Chair of Corporate Management and Change

Analyzing issues on corporate leadership, strategy, and change

We reserach the impact of corporate leadership on strategy and change and provide valuable insights in the field of strategic leadership.

Research Teaching

Professor Ayse Karaevli is the Chair of Corporate Management & Change. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration from Boston University, and completed her post-doctoral studies at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She conducts research in the broad area of strategy with a focus on Strategic Leadership and Corporate Change. The Chair currently offers courses on Strategy, Negotiations, Negotiation Strategies & Skills and Leading Strategic Change.

Find out more about Professor Ayse Karaevli

Research

Our research interests lie in the areas of strategic leadership, corporate strategy, and corporate change with a focus on:

Corporate Management & Governance: CEOs, Top Management Teams, and Boards of Directors
CEO Successions
Executive Careers
Corporate Changes
Strategic decision-making

Selected publications of Professor Ayse Karaevli

MIT Sloan Management Review

Make better allies of your workforce

Karaevli, A., Ozcan, S. (2024), Make better allies of your workforce, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 65 (2), pp. 54-59.

MIT Sloan Management Review

Why some CFOs make better M&A deals

Karaevli, A., Ozcan, S. (2022), Why some CFOs make better M&A deals?, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 63 (4), pp. 78-84.

Journal of World Business

Family ownership, market development, and internationalization of Turkish business groups (1925-2017)

Karaevli, A., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Family ownership, market development, and internationalization of Turkish business groups (1925-2017), Journal of World Business, Vol. 56 (6), 101264.

MIT Sloan Management Review

The four competencies every IT workforce needs

Karaevli, A., Ozcan, S., Wintermeyer, A. (2020), The four competencies every IT workforce needs: digital business demands technology staff skilled in new ways of working, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 62 (1), pp. 54-58.

Long Range Planning

Founding family effects on business group growth

Karaevli, A., Yurtoglu, B. (2018), Founding family effects on business group growth: longitudinal evidence from Turkey (1925-2012), Long Range Planning, Vol. 51 (6), pp. 831-864.

Organizational Dynamics

The "turnaround trap" of outsider CEOs

Karaevli, A. (2016), The "turnaround trap" of outsider CEOs: causes and solutions for succession planning, Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 45, pp. 278-282.

Journal of Management Studies

When do outsider CEOs generate strategic change?

Karaevli, A., Zajac, E. (2013), When do outsider CEOs generate strategic change? the enabling role of corporate stability, Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 50, pp. 1267-1294.

MIT Sloan Management Review

When is an outsider CEO a good choice?

Karaevli, A., Zajac, E. (2012), When is an outsider CEO a good choice?, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 53, pp. 15-17.

Journal of Management, Economic and Marketing Research = Yönetim, Ekonomi ve Pazarlama Arastirmalari Dergisi

Türkiye'deki isletme gruplarinda çesitlendirme stratejilerinin evrimi

Karaevli, A. (2008), Türkiye'deki isletme gruplarinda çesitlendirme stratejilerinin evrimi, Journal of Management, Economic and Marketing Research = Yönetim, Ekonomi ve Pazarlama Arastirmalari Dergisi, Vol. 8, pp. 85-107.

MIT Sloan Management Review

Make better allies of your workforce

Karaevli, A., Ozcan, S. (2024), Make better allies of your workforce, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 65 (2), pp. 54-59.

MIT Sloan Management Review

Why some CFOs make better M&A deals

Karaevli, A., Ozcan, S. (2022), Why some CFOs make better M&A deals?, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 63 (4), pp. 78-84.

Journal of World Business

Family ownership, market development, and internationalization of Turkish business groups (1925-2017)

Karaevli, A., Yurtoglu, B. (2021), Family ownership, market development, and internationalization of Turkish business groups (1925-2017), Journal of World Business, Vol. 56 (6), 101264.

MIT Sloan Management Review

The four competencies every IT workforce needs

Long Range Planning

Founding family effects on business group growth

Karaevli, A., Yurtoglu, B. (2018), Founding family effects on business group growth: longitudinal evidence from Turkey (1925-2012), Long Range Planning, Vol. 51 (6), pp. 831-864.

Organizational Dynamics

The "turnaround trap" of outsider CEOs

Karaevli, A. (2016), The "turnaround trap" of outsider CEOs: causes and solutions for succession planning, Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 45, pp. 278-282.

Journal of Management Studies

When do outsider CEOs generate strategic change?

Karaevli, A., Zajac, E. (2013), When do outsider CEOs generate strategic change? the enabling role of corporate stability, Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 50, pp. 1267-1294.

MIT Sloan Management Review

When is an outsider CEO a good choice?

Karaevli, A., Zajac, E. (2012), When is an outsider CEO a good choice?, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 53, pp. 15-17.

Journal of Management, Economic and Marketing Research = Yönetim, Ekonomi ve Pazarlama Arastirmalari Dergisi

Türkiye'deki isletme gruplarinda çesitlendirme stratejilerinin evrimi

Teaching

Professor Karaevli currently teaches courses on:

Strategy (MBA)
Negotiations (MSc)
Negotiation Strategies & Skills (BSc)
Leading Strategic Change (BSc)

Theses

Information for doctoral position applicants

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Professor Ayse Karaevli

Chairholder

ayse.karaevli(at)whu.edu

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Katarina Sigtermans

Personal Assistant

katarina.sigtermans(at)whu.edu

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