My research interests are Innovation, networks and digital interfaces
Journal publications:
Galehbakhtiari, S., Perks, H., McKechnie, S. (2025). Characterizing how peer-to-peer learning navigates coopetitive tensions within Online Community-based Innovation Contest networks, R&D Management (Forthcoming)
Galehbakhtiari, S. and Hasangholi pouryasori, T. (2015). A hermeneutic phenomenological study of online community participation; Applications of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps, Computers in Human Behavior, 48 (2015), pp. 637-643
Book Chapters:
Ben Brewster, Benn Kemp, Sara Galehbakhtiari, and Babak Akhgar. 2015. Attack Motivations and Implications for Big Data and National Security. 1st ed. Application of big data for national security. Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier, pp. 108-127
Conference papers:
Galehbakhtiari, S., Perks, H., McKechnie, S. (2017), Unravelling the effects of relational mechanisms and network structure on user innovation behaviour within online community-based innovation contests, Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2017.
Galehbakhtiari, S., McKechnie, S. and Perks H.(2019), Underestanding Value co-creation in Online community-based Innovation Contests within cultural industries , Innovation and Product Development Management Conference,Leicester, UK, July 2019.
Galehbakhtiari, S., McKechnie, S. and Perks H.(2019), Understanding the influence of network structure on the nature of learning and trust within online community-based innovation contests, EDSI, Nottingham, UK, 2019
Galehbakhtiari, S., McKechnie, S. and Perks H. (2020) Unravelling the Nature of Value Co-creation within Online Community-based Innovation Contests, SERVSIG, Brisbane, Australia, July 2020*
* Although the conference will not proceed, a Book of Abstracts and a program containing all the double-blind, peer-reviewed submissions accepted to the conference will be produced.
Galehbakhtiari, S., Toth, Zsofia; McKechnie, S. and Perks H. (2021)How near do we need to be to innovate; investigating the effects of proximity dimensions on learning oriented interactions within Online Community-Based Innovation contests, RADMA Conference (online)
Sara is currently supervising the following Research Students:
Sicheng Dai