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Dr. Omer Genc
Associate Professor
Management & Marketing
Williamson Hall 3356
phone: (330) 941-3271
Bio
Omer Genc is currently an Associate Professor at the Department Management and Marketing of Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University (YSU). Before joining YSU, he worked at Abdullah Gul University in Turkey, Minnesota State University, Mankato and Temple University. Dr. Genc received his Ph.D. in International Business / Strategy from Temple University, holds a Master’s degree in Finance (MSF) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
Dr. Genc’s current research interests include cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As), competitiveness of companies, internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), corporate governance, innovation and relationship marketing. Dr. Genc has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented his work at several conferences. He has received several awards in research including the Best Paper Award Nominee at the Academy of International Business (AIB) Southeast Chapter Meeting in 2022, Research Professorship and Distinguished Professorship Award in Scholarship at YSU in 2021, Distinguished Scholar Award at AGBA in 2021, Best Paper Award in The Strategic Management Track at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business (AIB) Southeast Chapter and the “Best Student Paper Award” at the 2010 Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business (AIB) Northeast Chapter.
Omer Genc has been teaching since 2011 and he taught several courses at various institutions including Youngstown State University, Abdullah Gul University, Minnesota State University and Temple University. Dr. Genc’s teaching portfolio includes Principals of International Business, Strategic Management and Leadership (Business Capstone), Global Business Policies (Strategy Capstone), Global Strategic Management, International Marketing, Global Business (MBA Course), Entrepreneurship, Corporate Finance, Business Model Planning, and Export Administration. In addition to those courses, he developed a study Abroad program to Italy and lead it in 2019. He has received Distinguished Professorship Award in Teaching and Innovation in International Business Education Award at Youngstown State University, and the Best Instructor Award from X-Culture.
Research Interests
Mergers and Acquisitions
Internationalization of firms
Small and medium sized enterprises
Innovation
Corporate Governance
International Trade
Foreign Direct Investment
Teaching Interests
International Business
Strategic Management
Global Strategy
International Marketing
Export/Import
Entrepreneurship
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2013
Ph D, International Business
Temple University
Dissertation/Thesis Title — "INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. FIRMS"
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2008
MS, Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2005
BS, Business Administration
Middle East Technical University
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2025
YSU
Distinguished Professorship Award in Service
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2024
X-Culture
Best Educator Award
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2022
Academy of International Business (AIB) Southeast Chapter Conference
Best Paper Award Nominee (Finalist)
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2022
X-Culture
Best Educator
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2022
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professorship Award in Scholarship
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2021
Academy for Global Business Advancement
Distinguished Scholar Award
The award is given to the presenter of the best papers at the Annual conference
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2020
Youngstown State University
Distinguished Professorship Award - Teaching
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2020
Youngstown State University
Research Professorship
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2018
Academy for Global Business Advancement
Distinguished Scholar Award
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2018
Williamson College of Business Administration
Innovation in International Business Education Award
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2014
X-Culture
Best Instructor Award
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2014
Academy of International Business-Southwest Conference
Best Paper Award
Best Paper Award in Strategic Management Track
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2012
Temple University
Graduate Assistant Innovation in Teaching Award
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2010
Academy of International Business (AIB) Northeast Chapter
Best Student Paper Award
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2015 - 2017
Abdullah Gul University
Assistant Professor
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2013 - 2014
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Assistant Professor
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2011 - 2013
Temple University
Instructor
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2008 - 2011
Temple University
Research Assistant
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2024
"Rise of a Global Brand: The Case of Turkish Airlines"
O. Genc, N. Capar, Z. Ahmed
Springer -
2024
"Marketing Cases from Emerging Multinational Enterprises (eMNEs)."
O. Genc, Z. Ahmed
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2024
"A Different View on Acquisition Paradox: Empirical Examination of International Acquisitions from Competitiveness Perspective"
O. Genc, D. Luo
Journal of Economics and Business, volume 130
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2024
"Turkish Airlines: A New Era After the Pandemic"
O. Genc, N. Capar, Z. Ahmed
Emerging Economies Cases Journal, SAGE, volume 6, issue 2, p. 100-116
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2024
"The Effect of Institutional Voids, Informal Institutions, and Institutional Tension on Escaped-based Internationalization from Developed Countries"
O. Genc, J. Clampit, M. Lorenz
The International Trade Journal, Taylor & Francis, p. 1-19
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2023
"INTERNATIONAL ENTRY STRATEGIES – A TACTICAL APPROACH"
P. Reday, O. Genc, E. Ulusoy, A. Kos
Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, volume 23, issue No 3, 2023, p. 42 - 59
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2021
"Long-term orientation and the passage of time: Is it time to revisit Hofstede’s cultural dimensions?"
