Saman Bina

Professional Summary

After graduating with a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Saman Bina, PhD, joined the industry, working as a systems analyst in the oil and gas industry. Eventually, Bina became a project controller and then a procurement officer after a few years. While working as a project procurement officer, Bina also pursued an MBA. Once she received her degree, Bina was promoted to the deputy of the planning and systems development department. Shortly after, she was invited to teach as an instructor at the Industrial Management Institute (Tehran IMI). Bina taught MBA-level courses to other executive managers, such as engineering economics and financial appraisal of projects. Later, she became the R&D project manager, which motivated her to pursue my PhD in Information Systems.

By bringing her personal experience into academia, Bina is interested in studying human factors as one of the industry's underlying issues and challenges.

Education

• 2019 – PhD, Information Systems, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
• 2009 – MBA, Project Management, Asia Pacific International College, Parramatta, Australia
• 2004 – MS, Industrial Engineer, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
• 2000 – BS, Industrial Engineer, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 

Courses

• MIS 3301 - Introduction to Business Programming Logic
• MIS 5301 – Seminar in Object-Oriented Business Programming

Selected Publications

• Bina, S., Kaskela, T., Jones, D. R., Walden, E., & Graue, W. B. (2023). Incorporating evolutionary adaptions into the cognitive fit model for data visualization. Decision Support Systems, 171, 113979.
• Riemenschneider, C. K., Burney, L. L., & Bina, S. (2023). The influence of organizational values on employee attitude and information security behavior: the mediating role of psychological capital. Information & Computer Security, 31(2), 172-198.
• Cornelius, S., Leidner, D., & Bina, S. (2023). Significance of Visual Realism–Eeriness, Credibility, and Persuasiveness of Virtual Influencers.
• Bina, S., Mullins, J., & Petter, S. (2021). Examining game-thinking in human resources recruitment and selection: A literature review and research agenda.