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Associate Professor Mehran Nejati Ajibisheh

Mehran Nejati is an Associate Professor at ECU School of Business and Law, and a core member of the ECU Centre for People, Place and Planet.

Key Research Areas

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Business Sustainability and Responsible Management
  • Ethical Leadership
  • Green Human Resource Management

Biography

Associate Professor Mehran Nejati formerly held the position of the MBA Director at ECU School of Business and Law in 2017, and the Director of PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) and Sustainability at ECU School of Business and Law (2019-2022). He was also formerly a member of the University’s Climate Initiative Taskforce and a member of the Business Advisory Board to ECU Enactus team.

Prior to joining Edith Cowan University, Dr. Mehran Nejati was the Program Manager for Research and Consultancy and a Senior Lecturer at Graduate School of Business, University of Science Malaysia (USM). He has also held visiting appointments at the University of Adelaide Business School and Flinders Business School, Australia. He serves as the editorial board member of several international academic journals.

Associate Professor Nejati has demonstrated research excellence in business and management field and has been recognised for his research contributions on various occasions including Outstanding Publication Award 2016, Certified Sentinels of Science Award 2016, and ANZMAC 2015 Best Reviewer Award. He has taught various subjects across business and management discipline on Business Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, New Product Development, Business Statistics, Research Methods, Strategic Management, and Marketing. He has taught in face-to-face and online modes, and has received excellent student and peer evaluation for his teaching. Apart from his research and teaching activities, he is often invited as a trainer for quantitative research methodology and data analysis workshops on structural equation modelling, partial least squares (PLS), and analysis software such as AMOS and SmartPLS.

National and International Awards

  • 2022 - Carbon Literacy Action Day Catalyst Awards
  • 2021 - PRME Award for Excellence in Reporting (First time SIP Report)
  • 2016 - Certified Sentinels of Science Award 2016 (Field of Business, Management, and Accounting)
  • 2016 - Outstanding Paper Award (Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence)
  • 2015 - ANZMAC 2015 Best Reviewer Award (Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy)
  • 2015 - Outstanding Publication Award (Graduate School of Business, USM)
  • 2014 - USM Sanggar Sanjung Award for Research Excellence

University and National Teaching & Research Awards

  • 2018 - People's Choice Award in One Minute to Pitch It Competition (ECU Research Week)
  • 2015 - Rising Star Award 2015 (Graduate School of Business, USM)
  • 2015 - Innovation Award (Graduate School of Business, USM)
  • 2015 - Staff of the Month (June 2015) Award  (Graduate School of Business, USM)
  • 2015 - Staff of the Month (March 2015) Award (Graduate School of Business, USM)

National and International Research Positions

  • 2016 - Visiting Researcher, Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • 2016 to present – Honorary Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Science Malaysia (USM)
  • 2015 - Visiting Researcher, Flinders Business School, Flinders University, Australia
  • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt by American Society for Quality (ASQ)
  • Certified Sustainability Reporting Specialist (CSRS)
  • Member of Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC)
  • Academic member of the Academy of Management (AOM)
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