Can M Alpaslan

Can M Alpaslan is a Professor of Management at California State University, Northridge, teaching Strategic Management (BUS 497A) and Crisis Management (MGT 468) for Fall 2025.

His educational qualifications include:

• Ph.D. (2004) from University of Southern California
• M.B.A. (1995) from Bilkent University
• B.S. (1992) from Middle East Technical University

Dr. Alpaslan's primary research centers on large-scale crisis management, examining causes, consequences, and mitigation strategies within complex systems. His secondary interests span ethical decision frameworks, corporate governance structures, management pedagogy, and philosophical foundations of social sciences. Publications appear in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, and other leading journals, with books published by Stanford University Press and Palgrave Macmillan.

He serves on the Editorial Board of Academy of Management Learning & Education, demonstrating scholarly recognition despite no explicitly listed awards.

As a core faculty member, Dr. Alpaslan advises management students and contributes to curriculum development, particularly in crisis response education. His office resides in Business Building 4203 (BB 4203), reflecting deep integration within CSUN's business programs.