Publications

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Articles

Moshtari, M., & Safarpour, A. (2024). Challenges and strategies for the internationalization of higher education in low-income East African countries. Higher Education, 87, 89–109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-00994-1

Safarpour, A., Aslipour, H., & Sharifzadeh, S. (2022). Identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting the effectiveness of non-governmental think tanks in Iran. Strategic Studies of Public Policy, 11(41). [In Persian]

Manuscripts Under Review

Moshtari, M., Safarpour, A., & Yawar, S. Government interventions and sustainable supply chains: A review and research agenda. Under review at Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.

Conference Papers

Taheriruh, M., Koivisto, E., Safarpour, A., Jääskeläinen, A., & Nenonen, N. (2026). AI-enabled dynamic capabilities for supply chain resilience: From disruption preparedness to antifragility. IPSERA Conference 2026.

Moshtari, M., & Safarpour, A. (2024). Institutional challenges of elite universities in developing countries: A case study of Sharif University of Technology in Iran. Presented at the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers Conference 2024.

Safarpour, A. (2024). The impact of artificial intelligence on freedom of choice in democracy. Presented at the International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Economy – Sustainable Society, Hungary.

Safarpour, A. (2018). Policy research charities. Presented at the Second National Conference on Sustainable Charity, Tehran, Iran.

Safarpour, A. (2018). Think tanks, essential to foresight management. Presented at the Fourth International Conference on Management, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Tehran, Iran.

Theses

Safarpour, A. (Ongoing). Socio-technical sustainability transitions: Governance, AI, and institutional capacity. Doctoral dissertation, Tampere University, Finland.

Safarpour, A. (2020). Identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting the effectiveness of non-governmental think tanks in Iran. Master’s thesis, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.