RESUME Seyed Hossein Abtahi Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University Tel: (+98) 21 88770015 Fax: (+98) 21 88770019 Cell: (+98) 912 1158878 abtahi@atu.ac.ir info@drabtahi.ir www.drabtahi.ir
Educational Background
1.1969-73: B.S. in Physics, Morgan State University, USA.
2.1973-77: M.S. & PhD in Engineering Management, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA.
3.1977-78: Postdoctoral study in Management and Human Resources Training and Development, University of Southern California, USA.
Teaching Experience
State Management Training Center, Iran (1976-1980), Master's course.
School of Business and Administrative Science, Iran (1980-1984), Bachelor's and Master's course.
Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA(1990-1991), Visiting Professor.
University of Tehran, College of Qom, Iran (2005-2006), Master's Course.
Allameh Tabataba’i University-ATU, Iran (1984 to present), Master’s and PhD Course.
Teaching Interests
Human Resources Management
Strategic Human Resources Management
Human Resources Planning
Human Resources Training and Development
Organizational Behavior
Management Theories
Research Projects (Completed)
Job Analysis, Mofateh Power Company, 2002.
Human Resources Training and Development Needs assessment, Mofateh Power Company, 2002.
Employees Performance Appraisal System Development, Mofateh Power Company, 2002.
Organizational Culture Improvement, Tehran Regional Electric Company, 2003.
Job Analysis, Bakhtar Regional Electric Company, 2003.
Human Resources Training and Development Needs assessment, Bakhtar Regional Electric Company, 2003.
Employees Performance Appraisal System Development, Bakhtar Regional Electric Company, 2003.
Training Programs Performance Evaluation, Tehran Regional Electric Company, 2004.
Strategic Human Resources management, Iran Airlines Company, 2004.
Strategic Human Resources management, Iran Customs Company, 2006.
Job Analysis, Monatazar Ghaem Power Company, 2006.
Human Resources Training and Development Needs assessment, Monatazar Ghaem Power Company, 2006.
Employees Performance Appraisal System Development, Monatazar Ghaem Power Company, 2006.
Strategic Human Resources management, National Research and Education Center (J.D.), 2007.
Strategic Human Resources management, Iran Culture and Art Research Center, 2007.
Strategic Human Resources management, Iranian High Council of Free and Special Economic zone, 2008.
Organizational Performance Appraisal, Tehran municipality, Social and Cultural department, 2010.
Editor-in-chief and Member in Editorial board of
Quarterly Journal of Management Studies, ATU.
Quarterly Journal of Agriculture Education, Ministry of Agriculture.
Quarterly Journal of Crime Prevention Studies, NAJA.
Quarterly Journal of Discipline and Security, NAJA.
Quarterly Journal of Human Resources Management.
Quarterly Journal of Industrial Management Studies, ATU.
Quarterly Journal of Tourism Studies, ATU.
Quarterly Journal of Accounting Studies, ATU.
Quarterly Journal of Management Studies, ATU.
Quarterly Journal of Management and Development, Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE.
Published Books
Human Resources Training and Development, Laniz Publications, 1st ed. (1989), 2nd ed. (2004).
Human Resources Management, Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE Publications, 1st ed. (1990), 28th ed. (2010).
Project Planning and Control, Ghoomes Publications, (1997).
Compensation Management, Saba Publications, 1st ed. (1990), 2nd ed. (1998).
Productivity, Institute of Trade Studies and Research Publications, 1st ed. (1996), 6th ed. (2006).
Dictionary of Management, Ghoomes Publications, (1995).
Advanced Human Resources Management, Ghoomes Publications, (1998).
Human Resources Planning, by Agarwala et al. (Translated to Persian), Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE Publications, 2006.
Human Resources Planning, by Oliver Bertrand (Translated to Persian), Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE Publications, 2007.
Employees Empowerment, Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE Publications, 2007.
Knowledge Management in Organizations, Peyvand-e-No Publications, 2006.
Strategic Human Resource Management, by Oliver Lundy and Alan Cowling (Translated to Persian), Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE Publications, 2008.
Human Resources Strategies, Peyvand-e-No Publications, 2009.
Meritocracy in Public Organizations Institute of Management Research and Education- IMRE Publications, 2010.
Published Articles
Human Resources Training Programs Evaluation, Journal of Management Today, Publications of State Management Training Center, 1979.
Concepts, Features and Problems of Employee Training, Journal of Management Today, Publications of State Management Training Center, 1987.
Stress Management, Journal of Management Knowledge, Publications of University of Tehran, 1991.
Work Related Stresses of Industrial Managers, Journal of Management Studies, Publications of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, ATU, 1992.
Management Training and Development Methods, Journal of Public Management, Publications of State Management Training Center, 1997.
Human Resources Accounting and Auditing, Journal of Management Knowledge, Publications of University of Tehran, 1996.
Ethics-based Decision Making Model, Journal of Public Management, Publications of State Management Training Center, 1997.
Value-based Approaches to Personnel Selection, Journal of Management Studies, Publications of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, ATU, 1998.
Ethical Approaches to Human Resources Management, Journal of Management Development, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2003.
Human Resources Training and Development in Ethics Area, Journal of Management Studies, Publications of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, ATU, 2002.
Management Succession Planning in Public Sector, Journal of Management and Development, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2003.
Evaluation Methods of Effectiveness of Training Programs in Organizations, Journal of Management and Development, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2003.
Knowledge Management, Journal of Management and Development, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), summer 2005.
Knowledge Management in Public Organizations, Journal of Economy and Management, Publications of University of Zahedan, spring 2006.
