Iman Hemmatian

Iman Hemmatian

Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Cal Poly Pomona

Blog Posts

2022

2022 Wall of COOL-BUS 4950: Strategic Management

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Professor Hemmatian’s BUS 4950 Strategic Management course shows that a fully online asynchronous course can still be interactive and engaging for students. This capstone course uses the case study method to give students a preview of decisions they may face as future business owners or CEOs. Lively discussion boards combine with Professor Hemmatian’s hands-on approach of connecting with students to create a dynamic learning environment online. Read more

2021

How the Covid-19 Pandemic is Forcing Companies to Build AI Skills Quickly

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A huge digital transformation is gaining speed, and to succeed, firms must focus on their digital core. The challenge for companies that have not been AI-centric is: How to Adapt? Many thought they had time to make critical adjustments, but with the pandemic changing the way we work, that is no longer a choice. The good news is that even legacy firms can quickly develop a digital core based on software, data, digital networks, and a fundamentally new operating architecture. Watch the following video where Professors Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani from Harvard Business School describe this transformation. Read more

2020

Thomas Friedman on How and When We Will Get Back to Work

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What’s the right way to reopen the U.S. for business? How do we balance safety and the need to get the economy going? Watch the following video where Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, joins HBR’s Adi Ignatius and Joshua Macht to discuss this and other topics in the first episode of HBR Quarantined, a new weekly show about how business is dealing with the Covid-19 crisis. Read more

How to Improve Your Video Calls In 5 Minutes

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From Zoom classes to work meetings, we all suddenly have to be on camera in our homes. Watch the following video where Verge video director and host, Becca Farsace, shares some tips and tricks to be camera-ready at all times and in imperfect spaces and becoming the video call MVP you were meant to be. Read more