Dr Ergün Özgür
Education | Current Academic Position | Employment History | Fellowships, Honors and Awards | Publications | Supervision of Theses | Invited Lectures and Teaching Duties | Academic Conference Organizations | Languages | Memberships
Education
2007 - 2011 |
PhD: Organizational Behaviour (Business Administration), Institute of Social Sciences, Marmara University, İstanbul. Thesis: The Intervening Role of Work Values Between the Personal Values and Work Engagement (Cross-cultural Research: Abkhazia - Turkey) (317359). |
2005 - 2007 |
Global Politics and International Relations, Institute of Social Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul. Project: NGOs in Abkhazia and their Contribution to the Democratization of the Country. |
1990 - 1992 |
Banking, Institute of Banking and Insurance, Marmara University, İstanbul. Thesis: Commodities Futures, Transactions and the Case of Turkey (Gelecek İşlem Borsaları, İşlemler ve Türkiye Örneği) (20491). |
1983 - 1988 |
Middle East Technical University, Public Administration (& Pol.Science)
Department, Ankara. Projects: Feminist Movement in Turkey; Authoritarian Regimes: Case of Argentina. |
Current Academic Position
2017 - 2019 |
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation post-doctoral fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (2 year fellowship) |
Employment History
2016 - 2017 |
Fellow - University of Bonn, Käte Hamburger Kolleg, Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities, ‘Law as Culture’ |
2015 - 2017 |
Visiting Professor / post-doc researcher
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique (UCL)
Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE). |
2012 - 2015 |
Asst. Prof. Dr., Cyprus International University, Nicosia
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. |
2008 - 2009 |
Project Coordinator, Academic Conference Organization (NGO) |
2007 - 2009 |
Project Consultant (SSRC, New York, N.Y.) |
2007 |
Project Coordinator, Caucasus Business Development Network (TR) |
1990 - 2012 |
Freelance Trainer |
1998 - 2003 |
Asst. Manager, Bnp Ak Dresdner Bank A.Ş., İstanbul. |
1988 - 1998 |
Asst. Manager, Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., İstanbul.
(Turkish Bank`s `Ahmet Dallı` Banking prize- with the project group) |
Fellowships, Honors and Awards
2017 - 2019 |
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation post-doctoral fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (2 year fellowship) |
2016 - 2017 |
Fellow - University of Bonn, Käte Hamburger Kolleg, Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities, ‘Law as Culture’ (9 month fellowship)
Research Project: Integration of minorities from Turkey and the Multicultural Policy Implementations in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands |
2015 - 2016 |
Visiting professor/ post-doc researcher, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique (UCL), Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE) / (12 month TÜBİTAK BİDEP fellowship)
Research Project: Host country's adaptation-integration policies and the values of Muslim immigrants |
2008, 2012 |
Tübitak - Bideb 2224 - International Conference Participation Fellowship. |
2011 |
International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology Regional (IACCP) - Free Conference Summer School Participation. |
Publications
Edited Book(s) or Book Chapter(s)
Özgür, E. (2014). “Türkiye’deki Kuzey Kafkas Diaspora Kurumları ve Lobi Faaliyetleri (The North Caucasian Diaspora Organizations in Turkey and Their Lobbying Activities)”. In M. Hacısalihoğlu (Ed.) 1864 Kafkas Tehciri: Kafkasya’da Rus Kolonizasyonu, Savaş ve Sürgün (The Caucasian Exodus of 1964: Russian Colonization of Caucasia, War and Exodus, pp. 549-590, Istanbul: Balkar & IRCICA. ISBN: 978-975-461-508-1.
Özgür, E. (Ed). (2009). The North Caucasus, Histories, Diasporas and Current Challenges. Ankara: Kaf-Dav (A publication of the S.S.R.C., New York, N.Y.).
Articles (Peer Reviewed Journals)
Özgür, E., Köprülü, N. and Reuchamps, M. ( ). Drawing Cyprus: Power-sharing, Identity and Expectations among the Next Generation in Northern Cyprus. Mediterranean Politics (under review).
