Sustainability in Research

Through impactful research, we support the development of knowledge and solutions aligned with evolving societal needs, including those reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our faculty members actively contribute to sustainability-oriented research across diverse disciplines; the name of each faculty member below links to detailed information on their specific research areas and scholarly work.

Publications

>> ZAHİDE KARAKİTAPOĞLU AYGÜN
  • Karakitapoglu Aygun, Z., Gumusluoglu, L., Erturk, A., & Scandura, T.A. “What if authoritarian to all or to some? A multi-level investigation of within-team differentiation in authoritarian leadership,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 162, pp. 113873 -,2023. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L. and Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z. “Liderler Farklı Kültürlerde Etik İklimi Nasıl Etkiliyor?”. Harvard Business Review Türkiye, Nisan, 15-2022. (SDG #9,16)
  • Karakitapoglu Aygun, Z., Gumusluoglu, L., Erturk, A., & Scandura, T.A., “Two to Tango? A cross-cultural investigation of the leader-follower agreement on authoritarian leadership,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 128, pp. 473-485, 2021. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., & Hu, C.,” Angels, and devils?: How do bright and dark sides of paternalistic leaders differ in shaping ethical climate across cultures?”, Business Ethics: A European Review, 29 (2), 388-402, 2020. (SDG #9,16)
  • Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., Gumusluoglu, L. and Scandura, T., “How do different faces of paternalistic leaders facilitate or impair task and innovative performance: Opening the black box”, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Vol. 27, No. 2, 138-152, 2020. (SDG#16)
  • Erdogan, B., Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., Caughlin, D., Bauer, T., and Gumusluoglu, L., “Employee overqualification and manager job insecurity: Implications for employee career outcomes”, Human Resource Management, Vol. 59, 555-567, 2020. (SDG #16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., Karakitapoglu-Aygun, Z., & Hirst, G., “Transformational Leadership and R&D Workers’ Multiple Commitments: Do Justice & Span of Control Matter?”, Journal of Business Research, 66, 2269-2278, 2013. (SDG #9,16)
  • Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., & Gumusluoglu, L.,”The Bright and Dark Sides of Leadership: Transformational vs. Non-Transformational Leadership in a Non-Western Context”, Leadership. 9 (1), 107-133, 2013. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., & Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z.,” Liderliğin Karanlık Yüzü”, Harvard Business Review Türkiye, 56-64, 2013. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., & Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., “The Effects of Perceived Justice and Empowerment on Organizational, Supervisory and Occupational Commitment: An Investigation on Knowledge Workers”, Turkish Journal of Psychology, 25(66), 21-36, 2010. (SDG #9,16)
>> EMRE BERK
  • Berk,E., Ayas,O., Ülkü,M.A, “On optimizing process-improvement efforts for supply chain operations in times of disruptions”, Sustainability, 15(17) 13117,2023. (SDG #9)
  • Berk, E., Toy.A.Ö, “A serial inventory system with lead-time-dependent backordering: A reduced-state approximation,” IISE Transactions, vol. 55, pp. 259-270, 2023. (SDG #12)
  • Saleh, U. Gurler, E. Berk, “Centralized and decentralized management of groundwater with multiple users,” European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 215, pp. 244-256, 2011. (SDG #11)
>> AHMET EKİCİ
  • Ekici, A., Önsel Ekici, Ş., Yumurtacı Hüseyinoğlu, I.Ö., Watson, F. “A Fuzzy Cognitive Map Approach to Understand Agricultural System and Food Prices in Turkey: Policy Recommendations for National Food Security”, Systems Research and Behavioral Science DOI10.1002/sres.2989, 2023. (SDG #2)
