Koç University Graduate School of Business. Partnership in International Management Declaration of Interest

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1 Koç University Graduate School of Business Partnership in International Management Declaration of Interest 2013

2 This declaration of interest is prepared by Barış Tan (Dean), Zeynep Gürhan Canlı (Director of Graduate School of Business and Associate Dean), Nida Bektaş (Executive Director of Graduate School of Business), Ayşe İnan (Director of Office of International Programs), Burcu Sarsılmaz (International Partnership Development Coordinator), Zeynep Başak Çivi (Corporate Relations and Development Director), Örpen İstanbullu (Executive Education Programs Manager), Başak Yalman (Academic Programs Manager), Hande Kavasoğlu (Corporate Communications Specialist), Burçak Çullu (CEMS Program and Corporate Relations Manager).

3 Contents 1.1 Key Facts and Figures Overall Board of Overseers Board of Trustees Graduate School of Business CEMS Master s in International Management Koç University Graduate School of Business Exclusive CEMS Initiatives CEMS Turkey Corporate Partners GNAM Global Network for Advanced Management GNAM International Immersion Week List of GNAM Member Schools Existing Collaborations with PIM Members Koç University Research Capacity Publications in International Journals in Research articles in Journals covered by ISI List of Core Faculty Members of Koç School of Business Visiting Professors and Executives Responsibilities of Faculty Teaching Scholarly activities Service Course Descriptions Core Courses Elective Courses Current Exchange Agreements of Koç University Student Exchange at Koç University Support Services for International Exchange Students International Institutions Visiting Koç University in

4 6.1 Corporate Strength The Koç Group Corporate Network Office of Corporate Relations and Resource Development Career Development Center Relationships with Government and Regulatory Bodies Office of the Vice President for Research and Development Turquality Executive Education for Municipalities Selected International Activities Activities Communications Office Koç University and Graduate School of Business Press Releases... 46

5 C H A P T E R 1 : R E G I O N K O Ç U N I V E R S I T Y, A G L O B A L L E A D E R I N T H E 1.1 KEY FACTS AND FIGURES OVERALL Koc University is ranked among the World's top 250 universities by the prestigious THE (Times Higher Education) rankings. KU is a leader in research, with comprehensive strength, leading in national research awards and grants, in a plethora of fields, ranging from engineering to social sciences. 95% of full-time facult hold doctoral degrees from leading universities in the United States and Europe, the remaining 5% from top Turkish universities. 96% of our courses are taught in English. Student-faculty ratio is 10 to 1. KU is a Liberal Arts institutions and it provides very unique and interdisciplinary programs at all levels. KU offers 14 Doctoral, 25 Masters and 22 Undergraduate Programs in its College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, College of Engineering, College of Sciences, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and also in its respective Graduate Schools. The Vehbi Koç Foundation, established in 1969, is Turkey's first large scale foundation in the republic era. The Vehbi Koç Foundation supports Koç University BOARD OF OVERSEERS Mr. Rahmi M. KOÇ Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors Koç Holding A.Ş. İstanbul, Turkey Mrs. Semahat ARSEL Member of the Board of Directors Koç Holding A.Ş. İstanbul, Turkey Professor Janice BELLACE Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics; Professor of Management Associate Provost, University of Pennsylvania Mr. Hasan ÇOLAKOĞLU Chairman TEB Group İstanbul, Turkey Professor Victor HALBERSTADT Professor of Public Economics Leiden University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Professor Philip S. KHOURY Ford International Professor of History & Associate Provost Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Professor John H. McARTHUR Graduate School of Business Administration Harvard University Soldiers Field, Boston, Massachusetts Professor Frank H. T. RHODES President Emeritus Cornell University Ithaca, New York Professor Abraham L. UDOVITCH Department of Near Eastern Studies Princeton University Princeton, N.J. Professor Claus WEYRICH Siemens A.G. Member of the Managing Board Corporate Technology Munich, Germany Professor Walter GILBERT The Society of Fellows Harvard University Professor George BERMANN Gellhorn Prof. of Law & Jean Monnet Prof.of European Union Law Columbia University School of Law Professor Sandra BERMANN Comparative Literature Department Princeton University Professor Philip A. Pizzo Dean of the School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Professor, Pediatrics The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

6 1.1.3 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Rahmi M. KOÇ, President of Board of Trustees, Honorary Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding. Suna KIRAÇ, Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of the Board of Vehbi Koç Foundation and Chairperson of the Executive Committee, Vice- Chairman of the Koç University Board of Trustees, Trustee of the Turkish Educational Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees of Robert College in İstanbul, Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors of Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation Ömer KOÇ, Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of Board of Trustees at Koç University Yavuz ALANGOYA, Member of Board of Trustees at Koç University N. Bülent GÜLTEKİN, Member of Board of Trustees at Koç University Istanbul, Turkey, 1991-present; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sumerbank, Turkey; Trustee, American University in Bulgaria, 1995-present; Foundation for Privatization and Ownership Changes, Poland, 1990-present. Senior privatization adviser to several governments and organizations on issues of privatization and economic reform. Governments include Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Indonesia, Turkemenistan, and Turkey; organizations range from The World Bank and European Bank to the United Nations Development Program to the United States Agency for International Development as well as major international corporations. Associate Professor of Finance at University of Pennsylvania Tamer ŞAHİNBAŞ, Member of Board of Trustees at Koç University. Vehbi Koc Foundation Consultant, VKV Koç School executive board member Ege CANSEN, Member of Board of Trustees at Koç University. Columnist at Hurriyet newspaper Özer ERTUNA, Professor at Department of Business Administration, Okan University Nur YALMAN, Member of Boards of Trustees: Koc University and Robert College, Istanbul. Professor of Social Anthropology and of Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Anthropology, Senior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows Ionna KUÇURADİ,: Member of the Board of Trustees of Koç University. She is a holder of a UNESCO Chair on Philosophy and Human Rights since In 2006, Ioanna Kuçuradi was appointed professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Research and Application of Human Rights at the Maltepe University in Istanbul. Ömer DİNÇKÖK, Member of Board of Trustees: Koç University and TEV, Chairman of Atlantik Holding Umran İNAN, Koç University Rector Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 6 of 48

