Prof. Dr. Academic

New article on psychological safety and team learning published

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT

The article “Psychological Safety and Team Learning in Digital Transformation Projects”, co-authored by Prof. Dr. Academic with L. Ersoy and B. Tanrıverdi, has been published. The study draws on two waves of data from 42 project teams.

The article is open access; the full text is available from the publications page.¹

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Researcher of the Year Award

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The Senate of Example University presented its 2026 Researcher of the Year Award in the social sciences to Prof. Dr. Academic for her work on digital transformation and organisational behaviour. The ceremony took place on campus in May.

Applications open for the 2026 Doctoral Research Seminar

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:30:00 GMT

This year’s annual Doctoral Research Seminar focuses on mixed-methods design. Applications are open to graduate students; places are limited to 20.

Keynote in Vienna: algorithmic management and autonomy

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT

In the opening session of the conference the keynote discussed the effects of algorithmic management systems on employee autonomy. A recording will be made available on the conference website.

New research project launched: the human side of digital transformation

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Funded by the National Research Agency, the project will track how digital transformation programmes affect employee experience. The first wave of data collection will be completed in October.

Psychological Safety and Team Learning in Digital Transformation Projects

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., Ersoy, L., & Tanrıverdi, B. (2026). Psychological Safety and Team Learning in Digital Transformation Projects. Journal of Organisational Learning (sample), 18(2), 145–171. https://example.org/publications/psychological-safety-digital-transformation

Using a two-wave survey of 42 teams delivering digital transformation projects, this study examines how psychological safety shapes team learning and project outcomes. Psychological safety strengthened learning behaviour most strongly in project phases characterised by high uncertainty, and this relationship was moderated by the team leader’s tolerance for error. The paper contributes to a theoretical conversation that treats digital transformation as a social learning process rather than a purely technical one.

Generative AI and Strategic Decision-Making: An Exploratory Study

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., & Tanrıverdi, B. (2026). Generative AI and Strategic Decision-Making: An Exploratory Study (Working paper). Example University Management Research Working Paper Series, No. 26-01.

An exploratory study of how top management teams use generative AI tools in strategic analysis. Interviews in 14 firms suggest that the tools speed up decisions while transforming practices of justification.

Micro-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: The Role of Middle Managers

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., & Karaduman, O. (2025). Micro-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: The Role of Middle Managers. Strategic Organisation Review (sample), 11(4), 301–328. https://example.org/publications/microfoundations-dynamic-capabilities

This article examines how dynamic capabilities are built inside organisations by tracing the everyday practices of middle managers. A longitudinal case study in three manufacturing firms shows that strategic renewal emerges less from top-management decisions than from the experimentation and reframing practices of the middle layer.

Algorithmic Management and Employee Autonomy: A Conceptual Framework

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A. (2025). Algorithmic Management and Employee Autonomy: A Conceptual Framework [Conference paper]. International Conference on Management and Organisation Studies (sample), Vienna. Vienna.

This paper proposes a conceptual framework for understanding how employee autonomy is reshaped by the diffusion of algorithmic decision-support systems. The framework addresses the tension between control and empowerment along three dimensions.

Distributed Leadership in Hybrid Work Arrangements: A Mixed-Methods Study

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Ersoy, L., Academic, A., & Polatkan, S. (2025). Distributed Leadership in Hybrid Work Arrangements: A Mixed-Methods Study. Yönetim ve Örgüt Araştırmaları Dergisi (örnek), 29(1), 55–82.

Combining 18 in-depth interviews with a survey of 310 employees, this study examines how leadership is distributed among team members in hybrid work arrangements that became permanent after the pandemic. Distributed leadership was positively related to engagement, but the effect weakened when role ambiguity was high.

Digital Transformation and the Organisation

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A. (2024). Digital Transformation and the Organisation. Akademik Yayınevi (örnek).

The book treats digital transformation not as a technology project but as a process of organisational learning and redesign. Across twelve chapters it offers conceptual frameworks, case analyses and practical guides for managers.

Job Crafting in the Face of Automation: Evidence from the Banking Sector

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., Tanrıverdi, B., & Güneşli, A. (2024). Job Crafting in the Face of Automation: Evidence from the Banking Sector. European Journal of Work Design (sample), 7(3), 210–236. https://example.org/publications/job-crafting-automation

This study investigates how employees reshape their jobs as process automation spreads across the banking sector. A survey of 512 employees shows that job-crafting behaviour reduces automation anxiety and strengthens perceived meaningfulness of work.

Strategic Renewal in Times of Crisis: An Examination of Family Firms

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Karaduman, O., & Academic, A. (2024). Strategic Renewal in Times of Crisis: An Examination of Family Firms. Journal of Strategy and Change (sample), 15(2), 88–112.

Examining how family firms achieve strategic renewal during economic crises, the study highlights the role of intergenerational knowledge transfer in renewal capacity.

Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Renewal: A Conceptual Map

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., & Karaduman, O. (2023). Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Renewal: A Conceptual Map. In Handbook of Strategic Management (sample edition) (pp. 215–238). Sample Academic Press.

This chapter maps the dynamic-capabilities literature from a strategic-renewal perspective and proposes an agenda for future research.

Digital Maturity in SMEs: 2023 Field Research Report

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., Ersoy, L., Polatkan, S., & Güneşli, A. (2023). Digital Maturity in SMEs: 2023 Field Research Report. Örnek Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Based on field research with 640 SMEs in Türkiye, the report compares digital maturity levels across sectors and firm sizes and offers policy recommendations. (All figures are illustrative.)

Reflective Practice in Leadership Development: Evidence from Executive Education Programmes

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A. (2023). Reflective Practice in Leadership Development: Evidence from Executive Education Programmes. Leadership and Organisation Quarterly (sample), 34(1), 12–39.

A quasi-experimental study of a reflective journaling intervention in two executive education programmes and its effect on leadership self-efficacy.

Organisational Culture and Resistance to Change: An Examination in Public Institutions

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Polatkan, S., Academic, A., & Ersoy, L. (2022). Organisational Culture and Resistance to Change: An Examination in Public Institutions. International Journal of Organisational Analysis (sample), 30(6), 1450–1472.

A qualitative study in four public institutions of how cultural assumptions shape resistance to change initiatives.

Leading Through Uncertainty

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A. (2021). Leading Through Uncertainty. Sample University Press.

The book examines how leadership becomes distributed and how teams learn during periods of uncertainty, drawing on international cases.

Team Coordination in Remote Work: Early Findings from the Pandemic Period

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A., & Güneşli, A. (2021). Team Coordination in Remote Work: Early Findings from the Pandemic Period [Conference paper]. National Management and Organisation Congress (sample), İzmir. İzmir.

An exploratory paper on how coordination practices changed in software teams that moved to remote work during the first year of the pandemic.

Strategic Decision-Making under Uncertainty: A Study in Turkish Manufacturing Industry

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Academic, A. (2012). Strategic Decision-Making under Uncertainty: A Study in Turkish Manufacturing Industry [Doctoral dissertation, Örnek Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü].

Doctoral dissertation. A mixed-methods study of how perceived uncertainty affects the decision-making processes of top management teams.

34th National Management and Organisation Congress

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

A keynote on digital transformation and organisational learning will open the congress.

Mixed-Methods Research Workshop

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

The workshop covers the principles of mixed-methods design, data integration strategies and the publication process.

International Conference on Management and Organisation Studies 2025

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Also chaired the session “Digital transformation and work”.

Public lecture: Leadership in hybrid work

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT

An online lecture sharing research findings on distributed leadership in hybrid work arrangements with a broad audience.