Moyo, N. and Özgür, E. *(2015). An Examination of Challenges and Opportunities behind Succession in Family Businesses in North Cyprus. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 3 (4), pp. 1-28.
Saltson, E. and Özgür, E. *(2015). Impact of Workforce Diversity on a Business Organization’s Non-financial Performance, with Moderation by Leadership Style and Perceived Organizational Support. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 3 (5), pp. 160-179.
Moyo, Z., Dilmaç, J. A. and Özgür, E. *(2015). A Dual Process Model Approach to Labor Authority Attitudes towards Homeworkers in the Zimbabwean Informal Economy: Attitude Scaling and Questionnaire Formation. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 3 (4), pp. 1-19.
Gürol, M. A. and Özgür, E. (2014). Core Factors Influencing the Perceptions of Adolescences in Higher Education Relating to the Impact of Technological Innovations on Human Interaction. Journal of Information Technology Applications & Management, 21 (1), pp. 69-84.
Özgür, E. (2012). Yaşa Göre Değer Farklılıkları ve Siyasi Kuşak Aidiyeti (Value Differences According to Age and Political Generation Belongingness). İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi, 26 (3), pp. 45-76.
Özgür, E. (2012). Genişleyen Avrupa Birliği’nin Göçmen İkilemi ve Yaşlanan İşgücü (The Immigration Dilemma of Enlarging EU & Ageing Workforce). ÖNERİ: Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 10 (38), pp. 73-85.
Özgür, E. (2007-2008). Non-Governmental Organizations in -De Facto- Independent Abkhazia and the North Caucasus- 1999-2006. Journal of Academic Studies, 9 (35), pp. 19-41. (Tübitak Ulakbilim, EBSCO, Sociological Abstract, World Pol. Sc. Abstract, Index Islamicus…).
Articles (Conference Proceedings)
Özgür, E., Mujahed, F. and Abu Alrub, A. *(2016). Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance and Satisfaction: Evidence from Northern Cyprus Universities (Proceedings of the 27th IBIMA Conference May 4-5, Milan). In K. S. Soliman (Ed.) Innovation Management and Education Excellence Vision 2020: From Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth, pp. 3336-3349.
Özgür, E. (2014). “Abhaz, Abaza, Çerkes ve Ermeni Etnik Grupları Değerler ve Kültürlenme (The Abkhaz, Abaza, Circassian and Armenian Ethnic Groups: Values and Acculturation)”. In S. Alankuş ve E. Oktay Arı (Eds.) Geçmişten Geleceğe Çerkesler: Kültür, Kimlik ve Siyaset (The Circassians from Past to Future: Culture, Identity and Politics), pp. 379-400. Ankara: Kaf-Dav.
Gürol, M.A. and Özgür, E. (2014). “Core Factors Influencing the Perceptions of Adolescences in Higher Education Relating to the Impact of Technological Innovations on Human Interaction”. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on IT Applications & Management, Jan 8-12, pp. 128-137. Taipei: ITAM.
Özgür, E. (2012). “The North Caucasian and Abkhazian Diasporas and Their Lobbying Activities. In Turkey”. In K. Vamling (Ed.) Caucasus Studies 4: Migration, Society and Language (Papers from the Conference on November 28-30, 2008), pp. 80-87. Malmö: Malmö University.
Özgür, E. (2009). “NGOs in Abkhazia and Their Contribution to the Democratization of the Country”. In E. Özgür (Ed.) The North Caucasus, Histories, Diasporas and Current Challenges, pp. 12-21. Ankara: Kaf-Dav (A publication of the S.S.R.C., New York, N.Y.).
(*Publications together with graduate student(s)).
Conference Participations
Özgür, E. (2015). Empathize with Occupy Gezi: Servant - Looter Hand in Hand. International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, 1-5 May in Malta.
Özgür, E. (2014). The Impact of Exodus and “Genocide” Agenda on the Relationship between Homeland(s) -Diaspora. Sochi 2014: (Geo) Political, Economic and Social Dynamics International Conference, ULB- CEVIPOL, 20-21 February in Belgium.
Özgür, E. (2014). 150th Anniversary of the Circassian Exodus: Challenges and Opportunities. World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), METU, 18-22 August in Ankara.