7 1.1.4 GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Koç University Business School earned EQUIS 1 (The European Quality Improvement System) accreditation in March 2009 and renewed it in 2012 for 5 years. Its scope covers all programs offered by an institution from the first degree up to the PhD, including non-degree programs. Koç University Business School prides itself on being the first and only school in Turkey and its neighboring region to obtain EQUIS accreditation. The accreditation is one of the milestones in the School s efforts towards achieving global recognition with its programs, students, alumni and faculty. Koç University with its Executive MBA program is the first and only school from Turkey and from the region, that is ranked in FT EMBA Global Rankings together with the leading business schools around the world. Its three-year average rank is 69. The program ranked 30 among the top European Business Schools. Koç University Graduate School of Business ranks 1 st in the Financial Times Global Rankings, with women faculty percentage. Executive MBA program listed as one of Europe s best 20 programs in Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper rankings, 2004 One of 229 academic institutions worldwide to adopt the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). Koç University selected as the CFA Institute s first program partner in Turkey and one of only 24 CFA program partners in Europe, affirming that the university curriculum adheres to professional practice standards and successfully prepares students for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA ) exams 1.2 CEMS MASTER S IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT The Global Alliance in Management Education, CEMS, is a unique consortium of 28 leading business schools (one school per country) and over 70 corporate partners. CEMS is dedicated to attracting top talent and developing international careers for high potential graduates of the topranked CEMS Masters in International Management (CEMS MIM) degree whose mission is to set a global standard of excellence for pre-experience Master s education in management. Membership in the CEMS network is highly selective and extremely rewarding to schools and companies. It demonstrates a global footprint and commitment to a multicultural workforce as a competitive advantage in business. Since its establishment, CEMS has built partnerships with the most prestigious companies and academic institutions. In 2009, Koç University became a full academic member of the Alliance. In line with the Graduate School of Business strategy towards increased international and corporate visibility, the membership in the CEMS network was a significant achievement for the University. Being a full academic member of the CEMS alliance, Koç University s Graduate School of Business offers a Masters Program in International Management (CEMS MIM), a prestigious supranational business degree, which brings the corporate world to the very centre of the learning experience. The program is exclusively open to students in CEMS partner institutions. 1 Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 7 of 48

8 1.2.1 KOÇ UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS EXCLUSIVE CEMS INITIATIVES CEMS Business Academy CEMS Business Academy is a CEMS MIM initiative and it opens the doors of the Global Leaders to CEMS MIM Students. In the academy the CEMS MIM students gets insights on leading a multinational company. In the fall 2013/14 CEMS Cohort had the privilege to visit Ms. Suzan Sabancı Dinçer 2, Chairperson and executive board member of Akbank. In spring 2013/14 CEMS Business Academy will be hosted by Mr. Levent Çakıroğlu, Durable Goods President of the Koç Group, and General Manager of ARÇELİK. CEMS Executive Seminar for Future Managers Koç University tailors Executive Education Programs with maximum care and diligence and entirely to meet the specific needs of organizations and aim to contribute both to professional and personal development of employees. Koç University Executive Education Programs meet high expectations of leaders, executives and prospective executives of the 21st century willing to contribute to their personal and professional development and advance their leadership skills in a highly reputable academic environment. This know-how is also used to contribute in the professional and personal development of KOÇ CEMS MIM Students. Accordingly, the first CEMS Executive Seminar for Future Managers: Qualitative Insights about Human Values by Prof. Zeynep Gürhan Canlı, Director of Graduate School of Business and Associate Dean. This initiative is followed by an Executive Seminar on Managing for Value Creation CEMS CORPORATE PARTNERS Koç University Graduate School of Business enhanced the corporate network of the CEMS Alliance with its Corporate Partners, ARÇELİK (with it s global brand BEKO), Turkey and Fung (1937) Management Ltd., HongKong. The representation of the CEMS programme at Koç University is scattered across various departments. The Office of Corporate Relations and Resource Development, in particular, is in charge of coordinating relations with CEMS Corporate Partners and engaging them in the implementation of the academic program through Business Projects, Skills Seminars, Internships and Career Development activities. There are also opportunities for CEMS companies to contribute to admissions and selection of students to help recruit the best candidates for the program. 1.3 GNAM GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ADVANCED MANAGEMENT 3 Koç University Graduate School of Business in amongst the founding members and an active member of the Global Network for Advanced Management which is an innovative approach to enable those involved faculty at business schools around the world, enterprises in all sectors, and students at various stages of professional development to connect and address the leadership challenges facing business and society GNAM INTERNATIONAL IMMERSION WEEK Koç University Graduate School of Business hosted the second conference of the Global Network for Advanced Management which led the initiation of the International Immersion Week Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 8 of 48

