S. NAZLI WASTI
Professor (Profesör)
Department of Business Administration (İşletme Bölümü)
Middle East Technical University (Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi)
06800 Ankara, Turkey
e-mail: nazli@metu.edu.tr
http://users.metu.edu.tr/nazli
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
CASE STUDIES
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS
BOOK CHAPTERS, REVIEWS, WORKING
PAPERS
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1995 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Dissertation: Supplier Involvement in Automotive Component Design: A Study of the U.S. and Japan Automotive Industries |
Industrial and Operations Engineering
|
M.S., 1992 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Industrial and Operations Engineering |
M.S., 1989 |
University of Missouri-Rolla (renamed as Missouri University of Science and Technology) Thesis: An Intelligent Scheduling System for Automatic Storage and Retrieval |
Engineering Management |
B.S., 1988 |
Middle East Technical University |
Industrial Engineering |
Spring 2009-present |
Full Professor, Department of Business
Administration, METU |
Fall 2000-Spring 2009 |
Associate Professor, Department of Business
Administration, METU |
July-September 2000 |
Visiting
Scholar, Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy (CIRJE),
Faculty of Economics, Tokyo University |
June-September
1998 |
Japan Foundation Fellow, Faculty of
Economics, Tokyo University |
Summer
1995-Fall 2000 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Business
Administration, METU |
Winter 1991-Fall 1995 |
Research Associate II: Japan Technology
Management Program, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Summer 1991 |
Research Assistant II: Industrial
Development Division, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Fall
1989-Summer 1990 |
Teaching Assistant, Department of
Industrial Engineering, METU |
Fall
1988-Summer 1989 |
Teaching Assistant, Department of
Engineering Management, University of Missouri-Rolla |
RESEARCH
AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Innovation management
Operations and supply chain management
Interorganizational trust, trust repair
Organization theory
Spring
1996-2003; Spring 2014- |
Organizational
Theory, Sophomore year course, METU |
Fall
2009 |
Managing
Technology and Innovation, Executive MBA course, METU |
Fall
2006 |
Supply
Chain Management, Executive MBA course, METU |
Fall
2006-present |
Operations
Management, Sophomore year course, METU |
Spring
2005-present |
Essentials
of Organizations, Executive MBA course, METU (with co-instructor) |
Spring
2005-present |
Operations
Management, MBA course, METU |
Spring
2003-present |
Supply
Chain Management, Junior-Senior year and Master's-level course, METU |
Fall
2003-present |
Organizations,
Sophomore year course, METU (with co-instructor) |
Fall
2000-2012 |
Organization
and Management, MBA course, METU (with co-instructor) |
Spring
1998-Spring 2003 |
Macro
Organization, Ph.D. course, METU |
Fall
1995-present |
Japanese
Business Systems, Junior-Senior year and Master's-level course, METU |
Fall
1995-present |
Managing
Technology and Innovation, Junior-Senior year and Master's-level course, METU |
Fall
1994, ‘93, ‘92 |
Teaching
Assistant: Work Organizations, Senior year and Master's-level course,
University of Michigan |
Fall
1991 |
Teaching
Assistant: Managing Technological Change, Senior year and Master’s-level
course, University of Michigan |
Spring
1990 |
Teaching
Assistant: Management For Engineers, Senior -level course, METU |
Fall
1989 |
Teaching
Assistant: Engineering Economy, Junior -level course, METU |
Fall
1988 |
Research
Assistant: University of Missouri-Rolla |
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
METU Graduate
School of Social Sciences Certificate for Thesis Supervisor of METU Best Thesis
Award Winner, 2019.
METU Graduate
School of Social Sciences Certificate for Thesis Supervisor of METU Best Thesis
Award Winner, 2015.
Middle East
Technical University Performance Award [cash], 2018, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2008,
2006, 2003.
Confucius
Institutes Headquarters (Hanban) Individual Personal Excellence Award, 2012.
Recipient of the
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) award as
part of the Support for International Publications Programme [cash], 2011,
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006.
Middle East
Technical University International Publication Award [cash], 2011, 2009, 2008,
2007, 2006.
Academy of
Management Technology and Innovation Management Division Award for Outstanding
Review, 2003.
Middle East
Technical University Overall Success Award [cash and certificate], 2000.
Middle East
Technical University Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences 1999 Young
Faculty Research 3rd Place Award.
Japan Foundation
Fellow: Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University, June-September 1998.
Middle East Technical University Faculty of Economic and Administrative
Sciences 1998 Young Faculty 1st Place Research Award.
Recipient of the
Turkish Academy of Sciences (Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi) cash award as part of
the Support for International Publications in the Social Sciences Programme
[cash], 2001.
Invited
Participant, Ph. D. Internship Programme: United Nations University, Institute
for New Technologies, Maastricht, the Netherlands, May-August 1994.
Invited
participant, Production and Operations Management Division Doctoral Consortium,
The Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 6-7, 1993.
Middle East Technical University Honor's List, 1984-88.
1.
Kaygan,
P., Wasti, S. N., Dilek Alptekin, İ., 2023, “Enacting
Individual Ambidexterity in
Design Entrepreneurship,” The
Design Journal, DOI:
10.1080/14606925.2023.2168855
2.
