معرفی
Gamze Karayaz serves as a full-time Assistant Professor in Business Administration at Işık University's Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. Holding a PhD from Old Dominion University (2006) and a Bachelor's from Dokuz Eylül University (1993), she teaches Production Management, Business Project Management, and Strategic Management in both Turkish and English mediums across undergraduate to doctoral programs.
Educational background includes:
- PhD in Social Sciences, Old Dominion University (2000-2006)
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Dokuz Eylül University (1988-1993)
Her research integrates production management with sustainability and operations strategy, particularly examining virtual team effectiveness through knowledge management frameworks and cultural influences on crisis project management. Recent work explores warehouse optimization algorithms and green supply chain practices in Turkish industries, emphasizing practical applications for sustainable operations.
Publication trends reveal consistent focus on project management evolution (2006-2020), with early works establishing virtual team frameworks, mid-career studies addressing organizational maturity and cultural impacts, and recent contributions tackling warehouse logistics and sustainability metrics. Cross-cutting themes include Turkish business contexts, international collaborations, and methodological diversity from experimental studies to case analyses.
Scientific recognition includes:
- The Faculty Excellence Award in Academics (U.S. Engineering Management Department)
- Two-time recipient of Işık University's 'Most Favorite Faculty Member' award from Business Department students
As an advisor, she supervises master's theses on agile project management and green supply chains while leading international grants including NASA-sponsored geographical database research, U.S. Coast Guard port security modeling, and EU-funded ENTERPRISE entrepreneurship initiatives. Current projects focus on SME sustainability, consume-aware education, and trade missions.
Her professional ecosystem spans PMI Turkey (serving as 2012 President), European Operations Management Association, and transnational collaborations with Monterrey Tech and Robert Morris University, driving virtual team research and curriculum development.