9 Accordingly a pilot program is launched at RBS, the Yale School of Management, IE Business School Madrid Graduate School, the Graduate School of Business of KOC University and Sao Paolo School of Business Administration (FGV-EAESP). Each school send ten MBA students to one of other four schools for a one-week (March 4-8, 2013) study tour, during which member schools, in order to improve teaching quality and research levels, will share experience in school administration, the development of cases, data collection, research of business practice-based programs, teaching resources, and participate in staff and student exchanges. The modules offered by leading GNAM partners are as follows: Marketing for Low Income in Latin America (FGV) Economic crisis: Lessons to be learned from the Turkish economy s re-emergence after an economic collapse in 2001 (KOÇ GSB) Europe at a Crossroads: Coping with the Crisis, Completing Monetary Union, and Deriving Implications for the World (IE) Entrepreneurial Practices in the Emerging Market: A Focus on China s Culture, Economic Environment and Business Model (RBS) From Madison Avenue to Wall Street Everything you need to know about Behavioral Economics (YALE) LIST OF GNAM MEMBER SCHOOLS Several of the 21 members of the Global Network, including LSE, Smurfit, Koç in Istanbul and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, already belong to the Cems network, which includes 27 schools that teach a Masters in Management programme. The list of GNAM Member Schools is as follows Asian Institute of Management (The Philippines) EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) FGV Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (Brazil) Fudan University School of Management (China) Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University (Japan) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School (China) IE Business School (Spain) INCAE Business School (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (India) INSEAD (France, Singapore) Koç University Graduate School of Business (Turkey) London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management (United Kingdom) National University of Singapore Business School (Singapore) Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile School of Business (Chile) Renmin University of China School of Business (China) Seoul National University Graduate School of Business (South Korea) Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (Ireland) University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (South Africa) University of Ghana Business School (Ghana) University of Indonesia Faculty of Economics (Indonesia) Yale School of Management (USA) 4 Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 9 of 48

10 1.4 EXISTING COLLABORATION WITH PIM MEMBERS Partnership Ground PIM Member Schools CEMS GNAM ERASMUS NON-ERASMUS Aalto University School of Business 1 1 AGSM MBA Programs, University of New South Wales Asian Institute of Management (AIM) 1 China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Copenhagen Business School 1 1 Corvinus University of Budapest Faculty of Business Administration 1 Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University Duke University s Fuqua School of Business Emory University, Goizueta Business School 1 ESADE Business School 1 1 Escola de Administracao de Empresas de Sao Paulo da Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP) HEC School of Management 1 Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, HKUST Business School IESA - Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion INCAE Business School 1 1 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) 1 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bangalore 1 Indian School of Business Hyderabad ITAM - Instituto Tecnologico Autonoma de Mexico ITESM - Graduate School of Business Administration and Leadership Keio Business School, Graduate School of Business Administration Keio University 1 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Louvain School of Management 1 1 Manchester Business School MBA Programmes, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Melbourne Business School Nanyang Business School New York University, Stern School of Business NHH Norwegian School of Economics 1 NUS Business School 1 Peking University, Guanghua School of Management 1 Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile - School of Business 1 Robert H. Lee Graduate School, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University 1 1 Saint Petersburg University Graduate School of Management 1 Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University School of Management, Fudan University (FDSM) 1 1 Schulich School of Business, York University 1 Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan Stockholm School of Economics 1 1 Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management The Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration Thammasat Business School The London School of Economics and Political Science The University of Economics, Prague 1 1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School The University of Otago School of Business The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business 1 Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management 1 UCLA Anderson School of Management Universidad ESAN Universidad Torcuato Di Tella Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi 1 1 University of Chicago, Booth School of Business University of Cologne, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences 1 1 University of St.Gallen ( HSG), School of Management, Economics, Law, Social 1 1 Sciences and International Affairs University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business 1 1 Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) 1 1 Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK 1 WITS University Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School) WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) 1 1 1

11 C H A P T E R 2 : E X C E L L E N C E I N F A C U L T Y A N D R E S E A R C H 2.1 KOÇ UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CAPACITY Since its establishment, Koç University has quickly become one of the leading research universities in Turkey, attracting accomplished, high-calibre researchers from all over the world. The vast majority (97%) of 400 faculty members have received their Ph.D. degrees from highly selective and reputable universities in the world, including United States and Europe. Majority of the students enrolled in the undergraduate programs are ranked within the top 1% in the National University entrance exams. Koç University maintains an overall ratio of 11 students per instructor. Approximately 60% of the undergraduate students receive different amounts of financial support from the Vehbi Koç Foundation, amounting to the equivalent of 40% of the student body on full scholarship. Over the last ten years, Koç University has always been ranked among the top three universities in Turkey in terms of the number of international research publications per faculty per year, based on publications in peer-reviewed journals listed by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI). Since the rankings based on the number of publications usually do not take into account the quality of publications, Koç University s strength in research can be more visible and pronounced in the rankings of the prominent universities in Turkey in terms of the prestigious scientific awards and recognitions received by the faculty. In this regard, it should be noted that while the full membership into the Turkish Academy of Sciences (having approximately 100 members) and the Science Awards by TUBİTAK 5 (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) are considered as the most prestigious recognitions for senior scientists, Excellence in Research Awards for Young Scientists by the Academy and Encouragement Awards by TÜBİTAK have been the most prestigious awards for young and promising scientists in Turkey. Although Koç University is quite young and small as compared to the other eminent universities in Turkey, its recognition in research surpasses its age and size. Koç University places a great value on innovative research and on projects involving international collaboration.currently, there are 365 projects from various disciplines funded by national, European and worldwide institutions. With regard to the European Union s 7 th Framework Program 6, 18 faculty members have received the Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant (IRG) (reversing brain drain), 7 fellow researchers have received MC Career Integration Grant (CIG) and 3 fellow researchers have received International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF), 1 fellow researcher has received International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) Grant, 2 researchers have received MC Initial Training Network (ITN) and 1 researcher has received MC Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways-IAPP grant at Koc University. Having such a visible faculty profile at Koç University attracts similar faculty to the available programs and, as should be expected, maps into attracting research funds from national and international granting bodies. These can be evidenced from the recent results of i) TÜBİTAK s competitive research grants applications and ii) Koç University has received an ERC Starting Grant for the first time at 2012 in Turkey. The University has fruitful collaborations with European universities through the financial support provided by the Framework Programs, which enhanced the research capacity of the institution. 6 scientists from KU received L Oréal International and National Award for female scientists Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 11 of 48