  • Vicdan, H., Ulusoy, E., Tillotson, JS., Hong, SK., Ekici, A., Mimoun, L., Food prosumption technologies: A symbiotic lens for a degrowth transition. Marketing Theory, DOI10.1177/14705931231199962, 2023. (SDG #12)
  • Genc, T.O., Ekici, A., “A new lens to the understanding and reduction of household food waste: A fuzzy cognitive map approach,” Sustainable Production and Consumption, vol. 33, pp. 389-411, 2022. (SDG #12)
  • Ekici, A., Watson, F., “A model of consumer life-satisfaction amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence and policy implications” Journal of Consumer Affairs, vol. 56, pp. 158-179, 2022. (SDG #3)
  • Ekici, A., Ekici, S.O., “Understanding and managing complexity through Bayesian network approach: The case of bribery in business transactions,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 129, pp. 757-773, 2021. (SDG #16)
  • Ekici, A., Ekici, S.O. “A Bayesian Network Analysis of Ethical Behavior,” Journal of Macromarketing, vol. 36, pp. 96-115, 2016. (SDG #16)
  • Blocker,C.P., Ruth,J.A. , Sridharan,S. , Beckwith,C., Ekici,A.,  Goudie-Hutton,M.,Antonio Rosa, J. , Saatcioglu,B.,  Talukdar,D., Trujillo,C. ,  Varman, R., “Understanding poverty and promoting poverty alleviation through transformative consumer research,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 66, pp. 1195-1202, 2013. (SDG #1)
  • Ekici, A., Ekici, S.O. “How Ethical Behavior of Firms is Influenced by the Legal and Political Environments: A Bayesian Causal Map Analysis Based on Stages of Development,” Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 115, pp. 271-290, 2013. (SDG#16)
  • Blocker,C.P., Ruth,J.A. , Sridharan,S. , Beckwith,C., Ekici,A.,  Goudie-Hutton,M.,Antonio Rosa, J. , Saatcioglu,B.,  Talukdar,D., Trujillo,C. ,  Varman, R., “Applying a Transformative Consumer Research Lens to Understanding and Alleviating Poverty,” Journal of Research for Consumers, vol. 19, pp., 2011. (SDG #1)
  • Peterson, M., Ekici, A., Hunt, D.M., “How the poor in a developing country view business’ contribution to quality-of-life 5 years after a national economic crisis,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 63, pp. 548-558, 2010. (SDG #1)
  • Sirgy, M.J., Lee, D-J., Grzeskowiak, S., Yu,G.B.,  Webb, D., …,  Ekici, A., …,  Rahtz, D.,  Canton, A., Kuruuzum, A., “Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students: Further Validation of a Measure of Well-being,” Social Indicators Research, vol. 99, pp. 375-390, 2010. (SDG #4)
>> GÜLİZ GER
  • Eckhardt,G.M. , Belk, R. , Bradford, T.W., Dobscha, S., Ger,G., Varman, R.,”Decolonizing marketing,” Consumption Markets and Culture, vol. 25, pp. 176-186, 2022. (SDG #10)
  • Ger, G., Suarez, M.C., Costa do Nascimento, T., “Context and Theorizing in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities for an International Dialogue,” Brazilian Administration Review, 16:3,2019. (SDG #10)
>> CELİLE ITIR GÖĞÜŞ
  • Ren, R., Simmons, A., Barsky, A., See, K., & Göğüş, C. I., “It’s not my job: Compensatory effects of procedural justice and goal setting on proactive preventive behavior.” Journal of Management & Organization, Volume 28 (4), pp. 792-810,2022. (SDG #8)
  • Umphress, E., Tihanyi, L., Bierman, L., and Göğüş, C. I., “Personal lives? The effects of nonwork behaviors on organizational image”. Organizational Psychology Review, Volume 3 (3), 199-221,2013. (SDG #8)
  • Umphress, E. E., Ren, R., Bingham, J. and C Göğüş, C. I., “The influence of distributive justice on lying for and stealing from a supervisor”, Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 86 (4), 507-518,2009.  (SDG #8)
>> LALE TOMRUK GÜMÜŞLÜOĞLU
