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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ethem MERDAN is a faculty member at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Organization at the Vocational School of Health Services. He has been affiliated with Kırşehir Ahi Evran University since 2012, previously working at Ahi Evran University and Gümüşhane University. His academic career spans over a decade with a focus on organizational behavior and human resource management.
Dr. MERDAN completed his PhD in Business Administration at Aksaray University's Institute of Social Sciences (2017-2021), followed by a Master's degree in Business Administration from Kırıkkale University's Institute of Social Sciences (2009-2011), and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Gaziosmanpaşa University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (2005-2009). He has demonstrated proficiency in English with YÖKDİL (65) and YDS (62) scores.
Dr. MERDAN's research focuses on three primary areas: Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Theories. His work examines workplace dynamics including organizational dehumanization, service sabotage, work alienation, technostress, and psychological contracts. He investigates how factors like favoritism, ethical climate, and organizational justice influence employee behavior and performance. His research bridges traditional organizational theories with contemporary workplace challenges in the digital age.
His recent publications (2022-2025) show a strong focus on organizational behavior phenomena, with particular attention to negative workplace behaviors (service sabotage, revenge behavior, social loafing) and their antecedents. He has developed and validated measurement scales for constructs like organizational dehumanization and service sabotage. His work increasingly examines the intersection of technology and organizational behavior, exploring concepts like technostress and nomophobia. He also maintains interest in traditional organizational concepts like organizational theories and modern interpretations of historical frameworks like Ahism.
Dr. MERDAN has served in various administrative roles including Department Head (2015-2018, 2021-2022) and Deputy Director of Vocational School (2015-2016). He has taught numerous undergraduate courses in business management, organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship. His scholarly output includes 75 publications with 242 citations, reflecting significant impact in his field.