Dr Ozlem Ozdemir

Dr. Ozlem Ozdemir is an accomplished academic professional who currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at Regent's University London. With a successful academic background and extensive prior experience, she brings an unparalleled level of knowledge and expertise to her role. Dr. Ozdemir's journey in academia is distinguished by her unwavering determination to explore and understand the intricacies of entrepreneurship. She holds a PhD in Family Businesses and Women's Entrepreneurship, which she earned from the University of Chester, Faculty of Business Enterprise and Lifelong Learning. Moreover, she holds an MBA in Cross-Cultural Management from the same institution, which showcases her unyielding commitment to academic excellence and professional development.

Before starting her academic career, Dr Ozdemir spent 15 years working for public and non-profit international organizations, where she excelled as a Research and Development Manager. Her real-world experience gave her invaluable insights and a practical perspective that she now imparts to her students. Dr. Ozdemir's academic journey began as a visiting lecturer at the University of Chester, marking the inception of her teaching career. Later, she joined Loughborough University London, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, where she served as a University Teacher. During this time, she made significant contributions to the entrepreneurship field and enriched her students' academic experience. Before joining Regent's University London, Dr. Ozdemir taught a wide range of Management subjects, including Strategic Management, Business Failures, Family Businesses, and Research Methods, to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her unwavering dedication to fostering the intellectual growth of her students is evident in her commitment to education.

In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Ozdemir actively contributes to the academic community as a member of the Journal of Public Affairs and Journal of Performance Management, where she serves as a reviewer. Her involvement in academic publishing demonstrates her ongoing dedication to advancing knowledge in her field. Dr. Ozdemir's impressive journey from a distinguished career in international organizations to her current role as an Assistant Professor and Course Leader at Regent's University London underscores her unwavering commitment to academic excellence, research, and the advancement of entrepreneurship as a field of study. Her multifaceted background and passion for education make her an invaluable asset to the academic community and a source of inspiration for her students. 

• Ozdemir O, Phil H (2019) "Primogeniture in Turkish Family-Owned Businesses: An Examination of Daughter Succession, the Impact of National Culture on Gendered Norms, and Leadership Challenge." Int J Fam Busi Manag 3(2): 1-18. 
• Harris, P, Ozdemir, O. "Turkish delight: a public affairs study on family business: The influence of owners in the entrepreneurship orientation of family-owned businesses." J Public Affairs, 2020; 20:e2082. 
• Harris, P. & Ozdemir, O. (2020) "Family-Owned Businesses in the Global Marketplace: A Taxonomy for Generational Evolution and Directions for Future Research" in Brodowsky, G. & Schuster, C. (Eds). Handbook of Cross-Cultural Marketing. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 
• Ozdemir O., Harris P. (2021) "Women and Leadership in Paternalistic Family-Owned Businesses." In: Harris P., Bitonti A., Fleisher C.S., Skorkjær Binderkrantz A. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Public Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. 
• Ozdemir, O. (2023) "Diversity at the Intersections of Global Entrepreneurship: New Approaches and Challenges" Emerald Group, Book Chapter, Accepted, To be Published in November 2023. 
• Ozdemir, O., Liu, J. (Submitted) " Employee perceptions of women as successors in Family Businesses", Reviewing process continues by The International Family Business Journal. 
• Ozdemir, O. (2023) "Women entrepreneurship in the tourism industry: a general outlook of Turkey." Geographies, Planning & Tourism Studios, 3(1): 70-75. 
• Ozdemir, O. (Submitted) "Turkish/Islamic perspective piece for Machiavelli, Marketing & Management Book and Symposium." Book Chapter for Taylor and Francis (Routledge). 

• "The impact of the family members' education and entrepreneurship abilities on the perceptions and attitudes on the daughters' succession process in family-owned businesses" (Gender Conference in Sydney, June 2018, Macquarie University, Sydney). 
• "Daughter's succession stories in Turkey" (British Academy of Management, September 2015, Portsmouth University). 
• "Primogeniture in Family Owned Businesses; An examination of Daughter Succession, gendered norms, and leadership challenge" (4th Dubai International Conference on Social Science and Humanities, February 17-18, 2018, Dubai) - Received Best Paper Award. 
• "Can Artificial Intelligence identify the critical performance measures for succession planning in Family Businesses" (BAM 2023 Conference, Brighton). 
• "Employee perceptions of women as successors in Family Businesses" (BAM 2023 Conference, Brighton). 

Ozlem’s research focuses on Family Businesses and their characteristics, Family Business management practices where entrepreneurship, innovation, and cross-cultural management merge. Her current interest lies in investigating the innovation and entrepreneurship practices in family businesses and establishing how best practice performance and measurement can be conducted. Her ancillary interest lies in gender issues relating to women in management, national culture and family businesses, barriers for women’s entrepreneurship, primogeniture, and family businesses' succession process. 

• Journal of Public Affairs, Reviewer, since 2018
• Higher Education Academy Fellow, since 2017
• UK Family Business Institute, since 2014
• British Academy of Management, since 2014
• Chartered Management Institute Fellow, since 2010

Ozlem has teaching experience in a variety of areas in Business and Management fields ranging from Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation to Enterprise in Action. Current primary teaching focus is in areas of Managing Entrepreneurial Growth in SMEs and Family Businesses. Teaching experience includes teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Recent subject areas taught:

• Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation (BA)
• Managing Entrepreneurial Growth in SME’s and Family Businesses (BA)
• Enterprise in Action (BA)
• Managing Entrepreneurial Growth (BA)
• Family Businesses (MA)