12 The University is committed to excellence in research and provides state of the art research facilities and intellectual environment to support research. Apart from the research capacity, KU is actively participating in the Erasmus program. Koç University Graduate School of Business participated to ERASMUS - Life Long Learning Project Training Future Managers to Diversity Management in Enterprises together with CCI Paris Ile-de-France, NHH, University of Vienna, Veolia Environnement, FIAT SEPIN and HP Austria. The project ( ) aims to be a successful experience of collaboration between higher education and companies resulting in the production of pragmatic tools will which allow students to obtain the right training in order to respond to companies needs in the field of diversity management, by bring professors and managers will work together, exchange good practices, elaborate case studies, disseminate information in conferences and seminars, and organize exchanges and meetings among students and managers. Koç University has established a variety of research centers for the purpose of conducting scientific and application studies in specific fields, to propose policies, and to convey academic knowledge to society in social, economic and legal fields. Apart from these, Koç University has 72 laboratories, varying in number depending on the departments at the Rumeli Feneri Campus and at the School of Nursing. Koç University aims to promote the amassing of universal knowledge and to have an impact on intellectual, technological, economic and social development in Turkey. 2.2 PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS IN RESEARCH ARTICLES IN JOURNALS COVERED BY ISI BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AYŞEGÜL ÖZSOMER Brand Concepts As Representations Of Human Values: Do Cultural Congruity And Compatibility Between Values Matter, with Carlos Torelli, Sergio Carvalho, Hean Tat Keh, Natalia Mæhle, Journal of Marketing, Vol.:76, Issue:4, Pages:92-108, July, 2012, USA, American Marketing Association. The Interplay Between Global And Local Brands: A Closer Look At Perceived Brand Globalness And Local Iconness, Aysegul Ozsomer, Journal of International Marketing, Vol.:20, Issue:1, Pages:71-94, 2012, USA, American Marketing Association A Global Brand Management Roadmap, with Rajeev Batra, Amitava Chattopadhyay, and Frenkel ter Hofstede, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Vol.:29,, Pages:1-4, 2012, The Netherlands, Elsevier BALER BİLGİN Losses loom more likely than gains: Propensity to imagine losses increases their subjective probability, Baler Bilgin, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol.:118, Pages: , 2012 BARIŞ TAN Cyclical Dynamics of Industrial Production and Employment: Markov Chain-based Estimates and Tests, S. Altuğ, B. Tan, and G. Gencer, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol.:36, Issue:10, Pages: , 2012 Agricultural Planning for Annual Products under Harvest, Yield, and Demand Risk,, B. Tan and N. Çömden, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.:220, Pages: , 2012 CEM DEMİROĞLU How important is having skin in the game Originator-sponsor affiliation and losses on mortgage-backed securities, Cem Demiroglu and Christopher James, Review of Financial Studies, Vol.:25, Issue:11, Pages: , 11, 2012 Bank lending standards and access to lines of credit, Cem Demiroglu, Christopher James, and Atay Kizilaslan, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol.:44, Issue:6, Pages: , 8, 2012 DENİZ AKSEN Selective and periodic inventory routing problem for waste vegetable oil collection, Deniz Aksen, Onur Kaya, F. Sibel Salman and Yeliz Akça, Optimization Letters, Vol.:6, Issue:6, Pages: , Aug, 2012, Springer A bilevel fixed charge location model for facilities under imminent attack, Deniz Aksen and Necati Aras, Computers & Operations Research, Vol.:39, Issue:7, Pages: , July, 2012, Elsevier EVRİM DİDEM GÜNEŞ Matching Patient and Physician Preferences in Designing a Primary Care Facility Network, Gunes, E.D., H. Yaman, B. Cekyay and V. Verter, Journal of the Operational Research Society,to appear, 2012 NİLÜFER AYDINOĞLU Imagining Thin: Why Vanity Sizing Works, Nilüfer Z. Aydınoğlu and Aradhna Krishna, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Octobe, 2012 Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 12 of 48

