427 About the Contributors Ulas Akkucuk is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods at Bogazici University Department of Management, Istanbul-Turkey. Dr. Akkucuk has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University (1997), an MBA from Bogazici University (2000) and a PhD in Management Science and Information Systems from Rutgers University (2004). His research interests lie in the methodological development of multivariate techniques such as Clustering and Multidimensional Scaling and novel applications into fields including global competitiveness, CRM and technology management and environmental man- agement. He has taught Statistics, CRM & Data Mining, and Global Aspects of Management courses, among others, at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He is associate editor and editorial board member of International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (IJRBS) and has been an ad hoc reviewer for journals such as Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Bogazici Journal and International Journal of Business Economics and Management. He has edited three books the first entitled “Devel- oping Sustainable Value in Marketing Finance and Economics” which was published by IGI Global in 2015, the second one “Handbook of Research on Waste Management Techniques for Sustainability” was published in 2016. The last one “Ethics and Sustainability in Global Supply Chain Management” came to fruition in 2017 and was subsequently indexed in both SCOPUS and Web of Science. He is a member of the Classification Society (CS), Society for the Study of Business and Finance (SSBF) and Turkish National Committee on Solid Waste Management (TNCSW). * * * Ayse Akyol is working as Professor of Marketing in the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, at Trakya University, Turkey. She received BA degree in Business from Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey; MA degree in Human Resources Manage- ment from Istanbul University, Turkey; MSc degree in Research and Consultancy and Ph.D degree in Marketing both from University of Portsmouth, UK. She also worked as a post doctoral researcher at University of South Florida, USA. Her research interests are international marketing, marketing research, contemporary issues in marketing. Hakan Naim Ardor has been working for Gazi University, Department of Economics since 1990. He obtained his BA and MA in Economics from Gazi University (Turkey) and University of Colorado (USA) in 1987 and 1994 respectively. He obtained his PhD in Economics from Gazi University in 2002. He has been working for Gazi University since 1990. He worked as visitor researcher in University of Florida in 2015. He published about 20 scientific publications and about 15 presentations at scientific conferences. His research interests include economic growth, business cycles and monetary policy. About the Contributors U. Zeynep Ata is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at Bogazici University Department of International Trade, Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Ata has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. She completed her MBA degree at METU and PhD in Management at Bogaziçi University. Dr. Ata teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in International Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Statistics. Her current research interests include Supply Chain Management, Production and Operations Management, Decision Processes and Models in Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chains. Fatmanur Avar graduated from Yasar University, Department of International Trade and Finance, in 2014. She completed her Masters degree in Department of Logistics Management, Izmir University of Economics. During her masters education, she worked as an administrative staff in İzmir University of Economics for 9 months. Her interest areas include industrial marketing, supply chain, sustainability and branding. Atul Bamrara shares his expertise with Post Graduate and Under Graduate students of Business Management and Computer Science in Management Information System, Technology Management & Research Methodology. His current research interests include the impact of Cyber Crime, Electronic Banking, Information Systems, and E-Governance. His research papers have been published in reputed national and international journals of electronic commerce and information management Ahmet Bilgil graduated from the Department of Building Training at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey in 1986; received her Master of Science degree from the Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences at the same university (Gazi University), in 1989, Ankara, Turkey; completed her PhD. study at Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU), in 1998, Trabzon, Turkey. His research interests include building material, concrete, geopolymer, hydraulic, reuse, waste valorisation. Tuba Bozaykut-Buk is an Assistant Professor at Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul-Turkey. Dr. Bozaykut-Buk received her BA from Bogazici Uni- versity in 2002 and MA in Management and Organisation from Marmara University in 2009. She earned her PhD in Management and Organisation from Istanbul University in 2014. Her current researches are on organizational identity, organizational reputation and organizational performance. Fehiman Çiner is a Professor of Environmental Technology at Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University Department of Environmental Engineering, Nigde-Turkey. She graduated from the Department of Envi- ronmental Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey; received her Master of Science degree from the Institute of Natural Science at Cumhuriyet University, in 1993, Sivas, Turkey; completed her Ph.D. study between years 1993-1999 at Istanbul Technical University Environmental Engineering De- partment, Istanbul, Turkey; specialized in modelling of activated sludge systems, treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater, drinking water treatment, water quality, water pollution control, and chemical treatment processes. Completed MSc Thesis on “Removal of Natural Organic Matter from Drinking Water.” Gives some undergraduate and graduate courses about treatment plant, drinking water, etc. Her research interests include activated sludge modelling, advanced oxidation processes, drinking water treatment, industrial wastewater treatment, life cycle assessment, wastewater treatment, water pollution. 428 About the Contributors Mustafa Necat Coşkun is working at Gazi University, Department of Economics. He studies on macroeconomic theory and policy, labor economics, globalisation, emerging market economies and tran- sition economies. He is also interested in monetary and fiscal policies in European Union, labor market and labor mobility in Europe. He has participated in some certain research and projects about European Union. He has published a lot of articles and working papers in the related fields. During his academic life he has given lectures at different universities. He has been chairman of Economics Department between years 2010-2013. He is still a member of Turkish Economic Association and Turkey-European Union Association. Hasan Dincer is an Associate Professor of finance at Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Eco- nomics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul-Turkey. Dr. Dincer has BAs in Financial Markets and Investment Management at Marmara University. He received PhD in Finance and Banking with his thesis entitled “The Effect of Changes on the Competitive Strategies of New Service Development in the Banking Sector”. He has work experience in the finance sector as a portfolio specialist and his major academic studies focusing on financial instruments, performance evaluation, and economics. He is the executive editor of the International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies (IJFBS) and the founder member of the Society for the Study of Business and Finance (SSBF). Altan Dizdar graduated from Civil Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; specialized in infrastructure, environmental & transportation projects and uses her engineering experience in European Union projects; experienced in training, previously worked as a trainer in the University METU; technical director of tendering operations, projects needs assessment & project risk & management works and managing the foreign relations of ORKON. She has worked in infrastructure projects as technical Project director and has high qualifications in the design of water, waste water, solid waste systems. She has worked at several European Union projects and a high experi- ence in the coordination, evaluation, testing purposes & quality assurance of the projects, successfully managed, coordinated and participated as partner in the EU projects. Çağan Dizdar graduated from Civil Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; he took his M.Sc. degree from METU with Structural Engineering emphasis; special- ized in steel structures, reinforced concrete structures, infrastructure, transportation projects and uses his engineering experience in some national and international projects. He is a technical member of ORKON International Engineering Training Consulting Co. Inc. (Ankara, Turkey). Ertuğrul Dizdar graduated from the Agricultural Engineering department of Ankara University & works as a project manager in Orkon; experienced in performing and organizing technical evaluations and approbation of the products of European projects;