Cyrus Khalvati

Cyrus Khalvati

Ph.D. Candidate in Management

University of Missouri

Biography

Hi! My name is Cyrus, I am a Ph.D. candidate in Management at the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri.

My research examines how the design of human resource practices both predicts and shapes performance outcomes at employee and firm levels. My work has been invited for revision at the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology.

I completed my undergraduate studies in Vancouver, Canada, where I was born and raised.

I am eligible for the TN Visa for employment in the U.S. and do not require an H1-B visa.

Outside of research and teaching, I enjoy playing basketball, watching professional Esports, and spending time with friends and family.

Interests

  • Performance Management
  • Compensation
  • Staffing
  • Motivation

Education

  • 🎓 Ph.D. in Management, expected 2027 University of Missouri
  • 🎓 M.Sc. in International Business, 2022 University of Hertfordshire
  • 🎓 B.B.A. in International Business, 2020 Capilano University

Research

Published Papers

  1. "Your Published Paper Title Goes Here"

    We study [research topic and setting]. Large [subjects] generated [finding one] before [period], driven by [mechanism], but have [finding two] since. The median [subject] [finding three]. Due to [constraint], [subjects] increase [behavior]. Over time, [outcome], reducing [consequence].

Working Papers

  1. "Your First Working Paper Title Goes Here"
    • Semifinalist, Best Paper Award (Management), AOM 2025
    • See the slides

    [Research question and motivation.] This paper causally examines [topic] to evaluate [trade-off]. I find that [main result]. I instrument for [variable] using [instrument]. These effects are stronger for [subsample]. The results are driven by [mechanism] which results in [long-term outcome].

  2. "Your Second Working Paper Title Goes Here"

    Do [research question]? A causal effect is difficult to identify because [endogeneity concern]. We develop an instrument using [instrument]. We show [main result]: a [X]% increase in [treatment] reduces [outcome] by [Y] percentage points. [Additional finding]. We find no change in [null result], in part because [explanation].

  3. "Your Third Working Paper Title Goes Here"

    This paper studies the effects of [topic] on [outcome]. I use novel data from [data source] to document [descriptive finding]. [Units] are significantly more likely to [behavior] before [event]. I find some evidence of [secondary result] with an instrumental variables approach built around [instrument] confirming these results.

  4. "Your Fourth Working Paper Title Goes Here"

    [Prior work] estimates that [finding] decreases by [X] percent more under [condition A] than [condition B]. I document that [Y] percent of this magnitude is attributable to [mechanism]. I find no effect when extending results to [period]. I document an increase in [outcome] which suggests [implication]. These results cast doubt on [prior claim].

Other Publications

  1. "Book Chapter or Other Publication Title", 2024, Book or Volume Title

Teaching

Instructor

Student Comments

  • MGMT 6200 – Strategic Management (MBA) · Spring 2023
    • Professor Placeholder Name
  • MGMT 3100 – Introduction to Management · Fall 2022
    • Professor Placeholder Name

Curriculum Vitae

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Education
Exp. 2027
Ph.D. in ManagementUniversity of Missouri
2022
M.Sc. in International BusinessUniversity of Hertfordshire
2020
B.B.A. in International BusinessCapilano University
Research
2024
"Your Published Paper Title Goes Here"With Co-Author Name · Accepted at Journal of Management
2024
"Your First Working Paper Title Goes Here"Working paper
2024
"Your Second Working Paper Title Goes Here"With Co-Author One, Co-Author Two · Working paper
2024
"Your Third Working Paper Title Goes Here"Working paper
Teaching Experience
2024–2025
MGMT 4030 – Organizational BehaviorInstructor of record · University of Missouri
Awards & Fellowships
2024
Best Dissertation AwardCollege of Business, University of Missouri
2023
Doctoral FellowshipUniversity of Missouri
Presentations
2025
Academy of Management Annual Meeting"Paper Title" · Chicago, IL
2024
Strategic Management Society"Paper Title" · London, UK
Service
2023–
ReviewerJournal of Management, Academy of Management Journal
2022–
Ph.D. RepresentativeDepartment of Management, University of Missouri

Contact

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Cornell Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Mailing Address
Department of Management
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
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