Wasti,
S. N., Terzi, H., Kerti, F., 2022, “Social Capital, Information Sharing, Ambidexterity, and Performance for Technology Park Firms in Turkey,” Thunderbird
International Business Review, vol. 64, 531–557. https://doi.org/10.1002/
3.
Rosell,
D. T., Lakemond, N., Wasti, S. N., 2014, “Integrating Knowledge with
Suppliers at the R&D-Manufacturing Interface,” Journal of Manufacturing
Technology Management, vol. 25(2), 240-257.
4.
Çetindamar,
D., Wasti, S. N., Beyhan, B., 2012, “Technology
Management Tools and Techniques:
Factors Affecting Their Usage and Their Impact on Performance,” International
Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, vol. 9(5), October.
5.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., 2011, “Trust Types,
Distrust, and Performance
Outcomes in Small Business Relationships: The Pharmacy-Drug Warehouse Case,” The Service Industries
Journal, vol. 31, 287–309.
6.
Wasti,
S. N., Kozan, M. K., Kuman Çınar, A., 2009, "Ana Sanayi
Firmalarının Yan Sanayiye Yaptıkları İlişkiye Has
Yatırımın Öncülleri: Türk Otomotiv Sanayiinde bir
Araştırma," (Antecedents of Buyer Firms’ Relation-Specific
Investments in Their
Suppliers: A Study of the Turkish Automotive Industry), ODTÜ
Gelişme Dergisi (METU Studies in Development), vol. 35, Special Issue,
315-340.
7.
Wasti, S. N., Wasti, S. A., 2009, “Gelişmekte
Olan Ülkelerde Ana Sanayi-Yan
Sanayi İlişkilerinde
Güvenin Öncülleri: Türk Otomotiv Sektörü
Örneği (Antecedents of Trust in Buyer-Supplier
Relations in Developing Countries: The Case of the Turkish Automotive
Industry),” TODAİE Amme İdaresi
Dergisi (Journal of the Public Administration
Institute for Turkey and the Middle East), vol. 42, 139-160.
8.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., 2009, “Revisiting Trust and Control: Effects on Perceived Relationship
Performance,” International Small
Business Journal, vol. 27, 39-69.
9.
Çetindamar,
D., Wasti, S. N., Ansal, H., Beyhan, B., 2009, “Does Technology Management Research
Diverge or Converge in Developing and Developed Countries?” Technovation,
vol. 29, 45-58.
10.
Wasti, S. N., Wasti, S. A., 2008, “Trust in
Buyer-Supplier Relations: The Case of the Turkish Automotive Industry,” Journal
of International Business Studies, vol. 39, 118-131.
11.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., 2007, “Trust,
Control, and Risk: A Test of Das and Teng’s
Conceptual Framework for Pharmaceutical Buyer-Supplier Relationships,” Group
and Organization Management, vol. 32, 430-464.
12.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., 2006, "Alıcı-Satıcı
İlişkilerinde Güvenin Performansa Etkisi: Eczane-Ecza Deposu
Örneği," (The Effect
of Trust on Buyer-Supplier Relationships: The Pharmacy-Drug Warehouse Case), ODTÜ
Gelişme Dergisi (METU Studies in Development), vol. 33, 223-254.
13.
Wasti,
S. N., Kozan, M. K., A. Kuman, 2006, “Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Turkish Automotive Industry,” International
Journal of Operations and Production Management, vol. 26, 947-970.
14.
Kozan,
M. K., Wasti, S. N., A. Kuman, A., 2006, “Management of Buyer-Supplier Conflict: The Case of the
Turkish Automotive Industry,” Journal of Business Research, vol. 59,
662-670.
15.
Tukel,
O. I., Wasti, S. N., 2001, “Analysis of Supplier-Buyer
Relationships Using Resource Constrained Project
Scheduling Strategies,” European Journal of Operational Research, vol.
129, 271-276.
16.
Wasti,
S. N., 1999, "Japon Firmalarında Ar-Ge: Yöntemler ve Yapılardan
Örnekler," (R&D in Japanese Firms: Examples of Methods and
Structures), ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi (METU Studies in Development),
vol. 26, 203-224.
17.
Wasti,
S. N., Liker, J. K., 1999, "Collaboration with Suppliers in Product Development: A U.S. and Japan
Comparative Study," IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management,
vol. 46, 444-461.
(This paper has
received the 1999 EMS Transactions Publication Award given by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Engineering Management Society (EMS)).
18.
Liker,
J. K., Kamath, R. R., Wasti, S. N., 1998, "Supplier Involvement in Design: A
Comparative Survey of Automotive Suppliers in the USA, UK, and Japan," The
International Journal of Quality Science (merged into the International
Journal of Quality & Reliability Management), vol. 3, 214-238.
(This paper was
chosen as a “highly commended paper” by the MCB University Press Literati Club
Award for Excellence, 1999.)
19.
Wasti,
S. N., Liker, J. K., 1997, "Risky
Business or Competitive
Power: Supplier Involvement in Japanese Product Design," Journal of
Product Innovation Management, vol. 14, 337-355.
