Rate My Professor Ödül Bozkurt

Ödül Bozkurt is Professor of Work and Employment in the Department of Management at the University of Sussex Business School. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles. Throughout her career, she has taught and served as a visiting researcher at universities in Japan, Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Italy, France, and the United States. Previously holding the position of Senior Lecturer in Work and Employment, she advanced to her current professorial role within the University of Sussex Business School. As a sociologist of work, employment, and organizations, Bozkurt explores diverse facets of the contemporary world of work. Her research specializations include sociology of work, work and employment studies, human resource management, international human resource management, globalization, and employment relations.

Bozkurt's key publications demonstrate her impact in the field. Notable works include 'Forms of cross-border mobility and social capital in multinational enterprises' (2011, cited 104 times), 'South Korean MNEs’ international HRM approach: Hybridization of global standards and local practices' (2014, cited 102 times), 'Retail work' (2011, cited 93 times), 'Skills in the green economy: recycling promises in the UK e-waste management sector' (2016, cited 74 times), 'The determinants of retail productivity: a critical review of the evidence' (2010, cited 72 times), 'Managing the duality of IHRM: Unravelling the strategy and perceptions of key actors in South Korean MNCs' (2012, cited 54 times), 'No Place to Hide? The 10 Realities of Leadership in UK Supermarkets' (2011, cited 50 times), 'Repair work as good work: Craft and love in classic car restoration training' (2019, cited 40 times), 'The liability of mimicry: Implementing global human resource management standards in United States and Indian subsidiaries of a South Korean multinational enterprise' (2020, cited 39 times), and 'The punctuation of mundane jobs with extreme work: Christmas at the supermarket deli counter' (2015, cited 35 times). Her research has garnered over 900 citations on Google Scholar. Bozkurt serves on the editorial boards of New Technology, Work and Employment and Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance. She has been honored with a Student Led Teaching Award for outstanding or innovative undergraduate teaching at the University of Sussex. Her contributions extend to research initiatives like the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre and the Future of Work research group.