{"id":24,"date":"2017-07-15T02:33:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T02:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/hrahmandad\/contact\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:43:20","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/hrahmandad\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-24\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-24-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit-pf-wysiwyg widget_mit_pf_wysiwyg panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Overview<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>My research develops and tests dynamic, mechanism-based explanations for how organizations and societies change over time\u2014combining fieldwork, experiments, empirical analysis, and simulation modeling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Capability dynamics and managerial learning (strategy &amp; organizations)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why firms in the same market sustain persistent differences in capabilities and performance<\/li>\n<li>How feedback delays and bounded rationality can drive convergence to inefficient strategies and \u201cshort-termism\u201d, and how those tradeoffs are affected by competition<\/li>\n<li>Empirical grounding in settings such as product development, project work, maintenance, manufacturing, and services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2) Public policy and health\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capturing coupled dynamics of urban systems-- e.g. across housing, labor markets, migration, transportation, and trade-- to enhance policy analysis<\/li>\n<li>Infectious-disease dynamics and behavioral responses (e.g., risk perception, adherence fatigue, mobility change) in COVID-19 and beyond<\/li>\n<li>Chronic conditions and biopsychosocial dynamics (e.g., obesity\/weight dynamics, depression feedbacks)<\/li>\n<li>Organizational levers for health and well-being, including workplace interventions and implementation\/maintenance of health programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3) Methods for dynamic modeling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New tools for estimating complex dynamic models (including alternative likelihoods, Kalman filtering, and scalable likelihood-free\/Bayesian approaches)<\/li>\n<li>Methods to synthesize prior evidence beyond traditional meta-analysis and to build aggregate models from micro-dynamics<\/li>\n<li>Work on model architecture choices, reproducibility, and research reporting standards for simulation-based studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-24-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit_faculty_research_publications panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Research<\/h3>\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs nav-tabs--publications\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"publication-type-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"nav-tab--selected\">Articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class='fa fa-angle-down'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item nav-tab active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#articles\" class=\"active\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-dropdown-spacer\">Articles<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item nav-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#working-papers\" class=\"\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-dropdown-spacer\">Working Papers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item nav-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#books\" class=\"\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-dropdown-spacer\">Books<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item nav-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#other-types-of-publications\" class=\"\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nav-dropdown-spacer\">Other Types of Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"articles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/10.2105\/AJPH.2025.308352\">\"Effectiveness of a Participatory Voice Intervention on Psychological Well-Being Among Warehouse Workers: Results From the Fulfillment Center Intervention Study, United States, 2021\u20122023.\"<\/a><\/h4> Siebach, Kirsten F., Yaminette Diaz-Linhart, Laura Kubzansky, Lisa Berkman, Molin Wang, Lin Ge, Alexander Kowalski, Hazhir Rahmandad, and Erin L. Kelly. <i>American Journal of Public Health<\/i> Vol. 116, No. 4 (2026): 522\u2013532. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/1721.1\/164869\">Download Paper<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.70004\">\"Beyond Least Squares: Estimation of Dynamic Models With Alternative Likelihoods and Kalman Filtering.