Özgür, E. (2012). Acculturation or Multiculturalism: Individual and Work Values of the Abkhazian-Abazinian, Circassian and Armenian Ethnic Groups (Abkhazia - Turkey). 21st International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), University of Stellenbosch, 17-21 July in Cape Town.
Özgür, E. (2012).The Intervening Role of Work Values between the Personal Values and Work Engagement (Cross-cultural Research: Abkhazia-Turkey). 17. Psikoloji Kongresi (17th Congress of Psychology), Türk Psikologlar Derneği (Association of Turkish Psychologists), April in Istanbul. p.13
Uslu, T., Rodoplu Şahin, D., Özgür, E. & Çam, M. (2011). Cross-Cultural Examination of Knowledge Sharing and Communication Effectiveness on Trust and Affective Commitment. 20th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, June 30 - July 3 in Istanbul. p.84
Uslu, T., Rodoplu Şahin, D., Özgür, E. & Çam, M. (2011). Communicational, Techno-political and Regional Differences on Organizational Context: the Effect of Knowledge Sharing and Communication Effectiveness on Trust and Affective Commitment. 12th European Congress of Psychology, July 4-8 in Istanbul. p.734
Uslu, T., Özgür, E., Rodoplu Şahin, D., & Gündoğdu Şanlı (2011). Regional Differences of Positive Organizational Behavior and Psychological Ownership. 20th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, June 30-July 3 in Istanbul. p.60
Uslu, T., Özgür, E., Rodoplu Şahin, D., & Gündoğdu Şanlı (2011). Cross-Cultural and Demographical Examination of Positive Organizational Behavior and the Mediating Effect of Positive Psychology at Work and Organization. 12th European Congress of Psychology, July 4-8 in Istanbul. p.714
Özgür, E. (2010). The Circassian and Abkhaz-Abazinian Diaspora Organizations in Turkey. The World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) Conference, Barcelona University,July 19-24 in Barcelona. p.112.
The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Regional Conference, METU- KORA, July 29-30 in Ankara. Available at http://www.kora.metu.edu.tr/program.doc (Retrieved on Mar. 2016).
Özgür, E. (2007). NGOs in Abkhazia and their Contribution to Democratization of the Country. The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) - KORA (METU), September 12-15 inAnkara. Available at http://www.kora.metu.edu.tr/escas/ ESCASConferenceProgram.pdf (Retrieved on Jan. 2016).
Özgür, E (2004). “Diaspora and the Historical Motherland. Abkhazia in the Context of the Contemporary International Relations Conference, University of California, Irvin, June 28-July 1 in Abkhazia - Sukhum. Available at http://www.citizenpeacebuilding.org/ (Retrieved on Jan. 2015).
Supervision of Theses
International Relations- MA (6); Business Administration-PhD (2), MBA (6)
Courses Taught & Invited Lectures
2012-2015 - International Relations
INR 635: The European Union’s Mediterranean Policy (Ph.D.)
INR 534: Current World Events (MA) (+Turkish)
INR 516: The Caucasus in the Post-cold War Era (MA) (+Turkish)
EUR 303: The EU Institutions (Undergraduate)
2012-2015 - Business Administration
BUS 603 (306): Organizational Behaviour (Ph.D./ Undergraduate)
BUS 625: Culture and Leadership (Ph.D.)
MAN 590: Seminar – Applied Research Methods (MBA)
MAN 513: Management and Organization (MBA)
MAN 540: Conflict Management and Negotiation Techniques (MBA)
BUS 109-209: Interpersonal and Business Communication (Undergraduate)
2017 (28 June) - Rising Authoritarianism in Turkey and Repression against the Academics for Peace – University of Bonn (Asta and Refugees Welcome Bonn e.V.)
Academic Conference Organizations
2009 - The Independence of Abkhazia and Prospects for the Caucasus
2007 - The North Caucasus, Histories, Diasporas and Current Challenges
Languages
Turkish - Native; English- Fluent; Russian- Intermediate;
Abkhazian - Beginner; German - Beginner
Memberships
IACCP - International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
METU - Middle East Technical University, Alumni.
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