Gaye ATİLLA

Prof. Dr. Gaye ATİLLA is a full Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Suleyman Demirel University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. With a doctorate in Business Administration (2012) and extensive publication record, she specializes in workplace dynamics and psychological factors affecting organizational performance.

Her academic credentials include:

• Licence in Business Administration, Dokuz Eylul University (2005)
• Licence in Musical Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University (1999)
• Master's in Business Administration, Suleyman Demirel University (2008)
• Doctorate in Business Administration, Suleyman Demirel University (2012)

Her research centers on Organizational Behavior, Work Psychology, and Positive Psychology, with particular focus on leadership effectiveness, emotional intelligence mechanisms, and factors influencing job satisfaction. Her work consistently examines how psychological constructs like hope, self-efficacy, and mindfulness impact workplace outcomes across healthcare, banking, and hospitality sectors. Recent studies investigate organizational silence dynamics, work-family enrichment, and presenteeism in high-stress environments.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals strong thematic continuity in exploring the interplay between individual psychological states and organizational phenomena. Her research predominantly employs mixed-methods approaches to examine workplace behavior in Turkish service industries, with growing international comparative studies. Key emerging trends include the mediating role of abusive supervision in work overload outcomes and the application of positive psychology principles to healthcare leadership.

She has successfully supervised two doctoral students to completion in 2024: Öznur Parmaksız (focusing on organizational justice and knowledge sharing) and Özgür Günal (examining clinical leadership in healthcare settings). Her teaching portfolio spans core business disciplines including Organizational Behavior, Work Psychology, Strategic Management, and Positive Organizational Behavior at undergraduate and graduate levels.