\"<\/a><\/h4> Li, Tianyi, Hazhir Rahmandad, and John D. Sterman. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 41, No. 2 (2025): e70004.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12874-025-02696-x\">\"Identifying Delayed Human Response to External Risks: An Econometric Analysis of Mobility Change during a Pandemic.\"<\/a><\/h4> Zhang, Gaofei, Ann Osi, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Hazhir Rahmandad, and Ran Xu. <i>BMC Medical Research Methodology<\/i> Vol. 25, No. 244 (2025).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1798\">\"Incorporating Deep Learning Into System Dynamics: Amortized Bayesian Inference for Scalable Likelihood-Free Parameter Estimation.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Ali Akhavan, and Mohammad S. Jalali. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 41, No. 1 (2025): e1798.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/orsc.2023.1658\">\"How Does Network Structure Impact Socially Reinforced Diffusion?\"<\/a><\/h4> Sassine, Jad Georges, and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>Organization Science<\/i> Vol. 35, No. 1 (2024): 52-70.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00197939231186607\">\"How Do Employer Practices Affect Economic Mobility?\"<\/a><\/h4> Kelly, Erin L., Hazhir Rahmandad, Nathan Wilmers, and Aishwara Yadama. <i>ILR Review<\/i> Vol. 76, No. 5 (2023): 792-832.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/orsc.2020.1405\">\"Delays Impair Learning and Can Drive Convergence to Inefficient Strategies.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, and Michael Shayne Gary. <i>Organization Science<\/i> Vol. 34, No. 6 (2023): 2392-2414. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3288129\">Download Paper<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/suppl\/10.1287\/orsc.2020.1405\t\">Supplemental Materials<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2023.00713\">\"Why Similar Policies Resulted In Different COVID-19 Outcomes: How Responsiveness And Culture Influenced Mortality Rate.\"<\/a><\/h4> Lim, Tse Yang, Ran Xu, Nick Ruktanonchai, Omar Saucedo, Lauren M. Childs, Mohammad S. Jalali, Hazhir Rahmandad, and Navid Ghaffarzadegan. <i>HealthAffairs<\/i> Vol. 42, No. 12 (2023): 1637-1646.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1715\">\"Quantifying the COVID-19 Endgame: Is a New Normal within Reach?\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and John Sterman. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 38, No. 4 (2022): 329-353.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1714\">\"Behavioral Responses to Risk Promote Vaccinating High-contact Individuals First.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 38, No. 3 (2022). <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3780123\">SSRN Preprint<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1010100\">\"Enhancing Long-term Forecasting: Learning from COVID-19 Models.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazir, Ran Xu, and Navid Ghaffarzadegan. <i>PLoS Computational Biology<\/i> Vol. 18, No. 5 (2022): 1-15.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjgh-2022-010463\">\"A Missing Behavioural Feedback in COVID-19 Models is the Key to Several Puzzles.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Ran Xu, and Navid Ghaffarzadegan. <i>BMJ Global Health<\/i> Vol. 7, No. 10 (2022): e010463.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2542-5196(21)00202-3\">\"Weather, Air Pollution, and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: A Global Analysis.\"<\/a><\/h4> Xu, Ran, Hazhir Rahmandad, Marichi Gupta, Catherine DiGennaro, Navid Ghaffarzadegan, Heresh Amini, and Mohammad S. Jalali. <i>The Lancet: Planetary Health<\/i> Vol. 5, No. 10 (2021): E671-E680.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/smj.3254\">\"What Makes Dynamic Strategic Problems Difficult? Evidence from an Experimental Study.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Jerker Denrell, and Dra\u017een Prelec. <i>Strategic Management Journal<\/i> Vol. 42, No. 5 (2021): 865-897.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1673\">\"Behavioral Dynamics of COVID-19: Estimating Under-Reporting, Multiple Waves, and Adherence Fatigue Across 92 Nations.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Tse Yang Lim, and John D. Sterman. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 37, No. 1 (2021): 5-31. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3635047\">SSRN Preprint<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/epirev\/mxab006\">\"Evolution and Reproducibility of Simulation Modeling in Epidemiology and Health Policy over Half a Century.\"<\/a><\/h4> Jalali, Mohammad S., Catherine DiGennaro, Abby Guitar, Karen Lew, and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>Epidemiological Reviews<\/i> Vol. 43, No. 1 (2021): 166-175.