Background
Professor Leila Alinaghian joined Cranfield School of Management in August 2015. Prior to joining Cranfield, Leila was part of the University of Cambridge Centre for International Manufacturing's strategy team and she was involved in case study research that supports the EPSRC Centres for innovative manufacturing. She also founded and ran the Research Capability Development programme at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. Leila holds an MPhil and a PhD in Engineering, Manufacturing and Management from the University of Cambridge. She was a Trust Scholar at University Cambridge and her research was nominated for best PhD research award and best paper award at the Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society.
Current activities
Leila's research advanced the scholarship and understanding of business relationships and networks and their role in driving sustainability and social impact. Her work has been published in a number of world-leading and internationally excellent journals. Leila is highly engaged in the school's PhD and DBA programmes. She is presently supervising several PhD and DBA work and sits on a number of doctoral review panels.
Leila has been recognised for working to establish a social impact movement within business ecosystems. She has worked with various stakeholders including private sector corporates, social enterprises and intermediaries/professional bodies to advance the social procurement agenda in the UK and internationally.
Leila is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from Cranfield University. She delivers lectures and leads modules on a number of School of Management and University postgraduate and executive development programmes.
Leila is also a member of Academy of Management, British Academy of Management, European Operations Management Association and Strategic Management Society.
Research opportunities
I am currently recruiting for doctoral research students in the areas of Social Impact Supply Chain Management, Social Procurement and Social Enterprise-Corporate relationships. Please get in contact if you are interested in pursuing a doctorate in this area.
Clients
Leila has been involved in projects for large multinationals across a range of sectors including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, aerospace and fast-moving consumer goods.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Razmdoost K & Alinaghian L. (2024). Advancing social procurement: an institutional work perspective. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 44(7)
- Bolourian S, Alinaghian L & Angus A. (2023). Exploring the role of board-level corporate social responsibility committees in corporate social responsibility performance: A configurational approach. Journal of Business Research, 169(December)
- Daghar A, Alinaghian L & Turner N. (2023). The role of cognitive capital in supply chain resilience: an investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 28(3)
- Razmdoost K, Alinaghian L, Chandler JD & Mele C. (2023). Service ecosystem boundary and boundary work. Journal of Business Research, 156(February)
- Bolourian S, Angus A & Alinaghian L. (2021). The impact of corporate governance on corporate social responsibility at the board-level: A critical assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 291
- Daghar A, Alinaghian L & Turner N. (2021). The role of collaborative interorganizational relationships in supply chain risks: a systematic review using a social capital perspective. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 26(2)
- Alinaghian L, Qiu J & Razmdoost K. (2021). The role of network structural properties in supply chain sustainability: a systematic literature review and agenda for future research. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 26(2)
- Alinaghian L & Razmdoost K. (2021). How do social enterprises manage business relationships? A review of the literature and directions for future research. Journal of Business Research, 136(November)
- Qiu J & Alinaghian L. (2021). The Influence of Supply Network Structure on Firm Sustainability Performance. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1)
- Razmdoost K, Alinaghian L & Linder C. (2020). New venture formation: A capability configurational approach. Journal of Business Research, 113
- Alinaghian L, Kim Y & Srai J. (2020). A relational embeddedness perspective on dynamic capabilities: A grounded investigation of buyer-supplier routines. Industrial Marketing Management, 85
- Razmdoost K, Alinaghian L & Kutsch E. (2020). Unanticipated practice disruption: Experiencing purgatory. Advances in Consumer Research, 48
- Razmdoost K, Alinaghian L & Smyth HJ. (2019). Multiplex value cocreation in unique service exchanges. Journal of Business Research, 96
- Alinaghian L & Razmdoost K. (2018). How do network resources affect firms' network-oriented dynamic capabilities?. Industrial Marketing Management, 71
- Srai JS, Harrington T, Alinaghian L & Phillips M. (2015). Evaluating the potential for the continuous processing of pharmaceutical products—a supply network perspective. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 97