20.
Liker,
J. K., Kamath, R. R., Wasti, S. N., Nagamachi, M., 1996, "Suppliers' Involvement in
Product Development: Are There Still Large U.S.-Japan Differences?" Research
Policy, vol. 25, 59-89.
1.
Wasti,
S. N., "Tenant Firms’ Trust Towards the Technology Park Management: The
Case of a Turkish Technology Park", 12th FINT Workshop on Trust Within and
Between Organizations, Helsinki, 14 - 17 June, 2023.
2.
Karababa, E., Wasti, S. N., Oran, A., Andrews,
S., “Academic communities of practice as a response to institutional tensions,”
Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference,
Manchester, August 31-September 2, 2022.
3.
Andrews,
S., Wasti, S. N., “Participant centred learning in
management education: The case for
learning in Turkey,” 11th Annual Euromed Academy of
Business (EMAB) Conference, Valetta, 12-14 September 2018.
4.
Durukan, C., Narooz,
R., Wasti, S. N., “Entrepreneurial adaptation in the video game industry: A case for game developers in a Turkish
university technopark,” Proceedings of the British Academy of
Management Conference, Bristol, 3-6 September 2018.
(This paper received the Best Developmental Paper Award from the Cultural
and Creative Industries Division of the British Academy of Management, 2018)
5.
Horata, A. M., Wasti, S. N., Ceylan, C., Dul, J., “Physical
space matters: How social capital fosters creativity and innovation in technopark firms?” Proceedings of the European Academy of
Management (EURAM) Conference, Reykjavik, 19-22 June 2018.
6.
Ceylan, C., Horata,
A. M., Wasti, S. N., Dul, J., “Social capital and
physical space in facilitating creativity and innovation: A case study,”
Clustering—International Conference on Clusters and Districts, Valencia, 24-25
May 2018.
7.
Durukan, C., Narooz,
R., Wasti, S. N., “A conceptual framework for effectuation in video game
industry,” Institute for Small Business and Entrpreneurship
(ISBE) Conference, Belfast, 8-9 November, 2017.
8.
Hofmann,
E., Nienaber, A., Narooz,
R., Wasti, S. N., Searle, R., “Distrust between stakeholders in technology
parks,” Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference,
Warwick, 5-7 September 2017.
9.
Wasti,
S. N., Ceylan, C., Dul, J.,
“Physical Space, Communication and Social Capital: The Case of Technoparks as Innovative Clusters,” Proceedings of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference,
Glasgow, 21-24 June 2017.
10.
Keskin,
F. F., Wasti, S. N., “Teknopark Firmalarında Sosyal Sermaye, Bilgi
Paylaşımı, Örgütsel Çiftyönlülük ve Firma Performansı
Arasındaki İlişki,” (“Social Capital and Its Effects on
Organizational Ambidexterity and Firm Performance in Technology Parks”), 25.
Ulusal Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings
of the 25th National Management and Organization Congress), Ankara, May 25-27,
2017.
11. R. Narooz, Nienaber, A., Wasti, S. N., Hoffmann, E. “Co-creation of Collaborative
entrepreneurial Eco-systems: An Investigation of Trust Building Mechanisms in
Turkish Science Parks”, 9th Workshop on Trust Within and Between Organizations,
Dublin, 17-18 November 2016.
12. Wasti, S. N., Çelik, H., “Analyzing Public Reaction to Toyota’s Trust Repair
Efforts Using Image Restoration Theory,” 9th Workshop on Trust Within and
Between Organizations, Dublin, 17-18 November 2016.
13.
Wasti, S. N., Ceylan, C., Dul, J., “Physical Space, Social Capital, and
Collaborative Innovation: The Case of Technoparks as
Innovative Clusters”, Proceedings of the British Academy
of Management Conference, Newcastle, 6-8 September 2016.
14. Wasti, S.
N., Tarı Kasnakoğlu, B., “Consumer
Responses to Toyota’s Crisis Communication
Tactics,” Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference,
Portsmouth, 8-10 September 2015.
15. Aslan, D., Wasti, S. N., “Social Capital Development in High Tech Firms,” Proceedings of the
15th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Warsaw, June 17-20,
2015.
16.
Aslan,
D., Wasti, S. N., “Space, Interaction, and Innovation: Does Proximity Really Matter for High Tech Firms,” Proceedings
of the DRUID15 Conference, Rome, June 15-17, 2015.
17.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., “Precious Yet Perilous: Exloring the Dark Side
of Trust in the Jewelry Trade,” European Group for
Organizational Studies (EGOS) 31st Colloquium, Athens, July 2-4, 2015.
18.
Köksal,
G., Tarı Kasnakoğlu, B., Wasti, S. N., “QFD
for Identification of
Services for New Markets: A Case of Technopark Services,” Proceedings of
the 20th International Symposium on Quality Function Deployment, Istanbul, 4-5
September 2014.
19.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., Cantekin, M., “The Dark Side of
Trust: Institutional, Relational and Economic Antecedents,” Proceedings of the
British Academy of Management Conference, Liverpool, 10-12 September 2013.
20.