13 NÜKHET HARMANCIOĞLU Identifying consumer heterogeneity in unobserved categories, Blanchard, Simon, Wayne S. DeSarbo, Wayne S., Selin Atalay and Nukhet Harmancioglu, Marketing Letters, Vol.:23, Issue:1, Pages: , 2012 ÖZDEN GÜR ALİ How removing prescription drugs from reimbursement lists increases the pharmaceutical expenditures for alternatives, Ö. Gür Ali and B. Topaler, Eur J Health Econ, Vol.:6, Issue:12, Pages:553-62, Dec, 2011, Springer SERPİL SAYIN Exploring the trade-off between generalization and empirical errors in a one-norm SVM, H. Aytuğ and S. Sayın, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.:218, Pages: , 2012 SKANDER ESSEGHAIER The Impact of Tariff Structure on Customer Retention, Usage and Profitability of Access Services, Raghu Iyengar, Kamel Jedidi, Skander Essegaier and Peter Danaher, Marketing Science, Vol.:30, Issue:5, Pages: , 10, 2011 STEFAN WUYTS The Market Valuation of Outsourcing New Product Development, Neomie Raassens, Stefan Wuyts, Inge Geyskens, Benefiting From Alliance Portfolio Diversity: The Role of Past Internal Knowledge Creation Strategy, Stefan Wuyts, Shantanu Dutta THIERRY POST Irrational Diversification: An Experimental Examination of Portfolio Construction, Baltussen, G., and T. Post, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol.:46, Issue:5, Pages: , 2011 Loss Aversion with a State-dependent Reference Point, De Giorgio, E. and T. Post, Management Science, Vol.:57, Issue:6, Pages: , 2011 Downside Risk Aversion, Fixed-Income Exposure, and the Value Premium Puzzle, Baltussen, G., Post, G.T. and Van Vliet, P, Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol.:36, Issue:12, Pages: , 2012 Random Incentive Systems in a Dynamic Choice Experiment, Baltussen, Guido, Post, Thierry, Martijn J. Van den Assem and Peter P. Wakker, Experimental Economics, Vol.:15, Issue:8, Pages: , 2012 On the Performance of Emerging Market Equity Mutual Funds, Huij, J, and T. Post, Emerging Markets Review, Vol.:12, Issue:3, Pages: , 2011 UĞUR ÇELİKYURT Venture Capitalists on Boards of Mature Public Firms, Ugur Celikyurt, Merih Sevilir and Anil Shivdasani, Review of Financial Studies, 2012 ZEYNEP AKSİN KARAESMEN Call Centers with Delay Information: Models and Insights, Jouini, Aksin, Dallery, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol.:13, Issue:4, Pages: , 2011 ZEYNEP GÜRHAN CANLI The Influence of Mating Mindsets on Brand Extension Evaluations, Alokparna Basu Monga and Zeynep Gürhan-Canli, Journal of Marketing Research, Vol.:49, Issue:4, Pages: , 2012 Knowledge Creation in Consumer Research: Multiple Routes, Multiple Criteria, John G. Lynch, Jr., Joseph W. Alba, Aradhna Krishna, Vicki Morwitz, and Zeynep Gürhan-Canli, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Vol.:22, Pages: , 2012 Effect of Regulatory Focus on Selective Information Processing, Yeosun Yoon, Gülen Sarial Abi, and Zeynep Gürhan-Canli, Journal of Consumer Research, Vol.:39, Pages:93-110, June, 2012 Base-Rate Information in Consumer Attributions of Product Harm Crises, Jing Lei, Niraj Dawar, and Zeynep Gürhan-Canli, Journal of Marketing Research, Vol.:49, Issue:3, Pages: , 2012 ECONOMICS ALP ATAKAN Reputation in Long-run Relationships, Alp Atakan and Mehmet Ekmekci, Review of Economic Studies, Vol.:79, Issue:2, Pages: , April, 2012 KAMİL YILMAZ Better to Give than to Receive: Forecast-Based Measurement of Volatility Spillovers, Francis X. Diebold and Kamil Yilmaz, International Journal of Forecasting, Vol.:28, Issue:1, Pages:57-66, Jan., 2012, Amsterdam, Elsevier Asymmetric Response to Monetary Policy Surprises at the Long-End of the Yield Curve, Selva Demiralp and Kamil Yilmaz, Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol.:34, Pages: , 2012, Elsevier LEVENT KOÇKESEN Strategic Effects of Renegotiation-Proof Contracts, Emanuele Gerratana and Levent Kockesen, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (Advances), Vol.:12, Issue:1, 2012 Litigation and Settlement under Judicial Agency, Levent Kockesen and Murat Usman, International Review of Law and Economics, Vol.:32, 2012 MIKA MEITZ Parameter estimation in nonlinear AR-GARCH models, Mika Meitz and Pentti Saikkonen, Econometric Theory, Vol.:27, Pages: , 2011 MURAT USMAN Litigation and Settlement under Judicial Agency, joint with Levent Koçkesen, International Review of Law and Economics, Vol.:32, Pages: , April, 2012 ÖZGÜR YILMAZ Böbrek Takası: Mekanizma Tasarımı Yaklaşımı ve Türkiye Örneği, İktisat İşletme Finans, Vol.:318, Issue:27, Pages:9-26, 09, 2012 Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 13 of 48