- Srai JS, Alinaghian LS & Kirkwood DA. (2013). Understanding sustainable supply network capabilities of multinationals: A capability maturity model approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 227(4)
- Srai JS & Alinaghian LS. (2013). Value Chain Reconfiguration in Highly Disaggregated Industrial Systems: Examining the Emergence of Health Care Diagnostics. Global Strategy Journal, 3(1)
Conference Papers
- Chikwana J, Alinaghian L & Razmdoost K. (2024). Embracing social procurement: An institutional work perspective on implementation in procurement practices
- Chikwana J, Alinaghian L & Razmdoost K. (2024). Navigating sustainability through institutional change: Consolidating and expanding the debate
- Pathak R, Turner N & Alinaghian L. (2023). Inter-organisational governance in megaprojects: a systematic review and an agenda for future research
- Alinaghian L & Razmdoost K. (2020). The formation and management of social enterprise-business relationships
- Bolourian S, Alinaghian L & Angus A. (2020). The impact of board corporate social responsibility committees on corporate social responsibility performance: an empirical investigation
- Razmdoost K & Alinaghian L. (2020). Service Ecosystem Boundaries and Boundary Work (Forthcoming September)
- Qiu J, Alinaghian L & Prior D. (2019). A systematic literature review of the role of networks in supply chain sustainability performance
- Qiu J, Alinaghian L & Prior D. (2019). The role of network in supply chain sustainability: a systematic review and research agenda
- Razmdoost K & Alinaghian L. (2019). Temporal nature of value co-creation: institutional work and resource reconfiguration
- Fausten T, Pilbeam C & Alinaghian L. (2018). Exploring how and why governance changes with vertical distance in a triadic context
- Razmdoost K, Linder C & Alinaghian L. (2018). New Venture Ordinary and Dynamic Capabilities and Environmental Dynamism: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis Approach
- Alinaghian L. (2017). Social Network Analysis for Supply Chains: Who should you Partner with for Innovation
- Razmdoost K & Alinaghian L. (2017). The Generative Mechanisms of Network Resources
- Alinaghian L. (2016). Network Analysis for Supply Chains: Who Should you Partner With
- Alinghian LS & Razmdoost K. (2016). Supply Network Dynamic Resource Base: An Empirical Investigation
- Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2015). Supply Network Alters' Structural Embeddedness: Predicting the Ego Firm's Dynamic Capabilities
- Harrington TS, Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2014). Making the Business Case for Continuous Manufacturing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Harrington TS, Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2014). Making the Business Case for Continuous Manufacturing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2014). Supply Network Relational Properties: Predicting Dynamic Capabilities
- Alinaghian L & Srai J. (2014). The effect of supply networks structural and relational properties on dynamic capabilities
- Harrington TS, Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2014). Making the business case for continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry
- Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2014). Examining the Relationships Between Supply Network Structural and Relational Properties and Dynamic Capabilities
- Harrington TS, Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2013). Continuous manufacturing and product-process archetypes: implications for supply network design in Pharma
- Harrington TS, Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2013). Exploring Implications of Continuous Manufacturing Within the Pharmaceutical Sector Through Industrial Landscape Mapping and Cross-Sector Analysis
- Alinaghian LS. (2012). Conceptualising Inter-Firm Dynamic Capabilities
- Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2012). Operationalising Dynamic Capabilities: Exploring Concepts from Strategic and Operations Management
- Alinaghian LS, Srai JS & Gregory M. (2012). Operationalising Dynamic Capabilities in the Healthcare Industry
- Alinaghian LS, Ates A, Bititci U, Harrington TS, Srai JS, .... (2012). Drivers and Barriers of Continuous Manufacturing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2011). A Supply Network Configuration Perspective on Scenario Planning of Future Value Chains: A Case Study of the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Alinaghian LS, Aghdasi M & Srai JS. (2011). Developing a Model for Purchasing and Supply System Transformation: Benefitting from Organizational Change Theories in Purchasing Development Models
- Kirkwood DA, Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2011). A Maturity Model for the Strategic Design of Sustainable Supply Networks
- Alinaghian LS & Srai JS. (2010). Mapping Emerging Value Chains in Pharmaceutical Industry
- Qiu J & Alinaghian L. The influence of supply network structure on firm sustainability performance
- Qiu J & Alinaghian L. An empirical study on the interplay between supply network structure and firm sustainability performance
- Razmdoost K, Alinaghian L & Kutsch E. Practice disruption in service ecosystems: the case of K2 2008 disaster