EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

UNDERGRADUATE: Gazi University Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences Business Administration (1982), TURKEY
GRADUATE: Hacettepe University, Business Administration (1991 ), TURKEY
DOCTORATE: Hacettepe University, Business Administration (1996), TURKEY

POST DOCTORATE: Bar-Ilan University, Graduate School of Business Administration, 1998-1999, ISRAEL

COURSES

[CBA642-Marketing Research]
[BUS387-Marketing I]
[BUS388-Marketing II]
[CBA695-Information, Publicity and Propaganda]
[GBA723-Consumer Behavior]
[CBA692-Tourism Research]
[CBA643-International Marketing]
[CBA646-Product and Pricing Strategies]

ACADEMIC INTERESTS

Marketing Research, Product Strategies, Industrial marketing, Small and Medium Sized Industries, Branding, International marketing, consumer behavior, Consumer Ethics, Cross-Cultural Studies.

CONFERENCE

  1. Öznur Özkan, Bahtışen Kavak, "Identifying Niche Market For SMEs", 2008, European Applied Business Research Conference, Rothenburg, Germany, Full Text, Clute Institute.
  2. Ceren Aydoğmus, Bahtısen Kavak, “Integrated Marketing Communications of the Universities in Turkey: A Case Study”, 3rd International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, June 2007, Yasar University, İzmir (Full Paper)

  3. Gürel, Eda, Bahtışen Kavak, ‘The Role of the Management’s Market Orientation and the Interest Level of the Publics on the Excellence of the Public Relations Programs of the Museums.’ 24. EuroCHRIE Congress: In Search of Excellence for tomorrow’s tourism, travel & hospitality. University of the Aegean, 25-28 October 2006, Makedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece. (Full Paper)

  4. Kavak, B., Pınar Bayhan, Şirin Atakan, ‘An Empirical Investigation on the Effect of Moral Development Level on Consumer Ethical Decision Making : An Evidence From Turkey’. in 1st International Business and Professional Ethics Congress of Turkey, September 17-19, 2003 (440-451).

  5. Kavak, B. , Ç. Karabacakoğlu, The Importance of Marketing Mix and Their Affects on Productivity in Small and Medium Sized Industries, 1st Congress on Small and Medium Sized Industries and Productivity, 11-12 December, University of Culture, İstanbul-Turkey, CNP, KOSGEB, 2004. (In Turkish)

  6. Kavak, B., An Empirical Investigation on Consumers’ Ethical Values and Machiavvelianism. Fifth National Marketing Meeting.  Antakya 16-18 Kasım, 2000. (In Turkish)

  7. Akıncı, E., Bahtışen Kavak, The Importance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises for the Construction of Competitive Markets: An Evaluation of Kyhrgyzstan. In I.Congress of Small and Medium Sized Firms of Eurasia, 23-26 June 2001, Bişkek-Kyrgystan, 415-426, TIKA. (In Turkish)

  8. Kavak, B. The Empirical Evaluation of External and Internal Factors that Affect Industrial Purchasing Decision for Small and Medium Sized Industries. November, Forth National Marketing Meeting, 1999. (In Turkish)

 

ARTICLES

Kavak, B., Nurettin İbrahimoğlu ‘The Influence of Self Concept and Self Monitoring on Brand Loyalty: An Investigation on University Students, Hacettepe ,University, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vol:24, Number:2, (109-125), 2006. (in Turkish)

Kavak,B. Canan Demirsoy ‘Identification of adopter categories for online banking in Turkey,’ The Service Industries Journal. (Forthcoming)

Kavak, B., Duygu Arığ ‘The Affect of Formula1 Grandprix on the Image of Turkey: An Investigation in the Framework of Country Image’ Marketing World, Vol:21, No: 2007-1, January-February (32-38).

Kavak, B., Z.Y.Ergun ‘The Influence of Retailing Shelf Space on Brand Equity: An Empirical Examination on Convenience Goods’ Hacettepe ,University, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vol:24, Number:1, (171-188), 2006. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., L. Gümüşlüoğlu,Segmenting food markets: the role of ethnocentrism and lifestyle in understanding purchasing intentions ’, International Journal of Market Research, Vol: 49, Issue:1, 2007, (71- 94).

Kavak, B., S. Alkibay, M. Arslan, ‘Direct Selling Ethics: An Exploratory Investigation on Turkish Direct Sellers’ Boğaziçi Journal, Review of Social Economic and Administrative Studies,Vol.21, No:1-2,(73-93), 2007