  • Karakitapoglu Aygun, Z., Gumusluoglu, L., Erturk, A., & Scandura, T.A. “What if authoritarian to all or to some? A multi-level investigation of within-team differentiation in authoritarian leadership,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 162, pp. 113873 -,2023. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L. and Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z. “Liderler Farklı Kültürlerde Etik İklimi Nasıl Etkiliyor?”. Harvard Business Review Türkiye, Nisan, 15-2022. (SDG #9,16)
  • Karakitapoglu Aygun, Z., Gumusluoglu, L., Erturk, A., & Scandura, T.A., “Two to Tango? A cross-cultural investigation of the leader-follower agreement on authoritarian leadership,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 128, pp. 473-485, 2021. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., & Hu, C.,” Angels, and devils?: How do bright and dark sides of paternalistic leaders differ in shaping ethical climate across cultures?”, Business Ethics: A European Review, 29 (2), 388-402, 2020. (SDG#9,16)
  • Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., Gumusluoglu, L. and Scandura, T., “How do different faces of paternalistic leaders facilitate or impair task and innovative performance: Opening the black box”, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Vol. 27, No. 2, 138-152, 2020. (SDG #16)
  • Erdogan, B., Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., Caughlin, D., Bauer, T., and Gumusluoglu, L., “Employee overqualification and manager job insecurity: Implications for employee career outcomes”, Human Resource Management, Vol. 59, 555-567, 2020. (SDG #16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., Karakitapoglu-Aygun, Z., & Hirst, G., “Transformational Leadership and R&D Workers’ Multiple Commitments: Do Justice & Span of Control Matter?”, Journal of Business Research, 66, 2269-2278, 2013. (SDG #9,16)
  • Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., & Gumusluoglu, L.,”The Bright and Dark Sides of Leadership: Transformational vs. Non-Transformational Leadership in a Non-Western Context”, Leadership. 9 (1), 107-133, 2013. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., & Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z.,” Liderliğin Karanlık Yüzü”, Harvard Business Review Türkiye, 56-64, 2013. (SDG #9,16)
  • Gumusluoglu, L., & Karakitapoğlu-Aygün, Z., “The Effects of Perceived Justice and Empowerment on Organizational, Supervisory and Occupational Commitment: An Investigation on Knowledge Workers”, Turkish Journal of Psychology, 25(66), 21-36, 2010. (SDG #9,16)
>> BAŞAK TANYERİ GÜNSÜR
  • Tanyeri, B., Alp, E., “The value of shareholder rights in family firms: Global evidence from a death in the family,” Corporate Governance-An International Review, 31(4), 543-674, 2023. (SDG#16)
  • Tanyeri, B., Savaser, T., Usul,N., “The Stock and CDS Market Consequences of Political Uncertainty: The Arab Spring,” Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 58, 1821-1837, 2022. (SDG#16)
>> YASEMİN LİMON KAHYAOĞLU
  • Martagan, T., Krishnamurthy,A., Limon,Y. , “Contracts for biopharmaceutical manufacturing based on production cost and capabilities,” International Journal of Production Research, 62(7), 2640-2662, 2023. (SDG#12)
  • Limon,Y., Tang,C.,Tanrısever,F. , “Sequential versus concurrent final phase product development: Approval uncertainty, time-sensitive consumers, asymmetric competition, and government subsidy,” Production and Operations Management, vol. 32, pp. 3521 – 3540, 2023. (SDG#9)
>> RASİM SERDAR KURDOĞLU
  • Kurdoglu, R. S. & Ateş, N. Y., “Arguing to defeat: Eristic argumentation and irrationality in resolving moral concerns”. Journal of Business Ethics, 175, 519–535,2022. (SDG#8)
  • Kurdoglu, R. S., “The mirage of procedural justice and the primacy of interactional justice in organizations”, Journal of Business Ethics, 167(3): 495-512,2020. (SDG#8)