Köksal,
G., Wasti, S. N., Tarı Kasnakoğlu, B., “A
Service Package Development Methodology
for Technoparks,” abstract in proceedings of XXVI
EURO–INFORMS Joint International Conference, Rome, 1-4 July 2013.
21.
Feşel
Akbay, N. N., Köksal, G., Wasti, S. N., “Etkin
Ürün Yönetimi için Bir Karar Destek Sistemi,” Üretim Araştırmaları
Sempozyumu, Izmir, September 2012.
22.
Rosell,
D. T., Lakemond, N., Wasti , S. N. “Capturing supplier knowledge in new product development:the effects of trust,”
21st IPSERA (International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research
Association) International Conference, Naples, April 1-4, 2012.
23. Wasti, S. N., “Trust
Repair Activities at
Toyota: A Crisis Communication
Approach,” 6th Workshop on Trust Within and
Between Organizations Proceedings CD, Milan, June 14-15, 2012.
24.
Tarı,
B., Uzunca, B., Wasti, S. N., “Mikro ve Makro Dönüşümlerin Tedarikçi
Gelişimine ve Öğrenmesine Etkileri: Otomotiv Sektöründe bir
İnceleme,” (“The Effects of Micro and Macro Transitions in Supplier
Development and Learning: A Study in the Automotive Sector”), 18. Ulusal Yönetim
ve Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings of the 18th
National Management and Organization Congress), Adana, May 20-22, 2010.
25. Wasti, S. N., Şengün, A. E., Önder,
Ç., “The Dark Side of Trust in Buyer-Supplier
Relationships: The Case of Pharmacy-Drug Wholesaler Relationships,” 5th
Workshop on Trust Within and Between Organizations Proceedings CD, Madrid,
January 28-29, 2010.
26.
Uzunca,
B., Wasti, S. N., “The Effect
of Social Capital in Supplier Development and
Organizational Learning: Spinoff Suppliers of a Turkish Automotive
Manufacturer,” posted on the website for the European Group for
Organizational Studies (EGOS) 25th Colloquium (www.egosnet.org),
Barcelona, July 2-4, 2009.
27.
Wasti,
S. N., Kozan, M. K., Kuman Çınar, A., “Ana Sanayi Firmalarının
Yan Sanayiye Yaptıkları İlişkiye Has
Yatırımın Öncülleri: Türk Otomotiv Sanayiinde bir
Araştırma,” (“Antecedents of Relationship Specific Investments of
Buyers: A Study of the Turkish Automotive Industry”), 16. Ulusal
Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings of the
16th National Management and Organization Congress), Antalya, May 16-18, 2008.
28.
Köseoğlu,
G., Wasti, S. N., “Social Capital Development Among Tenant Firms
in Business Incubators: The Case of a Turkish Business Incubator,” extended
abstract in European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) Conference
Proceedings CD, Ankara, June 17-20, 2007.
29.
Çetindamar,
D., Wasti, S. N., Ansal, H., B. Beyhan, “A Knowledge Map of the
Technology Management Discipline,” European Operations Management
Association (EUROMA) Conference Proceedings CD, Ankara, June 17-20, 2007.
30.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., “Between Trust
and Distrust: An
Investigation of the Linkage Between Trust Types and Relationship Performance
Outcomes,” European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management
(EIASM) 3rd Workshop on Trust Proceedings CD,
Amsterdam, October 27-28, 2005.
31.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., “Interaction Between
Trust, Control, and Risk in a Long-Term Supply
Arrangement Type Alliance: A Test of Das & Teng’s (2001) Framework,” posted
on the website for the European Group for Organizational
Studies (EGOS) 21st Colloquium (www.egos.cbs.dk),
Berlin, June 30-July 2, 2005.
32.
Özalp,
Y., Köksal, G., S. N. Wasti, S. N., “An Integrative
Framework for Supplier
Segmentation,” Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computers
and Industrial Engineering, İstanbul, June 19-22, 2005.
33.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., “Alıcı-Satıcı İlişkilerinde
Güvenin Performansa Etkileri: Ankara’daki Eczaneler Üzerine Nicel Bir
Çalışma,” (“The Effect of Trust on Buyer-Supplier Relations: A
Quantitative Study of Pharmacies in Ankara”), 13. Ulusal Yönetim ve
Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings of the 13th
National Management and Organization Congress), İstanbul, May 12-14, 2005.
34.
Kozan,
M. K., Wasti, S. N., Kuman, A., “Management of Buyer-Supplier
Conflict: The Case of
the Turkish Automotive Industry,” The Global Business and Economics Research
Conference Proceedings, İstanbul, August 6, 2004.
35.
Şengün,
A. E., Wasti, S. N., “Alıcı-Satıcı İlişkilerinde
Güvenin Performansa Etkileri: Ecza Deposu-Eczane İlişkisi
Örneği,” (“The Effect of Trust on Buyer-Supplier Relations: The Case
of the Drug Warehouse-Pharmacy Relationship”), 12. Ulusal Yönetim ve
Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings of the 12th
National Management and Organization Congress), Bursa, May 27-29, 2004.
36.