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/orsc.2019.1347\">\"If Higher Pay Is Profitable, Why Is It So Rare? Modeling Competing Strategies in Mass Market Services.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and Zeynep Ton. <i>Organization Science<\/i> Vol. 31, No. 5 (2020): 1053-1071. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3070295\">Download Paper<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/suppl\/10.1287\/orsc.2019.1347\/suppl_file\/orsc.2019.1347.sm1.pdf\">Supplementary Materials<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1655\">\"Simulation-based Estimation of the Early Spread of COVID-19 in Iran: Actual versus Confirmed Cases.\"<\/a><\/h4> Ghaffarzadegan, Navid, and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 36, No. 1 (2020): 101-129.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/orsc.2019.1303\">\"Explaining Heterogeneity in the Organization of Scientific Work.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and Keyvan Vakili. <i>Organization Science<\/i> Vol. 30, No. 6 (2019): 1125-1145. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3084070 \">Download Paper<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/stsc.2019.0090\">\"Interdependence, Complementarity, and Ruggedness of Performance Landscapes.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir. <i>Strategy Science<\/i> Vol. 4, No. 3 (2019): 234-249.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.socscimed.2018.12.021\">\"Dynamics of Intervention Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance Inside Organizations: the Case of an Obesity Prevention Initiative.\"<\/a><\/h4> Jalali, Mohammad S., Hazhir Rahmandad, Sally Lawrence Bullock, Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, Joel Gittlesohn, and Alice Ammerman. <i>Social Science & Medicine<\/i> Vol. 224, (2019): 67-76.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10479-017-2554-8\">\"How Exposure to Different Opinions Impacts the Life Cycle of Social Media.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rad, Armin A., Mohammad S. Jalali, and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>Annals of Operations Research<\/i> Vol. 268, No. 1-2 (2018): 63-91. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dspace.mit.edu\/openaccess-disseminate\/1721.1\/113384\">Download Paper<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0204389\">\"Modeling and Estimating the Feedback Mechanisms among Depression, Rumination, and Stressors in Adolescents.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hosseinichimeh, Niyousha,  Andrea K. Wittenborn, Jennifer Rick, Mohammad S. Jalali, and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>PLoS ONE<\/i> Vol. 13, No. 9 (2018): e0204389.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/mnsc.2016.2670\">\"Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disasters.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Nelson Repenning, and Rebecca Henderson. <i>Management Science<\/i> Vol. 64, No. 3 (2018): 1328-1347. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=5019\">Online Appendix<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dash.harvard.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1\/13350435\/15-027.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y\">Download Paper<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph14080917\">\"Dynamics of Implementation and Maintenance of Organizational Health Interventions.\"<\/a><\/h4> Jalali, Mohammad S., Hazhir Rahmandad, Sally Lawrence Bullock, and Alice Ammerman. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health<\/i> Vol. 14, No. 8 (2017): e917.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0175111\">\"A Flexible Method for Aggregation of Prior Statistical Findings.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Mohammad S. Jalali, and Kamran Paynabar. <i>PLoS One<\/i> Vol. 12, No. 4 (2017): e0175111.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/obr.12420\">\"Social Influence in Childhood Obesity Interventions: A Systematic Review.\"<\/a><\/h4> Jalali, Mohammed S., Zahra Sharafi-Avarzaman, Hazhir Rahmandad, Alice S. Ammerman. <i>Obesity Reviews<\/i> Vol. 17, No. 9 (2016): 820-832.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?DocumentID=4096\">\"Capability Erosion Dynamics.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and Nelson P. Repenning. <i>Strategic Management Journal<\/i> Vol. 37, No. 4 (2016): 649-672.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1558\">\"Estimating the Parameters of System Dynamics Models Using Indirect Inference.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hosseinichimeh, Niyousha, Hazhir Rahmandad, Mohammad S. Jalali, Andrea K. Wittenborn. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 32, No. 2 (2016): 156-180.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0033291715002044\">\"Depression as a systemic syndrome: Mapping the feedback loops of major depressive disorder.\"<\/a><\/h4> Wittenborn, Andrea, Hazhir Rahmandad, Jennifer Rick, and Niyousha Hosseinichimeh. <i>Psychological Medicine<\/i> Vol. 46, No. 3 (2016): 551-562.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jom.2015.07.005 \">\"Inter-phase Feedbacks in Construction Projects.\"<\/a><\/h4> Parvan, Kiavash, Hazhir Rahmandad, and Ali Haghani. <i>Journal of Operations Management<\/i> Vol. 39-40, (2015): 48-62.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1108\/IJOPM-01-2013-0021\">\"Understanding Econo-Political Risks: Impact of Sanctions on an Automotive Supply Chain.\"<\/a><\/h4> Davarzani, Hoda, Reza Zanjirani Farahani and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>International Journal of Operations & Production Management<\/i> Vol. 35, No. 11 (2015): 1567-1591.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mbs.2015.08.004\">\"Modeling the Hypothalamus&ndash;Pituitary&ndash;Adrenal Axis: A Review and Extension.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hosseinichimeh, Niyousha, Hazhir Rahmandad and Andrea K. Wittenborn. <i>Mathematical Biosciences<\/i> Vol. 268, (2015): 52-65.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1541\">\"Connecting Strategy and System Dynamics: An Example and Lessons Learned.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir. <i>System Dynamics Review <\/i> Vol. 31, No. 3 (2015): 149-172.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/s40471-014-0032-2\">\"Modeling Social Norms and Social Influence in Obesity.\"<\/a><\/h4> Shoham, David A., Ross Hammond, Hazhir Rahmandad, Youfa Wang and Peter Hovmand. <i>Current Epidemiology Reports<\/i> Vol. 2, No. 1 (2015): 71-79.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.omega.2014.07.001\">\"Measuring Dynamic Efficiency of Highway Maintenance Operations.\"<\/a><\/h4> Fallah-Fini, Saeideh, Konstantinos Triantis, Hazhir Rahmandad and Jesus M. de la Garza. <i>Omega<\/i> Vol. 50, (2015): 18-28.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0114609\">\"Human Growth and Body Weight Dynamics: An Integrative Systems Model.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir. <i>PlosOne<\/i> Vol. 9, No. 12 (2014): 1-22.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2105\/AJPH.2014.301931\">\"Dynamic Interplay Among Homeostatic, Hedonic, and Cognitive Feedback Circuits Regulating Body Weight.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hall, Kevin D., Ross A. Hammond and Hazhir Rahmandad. <i>American Journal of Public Health<\/i> Vol. 104, No. 7 (2014): 1169-1175.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=4111\">\"Modeling US Adult Obesity Trends: A System Dynamics Model for Estimating Energy Imbalance Gap.\"<\/a><\/h4> Fallah-Fini, Saeideh, Hazhir Rahmandad, Terry T. K. Huang, Regina M. Bures and Thomas A. Glass. <i>American Journal of Public Health<\/i> Vol. 104, No. 7 (2014): 1230-1239.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/ijo.2012.218\">\"Best-fitting Prediction Equations for Basal Metabolic Rate: Informing Obesity Interventions in Diverse Populations.\"<\/a><\/h4> Sabounchi, N.S., Hashir Rahmandad and A. Ammerman. <i>International Journal of Obesity <\/i> Vol. 37, No. 10 (2013): 1364-1370.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1508\">\"Connecting Micro Dynamics and Population Distributions in System Dynamics Models.\"<\/a><\/h4> Fallah-Fini, Saeideh, Hazhir Rahmandad, Hsin-Jen Chen, Hong Xue and Youfa Wang. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 29, No. 4 (2013): 197-215.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1177\/1090198113493911\">\"Reconciling Statistical and Systems Science Approaches to Public Health.\"<\/a><\/h4> Ip, Edward H., Hazhir Rahmandad, David A. Shoham, Ross Hammond, Terry T. K. Huang, Youfa Wang and Patricia L. Mabry. <i>Health Education Behavior <\/i> Vol. 40, No. 1 (2013): 123-131.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1481\">\"Reporting Guidelines for Simulation-based Research in Social Sciences.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazir, and John D. Sterman. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 28, No. 4 (2012): 396\u2013411. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/5pfw2lb7wakfbpb\/Sterman_JN_2013_Reporting%20Guidelines%20for%20Simulation-based%20Research%20in%20Social%20Sciences%20Supplemental..zip?dl=1\">Download Models and Documentation [zip file]<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.1473\">\"Joint Pricing and Openness Decisions in Software Markets with Reinforcing Loops.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and Soheil Sibdari. