Işın GÜLER
Associate Professor of Strategy
Faculty of Management
Sabancı University, Orhanlı Tuzla İSTANBUL
Office: +90 (216) 483 9670
Academic Appointments
2010 Sabancı University
2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (on leave)
2003 Boston University
Education
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
PhD in Management (2003)
M.A. in Managerial Science and Applied Economics (2001)
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Master of Business Administration (1998)
B.Sc. in Management (1996)
Areas of Interest
Innovation strategy, venture capital and entrepreneurship, social networks.
Publications
Guler, I., Nerkar, A. (2012) The Impact of Global and Local Cohesion on Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Strategic Management Journal, 33(5): 535-549.
Guler, I., Guillen, M.F. (2010) Home-Country Networks and Foreign Expansion, Academy of Management Journal, 53(2): 390-410.
Guler, I., Guillen, M.F. (2010) Knowledge, Institutions and Organizational Growth: The Internationalization of U.S. Venture Capital Firms, Journal of International Business Studies, 41: 185-205.
Guler, I. and Guillen, M. (2008) Transnational Connections and Strategic Choice: Venture Capital Firms? Entry into Foreign Markets (Summary), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: 28(3): Article 8.
Guler, I. (2007) Throwing Good Money After Bad? A Multi-Level Study of Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry. Administrative Science Quarterly, 52: 248-285.
- Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division IDEA Award, ?Thought Leader? Category, 2008
Guler, I. (2007) An Empirical Examination of Management of Real Options in the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, Advances in Strategic Management, 24: 485-506.
Guler, I., Guillen, M. (2005) The Internationalization of US Venture Capital Firms: An Empirical Examination. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Guler, I. (2003) Throwing Good Money After Bad? Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Guler, I., Guillen, M., MacPherson, J.M. (2002) Global Competition, Institutions, and the Diffusion of Organizational Practices: The International Spread of the ISO 9000 Quality Certificates. Administrative Science Quarterly, 47: 207-232.
- American Sociological Association?s Richard W. Scott Award for Best Paper 2003
Teaching
Sabancı University: MGMT 510 Strategic Management (MBA), MGMT401 Business Strategy (undergraduate), ORG 628 – A Dynamic View of Organizations and Strategy: Perspectives on Change, Adaptation, and Learning (PhD seminar), MGMT 592-593 CAP Project (MBA)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: MBA828c – Strategic Innovation (MBA, evening & weekend MBA elective), BUSI 698 – Strategic Management (undergraduate capstone course)
Boston University: MG 422 – Strategy and Policy (undergraduate capstone course)
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania: Introduction to Management discussion sessions (undergraduate core course)
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey: Introduction to Management, Managerial Skills Lab I&II, Managerial Economics recitations.
Executive Education and Consulting
Borusan Akademi, Duke Energy Strategy Leadership Program, Department of Defense Joint Executive Management Program, NC Army National Guard Program, Water and Wastewater Leadership Center, Railinc
Awards and Grants
TUBA Gebip 2013, European Union Marie Curie CIG Grant Recipient, 2011, Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division IDEA Award, Thought Leader, 2008, Carolyn Dexter Award Entrepreneurship Division Nominee, Academy of Management 2005, American Sociological Association’s Richard W. Scott Award for Best Paper 2003, Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division Heizer Doctoral Dissertation Award in New Enterprise Development 2004, Academy of Management Business Policy and Strategy Best Dissertation Award Finalist 2004, SMS/Booz Allen & Hamilton Best Student Paper Prize 2002, McKinsey/SMS Best Conference Paper Prize Finalist 2002
Selected Presentations
The Impact of Venture Capital Portfolio Composition on Affiliation Benefits, University of Pittsburgh Katz Strategy and Organization Seminar; Israel Strategy Conference, Tel Aviv (2010); Duke University Fuqua Strategy Seminar (2009)
Home-Country Networks, Intangible Assets, and Foreign Expansion, University of Michigan Ross Strategy Seminar; Sabanci University, Istanbul; Koc University, Istanbul; Bilkent University, Ankara; McGill-Cornell Institutions and Entrepreneurship Conference, Montreal (2008)
Intra-Organizational Network Configuration and Value of Firms? Innovations, Strategic Research Forum, Asheville (2008)
Transnational Connections and Strategic Choice: Venture Capital Firms? Entry into Foreign Markets, Babson Entrepreneurship Conference, University of North Carolina (2008),Academy of International Business Meeting, Milan (2008),University of Maryland Entrepreneurship Conference (2007)
Home-Country Networks, Intangible Assets, and Foreign Expansion, London Business School (2007), Academy of Management Meetings, Philadelphia (2007)
Throwing Good Money after Bad? A Multi-Level Study of Sequential Decision Making in the Venture Capital Industry, University of North Carolina (2007)
Pulling the Plug: The Capability to Manage Unsuccessful Investments and Firm Performance, BYU Winter Strategy Conference, Utah (2008), Mid-Atlantic Strategy Colloquium, University of Virginia (2007), Real Options in Entrepreneurship and Strategy Workshop, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2006), Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference (2004), Academy of Management Meetings, New Orleans (2004), Knowledge, Institutions, and the Internationalization of the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, McGill-Cornell Institutions and Entrepreneurship Conference (2007), Smith Entrepreneurship Conference, University of Maryland (2005), Academy of Management Meetings, Honolulu (2005)
Syndication in Venture Investing, SMS Special Entrepreneurship Conference, Catania (2007)
An Empirical Examination of Aggregate Patterns in U.S. Venture Capital Investment Decision Making, Sabanci University (2004), Boston University, London Business School, Georgia State University, Toronto University, University of Minnesota, University of Washington at Seattle, Academy of Management Meetings, Seattle (2003),The Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation, Boston University (2002), Academy of Management Meetings, Denver (2002)
Professional Service and Memberships
Editorial Board Membership: Academy of Management Journal (2010-2013), Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies (2006)
Representative-at-Large, Strategic Management Society Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Group, Elected Member of Research Committee (2007-2009) of the Academy of Management Business Policy and Strategy Division
Session Co-organizer, Doctoral Student Consortium Faculty Participant, Managing Your Dissertation Workshop Faculty Participant, Session Discussant, Academy of Management Meetings, Babson Entrepreneurship Conference
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Management Science, American Journal of Sociology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing
Member: Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society