Kuman,
A., Wasti, S. N., Kozan, M. K., “Buyer-Supplier Relationship Typologies in the
Turkish Automotive Sector,” EURO/INFORMS Joint International Meeting
Abstracts CD, İstanbul, July 6-10, 2003.
37.
Tarı,
B., Wasti, S. N. “Algılanan Çevresel Belirsizllik,
Örgüt Yapısı ve Sınırsal Faaliyetler Arasındaki
İlişkilerin bir Türk Yarı-Kamu Kurumunda
Araştırılması,” (“The Investigation of the Interrelationships
Between Perceived Environmental Uncertainty, Organizational Structure, and
Boundary Spanning Activities in a Turkish Semi-Public Organization”), 11.
Ulusal Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings
of the 11th National Management and Organization Congress), Afyon, May 22-24,
2003.
38.
Kuman,
A., Wasti, S. N., Kozan, M. K., “Türk Otomotiv Sektöründeki Ana-Yan Sanayi
İlişki Tiplemeleri ve Çatışma Yönetim Şekilleri
Üzerine bir Pilot Çalışma,” (“The Typology of Buyer-Supplier
Relations and Conflict Management Styles in the Turkish Automotive Sector,”) VII.
Otomotiv ve Yan Sanayii Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabı (Proceedings of the
7th Automotive and Supplier Industry Symposium), Bursa, October 26-27, 2001.
39.
Martin,
X., Wasti, S. N., “On the Edge of Exit, Voice and Loyalty:
Information Constraints and Supplier-Buyer Relations in the Turkish Automotive
Industry,” European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) 17th
Colloquium Abstracts CD, Lyon, July 5-7, 2001.
40. Wasti, S. N., “Predictors of Trust in Buyer-Supplier
Relations: A Contextual and Cultural Comparison of Japan and Turkey,” Association
of Japanese Business Studies 14th Annual Meeting, Seinajoki,
Finland, June 11-13, 2001.
41.
Wasti,
S. N. , Wasti, S. A., “Ana Sanayi-Yan Sanayi İlişkilerinde Güven ve
Bağlılık Ölçeklerinin Geliştirilmesi,” (“The Development of
Trust and Loyalty Indices in Buyer-Supplier Relationships”), 8. Ulusal
Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings of the
8th National Management and Organization Congress), Nevşehir, May 25-27,
2000.
42.
Wasti,
S. N. “Japon Otomotiv Tedarik Yönteminin Uyarlanması: Dünyadan ve
Türkiye'den Örnekler,” (“The Adaptation of the Japanese Supply Management
System: Examples from the World and Turkey”), Invited Paper, VI.
Otomotiv ve Yan Sanayii Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabı (Proceedings of the
6th Automotive and Supplier Industry Symposium), Bursa, November 19-20, 1999.
43.
Wasti, S.
N. "Can Japanese Supplier
Management Systems be Transplanted? Examples from the
Field,” Global Awareness Society International 8th Annual Conference
Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 28-29, 1999.
44.
Wasti,
S. N., "Türk Otomotiv Sektörümüz Ana ve Yan Sanayi İlişkilerinde
Nerede?” (The Status of Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Turkish Automotive
Sector), 7. Ulusal Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi (7th National
Management and Organization Congress), İstanbul, May 27-29, 1999.
45.
Wasti,
S. N., “Japon Firmalarında AR-GE Proje Yönetiminden Örnekler,” (Examples
of R&D Project Management in Japanese Firms”), Invited Paper, Proje
Yönetimi Ulusal Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı (Proceedings of the
National Project Management Congress), İstanbul, April 29-30, 1999.
46. Wasti, S. N., "Japanese Recipes" in the Turkish
Automotive "Kitchen"," Association of Japanese Business
Studies 11th Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings, Oakbrook, Illinois, May
29-31, 1998.
47.
Güner,
N., Wasti, S. N. "Business Plans for Knowledge Parks: The Case of
the METU Technopark," Global Awareness Society International 7th Annual
Conference Proceedings, İstanbul, May 28-31, 1998.
48. Wasti, S. N., “Türk Binek Otomobili Sektöründe
Müşteri-İmalatçı İlişkileri Üzerine bir
Çalışma,” (“A Study of the Buyer-Supplier Relations in the Turkish
Automotive Industry”), V. Otomotiv ve Yan Sanayii Sempozyumu Bildiri
Kitabı (Proceedings of the 5th Automotive and Supplier Industry
Symposium), Bursa, November 7-8, 1997.
49. Wasti, S. N., “Design Outsourcing and Product
Development: A Study of the U.S. and Japan Automotive Industries,” Proceedings
of the 9th World Productivity Congress, Vol. 1, İstanbul, June 4-7,
1995.
50.
Liker,
J. K., Kamath, R. R., Wasti, S. N., Nagamachi, M., "Integrating
Product Development Through the Supply Chain," The Best in Management
Worldwide: Linking Management Scholarship--Proceedings of the 2nd
International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM),
L. R. Jauch, R. N. Osborn (Eds.), Dallas, Texas, August 17-20, 1994.
51.
Liker,
J. K., Kamath, R. R., Wasti, S. N., Nagamachi, M., "The Supplier Role in Product Development: Are There Still Large
U.S. and Japan Differences?" Academy of Management 54th Annual Meeting
Best Papers Proceedings, D. P. Moore (Ed.), Dallas, Texas, August 14-17,
1994.
