• PhD, Business Administration, University of Florida
• MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
• BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas

• Best Young Researcher Award, Kuwait University, 2021.
• Teaching Excellence Award, Kuwait University, 2019.
• Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, The Middle East Centre, 2017.
• Warrington PhD Student Teaching Award, University of Florida, 2015.

Corporate Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Corporate Growth Strategies
Innovation Strategy
Technology Startups
Entrepreneurial Finance

Alebrahim, E., & Alnahedh, M. (2024). Corporate network formation in Kuwait: board interlocks network analysis using exponential random graph models. Corporate Governance, 24(7), 1638-1662.

Alnahedh, M., & Alrashdan, A. (2024). Unpacking the effects of performance feedback on strategic change: the moderating role of industry conditions. Management Research Review, 47(8) 1176-1198.

Alrashdan, A., & Alnahedh, M. (2023). Slack resources and firm performance: evidence from GCC countries. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(7), 3348-3371.

Alnahedh, M. A. (2022). Friends or Strangers? Antecedents and Consequences of Strategic Alliance Partner Selection. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 29(3).

Alnahedh, M. & Alrashdan A. (2021). Entrepreneurs’ Personal Network Usage and Young Firms Performance: Evidence from an Emerging Market. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 17(4) 711-728.

Alnahedh, M. & Alrashdan, A. (2021) To Downsize or Not to Downsize: When and How Does Corporate Downsizing Create Long-Term Value? Management Research Review, 44(11), 1539-1564.

Alnahedh, M. & Alabduljader, N. (2021). Do Human Rights Violations Elicit or Impede Social Entrepreneurship? Social Enterprise Journal, 17(3), 361-378.

Alnahedh, M. & Pleshko, L. (2020). Disentangling the Effect of Switching Costs on the Presence of First Mover Advantage: Evidence Form Kuwait. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 27(2), 303-331.

Alnahedh, M. & Alsanousi, S. (2020). Entrepreneurial Spawning in the Informal Economy. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 25(2), 2050008-1-18.

Alrashdan, A. & Alnahedh, M. (2019). Growth Through Simultaneous Alliances: Learning and Synergistic Effects. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 26(3), 501-541.

Lee, G., & Alnahedh, M. (2016) Industries’ Potential for Interdependency and Profitability: A Panel of 135 Industries, 1988-1996. Strategy Science, 1(4), 285-308.