AYKUT BERBER, Ph.D. Professor of Management & Organization Istanbul University School of Business (IUSB) Dept. of Business Management and Organization İ.Ü. İşletme Fakültesi Avcılar Kampüsü TR 34850 Istanbul TURKEY +90 212 473 7070 (ext.18295) berber@istanbul.edu.tr www.aykutberber.com www.linkedin.com/in/aykutberber Educational background Ph.D. (2003) Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization. Dissertation title: Complex adaptive systems on the edge of chaos and a model for product development M.Sc. (1999) Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization. Dissertation title: A model proposal based on proactive approach to business process design and restructuring B.Sc. (1994) Marmara University School of Science and Letters, Dept. of Mathematics. Academic employment & experience 2014 present Istanbul University School of Business: Professor 2014 (March June) Brunel University (London, UK): Visiting professor and researcher Seminars delivered during this period at Brunel Business School: Learning from the past Studying classical management thought does not mean studying history (Ph.D. workshop/meeting) Qualitative research methods: Case studies and grounded theory (Ph.D. workshop/meeting) 2008 2014 Istanbul University School of Business: Associate professor 2005 2008 Istanbul University School of Business: Assistant professor 1998 2003 Istanbul University School of Business: Research assistant Professional experience 1993 1998 Company owner and manager in the auto chemicals industry Exporting and distributing American automotive chemicals and tools; building a domestic network of car care stations through franchising; brand and product management activities; developing specific standards for marketing & HRM; customer relationship management. Areas/topics of interest History of management thought / contemporary theories in management / innovation management / organizational behavior / qualitative research in management / complex systems & chaos theory / organizational theory / product development management
Teaching experience 2014 present Qualitative research methods in management Ph.D. course, 7-12 students per semester 2008 2013 Philosophy of management Ph.D. course, 7-12 students per semester 2005 present Evolution of management thought Ph.D./Master s course, 7-12 students per semester 2007 present Innovation management (Undergraduate level) 2005 present Management and organization (MBA / Exec. MBA) 2014 present Business simulation & drama (Undergraduate level) 2005 present Strategic management (MBA / Exec. MBA) 2012 Knowledge management (MBA) Recent academic & administrative activities 2016 Corporate Responsibility Research (CRR) Conference, Istanbul 2016: Chairman and head of the organizing committee 2015 Founding director of the PhD programme in Business Management (in English language) at Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences designed for international students (to commence in Spring 2016) 2015 Academic trainer at the Istanbul University Turquality Managerial Development Training Programme Corporate social responsibility and sustainability 2014 present Head of the IUSB strategic planning (Roadmap 2024) team 2014 Participant of the KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization) entrepreneurship training programme conducted by the Istanbul University Center of Technology Transfer and the Turkish Institute of Management Sciences 2014 Spokesperson at the Eduniversal Conference, Istanbul 2014 Istanbul University School of Business: Economic and social effects on the region 2005 2008 Member of the IUSB AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation committee Editorial board memberships 2015 present European Management Review (Associate editor) 2014 present Istanbul University Journal of the School of Business (Editor- in- chief) 2013 present Int J Applied Management Sciences and Engineering (IJAMSE), IGI Global 2013 present Franco Angeli Edizioni (book series), The University of Milan- Bicocca 2
Selected dissertations under direction Ph.D. work in progress Kuzucu, B. Collaboration in business networks and core competence generation through dynamic capabilities, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization Ph.D. work in progress Aşçı, B. Use of social networks and impact of trusted weak ties on the innovation process, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization Ph.D. work in progress Demirel Y. Role and contributions of mid- level managers as key actors in the strategy development process, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization Ph.D. work in progress Süceddinov, Ş. Social identity and individual creativity: A grounded theory approach with evidence from Azerbaijan, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization Ph.D. work in progress Aydın Göktepe, E. Perceived managerial support and its effect on developing a multidimensional and/or boundaryless career, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization M.Sc. (2014) Zincir, O. For what purposes do managers use social media? A conceptual framework development effort, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization M.Sc. (2012) Yalçınkaya, A. The effect of distributive justice on organizational cynicism, Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Dept. of Business Management and Organization Books Berber A. Klasik Yönetim Düşüncesi: Geleneksel ve Klasik Paradigmalarla Klasik ve Neo- Klasik Örgüt Teorileri (Classical Management Thought Conventional & Classical Paradigms, and Classical & Neo- Classical Organization Theories), Istanbul: Alfa, 2013. ISBN: 978-605- 106-807- 7 Berber A. Çağdaş Yönetim Düşüncesi: Sistem ve Bilgi Paradigmalarıyla Modern ve Post- modern Örgüt Teorileri (Contemporary Management Thought Systems & Information Paradigms, and Modern & Post- modern Organization Theories). Forthcoming. Berber A. Qualitative research methods in management. In progress. Book chapters Berber A. Purpose, change and top management in the mid- 1920s: Revisiting selected papers presented at the meetings of the Taylor Society, Organizational Management: Policies & Practices in a Global Market, Machado C, Davim JP (Eds.). Palgrave, 2016: forthcoming. Berber A. Customer experience, technology and innovation: Evidence from Georgian London and the Victorian era, Innovation Management in Research and Industry, Davim JP, Machado C (Eds.). De Gruyter, 2014: 59-70. Berber A. Psychological contracts in the age of social networks, Human Resource Management and Technological Challenges, Machado C, Davim JP (Eds.). Springer, 2014: 23-42. 3