(This paper received the
Runner-up Best Paper Award from the Technology and Innovation Management
Division of the Academy of Management, 1994.)
52.
Dagli,
C. H., Wasti, N. "An Intelligent Scheduling System For Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems," Engineering
Society of Detroit Conference on Programmable Controllers and Expert Systems
Conference Proceedings, Detroit, Michigan, April 4-6, 1989.
[This paper was also presented in
Turkish ("Otomatik Ambarlama Sistemleri icin Uzman Çizelgeleme
Sistemi") at the 12th National Congress of Operations Research (Yöneylem
Araştırması 12. Ulusal Kongresi) held at Bilkent University,
Ankara, June 21-23, 1989.]
1.
Wasti, S. N., Andrews,
S. Nusr-Et: Sustaining the Personality Brand, available
in English and Turkish with teaching note
on www.thecasecentre.org, 2019.
2.
Ersahin, D., Andrews, S., Wasti, N. Ereuna
Research: Ethical Dilemmas with Big Data Analytics,
available with teaching note on www.thecasecentre.org, 2019.
3.
Kaplan, A., Andrews, S., Wasti, N. To
Change or not to Change: The
Blue&Green Design Technology
Company, available with teaching note
on www.thecasecentre.org, 2019.
[This case study received the most popular free case award
of the Case Centre in
2022.]
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS
1.
Wasti,
S. N., Seminar on Content Analysis, Qualitative Paper Development Workshop in
Management & Marketing, Eskişehir, June 20-21,
2019.
2.
Wasti,
S. N., Ph.D seminars on Content Analysis and Toyota’s
Trust Repair Efforts,” University of Münster, Münster, May 21-22, 2019.
3.
Wasti,
S. N., “Turkey and China in the Belt and Road Supply Chain,” 2nd
Xiamen University Forum on the Belt and Road Development, Xiamen, April 28-29,
2019.
4.
Nienaber, A-M., Hofmann,
E., von Gehlen, K., Narooz, R., Wasti, S. N., “Entrepreneurial distrust. A
stakeholder approach in technology parks,” Symposium in 10th Workshop on
Trust Within and Between Organizations, St. Gallen,
January 9-10, 2019.
5.
Wasti,
S. N., Panel presentation, 3. Ulusal Tasarım
Araştırmaları Konferansı (UTAK), Ankara, September 14,
2018.
6.
Wasti, S. N.,
İçerik Analizi semineri, 24. Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi,
Sabancı University, May 2016.
7.
Wasti, S. N., “Space, Social Capital, and Innovation: The Case of METU
Technopolis as an Innovative Space,” University of Southampton Winchester
School of Art, July 17, 2015.
8.
Wasti, S. N., “A Content
Analysis of Online Consumer Responses to Toyota’s Unintended Acceleration
Crisis: Suggestions for Trust Repair,” 8th Workshop on Trust Within and Between
Organizations, Coventry, November 5-7, 2014.
9.
Wasti, S. N., Biliciler,
G., Güngör, İ, Tanrıverdi, E. Y., “Media Reflection of Toyota’s Trust
Repair Activities: A Crisis Communication Approach,” Association of
Japanese Business Studies 26th Annual Conference, Istanbul, July
2-3, 2013.
(This paper was also
presented at the 7th First International Network on Trust (FINT) Workshop on
Trust Within and Between Organizations in Singapore, November 21-23, 2013.)
10.
Wasti, S. N., Wasti, S.
A. , “Buyer Supplier Trust in Developing Countries: The Case of the
Turkish Automotive Industry,” talk given at the International
Conference on Social Sciences, İzmir, August 21, 2008.
11.
Wasti, S. N., “Strategic
Segmentation in Buyer-Supplier Relationships,” talk given at the 1st
International Automotive Supplier Forum (1. Uluslararası Otomotiv Yan
Sanayi Forumu), İstanbul, June 10, 2004.
12. Wasti, S. N., Kozan, M. K., Kuman, A., “Buyer-Supplier
Relationships in the
Turkish Automotive Industry,” talk given at the Middle East Technical University,
Department of Industrial Engineering, Ankara, April 9, 2004.
13. Wasti, S. N., Kozan, M. K., Kuman, A., “Buyer-Supplier
Relationships in the
Turkish Automotive Industry,” talk given at Bilkent
University, Faculty of Business Administration, Ankara, December 29, 2003.
14. Wasti, S. N., Kozan, M. K., Kuman, A., “Buyer-Supplier
Relationships in the Turkish Automotive Industry,”
talk given at the “Workshop on Opportunities for
Strategic Collaboration Among Automotive Buyers and Suppliers,” organized by
the Sabancı University Competitiveness Forum, İstanbul, September 26, 2003.
15. Wasti, S. N., “Küreselleşme Perspektifi İçinde Ana ve Yan Sanayii
İlişkileri,” (Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Perspective of Globalization),
talk given at the the 2nd International Subcontracting Exhibition (SUBCONIST), İstanbul, May 8, 2003.
