{"id":37,"date":"2017-02-11T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T15:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.codiux.com\/wp-pulse1\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-07-12T14:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:33:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/majzoubi.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-37\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-37-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-37-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-37-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/majzoubi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Majid-Majzoubi-CV-20221017-Redacted.pdf\">Download CV (Updated on July 2025)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-37-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_pulse_about_toggle\" data-index=\"1\">        <style scoped>\r\n\r\n            .about-cover {\r\n                background: linear-gradient(rgba(43, 48, 59, 0.75), rgba(43, 48, 59, 0.75)), url(http:\/\/majzoubi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_B0DD6927DEE8-1-1-e1595571291455.jpeg) no-repeat;\r\n                background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(43, 48, 59, 0.75), rgba(43, 48, 59, 0.75)), url(http:\/\/majzoubi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_B0DD6927DEE8-1-1-e1595571291455.jpeg) no-repeat;\r\n                background-size: 100%;\r\n                height: 265px;\r\n                position: relative;\r\n            }\r\n            #cd-zoom-in,\r\n            #cd-zoom-out {\r\n                background-image: url(\"http:\/\/majzoubi.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pulse\/images\/gmaps\/cd-icon-controller.svg\");\r\n            }\r\n\r\n        <\/style>\r\n        <script>\r\n            jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\r\n\r\n\r\n                var menu_trigger = $(\"[data-card-front]\");\r\n                var back_trigger = $(\"[data-card-back]\");\r\n\r\n                menu_trigger.on('click', function () {\r\n                    $(\".about-card\").removeClass(\"show-menu\");\r\n                });\r\n\r\n                back_trigger.on('click', function () {\r\n                    $(\".about-card\").addClass(\"show-menu\");\r\n                });\r\n\r\n                    });\r\n\r\n        <\/script>\r\n       <!-- -->        <div class=\"about-card\">\r\n            <div class=\"face2 card-face\">\r\n                <div id=\"cd-google-map\">\r\n                    <div id=\"google-container\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div id=\"cd-zoom-in\"><\/div>\r\n                    <div id=\"cd-zoom-out\"><\/div>\r\n                    <address>111 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York, ON M3J 1P3<\/address>\r\n                    <div class=\"back-cover\" data-card-back=\"data-card-back\"><i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-left\"><\/i>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"face1 card-face\">\r\n                <div class=\"about-cover card-face\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"about-details\">\r\n                                                    <div><span class=\"fa fa-inbox\"><\/span><span class=\"detail\">Majzoubi@schulich.yorku.ca<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover-content-wrapper\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"about-description\">Hello. I am an Assistant Professor in Strategic Management at Schulich School of Business - York University. Welcome to my Personal and Academic profile.<\/span>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div><div id=\"panel-37-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_pulse_side_tabs panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\">        <div class=\"verticaltab\">\r\n\r\n\r\n            <ul class=\"nav nav-tabs nav-tabs-left nav-centered\" role=\"tablist\">\r\n                                                <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"active\">\r\n                    <a href=\"#ABOUT_ME\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\">\r\n                        <span class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n                <\/li>\r\n                                            <\/ul>\r\n\r\n            <div id=\"my_side_tabs\" class=\"tab-content side-tabs side-tabs-left\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"tab-pane fade in active\" id=\"ABOUT_ME\" role=\"tabpanel\">\r\n                    <h3 class=\"mytabtitle\">ABOUT ME<\/h3>\r\n                    <h4 class=\"mytabsubtitle\">RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/h4>\r\n                    <div class=\"tabcon\"><p>I am an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at York University\u2019s Schulich School of Business, where I teach core strategy courses across the BBA, MBA, and executive programs and have twice received the Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award. My research sits at the intersection of firms\u2019 strategic decisions and the social judgments that determine whether those choices translate into legitimacy, resources, and performance. Through a series of quantitative studies, I unpack how firms balance similarity and distinctiveness when positioning against exemplars and close rivals, how shifts in identity claims and CEO promises reshape analyst and investor perceptions, and how heterogeneous audiences\u2014from security analysts to stakeholders\u2014condition the pay-offs of positioning, framing, and other forms of corporate communication. 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