She received her BA and PhD degrees from the Department of Management at Bogaziçi University and her MBA from the Fisher School of Business at The Ohio State University. Her research interests include corporate governance, family firms, higher education and strategic alliances. She has published in journals such as Journal of Business Research, British Journal of Management, Education and Science, Personnel Review, and European Management Journal. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in international business, cross-cultural management and strategic management.