July, 2016

R. IŞIL YAVUZ Özyeğin University, Faculty of Business, Nişantepe Mahallesi, Orman Sokak No: 13 34794 Alemdağ, Çekmeköy, , Phone: + 90 (216) 564 9437 (office) + 90 (532) 650 69 82 (cell) + 90 (216) 564 9043 (fax) [email protected]

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

September 2011 – Present Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Özyeğin University, Faculty of Business, Istanbul, Turkey

September 2005 – 2011 Graduate Assistant University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis, U.S.

September 2002 – 2005 Research Assistant Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Business Administration, Ankara, Turkey

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Business Administration, U of Minnesota-Twin Cities, United States 2011 Major: Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship

M.S., Social Psychology, METU, Turkey 2005

B.S., Valedictorian, Business Administration, METU, Turkey 2002

HONORS AND AWARDS

 Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) Best Dissertation Award 2012  Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Award 2010  Doris McNamara's Women Dissertation Fellowship Award, U of Minnesota 2010  M.S., Best Master Thesis of the Year Award in Social Sciences, METU, Turkey 2006  B.S., Valedictorian, METU, Turkey with the CGPA of 4.0/4.0 2002  Ranked 195th out of 1.5 million candidates in the national university entrance exam 1997

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 International Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Background, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 Entrepreneurship o (Undergrad), Özyeğin University, Fall 2015  International Entrepreneurship o (Executive MBA), Özyeğin University, Summer 2015 o (Undergrad), Özyeğin University, Fall 2013, Spring 2013  The Business Plan o (MaEnt), Özyeğin University, Summer, 2016 o (MBA), Özyeğin University, Fall 2015 o (Undergrad), Özyeğin University, Spring 2015, Spring 2016 o (Undergrad), University of Minnesota, Spring 2008  International Business o (Executive Education) Vestel Management Trainee Program, Fall 2012 o (Undergrad), Özyeğin University, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016  Contemporary Management o (Undergrad), University of Minnesota, Fall 2008  Business Practice Workshop o (Undergraduate Lab), Middle East Technical University, Fall 2003, Fall 2004

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES  De Clercq, D., Sapienza, H.J., Yavuz, R.I., Zhou, L., 2012. “Learning and Knowledge in Early Internationalization Research: Past Accomplishments and Future Directions.” Journal of Business Venturing, 27(1), 143-165. (Cited by 41- Web of Science, & Cited by 94 - Google Scholar)

 Zahra S., Yavuz R.I., Ucbasaran D., 2006. “How Much Do You Trust Me? The Dark Side of Relational Trust in New Business Creation in Established Companies,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 30 (4), 541-559. (Cited by 40 - Web of Science, & Cited by 113 - Google Scholar)

BOOKS  Yavuz, R.I., November 2013. The Outsider Entrepreneurs, LFB Scholarly Publishing, Texas, United States. o Reviewed by Laura Doering., 2015. “The Outsider Entrepreneurs by R. Isil Yavuz,” American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 120(4): 1245-1247.

BOOK CHAPTERS  Dutta, D. Yavuz, R.I., “When Entrepreneurship Becomes Gendered: The Impact of Gender Inequality on Entrepreneurial Success.” In the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth of R. Isil Yavuz 2/6

Women’s Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Analysis, Tatiana Manolova, Linda Edelman, Candida Brush, Friederike Welter and Alicia Robb, editors. Edward Elgar Publishing, USA, UK. (Forthcoming).

 Yavuz, R.I., Sapienza, H., Chu, Y., 2016. “Resource Mobility, Early Internationalization and Performance,” In Entrepreneurship, Universities & Resources. Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research”, Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn, Denise Fletcher and Friederike Welter, editors. Edward Elgar Publishing, USA, UK.

 Zahra, S., Yavuz, R. I., 2008. “Competing at the Intersection: Entrepreneurialism, Agility and Organizational Resilience.” In The New & Emerging in Management & Organization Studies, David Barry and Hans Hansen, editors. Sage Publication, United States.

REFERREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS  Yavuz, R.I., Dutta, D., Soytas, M.A., 2015. Optimistic Entrepreneurs and New Product Introductions in High-tech New Ventures: An Examination Based on the Behavioral Theory of The Firm, (Summary),” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research:

 Yavuz, R.I., Zaheer, S., 2013. “Resource Mobility and Early Internationalization of New Ventures (Summary),” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: 33 (15): Article 6

 Yavuz, R.I., Sapienza H., Zaheer, S., 2012. “Founders’ Immigrant Status, Early Internationalization and Performance in High Technology Industries (Best Paper Proceedings),” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: 32 (16): Article 2.

 Yavuz, R.I., Rawhouser, H., Forbes, D., Zellmer-Bruhn, M., 2009. “Resources and Team Formation Process (Summary),” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: 29 (11): Article 6.

