Arash joined Aston Business School as a Lecturer in International Business and Strategy in September 2018. He completed his PhD in the Department of Management at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His primary research interest lies in the field of international business and strategy. In particular, he is interested in studying the dynamics of international development of SMEs and the strategies for SMEs’ healthy, rapid growth. In his doctoral research he explored the consequences of adopting different international growth strategies. Specifically, his research examined the performance implications of rapid internationalisation among SMEs. Arash holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's in Industrial Management and Operations Research. Due to his diverse educational background, he has carried out some interdisciplinary research jointly with academics in the fields of Urban Planning, Energy Management, and Economics, which resulted in publications in these areas. Arash also has practical experience of working in different organisations, including small business consulting companies.

I teach modules related to international business at undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) level.

• BS2212: International Business and Emerging Market Economies
• BSM936: International Business Strategy

• PhD International Business, University of Otago, New Zealand
• MSc Industrial Management, Operations Research, Tarbiat Modares University 
• BSc Mechanical Engineering, University of Kashan

• Dynamics of internationalization of SMEs
• Rapid international growth
• Internationalization exit and re-entry
• Born globals
• Export performance
• Innovation and entrepreneurship

• Sadeghi, A., Rose, E. L., & Chetty, S. (2018). Disentangling the effects of post-entry speed of internationalisation on export performance of INVs. International Small Business Journal, 36(7), 780-806.
• Sadeghi, A., & Larimian, T. (2018). Sustainable electricity generation mix for Iran: A fuzzy analytic network process approach. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 28, 30-42.
• Sadeghi, A. (2018). Success factors of high-tech SMEs in Iran: A fuzzy MCDM approach. The Journal of High Technology Management Research, 29(1), 71-87
• Larimian, T., & Sadeghi, A. (2019). Measuring urban social sustainability: Scale development and validation. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science.
• Larimian, T., Zarabadi, Z. S. S., & Sadeghi, A. (2013). Developing a fuzzy AHP model to evaluate environmental sustainability from the perspective of Secured by Design scheme—A case study. Sustainable Cities and Society, 7, 25-36.
• Sadeghi, A., & Manesh, R. A. (2012). The application of fuzzy group analytic network process to selection of best maintenance strategy-a case study in mobarakeh steel company, Iran. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 62, 1378-1383.
• Sepehrirad, R., Azar, A., & Sadeghi, A. (2012). Developing a hybrid mathematical model for 360-degree performance appraisal: A case study. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 62, 844-848.