Kavak, B., P.S. Ertem, ‘An Application of Critical Incidents Technique in Assesment of Service Quality and Service Efficiency in Banking Sector’,The Journal of Productivity. 2007 No:2, 71-90 (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., C.B.Gül, ‘An Empirical Examination on the Assumption of International Product Life Cycle Theory’, Hacettepe Üniversity, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vol:23, Number:2, (145-164), 2005. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., ‘Segmentation in Political Marketing: An Evaluation in Respect to Voters’ Selection Criteria’ Marketing World , Yıl/Year:18, Sayı/Number: 2004-3, (56-62), 2004. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., Ö.Özkan, C.Demirsoy, ‘An Investigation on the Country of Origin Effect of European Union Countries with the Influence of Ethnocentrism’, Hacettepe Üniversity, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vol:22, Number:2, December, (111-124), 2004. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., C.Demirsoy, E.İyigün, Ö. Özkan, ‘An Investigation on the Effect of Perceived Risk on Buying Criteria in Industrial Buying Process of Small and Medium Sized Firms’, The Journal of Marketing and Communication Culture, Vol:2, No:6, (11-18), 2003. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B. A. İlsev, ‘A Descriptive Model of Consumers’ Punishing and Rewarding A Store via Purchasing Behavior: A Comparative Testing of Students in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan’, Boğaziçi Journal, Review of Social Economic and Administrative Studies,Vol.17, No:2,(73-94), 2003.

Kavak, B., O. Aksöz, ‘An Investigation of the Efficiency of Behavioral and Demographic Variables in Segmentation of the Travel Agencies’ Customer Markets, Hacettepe Üniversity, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 21, Number 1,( 229-242), 2003. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., İ.Yılmaz, ‘The Usability of the Criticalk Incidents Technique (CIT) in the Measurement and Improvement of Service Quality in the Hotel Industry: A Comparataive Evaluation with the SERVQUAL Technique’, EMU Journal of Tourism Research, Vol:4, No:1-2, Spring-Fall, (13-36), 2003. (in Turkish)

Kavak,B., A. Ayarlıoğlu, ‘The Relationship of Consumers’ Brand & Store Loyalty Degrees and Their Demographic and Social Status: An Investigation on the Households in Ankara’, Journal of Home Economics, Vol:8, No:10, June, (17-26), 2002. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., ‘The Effect of Role Differentiation on Ethical Judgments: A Comparative Investigation on Consumer Ethics and Work Ethics’, Hacettepe University, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vol.19, No.2, (79-96), 2001. (in Turkish)

Nebenzahl, Israel D., Eugene D. Jaffe, B. Kavak, ‘Consumers’ Punishment and Rewarding Process via Purchasing Behavior’, Teaching Business Ethics, Vol.5, No.3, (283-305), 2001.

Kavak, B., ‘The Effect of Formal Education on Unethical Purchasing Decision: An Investigation on Faculty Members and University Students In Turkey And Kyrgyzistan’, Boğaziçi Journal, Review of Social Economic and Administrative Studies, Vol.14, No.2, (99-113), 2001.

Akıncı, E., B. Kavak, ‘A Comparative Study of the Consumption Patterns With Special Emphasis on the Frozen Food for the Integration of Turkey to the European Community’, Hacettepe University, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences,  2000, Vol.18, No.2,(243-264). (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., ‘Positioning as a Long Term Competitive Strategy in Commercial Banking: An Evaluation in the Frame of System Approach’ , The Journal of Productivity, 2001/1, (115-130), 2001. (in Turkish)

Kavak, B., ‘Conceptual Discussion On The Relationship Between Public Relations and Promotion’, Marketing World, January-February, 2001, Year:15, No:2001-1,(4-11). (in Turkish)

PROJECTS (in Turkish)

- Improvement of Distribution and Marketing System of the Sugar Organization of Turkey, September 1997.
- Reorganization of Hacettepe University, Beytepe Kampüsü Kız Yurt Müdürlüğü, November 1996.
- Reorganization, Job Description and Job Evaluation of the Sugar Organization of Turkey, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS (in Turkish)

-Zonguldak- Gerede Dish Producer Association ‘Principles of Marketing for Small and Medium Sized Industries’ 20 June 2006.

- Adapazarı Trade Union, ‘Branding Strategies’ to the managers of Small and Medium Sized Industries, 21 January 2006.

- The Decelopment of Fairs in the World and Current Situation, Türkiye Odalar Ve Borsalar Birliği,  ‘I. Congress of Turkish Fairs, 12 December 2005      Ankara

 - Antakya Trade Union, ‘Branding Strategies and Market Research’ to the managers of Small and Medium Sized Industries, 22 December 2005.

- Botaş, Marketing Strategies, March, 2004.
- Researchs in Tourism, 2nd Academic Tourism Seminar, 20-23 March, Antalya/Turkey, 2003.
- Brand Management, 6-8 December (Elginkan Holding-ECA-İstanbul), 2000.
- An empirical study on the relationship between Machiavellianism and ethical judgements of consumer,    (Fifth National Marketing Meeting), 2000.
- Training Se
miner on Market Segmentation, Product Positioning and Market Research, November, Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. İskenderun, 1999.
 

AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

Membership of Scientific Editorial Board of National Marketing Meetings.

The European Business Ethics Network (EBEN).
The Centre of Business and Professional Ethics, Hacettepe University.
Representar of Hacettepe University; International Advertising Association.

Vice Chairman; Hacettepe Üniversity, The Centre of Consumer Research, Testing and Application. 

Membership of the Board of Strategy Development of Hacettepe University (07.02.2006+

AWARDS

Post Doctoral Research Scholarship, Israel Government, March 1998- March 1999.

OTHER

Lille Catholic University- ERASMUS (14- 21 April 2006)