WORKING PAPERS

 Yavuz, R.I., Dutta, D., Soytas, M.A “Optimistic Entrepreneurs and Strategic Change in High- tech New Ventures: An Examination Based on the Behavioral Theory of The Firm”  Yavuz R.I., Zaheer A. “The Effect of Financing on Entrepreneurial Effort”  Yavuz R.I. “ Human Capital, Social Capital and Early Internationalization”

STUDENT ADVISING

 Ali Reza (PhD in Entrepreneurship, Padova University, Italy), External Evaluator

 Pinar Oztekin (Executive MBA Capstone Project, Ozyegin University), Designing a Technology Risk Management Process for Turk Telekom, Advisor, spring 2016

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 Manolya Anul Helleman (Executive MBA Capstone Project, Ozyegin University), Co-advisor, Doing International Business in Denmark, spring 2016

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 Yavuz, R.I., Dutta, D., Soytas, M.A., Optimistic Entrepreneurs and Strategic Change in High- tech New Ventures: An Examination Based on the Behavioral Theory of The Firm, Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Boston, United States, June 2015, Strategic Management Society Conference, Berlin, Germany, September 2016.  Dutta, D., Yavuz, R.I., “When Entrepreneurship Becomes Gendered: The Impact of Gender Inequality on Entrepreneurial Success”, Diana International Research Conference, Boston, June 2015  Yavuz, R.I., “Sources of Financing and R&D Investments in High Technology New Ventures”, World Conference on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2015  Yavuz, R.I., Sapinza, H., Chu, Y., “Resource Mobility, Early Internationalization and Performance,” Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lyon, France, June 2013 and Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) Conference, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, November, 2014  Yavuz R.I, Sapienza H., Zaheer, S., “Founders’ Immigrant Status, Early Internationalization and Performance In High Technology Industries”, Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Texas, Unites States, June 2012 and Academy of International Business, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2013  Yavuz R.I., “The Role of Founders’ Immigrant Status in the Internationalization and Survival of New Ventures in High Technology Industries”, Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2010 and Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada, August 2010  Sun K., Yavuz R.I. “ Founders’ Prior Employers’ Industrial Network Position and International New Ventures’ Learning Capability”, Academy of International Business, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2010  Yavuz, R.I., Rawhouser, H., Forbes, D., Zellmer-Bruhn, M. “Entrepreneurial Resources and Team Formation”, Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Boston, United States, June 2009  Yavuz, R.I., Vaaler, P. “Immigrant Remittances and the Venture Investment Environment in Developing Countries”, Academy of International Business, San Diego, June 2009 and Academy of Management, Chicago, United States, August 2009  Zahra, S., Yavuz, R.I. “Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Barriers to Entrepreneurship in the Muslim World”. Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies Conference (Sponsored by Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Texas Christian University), March 2007  Zahra, S., Zheng, C., Yu, J., Yavuz R. I. “Learning advantages of newness: An analysis, critique, and assessment of its antecedents”, Academy of International Business, China, June 2006

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INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 The International Symposium on Youth Employment (ISYE), Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, 2016  International Student Congress on Entrepreneurship, Maltepe University, Istanbul, 2016  Research Seminar Series, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, 2015  Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship (sponsored by U.S. Department of Education), Istanbul, 2013  Research Seminar Series, George Washington University, Washington DC, 2011  Research Seminar Series, Michigan Technology University, Michigan, 2011

INVITED WORKSHOPS & CONSORTIA

 Rising Tide Europe 1 Angel Investing Workshop, Porto, Portugal, 2016  Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Kansas City, MI, 2016  Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship, Denver, CO, 2012  AOM Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) Dissertation Consortium, Montreal, Canada, 2010  Babson Entrepreneurship Conference Doctoral Consortium, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2010  West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship Doctoral Consortium, Seattle, WA, 2009  AOM International Management (IM) Doctoral Consortium, Anaheim, CA, 2008  One Week Intensive PhD Seminar in Entrepreneurship by Professor Scott Shane, with the Kauffman Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2008  AOM Entrepreneurship (ENT) Doctoral Consortium, Philadelphia, PA, 2007  International Entrepreneurship Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 2006

AD HOC REVIEWER

 Journal of International Business Studies, Journal Small Business Management, Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, METU Development Studies, Academy of Management Conference, Academy of International Business Conference

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 Co-organizer (with U of Colorado Denver & sponsored by U.S. Department of Education), Faculty Development in International Entrepreneurship (FDIE) Workshop, İstanbul, 2013  Session Chair, Academy of International Business Conference, 2013  Session Chair, Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, 2009, 2010, 2013

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

 Faculty Recruiting Committee, Özyeğin University, 2015-Present  Business School Curriculum Committee, Özyeğin University, 2015 – Present R. Isil Yavuz 5/6

 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Özyeğin University, 2012 – 2014  Student Advisory Committee to the Dean, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 2008-2009  University Strategic Planning Committee (lead by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Acar), METU, 2004-2005

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

 Kauffman Research Fellow in Entrepreneurship  The Academy of Management (AOM), Business Policy & Strategy, Entrepreneurship & International Management Divisions  Strategic Management Society (SMS)  The Academy of International Business (AIB)  European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB)

OTHER ACTIVITIES

 Member, Rising Tide Europe 1 Women Angel Investing Program 2015-Present (In cooperation with Kauffman Foundation, Next Wave & Go Beyond Investing)

 President, Turkish American Student Association, University of Minnesota 2007-2009

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