Bogazici University, Department of Management (2005-2010)

Bogazici University, Department of Management (2005-2010)

Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration, Business Administration (English Programme), (1999 - 2003)

Pinar BUYUKBALCI holds a PhD in Management and International Business. Her research spans international business, international entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, with a particular focus on technology ventures. She has been closely engaged with entrepreneurial ecosystems in Istanbul and internationally through her academic research and professional collaborations with science parks, incubation centers, and local and international entrepreneurship communities.

Over the past decade, she has participated in several national and international research and teaching projects. She is a Fulbright Scholar, a British Academy Scholar, and a Board Member of the Academy of International Business (AIB) Digitalization SIG. She has also served as a Visiting Scholar at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

Sustainable Development Goals

International Business; International Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in a Global Context; International Growth of Technology Ventures.

PUBLICATIONS

• Çelik Kurtuluş, M., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2025). Türkiye girişimcilik ekosistemi ve kurumsal işletme–start-up işbirlikleri: Tematik bir inceleme. İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 119–150.
• Büyükbalcı, P., Sanguineti, F., & Sacco, F. (2024). Rejuvenating business models via startup collaborations: Evidence from the Turkish context. Journal of Business Research, 174, 114521.
• Büyükbalcı, P., Urfa, A. M., & Can, E. (2024). A review on the internationalization of emerging market SMEs. Management Review Quarterly. Advance online publication.
• Büyükbalcı, P., & Dülger, M. (2023). Fast and ambidextrous: The use of dynamic capabilities for international market expansion. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 15(6), 1459–1489.
• Belitski, M., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2021). Uncharted waters of the entrepreneurial ecosystems research: Comparing Greater Istanbul and Reading ecosystems. Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy, 1–24.
• Büyükbalcı, P., Ertemsir, E., & Boukari, Z. (2020). Embracing product innovativeness in technology firms: The impact of management model principles. Technology Innovation & Management Review, 31–45.
• Çelik, M., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2020). Resource dependence reduction strategies for international new ventures. International Journal of Commerce and Finance, 6(2), 207–217.
• Alpay, G., Bodur, M., Yılmaz, C., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2012). How does innovativeness yield superior firm performance? The role of marketing effectiveness. Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, 14(1).
• Büyükbalcı, P. (2010). Analyzing foreign direct investment decisions of MNEs within the competitive framework: A value chain based perspective. Istanbul Management Journal, (67), 67–83.
• Gürol, Y., Büyükbalcı, P., Bal, Y., & Ertemsir Berkin, E. (2010). Corporate social responsibility concept: A perspective on emerging countries. Journal of Political Sciences, (43), 135–162

WORK IN PROGRESS

• Deniz Tuncalp, and Pınar Büyükbalcı, “Resolving the Immobility Paradox: Adaptive Regional Corridor Strategy in Geopolitically Fragmented B2B Markets” – Journal of International Business Studies.
• Pınar Büyükbalcı, Ayşe Merve Urfa, and Tamer Cavusgil, “Do Events Shape Entrepreneurial Ecosystems? Exploring the Institutional Logics Shift in an Emerging Market Ecosystem” - Journal of International Entrepreneurship.
• Pınar Büyükbalci and Arun Rai, “Generative Mechanisms of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Evolution: Conjoined Human–AI Agency in Entrepreneurship Practices” - Target Journal: Journal of Business Venturing.
• Pınar Büyükbalcı, Ayşe Merve Urfa, and Tamer Cavusgil, “Mixed Effects of Global Exits on the Internationalization Trajectories of Emerging Market New Ventures” - Target Journal: International Business Review.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Büyükbalcı, P., & Karaosmanoğlu, E. (2022). A taxonomy of technology venture–incumbent collaborations during crisis. In A. Gupta, S. Gupta, & J. Kumar (Eds.), Managing and strategizing global business in crisis. Routledge.
• Büyükbalcı, P. (2022). Digitalization: The norm of the new normal. Impact of digital economy ventures on the national competitiveness of an emerging economy. In National competitiveness research. World Scientific.
• Büyükbalcı, P. (2012). Sustaining multinational strategic performance through value chain based competitive advantage. In G. Aras & D. Crowther (Eds.), Business strategy and sustainability (pp. 45–66). Emerald Publishing.
• Alpay, G., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2012). Leveraging multinational firm performance through the use of diversified top management teams. In C. Scott & M. Bird (Eds.), Handbook of research on workforce diversity in a global society: Technologies and concepts (pp. 185–202). IGI Global.
• Gürol, Y., Büyükbalcı, P., Bal, Y., & Ertemsir Berkin, E. (2011). Importance of organizational values in business management: A content analysis approach. In G. T. Papanikos (Ed.), International developments in management research (pp. 103–112). ATINER Publishing.
• Can Mutlu, E., Bal, Y., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2010). Leading the organizational dynamics of e-business firms. In I. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of e-business development and management in the global economy (pp. 296–304). IGI Global.
• Can Mutlu, E., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2009). The concept of organizational crisis and an analysis of organizational variables and crisis / Örgütsel kriz kavramı ve örgütsel değişkenler ile kriz arasındaki ilişkilerin irdelenmesi. In H. Sümer & H. Pernsteiner (Eds.), Crisis management / Kriz yönetimi (pp. 115–142). Bilgi University Press.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• Tuncalp, D., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2026, July). Resolving the immobility paradox: Adaptive regional corridor strategy in geopolitically fragmented B2B markets. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Manchester, UK.
• Büyükbalcı, P., & Urfa, A. M. (2024, August). Events matter: Understanding the impact of entrepreneurial ecosystem on new venture internationalization. McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Lappeenranta, Finland.
• Büyükbalcı, P., & Sanguineti, F. (2023, July). Rejuvenating business models via startup collaborations. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Warsaw.
• Büyükbalcı, P. (2021, July). Value chain investments and firm specific advantages: MNE network as a contextual determinant. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting.
• Alpay, G., Büyükbalcı, P., & Dülger, M. (2019, August). Fast and ambidextrous: Internationalization process of technology ventures. 23rd McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, Odense, Denmark.
• Belitski, M., & Büyükbalcı, P. (2019, April). The complementarity perspective of entrepreneurial ecosystem taxonomy: The cases of Istanbul and Reading. 7th Reading–UNCTAD International Business Conference, Reading.

• Management of Multinational Corporations (IBUS306)
• International Business (IBUS204)
• Management of Multinational Corporations (IBUS306)
• International Business (IBUS204)