16. Wasti, S. N., "Buyers And
Suppliers: Different Strokes
For Different Folks," Paper presented at the Academy of Management
1999 Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 6-11, 1999.
17. Wasti, S. N., “New Developments in Manufacturing Systems:
International Comparisons,” Center for International Research on the Japanese
Economy First Conference, Tokyo, September 7-8, 1998.
18. Liker, J. K., Wasti, S. N., Kamath, R. R., "Involving Parts Suppliers in
Automotive Product Development: US, UK & Japan" INFORMS Meeting, New
Orleans, Louisiana, November, 1995.
19. Wasti, S. N., Liker, J. K., "Supplier Involvement in Automotive Component Design: A US-Japan
Comparison, ORSA/TIMS Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, October, 1994.
4.
Wasti, S. N., "Türk
Otomotiv Sektöründe Ana ve Yan Sanayi İlişkileri: Japon Modeli
Uyar Mı?" (Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Turkish Automotive Sector: Is the Japanese Model Appropriate?", Chapter in Akademisyenler ve
Profesyoneller Bakış Açısıyla Türkiye'de Yönetim, Liderlik
ve İnsan Kaynakları Uygulamaları (Management, Leadership and
Human Resources Management in Turkey from the Perspective of Academicians and
Professionals), Z. Aycan (Ed.), Türk Psikologlar Derneği
Yayınları No. 21, 2000.
5.
Liker, J. K., Wasti, S.
N., “Involving the Supply Chain in Design,” Chapter
in Handbook of Total Quality Management, C. N. Madu (Ed.), Kluwer Academic
Publishers, 1998.
6.
Liker, J. K., Kamath, R. R., Wasti, S. N., Nagamachi,
M., "Integrating Suppliers into
Product Development," Chapter in Engineered in Japan: Japanese Technology
Management Practices, J. K. Liker, J. Ettlie, J. C. Campbell (Eds.), Oxford
University Press, 1995.
7.
Choi, T. Y., Wasti, S.
N., "Institutional Pressures
and Organizational
Learning: The Case of American-Owned Automotive-Parts Suppliers and Japanese
Shop-Floor Production Methods," Chapter in Engineered in Japan: Japanese
Technology Management Practices, J. K. Liker, J. Ettlie, J. C. Campbell (Eds.),
Oxford University Press, 1995.
(The aforementioned book is the 1996 recipient of the
Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Research in the Books and
Monographs Category.)
1.
Öz, Ö., Wasti, S. N., 2001, “Book Review:
M. E. Porter, H. Takeuchi, M. Sakakibara, Can
Japan Compete? London, MacMillan Press, Ltd., 2000, 208 pp.” ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi (METU Studies in
Development), vol. 28, Number 3-4, pp. 477-484.
WORKING PAPERS
1.
Wasti, S. N., 2001,
“Predictors of Trust in Buyer-Supplier Relations: A Contextual and Cultural
Comparison of Japan and Turkey,” The University of Tokyo, Center for
International Research on the Japanese Economy (CIRJE) Discussion Paper Series,
CIRJE-F-108.
2.
Eschenbach, T., Wasti,
N., Pursley, J., Burgess, S.
H., 1990, "Multicriteria Methods
for Justifying New
Manufacturing Technology: A Case Study," The University of Missouri-Rolla,
Department of Engineering Management, Working Paper Series, 90-14-39.
3.
Wasti, N., Eschenbach, T., 1990, "Justifying
New Manufacturing Technology:
A Case Study," The University of Missouri-Rolla, Department of Engineering
Management, Working Paper Series, 90-9-39.
1.
Wasti, S. N., 2011,
“Kıyaslama Yöntemi Hakkında Bilinmesi Gerekenler” (What We Need to
Know about Benchmarking), Önce Kalite Dergisi, Şubat (February).
2.
Wasti, S. N., Kozan, M.
K., Kuman, A., “Türk Otomotiv Sektöründe Ana ve Yan Sanayi İlişki
Tiplerinin Araştırılması (The Research of Primary and
Subsidiary Industry Relation Types in the Turkish Automotive Sector),” TAYSAD
Dergisi, Ocak-Mart (January-March) 2004, No. 21.
1.
Berna Tarı,
Analyzing the Fit Between Organizational Environment, Structure, and Culture: A
Case Study of a Public Organization, September 2002.
2.
Ayça Kuman, Buyer-Supplier
Relationship Typologies and Conflict Management Strategies in the Turkish
Automotive Industry, March 2003.
3.
Gamze Köseoğlu,
Social Capital Formation Among Tenant Firms and Between Tenant Firms and the
Host University in Business Incubators: The Case of a Turkish Business
Incubator, June 2007.
4.
Bilgehan Uzunca,
Comparative Advantages of Spinoff Suppliers: A Case Study of a Turkish
Automotive Manufacturer, June 2009.
5.
F. Feyza Keskin,
Relationship Between Social Capital, Information Sharing, Organizational
Ambidexterity and Firm Performance in Technology Parks, September 2018.
6.
Hazal Çelik, Toyota’s Crisis
Communications and Public Emotions:
Implications for Trust Repair, September 2018.
M.S. THESIS
SUPERVISED
1.