14 REHİM KILIÇ Long run equilibrium and short run dynamics between risk exposure and highway safety, Kiliç, R., and P. McCarthy, Empirical Economics 42, , Issue:42, Pages: , 2012, Springer SELVA DEMİRALP Money, Reserves, and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: Does the Money Multiplier Exist, Seth Carpenter and Selva Demiralp, Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol.:34, Pages:59-75, 2012, Elsevier Monetary policy communication in Turkey, Selva Demiralp, Hakan Kara, Pinar Ozlu, European Journal of Political Economy, Vol.:28, Pages: SUMRU ALTUĞ Cyclical Dynamics of Industrial Production and Employment: Markov Chain-based Estimates and Tests, Sumru Altug, Baris Tan and Gozde Gencer, Journal of Economics Dynamics and Control, Vol.:36, Pages: , 7, 2012 Business Cycles in Developed and Emerging Economies: Evidence from a Univariate Regime-Switching Approach, Sumru Altug and Melike Bildirici ŞULE ALAN Do Disaster Expectations Explain Household Portfolios, Sule Alan, Quantitative Economics, Vol.:3, Issue:1, Pages:1-28, March, 2012 THOMAS F. CROSSLEY Borrowing Constraints, the Cost of Precautionary Saving and Unemployment Insurance, Crossley, T.F. and H. Low, International Tax and Public Finance, Vol.:18, Issue:6, Pages: , December, 2011 Pension Benefit Insurance and Pension Plan Portfolio Choice, Crossley, T.F. and M. Jametti INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS A HMET İÇDUYGU Mapping Civil Society in the Middle East: The Cases of Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey, Özlem Altan-Olcay and Ahmet İçduygu, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.:39, Issue:2, Pages: , 2012, London, Taylor&Francis The International Migration System between Turkey and Russia: Project-tied Migrant Workers in Moscow, Ahmet İçduygu and Ayşem Biriz Karaçay, International Migration, Vol.:50, Issue:1, Pages:55-74, 2012, Washington DC, Wiley/IOM Rethinking transit migration in Turkey: reality and re-presentation in the creation of a migratory phenomenon, Ahmet İçduygu and Deniz Yükseker, Population, Space and Place, Vol.:18, Issue:4, Pages: , 2012, London, Wiley ALİ ÇARKOĞLU Economic evaluations vs. ideology: Diagnosing the sources of electoral change in Turkey, , Carkoglu, Ali, Electoral Studies, Vol.:31, Pages: , 2012, Elsevier BAHAR RUMELİLİ Liminal Identities and Processes of Domestication and Subversion in International Relations, Bahar Rumelili, Review of International Studies, Vol.:38, Issue:2, Pages: , 2012 The External Constitution of European Identity: Russia and Turkey as Europe-Makers, Viatcheslav Morozov, Bahar Rumelili, Cooperation and Conflict, Vol.:47, Issue:1, Pages:28-48, 2012 BELGİN SAN AKÇA Rivalry and State Support for Non-state Armed Groups (NAGs), Zeev Maoz and Belgin San-Akca, International Studies Quarterly, Vol.:56, Issue:4, 12, 2012, USA CANER BAKIR Maliye Burokrasisinde Orgutsel Degisim ve Vergi Denetim Kurulu Baskanliginin Kurulmasi, Caner Bakir, Amme Idaresi Dergisi, Vol.:45, Issue:2, Pages:81-102, June, 2012, Ankara, TODAI DEMET YALÇIN Is Turkey Democratizing with EU Reforms An Assessment of Human Rights, Corruption and Socioeconomic Conditions, Demet Yalcin Mousseau, Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol.:12, Issue:1, March, 2012 MICHAEL MOUSSEAU Capitalist Development and Civil War, Michael Mousseau, International Studies Quarterly, Vol.:56, Issue:3, Pages: , Sept, 2012 The Democratic Peace Unraveled: It's the Economy, Michael Mousseau MURAT SOMER Moderation of Religious and Secular Politics, A Country's 'Centre' and Democratization, Murat Somer ÖZLEM ALTAN Mapping Civil Society in the Middle East: the Cases of Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey, Özlem Altan Olcay and Ahmet Içduygu, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.:39, Issue:2, Pages: , August, 2012, Taylor and Francis Protest, Memory, and the Production of Civilized Citizens: Two Cases from Turkey and Lebanon, Citizenship Studies, Vol.:16, Issue:2, Pages: , April, 2012, Taylor and Francis REŞAT BAYER Turkey: An Emerging Hub of Globalization and Internationalist Humanitarian Actor, Resat Bayer and Fuat Keyman, Globalizations, Vol.:9, Issue:1, Pages:73-90, Feb, 2012, Taylor and Francis ŞUHNAZ YILMAZ Gunboat Diplomacy: Turkey, USA and the Advent of the Cold War, Şuhnaz Yılmaz (co-author Gul İnanc), Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.:48, Issue:2, Pages: , May, 2012, Oxfordshire, OX, Routledge Journals, Taylor& Francis Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 14 of 48

15 ZİYA ÖNİŞ Global Crisis, National responses: The Political Economy of Turkish Exceptionalism, Ziya Öniş, Ali Burak Güven, New Political Economy, Vol.:16, Issue:5, Pages: , Novemb, 2011, London, Taylor and Francis The Global Economic Crisis and the Future of Neoliberal Globalization: Rupture versus Continuity, Ziya Öniş, Ali Burak Güven, Global Governance, Vol.:17, Issue:4, Pages: , Nov-De, 2011, Boulder, CO, USA, Lynne Rienner The Triumph of Conservative Globalism: The Political Economy of the AKP Era, Ziya Öniş, Turkish Studies, Vol.:13, Issue:2, Pages: , June, 2012, London UK, Taylor and Francis Ekonomik Bütünleşme/Siyasal Parçalanmışlık Paradoksu: Avro Krizi ve Avrupa Birliği'nin Geleceği, Ziya Öniş, Mustafa Kutlay, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Vol.:9, Issue:33, Pages:3-22, Spring, 2012, Ankara, Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 15 of 48