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 28, No. 3 (2012): 209\u2013229.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=4097\">\"Impact of Growth Opportunities and Competition on Dynamics of Capability Development.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazir. <i>Organization Science<\/i> Vol. 23, No. 1 (2012): 138-154.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S0950268810001676\">\"Development of an Individual-based Model for Polioviruses: Implications of the Selection of Network Type and Outcome Metrics.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmadad, Hazhir, Kun Hu, R.J. Duintjer Tebbems and K. M. Thompson. <i>Epidemiology and Infection<\/i> Vol. 139, No. 6 (2011): 836-848.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1080\/01446193.2011.558104\">\"Factors Influencing the Risk of Falls in Construction Industry: A Review of Evidence.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hu, Kun, Hazhir Rahmandad, Tonya Smith\u2010Jackson and Woodrow Winchester. <i>Construction Management and Economics<\/i> Vol. 29, No. 4 (2011): 397-416.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1108\/13552511111116268\">\"Mapping the Dynamics of Overall Equipment Effectiveness to Enhance Asset Management.\"<\/a><\/h4> Zuashkiani, Ali, Hazhir Rahmandad and Andrew K.S. Jardine. <i>Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering<\/i> Vol. 17, No. 1 (2011): 74-92.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"Http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.435\">\"Modeling the Rework Cycle: Capturing Multiple Defects per Task.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and Kun Hu. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 26, No. 4 (2010): 291-315.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.449\">\"Optimizing Highway Maintenance Operations: Dynamic Considerations.\"<\/a><\/h4> Fallah-Fini, Saeideh, Hazhir Rahmandad, Konstantinos Triantis and Jesus M. de la Garza. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 26, No. 3 (2010): 216-238.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.427\">\"Effects of Feedback Delay on Learning.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Nelson P. Repenning, and John D. Sterman. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 25, No. 4 (2009): 309-338. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.mit.edu\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/sdr.427\">Access paper through MIT Libraries<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vensim.com\/download\/\">Download the Vensim Model Reader<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/hx7onj2z1132ayp\/LearningModel-EffectsofFeedbackDelayonLearning.vmf?dl=0\">Download the Model [Vensim]<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=4355\">Download Supplement [Model Documentation]<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/sdr.425\">\"Dynamics of Concurrent Software Development.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and D. Weiss. <i>System Dynamics Review<\/i> Vol. 25, No. 3 (2009): 224-249.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1287\/mnsc.1080.0870\">\"Effect of Delays on Complexity of Organizational Learning.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir. <i>Management Science<\/i> Vol. 54, No. 7 (2008): 1297-1312.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1287\/mnsc.1070.0787\">\"Heterogeneity and Network Structure in the Dynamics of Diffusion: Comparing Agent-Based and Differential Equation Models.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, and John D. Sterman. <i>Management Science<\/i> Vol. 54, No. 5 (2008): 998-1014. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/filebox.vt.edu\/users\/hazhir\/www\/research.html\">Model<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=4363\">Model Documentation<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=4362\">Download Paper<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><!-- @end .tab-pane -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"working-papers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3747254 \">\"Responsiveness to Risk Explains Large Variation in COVID-19 Mortality across Countries.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and TY Lim, MIT Sloan Working Paper 6397-20. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, March 2022.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.2139\/ssrn.3839673\">\"The Effect of Unstable Schedules on Unit and Employee Productivity.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hashemian, Mahdi, Zeynep Ton, and Hazhir Rahmandad, MIT Sloan Working Paper 6056-19. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, September 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\"Complex Contagion and Repeated Interactions.