  • Kurdoglu, R.S., “An inquiry into pseudo-legitimations: A framework to investigate the clash of managerial legitimations and employees’ unfairness claims”. Business Ethics: A European Review, 28(1): 129–138, 2019. (SDG#8)
>> BANU SULTANOĞLU
  • Akdoğan, N., Sultanoglu, B. and Özerhan, Y., “Climate-Related Disclosures Exposure Draft IFRS S2: Possible Impacts on BIST Sustainability Index Companies”, 18th International Conference on Accounting, The World of Accounting Science (MODAV), Special Issue, 25, 96-128, 2023. (SDG#13)
  • Sultanoglu, B. and Özerhan, Y., “Sustainability” in Accounting Education – Research in Turkish Universities, Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi, 25th Special Issue, 325-334, 2022 (SDG#4)
  • Sultanoglu, B. and Özerhan, Y., “Climate Change Reporting: Turkish Companies’ Voluntary CDP Disclosure”, 16th International Conference on Accounting, The World of Accounting Science (MODAV), Special Issue, 22, 176-194, 2020. (SDG#13)
  • Sultanoglu, B. and Özerhan, Y., “Reporting and Auditing of Environmental Information In the Scope of Sustainability Reports”, Accounting and Auditing Review vol., pp. 53, 55-77 (SDG#13)
>> AHMET ŞENSOY
  • Yao, S., Cheng, F., Liao, J., and Sensoy, A.  ` “Local happiness and corporate financial misconduct: Does happiness reduce organizational opportunistic behavior? ” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, vol. 42, pp. 107157 -, 2023. (SDG#3)
  • Shahmanzari, M., Tanrisever, F., Eryarsoy, E., Sensoy, A., “Managing Disease Containment Measures during a Pandemic,” Production and Operations Management, vol. 32, pp. 1362-1379, 2023. (SDG#3)
  • Li, C., Song, C., Sensoy, A., and Zhang, M.  `”Does corporate green innovation behavior impact trade credit? Evidence from China,” Research in International Business and Finance, vol. 66, pp. 102056 -, 2023. (SDG#9)
  • Yao, S., Li, T., Sensoy, A., Fang, Z., and Chang, F.   “Investor attention and environmental information disclosure quality: Evidence from heavy pollution industries in China,” International Journal of Finance and Economics, vol., pp., 2023. (SDG#11)
  • Cui, X., Wang, C., Sensoy, A., Liao, J., and Xie, X., “Economic policy uncertainty and green innovation: Evidence from China,” Economic Modelling, vol. 118, pp. 106104-1–12, 2023. (SDG#9)
  • Yao, S., Pan, Y., Wang, L., Sensoy, A., and Cheng, F., “Building Eco-friendly Corporations: The Role of Minority Shareholders,” Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 182, pp. 933-966, 2023. (SDG#11)
  • Cui, X., Wang, P., Sensoy, A., Nguyen, D. K., and Pan, Y., “Green credit policy and corporate productivity: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China,” Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 177, pp. 121516-1–19, 2022. (SDG#12)
  • Fang, Z., Kong, X., Sensoy, A., Cui, X., and Cheng, F. “Government’s awareness of Environmental protection and corporate green innovation: A natural experiment from the new environmental protection law in Chin,” Economic Analysis and Policy, vol. 70, pp. 294-312, 2021. (SDG#9)
  • Yao, S., Pan, Y., Sensoy, A., Uddin, G. S., and Cheng, F., “Green credit policy and firm performance: What we learn from China,” Energy Economics, vol. 101, pp. 105415-1–16, 2021. (SDG#11)
  • Feng, Y., Pan, Y., Wang, L., and Sensoy, A.,  “The voice of minority shareholders: Online voting and corporate social responsibility,” Research in International Business and Finance, vol. 57, pp. 101408-1–18, 2021. (SDG#11)
>> FEHMİ TANRISEVER
  • Shahmanzari, M., Tanrisever, F., Eryarsoy, E., Sensoy, A., “Managing Disease Containment Measures during a Pandemic,” Production and Operations Management, vol. 32, pp. 1362-1379, 2023. (SDG#3)
  • Limon,Y., Tang,C.,Tanrısever,F. , “Sequential versus concurrent final phase product development: Approval uncertainty, time-sensitive consumers, asymmetric competition, and government subsidy,” Production and Operations Management, vol. 32, pp. 3521 – 3540, 2023. (SDG#9)

