem – A Qualitative Study of Nano-electronics Industry in Europe

2016 Presented at the R&D Management Conference:
From Science to Society: Innovation and Value Creation, 
University of Cambridge, UK, July 3rd to 6th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Value Creation, Value Capturing and Management Challenges in the Open Innovation Ecosystem – A Qualitative Study of Nano-electronics Industry in Europe

2016 Presented at the R&D Management Conference:
From Science to Society: Innovation and Value Creation, 
University of Cambridge, UK, July 3rd to 6th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Value Creation, Value Capturing and Management Challenges in Nano-electronics Innovation Ecosystem”.

2016 Presented at The 76th Annual meeting of the
Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, United States, August 5th to 9th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P. 

The Role of Different Actors in Nano-electronics Innovation Ecosystem- Multiple case studies.

2016 Presented at The 76th Annual meeting of the
Academy of Management,Anaheim, California, United States, August 5th to 9th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P. 

Value creation, value capturing and management challenges in the open innovation ecosystem – A qualitative study of Nano-electronics industry in Europe.

2016 presented at The DRUID 20th Anniversary Conference, 
Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 13th to 15th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Vanhaverbeke, W, & Roijakkers, N.

Managing Innovation Ecosystems in Nano-Electronics: Strategies of European Organization.

2016 Presented at Innovation Research Seminar at RWTH
Aachen University,Aachen, Germany, April, 22nd.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Roijakkers, N & Vanhaverbeke, W.

Role of Orchestrators in Open Innovation Ecosystem- Case of European Nano-electronics industry.

2016 Poster presented at PhD in Management Sciences Seminar
Open Innovation and Open Business Models, ESADE Business
School, Barcelona, Spain, January 27th to 29th. 
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Vanhaverbeke, W, & Roijakkers, N.

Role of orchestrators in open innovation ecosystem- an overview of the current research.

2015 Presented at Centre for Research Innovation and
Technology Management in Complex Industrial
Systems (CRITIMIX) at Sharif University, Tehran, Iran. September 16th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P.

Exploring the innovation ecosystem of nano-electronics firms in Europe: a qualitative case study from the Netherlands. 

2014 Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), Montreal. Canada. May 12th  to 16th.
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Vanhaverbeke, W & Schiffauerova, A.

Development of Iranian Computer Attitude Scale.

2012 Presented at Informing Science and IT Education Conference,
Montreal, Canada, June 22nd to 27th .
Author(s): Yaghmaie, P, Schiffauerova A. & Yaghmaei, F.

CURRENT RESEARCH + OPPORTUNITIES

  • Organizational development.
  • Entrepreneurial capabilities.
  • Innovation management.
  • Workplace Leadership.