Duygu Aslan, Sources and
Benefits of Social Capital for Technology Based Firms in STPs: A Case of METU
Technopolis, August 2014.
2.
Ahmet Melih Horata,
Physical Space Matters: Developing Social Capital for Innovation in Technopark
Buildings, September 2019.
3.
Barış Soyal,
The Relationship Between Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The
Moderating Effect of Transformational Leadership, December 2019.
M.S. THESIS
CO-SUPERVISED
1.
Yeşim Özalp,
Integration of Supplier Processes: Supplier Segmentation, Supplier
Selection, and Order Allocation in a Case Company, October 2005 (co-supervised
with Gülser Köksal).
PH. D.
DISSERTATION SUPERVISED
1.
Elif
Uzun-Şengün, Performance Outcomes of Interorganizational
Trust in Buyer-Seller Relationships: The Case of the Relationship Between a
Pharmacy and a Drug Wholesaler, January 2005.
PH. D.
DISSERTATION CO-SUPERVISED
1.
Nilgün Feşel Akbay,
Product Mix Determination Under Uncertainty Within a Framework Proposed for
Effective Product Management, September 2013 (co-supervised with Gülser
Köksal).
2.
Cansu Durukan,
Entrepreneurial Decision- Making in the Video Game Industry: A Study on
Entrepreneurs Based in the METU Technopark, July 2019 (co-supervised with Rose
Narooz).
November 2021-2023 |
Turkish
lead for British Council Connect4Innovation two-year ParCeL
project with the University of Worcester |
April 2016-March 2018 |
Researcher
for British Council Newton Funds Institutional Links NILCAT/BC project with
Coventry University |
September 2015-August 2018 |
Local
coordinator for Erasmus+ Case Study Alliance Turkey (CAT) Project on
developing case teaching and case writing in Turkish higher education |
January-May 2013 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University Technopark
consulting project on determination of ODTÜ Teknokent
services for international stakeholders |
April 2011-December 2016 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
Toyota’s trust rebuilding efforts after the “sticky gas pedal” crisis |
January-December 2016 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
the relationship of social capital on ambidexterity for technology park firms |
January 2007-November 2009 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
cases of supplier spinoff organizations in the automotive industry. |
July 2006-May 2009 |
Researcher
in Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
project on Turkey’s technology management system. |
January-December 2006 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
university-incubator relationships. |
January-December 2004 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
performance outcomes of trust in pharmacy-drug wholesaler dyads. |
September 2002-May 2005 |
Researcher
on Medforist: Euro-Mediterranean Network for
Sharing IST Learning Resources (part of the EUMEDIS) Project. |
September 2000-2002 |
Project
consultant for MIT’s International Vehicle Manufacturing Program (IMVP)
Assembly Plant Research Project–Round 3. |
1998-2003 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
types of buyer-supplier relationships in the Turkish automotive industry. |
1996-1998 |
Project
director for Middle East Technical University research grant investigating
state of buyer-supplier relationships in the Turkish automotive industry. |
January-December 1997 |
Project
director, Middle East Technical University Technopark
business plan development project. |
December 1996-January 1997 |
Consultant,
Reorganization project, Monroe Shock Absorbers (Monroe Amortisörleri)-Tenneco
Automotive, Çorlu, Turkey. |
December 1995- January 1996 |
Consultant
for the World Bank Agromarketing Management Pilot
Program Consortium conducted by the Department of Management, Middle East
Technical University |
1.
Department of Business
Administration, Department Chair, August 2022-
2.
Director of the METU
Confucius Institute, April 2011-December 2018
3.
Member of the
Administrative Board of the METU Confucius Institute, October 2008-April 2011
4.
Review board member for
the Journal of Trust Research, 2013-present
5.
European Academy of
Management (EURAM) National Representative (2017-2020)
6.
Ad hoc reviewer for
·
British Journal of
Management
·
International Journal of
Operations and Production Management
·
IEEE Transactions on
Engineering Management
·
Journal of Trust
Research
·
International Journal of
Cross-Cultural Management
·
International Journal of
Conflict Management
·
International Journal of
Production Economics
·
European Business Review
·
Journal of Business
Venturing
·
Technovation
·
Sustainable Development
Journal
·
Intelligent Systems in
Accounting, Finance, and Management
·
METU Studies in
Development Journal (ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi)
·
Various international
and national conferences
7.
Guest co-editor for
the Ahmet Acar Special Issue
of the METU Studies in
Development Journal (ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi), 2023
8.
Guest co-editor for
the Muhan Soysal Special Issue of the METU Studies in Development Journal (ODTÜ
Gelişme Dergisi), 2009
9.
Department of Business
Administration, Assistant Chair during April 2000-January 2001, Acting Chair
during January-April 2001, Chair during April 2001-March 2002
10.
Assistant to Turkey’s
National Project Coordinator Chairman at the Eureka! Consortium, The Scientific
and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK-TİDEB), October
1998-July 1999
11.
Memberships on numerous
M.S., Ph.D., and M.B.A. committees within and outside METU
12.
Member of various
university and departmental committees
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
First International Network on Trust (FINT)
Academy of Management (AOM)