Forthcoming Journal Publications

>> EMRE BERK
  • Berk, E., Gürler, Ü., Poormoaied , Saeed. “A Remaining Lifetime Based Control Policy for Perishable Inventories” (SDG#11)

Thesis Supervised

>> EMRE BERK
  • Optimal Technology For Production Firms In A Carbon Economy, PhD Thesis (August 2023), Onurcan Ayas (SDG #9,11,12)
  • A joint replenishment problem in the presence of carbon emissions, MS Thesis (August 2022), Ilgın Efe Şenyuva
>> AHMET EKİCİ
  • Choice Architecture in Organizations: Experimental Insights into Nudge Characteristics & Environmental Decision-making, MS Thesis (July 2025), Mervegül Özdemir
  • Hyper-Impulsive Consumption of Fast Fashion: A Grounded Theory Approach, MS Thesis (December 2023), Nabiya Bano. (SDG #12)
  • How do consumers self-license themselves in the context of ethical consumption? A qualitative approach to moral self-licensing, MS Thesis (August 2022), Hafize Çelik. (SDG #12)
  • Untangling the Complex Nature of Household Food Waste Drivers through Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping, MS Thesis (August 2021), Tugce Ozgen Genç. (SDG #12)
  • Poor But Not In Despair: Investigating of Sociocultural Character of Felt Deprivation and Low-Income Consumers Coping with Poverty, MS Thesis (September 2012), Gul Yucel (SDG #1)
>> ITIR GÖĞÜŞ
  • A longitudinal analysis of CSR disclosure for BIST companies: A text mining approach, MS Thesis, Co-advisor at Sabanci Business School, 2022, Öykü Ağkoç Ayradilli. (SDG #8)
>> BAŞAK TANYERİ GÜNSÜR
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Merger Wave, MS Thesis (September 2022), Zeynep Ançel İlaslan
  • The Impact of banking market structure on SME development: Evidence from Türkiye, MS Thesis (September 2025), Alper Ünalan
  • Organizational Form and Agency Problems, PhD Thesis (January 2023), Ezgi Alp. (SDG #5,16)
>> LALE TOMRUK GÜMÜŞLÜOĞLU
  • No silver bullet to boost employee change supportive behaviors: The fit between gender, regulatory focus, and managerial influence tactics, MS Thesis (June 2021), Salar Amirkabiri Razian
>> RASİM SERDAR KURDOĞLU
  • The Influence of Proximity to Entrepreneurship Support Mechanisms on Entrepreneurial Propensity: The Role of Gender and Big Five Personality Traits, MS Thesis (February 2025), Aybüke Temel Çakır
  • Decision-making in complex environments: A study of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan, MS Thesis (December 2023), Iqra Younus
>> ZEYNEP ÖNDER
  • Ownership and Risk in Deposit and Development Banks, MS Thesis (September 2021), Egem Dilşad Üren
>> SÜHEYLA ÖZYILDIRIM
  • Tradable and non-tradable loans, provincial growth, and state-owned banks, MS Thesis (July 2025), Aylin Çoğalmış
  • State-owned Banks and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing their role and Lending Behavior in Turkish Provinces, MS Thesis (May 2024), Soo Youn Kim
>> AHMET ŞENSOY
  • The impact of ESG Scores on Stock Market Performance: The Case of Borsa Istanbul, MS Thesis (March 2024), Ekin Bayram
  • Interaction Between Clean and Brown Energy ETFs Under Climate Risk and Climate Policy Uncertainty, MS Thesis (June 2024), Zeynep Sueda Özer
>> FEHMİ TANRISEVER
  • The Role of Enviromental Sustainability on Initial Coin Offerings Success, MS Thesis (June 2024), Parivash Dekhkarghani