Berber A., Rofcanin Y., Fried Y. Cross cultural training and development for overseas assignments, International Human Resource Management, Ozbilgin MF, Groutsis D, Harvey WS (Eds.). Cambridge University Press, 2014: 93-107. Berber A., Yaşlıoğlu M. High performance work systems and organizational performance, Work Organizations and Human Resource Management, Machado CF, Davim JP (Eds.). Springer, 2014: 27-42. Some recent papers published/under review in refereed journals Rofcanin Y., Berber A., Koch S., Sevinc L. (to appear) Job crafting and I- deals: A study testing the nomological network of proactive behaviors, International Journal of Human Resources Management. DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2015.1091370 Berber A., Pekdemir I., Rofcanin Y., Şen Y. (2013) Does service innovation mirror product innovation? A multi- method study with successful evidence case from Turkey, International Journal of Business Innovation & Research, vol.7, no.6, pp.699-716. DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2013.056742 Rofcanin Y., Koch Y., Berber A. (u.r.) The competing values framework and innovation intermediaries: Effects on exploration and exploitation as mutually exclusive constructs, Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice. Rofcanin Y., Bakker A., Afacan Findikli M., Berber A. (u.r.) Team work engagement and effectiveness: Exploring the role of task and outcome interdependence, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Berber A., Rofcanin Y. (2012) Perceivers as cognitive misers: Scale development for implicit leadership theories in the context of MBA degrees from Turkey, Dokuz Eylül University Journal of Business, vol.13, no.1, pp.15-44. Berber A., Rofcanin Y. (2012) Linking flexible- dynamic team structures through distributed leadership: A qualitative evaluation with single design case approach and application of Roster method, Journal of Business Research Türk, vol.4, no.3, pp.55-69. Berber A., Rofcanin Y., Kırçova O. (2012) Trust in organization and readiness to change as predictors of successful organizational innovations: Conceptual model with preliminary support, Yönetim (Istanbul University), vol.23, no.73, pp.7-18. Berber A., Aksel İ. (2007) Strategic approach to product design and development process, and effectiveness of industrial design practices, Dokuz Eylül University Journal of Business, vol.8, no.1, pp.43-67. Selected papers in conference proceedings Afacan Fındıklı M., Rofcanin Y., Berber A. (2015) "Linking job crafting to individual work performance: The role of individual resilience", 17 th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), Oslo, Norway. Rofcanin Y., Sevinç L., Berber A. (2014) Do competencies predict performance of employees?, 9 th Conference of the International Test Commission, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain. Toplu D., Berber A., Yaşlıoğlu M. (2013) Act like a designer, think like a strategist - Platform model conceptualization and the engineer's approach as a platform architect: Evidence from Turkey, 14 th International Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference, HAN University of Applied Sciences Arnhem Business School, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Rofcanin Y., Koch S., Berber A. (2012) Triggering effective organizational level innovation: 4
Evidence from Turkey, XXIII. International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) Conference, La Salle University, Barcelona, Spain. Berber A., Özkan A., Berberoğlugil B. (2012) Walking the path towards self efficacy by learning more from leader behaviours: Scale development effort and qualitative insights, 11 th World Conference of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM), University of Limerick, Ireland. Berber A., Rofcanin Y. (2012) New lenses for novel bridges. Discovering the past and understanding today: How do managers of tomorrow make use of paradigms to develop their ways towards the future?, 11 th World Conference of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM), University of Limerick, Ireland. Berber A., Pekdemir I., Sen Y., Rofcanin Y. (2012) Does service innovation mirror product innovation process? A multi- method study with successful service innovation evidence from Turkey, 19 th EIASM International Product Development Management Conference, The University of Manchester, UK. Berber A., Yılmaz Börekçi D., Rofcanin Y. (2012) Bireysel düzeydeki girişimciliğin öncülleri ve inovasyon arasındaki ilişki: Schumpeter ve Kirzner temelli fırsat arama davranışlarının aracı rolü (Individual- level antecedents for entrepreneurship and innovation: intermediary roles of Schumpeter and Kirzner based opportunity seeking behaviors), 20 th National Management and Organization Congress, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey. Rofcanin Y., Berber A., Şen Y., Afacan Fındıklı M. (2012) İyi askerlerden iyi oyunculara: Örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı için 1980-2010 yılları arası bir yazın taraması ve araştırma metodolojisine yönelik bir öneri (From good soldiers to good actors: a literature review for organizational citizenship behavior [1980-2010] and suggestions for a research methodology), 20 th National Management and Organization Congress, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey. Berber A., Rofcanin Y., Baykal B., Yayımlı G. (2011) Blending emotional and functional attributes for customer experience design: A qualitative study on a mobile application project in Turkey, 18 th EIASM International Product Development Management Conference, T.U. Delft, The Netherlands. Berber A. (2008) İş modellerinin değer yaratmadaki yeni rolü: stratejik inovasyon (A new role for business models: strategic innovation), 16 th National Management and Organization Congress, Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey. Berber A., Aksel I., Picakci S. (2007) Changing competitive strategies in the new era of globalization: the use of differentiation as a competitive strategy in the Turkish textile industry, 11 th Annual Conference of the European Business History Association (EBHA), Université de Genève, Switzerland. Berber A., Akyurt I.Z. (2007) Shifting the innovation wind: approbation of discontinuous innovation in technology- driven organizations, 8 th International Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Berber A. (2006) A network topology approach to innovation process: global behavior analysis of project teams as social systems, 13 th EIASM International Product Development Management Conference, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Date & place of birth 2 September 1970 Istanbul, Turkey 5