16 2.3 LIST OF CORE FACULTY MEMBERS OF KOÇ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Name Title Area Degree Institute Year LEVENT ÖZAKHUN Lec. ACCT MA Boğaziçi University 1991 ALP BAYÜLKEN Lec. ACCT MBA University of Texas at Austin 1966 NURİ UMAN Prof. ACCT Ph.D. Ankara University 1968 ÖZLEM OLGU Asst. Prof. ACCT Ph.D. University of Leicester 2006 ALP ATAKAN Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. Columbia University 2003 ERHAN ARTUÇ Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. University of Virginia 2006 İNSAN TUNALI Assoc. Prof. ECON Ph.D. University of Wisconsin 1985 KAMİL YILMAZ Prof. ECON Ph.D. University of Maryland 1992 LEVENT KOÇKESEN Assoc. Prof. ECON Ph.D. New York University 1999 MURAT USMAN Assoc. Prof. ECON Ph.D. Harvard University 1998 OKAN YILANKAYA Assoc. Prof. ECON Ph.D. Northwestern University 1999 ÖZGÜR YILMAZ Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. University of Rochester 2006 REHİM KILIÇ Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. Michigan State University 2002 SEDA ERTAÇ Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles 2006 SELVA DEMİRALP CUDA Assoc. Prof. ECON Ph.D. University of California at Davis 2000 SİNAN SARPCA Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2005 SUMRU ALTUĞ Prof. ECON Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 1985 ŞULE ALAN Asst. Prof. ECON Ph.D. McMaster University 2001 THOMAS CROSSLEY Prof. ECON Ph.D. McMaster University 1998 AHMET İÇDUYGU Prof. IR Ph.D. Australian National University 1991 ALİ ÇARKOĞLU Prof. IR Ph.D. SUNY at Binghamton 1994 BAHAR RUMELİLİ Assoc. Prof. IR Ph.D. University of Minnesota 2002 BELGİN ŞAN AKÇA Asst. Prof. IR Ph.D. University of California at Davis 2009 CANER BAKIR Asst. Prof. IR Ph.D. Monash University 2003 DEMET YALÇIN Asst. Prof. IR Ph.D. SUNY at Binghamton 1999 MICHAEL MOUSSEAU Prof. IR Ph.D. SUNY at Binghamton 1998 MURAT SOMER Assoc. Prof. IR Ph.D. University of Southern California 1999 ÖZLEM ALTAN Asst. Prof. IR Ph.D. New York University 2006 REŞAT BAYER Asst. Prof. IR Ph.D. Penn State University 2004 ŞENER AKTÜRK Asst. Prof. IR Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley 2009 ŞUHNAZ YILMAZ Assoc. Prof. IR Ph.D. Princeton University 2000 ZİYA ÖNİŞ Prof. IR Ph.D. University of Manchester 1984 ZEYNEP DERYA TARMAN Prof. IR Ph.D. University of Konstanz, Law School 2007 CEM DEMİROĞLU Asst. Prof. MFIN Ph.D. University of Florida 2008 MIKA MEITZ Asst. Prof. MFIN Ph.D. Stockholm School of Economics 2006 OĞUZHAN ÖZBAŞ Assoc. Prof. MFIN Ph.D. M.I.T 2001 THIERRY POST Prof. MFIN Ph.D. Erasmus University 1999 UĞUR ÇELİKYURT Asst. Prof. MFIN Ph.D. U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2009 UMUT GÖKÇEN Asst. Prof. MFIN Ph.D. Columbia University 2010 ZEKİYE SELVİLİ Lec. MFIN Ph.D. U. of Texas at Austin 2002 HAN ÖZSÖYLEV Asst. Prof. MFIN Ph.D. University of Minnesota 2004 CÜNEYT DEMİRGÜREŞ Dist.Senior Ex. MFIN Ph.D. University of Alabama 1993 HASAN SUBAŞI Dist.Senior Ex. MGMT M.S. Robert College 1967 MAHMUT ÖZDEMİR Asst. Prof. MGMT Ph.D. Rotterdam School of Management 2010 ÖZGE PALA Asst. Prof. MGMT Ph.D. Radbaud University 2008 ZEYNEP AYCAN Prof. MGMT Ph.D. Queens University 1996 MELİKE MERMERCİOĞLU Senior Ex. MGMT Ph.D. Istanbul Technical University 2000 HALE ÖNER Senior Ex. MGMT Ph.D. Ph.D. Marmara University 2008 AYŞEGÜL ÖZSOMER Assoc. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. Michigan State University 1993 BALER BİLGİN Asst. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. University of Florida 2007 NİLUFER AYDINOĞLU Asst. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2007 NÜKHET HARMANCIOĞLU Asst. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. Michigan State University 2006 SERDAR SAYMAN Assoc. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1998 SKANDER ESSEGAİER Assoc. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. Columbia University 2000 STEFAN WUYTS Asst. Prof. MKTG Ph.D. Erasmus University Rotterdam 2002 ZEYNEP GÜRHAN CANLI Prof. MKTG Ph.D. New York University 1997 BARIŞ TAN Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. University of Florida 1994 DENİZ AKSEN Asst. Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. Purdue University 2003 EVRİM GÜNEŞ Asst. Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. INSEAD 2004 ÖZDEN GÜR ALİ Asst. Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1994 SELÇUK KARABATI Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 1992 SERPİL SAYIN Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. University of Florida 1992 YALÇIN AKÇAY Asst. Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University 2002 ZEYNEP A. KARAESMEN Assoc. Prof. OPSM/MIS Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1996 Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 16 of 48

17 2.4 VISITING PROFESSORS AND EXECUTIVES Visiting Professors: Executives: Andrew Zacharakis, Babson College (Entrepreneurship) Berrin Erdoğan (Organizational Behavior); Portland State University Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 2002 CB Bhattacharya (Corporate Social Responsibility); PhD.,The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania CB Bhattacharya, ESMT European School of Management and Technology (Corporate Responsibility) Giri Kumar Tayi (Information Systems); Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University Giri Kumar Tayi, State University of New York at Albany (MIS) Jörg Dietz, HEC Lausanne, (Managing Human Resources) Karel Cool, INSEAD (Strategy) Mark Young, ESMT (Leadership and Managing in Organizations) Tom Schryder, Cornell (Business Simulation) Aclan Acar (Change Management in Finance): Chairman of the Board of Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret AS Ayşe Yazıcı (Int'l Business Transactions); J.D. Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Associate at Yazici Law Offices Burcu Yalman (Coaching); Professional Coach at Adler Int'l Learning; Partner, Coaching & Training Services at Yalman & Yalman Cantekin Dinçerler (Corporate Strategy and Risk Management): Oliver Wyman, Partner Doğan Taşkent and İzzet Özberki (Corporate Strategy): JPA International Arkan & Erkin Partners. Erda Gerçek (Macroeconomics); Managing Partner, Thales Training & Consulting, Former Executive at Citibank London, (Turkish Economy) Hande Yaşargil Ateşağaoğlu, Founding Partner, Mentor Leadership Development, Praesta Leaders in Executive Coaching Hasan Yılmaz, Former Board Member & CEO, Hürriyet Gazetecilik; Former Chairman/CEO, Unilever Turkey; Former President Food, Retailing, Tourism Group, Koç Holding (Leadership) İdil Türkmenoğlu (Leading and Managing in Organizations); HR & Communications Director at Boyner Holding Mark R. Kennedy, CEO, Chartwell Strategic Advisors LLC; Former U.S. Congressman and Senior Executive at Accenture, Macy s (Business & Governments) Michael Çalıkuşu Director, Salted Snacks Business and Exports, Kraft Foods (Financial and Managerial Accounting) Murat Üçer, Local Partner, Global Source Partners; President & Co-founder, Istanbul Analytics (Macroeconomics) Nancy Barlas, Director, yess Your English Skills Studio Ozan Bayülgen (Strategic Customer Management); MBA, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997; Managing Partner, Global TIME Practice Leader at Peppers & Rogers Group Recep Bildik (Risk Management); Ph.D., Istanbul University, 1999; Director, Market, Product Development and Special Projects at Istanbul Stock Exchange Tayfun Bayazıt (Governance of Financial Markets and Institutions): Chairman of the Board, Yapi Kredi Sigorta Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 17 of 48