The Relationship between Professional and Organizational Commitment, Tadbir Monthly Journal, Publications of Industrial Management Organization, 2006.
Concepts and Approaches to Competency-based Management, Journal of Management Studies, no. 57, Publications of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, ATU, 2007.
Developing a Model of Data Envelopment Analysis to Obtain Common Weights, Using Fuzzy Logic, Quarterly Journal of Industrial Management Studies, 2007.
Meritocracy: Perspectives and Critical Approaches, Quarterly Journal of Development Management, no. 39, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), winter 2008.
Using Random Processes in Human Resources Evaluation, Quarterly Journal of Industrial Management, Publications of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, ATU, 2009.
Competency-based Management and its Role in Human Resources Management, Journal of Management Studies, no. 57, Publications of the Faculty of Management and Accounting, ATU, 2009.
Effective Management of Human Resources Outsourcing, Quarterly Journal of Development Management, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2009.
Designing a Model to Evaluate Effectiveness of Training Systems, Journal of Cultural Kayhan, 2009.
A Moral Approach to the Self-Control Concept in Organization, Journal of Cultural Kayhan, no. 276-277, Oct. and Nov. 2009.
Evaluating the Service Quality of Banks Using SERVQUAL and Kano Model, Quarterly Journal of Development Management, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), summer 2009.
Human Resources Development Strategies (case study: Astan Quds Razavi), Quarterly Journal of Researches on Human Resources Management, no. 3, summer 2009.
The Effect of the Organizational Culture on Knowledge Management (case study: Ministry of Industries and Mines), Daneshvar-e-Raftar Quarterly Journal. 2009.
A Strategic Approach to Human Capital Management, Quarterly Journal of Development Management, Publications of the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2010.
A Model of the Appropriate Contextual Factors for Knowledge Organizations (case study: National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company), Quarterly Journal of Management and Human Resources in Oil Industry, Institute for International Energy Studies, 2010.
A Study on the Fulfillment of the Objectives of Higher Education According to Iran's Twenty-Year Vision Plan, Using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process), Quarterly Journal of Researches on Educational Systems, no. 8, spring 2010.
A Model for Order-Maintaining Management of Ethnic Crises of Iran, (case study: Kurd Ethnic Group), Quarterly Journal of Police Management Studies, 2010.
Conference Presentations and Seminars Held (Selected)
Management Process, lecture and paper presentation, Seminar on Management Training for CEOs of Water and Power Industry of Iran, 1986.
Interpersonal and Managerial Communications, lecture and paper presentation, Ministry of Education, 1995.
The Role of Human Resources in Industry Development, lecture, Ministry of Industries and Mines, 1996.
Management Development and Reinforcing Meritocracy System in Public Sector, lecture and paper presentation, State Organization for Administration and Employment Affairs, 2001.
Scientific Cooperation and Partnership, Seminar on Analyzing the Administrative Issues of Iran, ATU, 1997.
Empowerment and Job Assignment, lecture, the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2002.
Employees Performance Evaluation, lecture and paper presentation, Seminars on Human Resources Management, Sharif University of Technology, 2002.
Management Development Methods, lecture, Seminar on Management Development Methods, the Institute of Management Research and Education (IMRE), 2002.
Human Resources Management and Performance Evaluation System, lecture and paper presentation, in-service training courses of the employees of Sharif University of Technology, 2002.
Knowledge Management Pathology, lecture and paper presentation, National Conference on Knowledge Management, 2007.
5th Conference on Human Resources Development, lecture and paper Presentation, IRIB International Conference Center, 2009.
4th International Conference on Strategic Management, member of the scientific committee, Razi International Conference Center, Tehran, Jan. 2009.
Human Resources Empowertment Model, lecture and paper presentation,ATU, 2010
Supervision of PhD Dissertations
Management Succession Planning in Ministry of Agriculture, Fars Province, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, summer 2002.
Studying and Developing a Comprehensive Model of Public Managers' Performance Evaluation in Zanjan Province, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, spring 2002.
Human Resources Management Pathology with Special Emphasis on Performance Evaluation System: a Managers' Perspective, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, spring 2003.
The Method of Knowledge Management Implementation in Public Organizations of Iran, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2005.
Designing a New Model for Organizational Productivity based on the Theory of Change Management, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2005.
A Study on the Relation between Expertise and Organizational Commitment, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2005.
Knowledge Management in Public Organizations, (a Model for Knowledge Management in Public Organizations of Iran), ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2006.
Professionalism and Employees Commitment Level, (a Study in the National Iranian Oil Company), ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2006.
Designing a Model for Empowering the Employees of Public Organizations in Yazd Province, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2007.
A Study on the Contributory Factors in Meritocracy in the Public Organizations of Iran, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2009.
Developing Human Resources Management System Strategies in Astan Quds Razavi, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2009.
Developing a Model of Training System Effectiveness Evaluation Based on Human Resources Strategies, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2009.
A Model for Implementation the Knowledge Management in Organization, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2009.
Designing a Management Model for Community-Based Police in Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ali Akbar Ghahremani, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, defense date: 2009.
Performance Evaluation of Higher Education Institutes Using Total Factor Productivity Measurement: an Application of Data Envelopment Analysis, ATU, Faculty of Management and Accounting, 2009.
Administrative Experiences
Iran Academy of Management, Chairman, 1980-present.
Nima University, Founding Board Member, 2006-present.
Mohaddes Noori University, Board of Trustees Member, 2006-present.
Central Committee of Study and Implementation of Administrative Reform Program, Connoisseur member, 1994
Honors
National Exemplary Professor in Management, President of Islamic Republic of Iran, 2010.
National Exemplary Professor in Management, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2010.