Sima Rahimizhian

Dr. Sima Rahimizhian

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 December 2020 in International Hospitality Review
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Sima Rahimizhian
FIFoad Irani
Foad Irani
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of consumer innovativeness in the relationship between tourism inclinations and revisit intention. This study focuses on the significance of innovative technologies that help to reduce physical contact and optimize operations and services to offer a direct added value to hospitality businesses and their customers.Design/methodology/approach: This study uses a self-reported survey design using an online questionnaire to collect data from randomly selected potential tourists. The survey was in English. Data collection was carried out from June to July 2020, and a valid sample of 272 responses was obtained for data analysis.Findings: The data were analyzed using ADANCO software. The study suggested that tourism inclination has both direct and indirect impacts on revisit intention through innovativeness.Originality/value: This study allows a deeper understanding of the importance of contactless and low laborer-interaction technologies that help hospitality industry to win back pandemic-sensitive customers once this outbreak is over. To do this, the mediating effect of consumer innovativeness on their intention to revisit a tourist destination post-Covid-19 was investigated.


31 October 2021 in Tourism & Management Studies
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SRSima Rahimizhian
Sima Rahimizhian
FIFoad Irani
Foad Irani
The growing focus on the benefits of innovative approaches to gain competitive advantages has inspired studies on the emergence of leadership styles that encourage employees to engage in innovative behaviors. This study examines the relationships between constructive leadership and employees' innovative behavior through the safety climate and employees' proactive behavior within the hospitality context. This paper considers constructive leaders as optimistic managers who regulate desired organizational outcomes with a genuine focus on the highest gains of employees and the organization. The person-environment fit (P–E fit) theory evaluated prominent organizational factors driving employees' innovative behavior. Two hundred seventy-two valid surveys were obtained among full-time employees of green hotels operating in Turkey. The proposed mediation model was analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modelling. According to the results, full-time employees of green Turkish hotels demonstrated improved, innovative behaviors at work, while a safe climate was paired with proactive behavior under constructive leadership supervision. The theoretical and managerial implications of findings, as well as recommendations for future research, are addressed.

14 March 2023 in European Journal of Tourism Research
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FIFoad Irani
Foad Irani
SRSima Rahimizhian
Sima Rahimizhian
KEKayode Eluwole
Kayode Eluwole
TLTaiwo Temitope Lasisi
Taiwo Temitope Lasisi
This paper investigates the impact of a manager’s proactive personality on organisational performance. Furthermore, this study explores the mediating mechanism of service innovation and the moderating impact of organisational resilience on the relationship between a manager’s proactive personality and organisational performance. The study applies resilience theory to support the proposed framework. Using data from several sources, including hotel managers in Cyprus and their staff, the researchers developed a model to illustrate how managers with proactive personalities contribute to organisational performance. Findings from the structural equation modelling revealed that a proactive personality strongly influences organisational performance. Furthermore, service innovation mediates the relationship between organisational resilience and organisational performance of hotels. Finally, this paper discusses the theoretical and managerial implications and limitations of the study as well as future research possibilities.

24 January 2023
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MBMobina Beheshti
Mobina Beheshti
SRSima Rahimizhian
Sima Rahimizhian

4 March 2023 in IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education
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MBMobina Beheshti̇
Mobina Beheshti̇
SRSima Rahimizhian
Sima Rahimizhian
People must be qualified to adapt to developments resulting from the fast evolution of information and technology. This would be accomplished by incorporating technology into instruction. To survive in the world of science and technology, the disciplines that will continue to play a significant role in the future are Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In this respect, several studies have been carried out on enhancing STEM education in colleges. This research aims to evaluate these studies and the trends used to define the scientific content criteria. The citation analysis method investigates STEM-related papers indexed in scholarly publications. A total number of 202 studies published between 2017 and 2022 were examined. According to the study's results, the number of citations and research articles increased remarkably in 2021. This result enables researchers to describe the characteristics of the contents of scientific journals.