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Hamid Noori is Professor of Innovation and Operations Management and Director of the Einwechter Centre for Supply Chain Management at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University. His academic career has focused on advancing research and education at the intersection of technology, innovation, operations, and supply chain management.
Professor Noori holds a Ph.D. from the Ivey Business School and has played a leading role in establishing several major academic initiatives at Laurier, including the WLU Research Centre for Management of Technology (REMAT), the Lazaridis Ph.D. and MSc programs, and the Executive Master's in Technology Management (EMTM). Collectively, these initiatives have strengthened Laurier's capacity in technology, innovation, and management education and research.
He has held several academic and leadership appointments, including Laurier's Academic Chair in Enterprise Integration & Technology Management, Visiting Chair Professor in Technology Management under the Distinguished Scholars Scheme at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Academic Director of the Lazaridis Institute for Management of Technology Enterprises. He has also served as a visiting professor at internationally recognized institutions, including UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, USC's Marshall School of Business, Fudan University, Tsinghua University, and Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU). He has delivered invited lectures across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia.
His research examines how emerging technologies, innovation systems, and operational strategies reshape supply chains, organizational capabilities, and technology-intensive enterprises. His current work focuses on innovation and resilience in supply chains, the evolving structure and strategic organization of AI ecosystems, and sustainable healthcare systems and circular information networks. Throughout his career, he has conducted research supported by major government agencies, research councils, and industry organizations, including NSERC, SSHRC, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), and the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), as well as technology and manufacturing firms.
Professor Noori's contributions to research and education have been widely recognized with numerous awards and honours. His case study on Danier Leather, Inc. received the International Case Competition Award from the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), and he received the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Technology from the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning (ICCTL). At Laurier, he received the University Research Professor Award in recognition of his scholarly contributions. Throughout his career, he has supervised more than 60 graduate theses and major research projects, published over 90 scholarly papers, and authored five books. His earlier industry experience with Japan's Nippon Electric Company (NEC) further underscores his longstanding engagement across academia, research, and industry.
As Director of the Einwechter Centre for Supply Chain Management, Professor Noori leads the Centre’s efforts to advance research, education, industry engagement, and knowledge mobilization in supply chain management, while strengthening connections among faculty, students, industry leaders, and the broader research community.
Innovations in Supply Chain Interfaces and Structure, Learning and Technological Innovation in Large Enterprises and Networks, Design Thinking and Innovation, and Technology Assessment and Audit.
Professor Noori was the recipient of the University Research Professor Award in 1993. He previously served as Laurier Chair in Enterprise Integration and Technology Management from 2001 to 2011 and was the Visiting Chair Professor of Management of Technology (under the Distinguished Scholars Scheme) at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology at the 12th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning in 2001. His case, Danier Leather, Inc., won the International Case Competition Award sponsored by the Production and Operations Management Society and Indiana University in 2001. Professor Noori has taught and made presentations in many academic institutions in Canada, the U.S., Central America, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. His publications appear in Management Science, POMS, Decisions Sciences, Naval Research Quarterly, Interfaces, IEEE Transactions, and many others. He has authored more than 100 papers and 4 books.
At Laurier, he has supervised three PhD students and over 50 graduate projects and theses. He currently has one doctoral student under supervision.
- Azimian. A., Kilgour, M. & and Noori, H. (2016) Mitigating Contagion Risk by Investing in the Safety of Rivals. European J. of Operational Research., 254(3), 935-945. DOI: http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpr.2016.04.051
- Tan, A. & Noori, H. (2016) The Transient Collaborative Network Approach: Theoretical and Practical Considerations. Journal of Entrepreneurship & Organization Management. 5:1. DOI:10.4172/ 2169-026X.1000165.
- Azimian, A. & Noori, H. (2015). Impact of Food Incidents on Rivals: Contagion Risks in Supply Chain. Proceedings: 22nd Intl. Annual EurOMA Conference, Neuchatel, Switzerland, June26 - July 1.
- Nasr, E., Kilgour, M. & Noori, H. Strategizing Niceness in Co-opetition: The Case of Knowledge Exchange in Supply Chain Innovation Projects. European J. of Operational Research. 244(3): 845-854.