D. Chun, Z. Zhang, . Cohen, L. Florea, O. Genc
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, volume 21, issue 1, p. 353-371
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2021
"The Effects of the Pandemic on Globalization and Firm Strategies"
O. Genc
IJOPEC Publication -
2020
"Poison or antidote: How subnational informal institutions exacerbate and ameliorate institutional voids"
A. Onuklu, T. Hill, I. Darendeli, O. Genc
Journal of International Management, volume 27, issue 1
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2020
"Is an M&A Self-Dealing? Evidence on International and Domestic Acquisitions and CEO Compensation"
J. Choi, O. Genc, M. Ju
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, volume 47, issue 9-10, p. 1290–1315
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2020
"Which Is More Important to The Success of An Acquisition, Acquirer or Target Resources"
O. Genc
Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, volume 8, issue 3, p. 2572-2599
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2020
"An Empirical Analysis of Financial Performance and Indicators of Acquisitions"
O. Genc, B. Kalkan
International Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, volume 2020, issue 27, p. 1-14
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2019
"Can Differences be Turned to Positive? An Empirical Investigation of Psychic Distance, Trust and Commitment for Malaysian Exporters"
O. Genc, A. Hasaballah, T. Khoa, V. Ongsakul, Z. Ahmed
Journal of Transnational Management, volume 25, issue 1, p. 71-98
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2019
"Operating in a Virtual Optimum Currency Area (VOCA) as a Hedging Strategy"
O. Genc
McGraw Hill Education -
2019
"Exploring the Interface of Relationship Marketing and Export Performance: A Conceptual Perspective"
A. Ali Hasaballah, O. Genc, O. Bin Mohamad , Z. Ahmed
Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, volume 21, issue 2, p. 126-148
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2019
"What are the outcomes of emerging markets' mergers and acquisitions? Evidence from Turkey"
O. Genc, B. Kalkan
Journal for Global Business Advancement, volume 12, issue 1, p. 51-69
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2019
"The impact of SME Internationalization on Innovation: The Mediating Role of Market and Entrepreneurial Orientation"
E. Genc, M. Dayan, O. Genc
Industrial Marketing Management, volume 82, issue October, p. 253-264
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2019
"How do Relational Variables Affect Export Performance?: Evidence from Malaysian Exporters"
A. Ali Hasaballah, O. Genc, O. Bin Mohamad , Z. Ahmed
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, volume 31, issue 1, p. 128-156
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2018
"Turkish Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As): A Historical View of Characteristics, Trends, and Directions"
O. Genc
International Journal of Management Economics and Business, volume 14, issue 3, p. 791 - 805
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2017
"From Alliances to Acquisitions: A Road Map to Advance the Field of Strategy"
R. Zakaria, O. Genc
Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, volume 16, p. 1-20 -
2017
"Comparative Analysis of International and Domestic Acquisitions: What Drives Acquirer Competitiveness?"
O. Genc, R. Zakaria
Journal for Global Business Advancement, volume 10, issue 5, p. 589-609
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2016
"The Role of NGO–SME Cooperation in Internationalization Process and Performance of SMEs"
O. Genc
International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, volume 7, issue 6, p. 224-228
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2016
"Comparison of International and Domestic Acquisitions: A Review and Future Directions"
O. Genc
Journal of Management and Economics Research, volume 14, issue 4, p. 128-149
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2022 - present
Editor, Associate Editor
Multinational Business Review -
2021 - present
Editor, Journal Editor
Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development -
2021 - present
Conference-Related
AGBA Global Annual Conference -
2018 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal of International Management -
2018 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal for Global Business Advancement -
2018 - present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics -
2013 - present
Member
Academy of International Business (AIB) -
2013 - present
Reviewer, Conference Paper
Academy of International Business Annual Conference