Conferences/Seminars Given

>> ZAHİDE KARAKİTAPOĞLU AYGÜN
  • I-deals, emergent leadership, and promotability: Test of a moderated mediation model, Bilkent University, FBA, 4th Management Research Day, May 4, 2023. (SDG #16)
  • When do employees forgive authoritarian leaders?: The role of benevolent leadership & employee attributions, Bilkent University, FBA, 3rd Management Research Day, April 29, 2021. (SDG #16)
  • Two to tango? A cross-cultural investigation of the leader-follower agreement on authoritarian leadership, Özyeğin University, Faculty of Business, May 21, 2021. (SDG #16)
  • Leadership in Turkey, Seminar given to Bilkent Holding HR professionals, September 7, 2021. (SDG #16)
  • A Multilevel Examination of Benevolent Leadership and Innovative Behavior in R&D Contexts: A Social Identity Approach, IPAG Business School, Paris, April 2018. (SDG #9)
  • Culture & Leadership for Innovation-Based Growth, Innovation Center (INOMER), Paris, April 2018. (SDG #9)
  • Innovation: The Impact of Ekin Project: A World Bank Funded Project, TED Ankara College, Ankara, May 2010. (SDG #9)
  • Transformational Leadership & Innovation: Cases of Innovative Companies in the World & Turkey, Havelsan, Ankara, February 2010.  (SDG #9)
  • A Managerial and Cultural Approach to Innovation, Central Bank of Turkey, Ankara, December 2009. (SDG #9)
  • Leadership & Innovation: What Can We Learn from the Private Sector?, Ministry of  Finance, Ankara, January 2009. (SDG #9)
  • How to Address the Turkish Paradox of Innovation to Build a Competitive Economy, Çankaya University, Department of Economics, November 2007. (SDG #9)
  • Creativity & Innovation Management, Turkish Army College, Ankara, December 2005. (SDG #9)
>> EMRE BERK
  • Cleaner Technology Choices under Carbon Emissions Taxation: When is much too much?, OM Research Day/NIBES Research Conference, November 2021. (SDG #9,11)
>> GÜLİZ GER
  • Decolonizing Academia, Lifestyle Research Center, EmLyon, Lyon, France, 19.04.2023. (SDG #10)
>> LALE TOMRUK GÜMÜŞLÜOĞLU
  • A Multilevel Examination of Benevolent Leadership and Innovative Behavior in R&D Contexts: A Social Identity Approach, IPAG Business School, Paris, April 2018. (SDG #9)
  • Culture & Leadership for Innovation-Based Growth, Innovation Center (INOMER), Paris, April 2018. (SDG #9)
  • Innovation: The Impact of Ekin Project: A World Bank Funded Project, TED Ankara College, Ankara, May 2010. (SDG #9)
  • Transformational Leadership & Innovation: Cases of Innovative Companies in the World & Turkey, Havelsan, Ankara, February 2010.  (SDG #9)
  • A Managerial and Cultural Approach to Innovation, Central Bank of Turkey, Ankara, December 2009. (SDG #9)
  • Leadership & Innovation: What Can We Learn from the Private Sector?, Ministry of  Finance, Ankara, January 2009. (SDG #9)
  • How to Address the Turkish Paradox of Innovation to Build a Competitive Economy, Çankaya University, Department of Economics, November 2007. (SDG #9)
  • Creativity & Innovation Management, Turkish Army College, Ankara, December 2005. (SDG #9)
>> BAŞAK TANYERİ GÜNSÜR
  • RENT Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Annual Conference, Berlin, 2019. (SDG #16)
>> YASEMİN LİMON KAHYAOĞLU
  • Sequential versus Concurrent Final Phase Product Development: Approval Uncertainty, Time-Sensitive Consumers, Asymmetric Competition, and Government Subsidy, MSOM 2022 Conference. (SDG #9)
>> SAURABH SHINDE
  • Flowering Entrepreneurship: A process study, Corporate Responsibility Research (CRR) Conference at Queen’s Business School, September 2022. (SDG #11)
>> CANBERK ÜÇEL
  • “Not All “Best” Practices Are Created Equal: Access to Expert Knowledge and Practice Adoption in Microenterprises”, INSEAD Seminar Fall 2022, Industry Studies Association Conference 2022 (SDG #1,2,8,9,10)
  • “Improving Smallholder Farm Productivity and Addressing Poverty Through Disseminating Operational Practices: Are “Good” Agricultural Practices Good Enough?”, Koc University Seminar, Fall 2022; Sustainable Operation Workshop_Presentation_Spring 2022; National University of Singapore, Seminar, Spring 2024;  Nanyang Business School, Seminar, Spring 2024; Loyola University of Chicago, Seminar, Spring 2024, ESSEC Business School, Seminar, Fall 2024; Industry Studies Association Conference 2023; Industry Studies Association 2022 Girratani Rising Star Best Paper Award Runner-up (SDG #1,2,8,9,10)
  • “Talk to the Palm: A Micro-Level Exploration of Information, Skills and Resource Constraints on Best Practice Diffusion among Philippine Smallholder Farmers”, Industry Studies Association Conference 2022 (SDG #11)
  • “Profitable Nitrogen Loss mitigation in the US Midwest Through Farm Management, New Policies and ‘Lean’ Technologies” ; INFORMS Annual Meeting 2023 ;- Industry Studies Association Conference 2022 (SDG #11)