\"<\/h4> Sassine, Jad, and Hazhir Rahmandad, MIT Sloan Working Paper 6505-21. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, January 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\"Improving Parameter Estimation of Epidemic Models: Likelihood Functions and Kalman Filtering.\"<\/h4> Li, H., Hazhir Rahmandad, and John D. Sterman, MIT Sloan Working Paper 6504-21. Cambridge, MA: MIT Sloan School of Management, 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><!-- @end .tab-pane -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"books\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Analytical-Methods-Dynamic-Modelers-Rahmandad\/dp\/0262029499\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447180492&sr=8-1&keywords=9780262029490\"><i>Analytical Methods for Dynamic Modelers.<\/i><\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir, Rogelio Oliva and Nathaniel D. Osgood. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2015.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><!-- @end .tab-pane -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"other-types-of-publications\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/proceedings.systemdynamics.org\/2023\/papers\/P1219.pdf\">\"How Valuable is COVID-19 Vaccination?\"<\/a><\/h4> Hazhir Rahmandad, Evan Feldman, Angie Moon, and Babak Heydari. In <i>International System Dynamics Conference<\/i>, Chicago, IL: 2023.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?PublicationDocumentID=9392\">\"Employer Practices and Worker Outcomes: A Landscape Report.\"<\/a><\/h4> Erin L. Kelly, Hazhir Rahmandad, Nathan Wilmers, and Aishwarya Yadama. Washington, DC: June 2022.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/smdm.confex.com\/smdm\/2019\/meetingapp.cgi\/Paper\/12720\">\"The Evolution of Simulation Modeling in Health Policy: A Review of the Literature.\"<\/a><\/h4> Mohammad Jalali, Catherine DiGennaro, Abby Guitar, Karen Lew, Hazhir Rahmandad, and Donald Burke. In <i>Proceedings of the 41st Annual North American Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making<\/i>, Portland, OR: October 2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\"Can Learning and Markets Solve Challenges to Dynamic Decision Making?\"<\/h4> Hazhir Rahmandad, Jerker Denrell, and Dra\u017een Prelec. In <i>Proceedings of 37th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, 2019<\/i>, Albuquerque, NM: July 2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/analytical-methods%20\">\"Modeling Competing Actors Using Differential Games. Analytical Methods for Dynamic Modelers.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir and R. Spiteri. In <i>Analytical Methods for Dynamic Modelers<\/i>, edited by Hazhir Rahmandad, Nathaniel D. Osgood, and Rogelio Oliva, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2015.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/analytical-methods%20\">\"Using the Method of Simulated Moments for System Identification.\"<\/a><\/h4> Jalali, M., Hizhair Rahmandad and H Ghoddusi. In <i>Analytical Methods for Dynamic Modelers<\/i>, edited by Hazhir Rahmandad\t, Nathaniel D. Osgood\t, and Rogelio Oliva\t, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2015.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-642-37210-0_9\">\"Reconstructing Online Behaviors by Effort Minimization.\"<\/a><\/h4> Ashouri Rad, Armin and Hazhir Rahmandad. In <i>Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction<\/i>, edited by Ariel M. Greenberg, Nathan D. Bos, and William G. Kennedy, 75-82. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2013.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/shared\/ods\/documents\/?DocumentID=2827\">\"The Model Assessment Report for Youth Earth Plan.\"<\/a><\/h4> Hazhir Rahmandad, Jonathan Moffat, Gerald O. Barney, Lani Frerichs, Andrea M. Bassi, Angeline Cione, Christopher Nelson, and Vishwa Ramachandran.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/1721.1\/33658\">\"Three Essays on Modeling Dynamic Organizational Processes.\"<\/a><\/h4> Rahmandad, Hazhir. PhD diss., MIT Sloan School of Management, 2005.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><!-- @end .tab-pane -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- @end .tab-content -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OverviewMy research develops and tests dynamic, mechanism-based explanations for how organizations and societies change over time\u2014combining fieldwork, experiments, empirical analysis, and simulation modeling. 1) Capability dynamics and managerial learning (strategy &amp; organizations) Why firms in the same market sustain persistent differences in capabilities and performance How feedback delays and bounded rationality can drive convergence to 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