18 2.5 RESPONSIBILITIES OF FACULTY Academic responsibilities of faculty 7 consist of teaching, scholarly research and service. Depending on the nature of the appointment as indicated in the contract, faculty may be exempted from the research responsibility. Service and/or additional teaching may be a substitute for research obligation for administrators and instructors as indicated by their contractual agreement with the University. At its founding the Board of Trustees of Koç University promulgated very explicitly that Koç University s mission is to develop into a center of excellence by widely accepted international norms. It is quite possible for a University to have a multiplicity of endeavors in company with a singularity of purpose. Seeking excellence requires application of demanding standards of performance in two of the foremost activities of the University: teaching and scholarship. Koç University expects its faculty members to excel in both of these mutually complementary academic endeavors. In order to fulfill its educational mission Koç University depends on its faculty members who are dedicated to excellence in teaching. Teaching includes advising and mentorship in addition to classroom instruction. Seeking excellence in teaching requires setting the right standards, acceptance and ownership of the educational values by teachers and students, effective performance monitoring and continuous improvement of teaching strategies. Faculty members are expected to improve their teaching effectiveness at all levels TEACHING: In order to fulfill its educational mission Koç University depends on its faculty members who are dedicated to excellence in teaching. Teaching includes advising and mentorship in addition to classroom instruction. Seeking excellence in teaching requires setting the right standards, acceptance and ownership of the educational values by teachers and students, effective performance monitoring and continuous improvement of teaching strategies. Faculty members are expected to improve their teaching effectiveness at all levels. Advising is an integral part of the teaching. Faculty members are responsible for knowing academic rules and regulations, and University and college requirements and procedures, which apply to their advisees, as well as with the University s service and support departments to be able to refer students to the services. Advisers should schedule additional advising time during registration to help their advisees to complete their registration successfully. 7 The dedicated Faculty Handbook ( is to describe the roles, expectations and obligations of faculty, and standards of performance. In addition to describing the academic responsibilities of faculty, this handbook explains the procedures and criteria utilized in annual reviews, renewals and promotions. Equally important, this handbook will be a guide to identify ways for faculty development, support and recognition of outstanding performance. Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 18 of 48

19 2.5.2 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES: Faculty members in research track positions have the responsibility to engage in and to produce scholarly research work that is published in internationally reputed research journals and books. The evaluation of this work is discussed in detail in the following sections SERVICE Faculty has the responsibility to work in committees assigned by the appropriate Dean, VPAA and the President. At the same time, the University makes a special effort to exempt its, especially junior, members from intensive service assignments such as committee work. Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 19 of 48

20 C H A P T E R 3 : C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S Koç University's educational mission is to produce the most capable graduates by providing them a world-class education that tries to teach universal basics while at the same time addressing the individual's talents and career objectives. Regardless of different majors, 'Koç education' tries to bestow upon the students: Excellent education in fundamentals of their disciplines Broad knowledge, critical thinking, strong desire and aptitude for creativity, research and life-long learning Education in social issues, responsibilities, ethics and professionalism Effective communication, leadership and teamwork skills Ability to meet internationally competitive academic standards. Koç University Graduate School of Business offers a variety of elective courses with its top-notch faculty. The descriptions of the graduate-level elective courses are given below: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Koç University Graduate School of Business has the flexibility to change the list and academic calendar of the core and elective courses in accordance with the requirements/expectations of; Joint/Double degree programs, Global Networks (such as CEMS MIM, GNAM) Students Corporate Partners Quality Assurance Surveys The list of core and elective courses offered by Koç University Graduate School of Business (MIM and MBA) is as follows: CORE COURSES MGMT 508 Cross-cultural Management: This course aims at developing awareness and skills to effectively manage cross-cultural business encounters. The topics will include competency development for global managers, expatriate management, leadership and human resource management in cross-cultural context, diversity management, conflict and negotiation across cultures and business ethics. These topics will be discuss in relation to workforce management, project management, consumer behavior, and strategy development and implementation. MGMT 506 Business Policy and Strategy in a Global Environment: Management problems from the perspective of the entire enterprise in a global and domestic setting; strategy formulation, environmental analysis and strategy implementation applied to actual companies. Course relies heavily on cases and on presentations to business leaders. MGMT 510 Skill Seminars: Skill Seminars are extra-curricular programs aiming to develop the managerial competencies of students. The main tracks of the Seminars are: developing managerial Skills, developing communication skills, career planning, career sessions, guest speaker series. Koç University Graduate School of Business Declaration of Interest Page 20 of 48