Organized Events

>> LALE TOMRUK GÜMÜŞLÜOĞLU
  • The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on UNDP INTRODUCTION: An International Career Path, 12 March 2024. (SDG #17)

Funded Projects

>> ZAHİDE KARAKİTAPOĞLU AYGÜN
  • When do employees forgive authoritarian leaders?: The role of benevolent leadership & employee attributions. TUBITAK 1002 Project, September 2021-July 2022 ($ 5300). (SDG #16)
  • The Effects of Paternalistic Leadership on Their Followers and Departments: Test of a Comprehensive Model with Mediating and Moderating Variables, TUBİTAK Research Grant (1001 SOBAG Project), 2015-2016 (16 months), $47,000. (SDG #16)
  • The Effects of Organizational Commitment and Transformational Leadership on Performance and Turnover Intentions: A Cultural Perspective on Knowledge Workers, TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Research Grant (1001 SOBAG Project), 2008-2010 (30 months), $100,000. (SDG #9)
>> LALE TOMRUK GÜMÜŞLÜOĞLU
  • The Effects of Paternalistic Leadership on Their Followers and Departments: Test of a Comprehensive Model with Mediating and Moderating Variables, TUBİTAK Research Grant (1001 SOBAG Project), 2015-2016 (16 months), $47,000. (SDG #16)
  • The Effects of Organizational Commitment and Transformational Leadership on Performance and Turnover Intentions: A Cultural Perspective on Knowledge Workers, TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Research Grant (1001 SOBAG Project), 2008-2010 (30 months), $100,000. (SDG #9)
>> ZEYNEP ÖNDER
  • TUBITAK project_Awareness of climate related risks in the Turkish Banking Sector_ it is due April 15th, 2024, 202.800 TL (SDG #13)
>> SÜHEYLA ÖZYILDIRIM
  • TUBITAK project_Awareness of climate related risks in the Turkish Banking Sector_ it is due April 15th, 2024, 202.800 TL (SDG #13)
>> SAURABH SHINDE
  • Transformative Consumption Research (TCR) Grant, $1000. (SDG #11)

Other

>> AHMET EKİCİ
  • Book chapter: Local-Level “Best Practices” During COVID-19 and Their Impact on Community Well-Being: Cases from the Municipality of Kadıköy, Istanbul” in Community, Economy and COVID-19 Lessons from Multi-Country Analyses of a Global Pandemic, 531-548, Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022. (SDG #3)
>> BANU SULTANOĞLU
  • Book: “Non-Financial Reporting Standards and Frameworks – Latest in Sustainability Reporting, 2021” (SDG #16)