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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name : Umut Kubat
Contact :
[email protected]
PhD., Graduate School of Business, Koç University,
Rumeli Feneri Yolu, 34450, Sarıyer, ISTANBUL
EDUCATION
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February 2014-, Koç University, Graduate School of Business, research assistant
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September 2013-, Koç University, Graduate School of Business, post-doctoral fellow
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August 2011-August 2012 , University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business,
(Fulbright Scholar)
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April 2008 - July 2008, Europa Universität Viadrina, International Business Administration
(ERASMUS Scholarship)
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September 2007- April 2013, Akdeniz University, Ph.D., Department of Business
Administration- Major: Marketing
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June 2007, Akdeniz University, Master of Business Administration
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June 2004, Akdeniz University, Food Engineering (M.Sc.)
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August 2001, Ege University, Food Engineering (B.Sc.)
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August 1995 - June 1996, Gymnasium Osterholz (AFS Scholarship Program)
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English (Advanced), German (Mittelstuffe)
DISSERTATION
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KUBAT, U. (April 2013). The Role of Advertising Language in Relations between
Acculturation, Culturally Symbolic Brands and Brand Attitude, PhD. Dissertation, Akdeniz
University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Business Administration.
Vanitha Swaminathan and Safak Aksoy served as dissertation advisors.
THESES
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KUBAT, U., KURUUZUM, A. 2007. An Examination of the Relationship between Work
Values and Personality Traits in Manufacturing Industry, Master of Business Administration
Thesis, Akdeniz University.
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KUBAT, U., ALPKENT, A. 2004. Changes During Storage Period in Fruit Ice Cream
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Produced from Kefirs Made with Starter Culture and Kefir Grains, Master of Science Thesis,
Akdeniz University.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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KUBAT, U., GURHAN-CANLI, Z. 2014. Putting Environmental Awareness into Consumer
Attitudes and Behavior, accepted for presentation at Association for Consumer Research
North American Conference, will be held October 23-26, Baltimore, VA.
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KUBAT, U., SWAMINATHAN, V. 2013. Acculturation, Brand Cultural Symbolism and the
Role of Advertising Language on Brand Evaluations, 35th ISMS Marketing Science
Conference, July 11-13, Istanbul.
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KUBAT, U., SWAMINATHAN, V. 2013. Biculturals and Brand Preferences, Consumer
Brand Relationships Conference, May 15-17, Boston, MA.
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KUBAT, U.
2011. Diet Optimization Using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming,
International Food Congress: Novel Approaches in Food Industry “NAFI 2011”, 25-27 May,
Cesme, poster presentation.
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KUBAT, U. 2011. An Examination of the Relationship among Personal Values, Perceived
Value of Education and Satisfaction, International Conference on Business and Management,
15-17 April, Kusadasi.
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KUBAT, U., KURUUZUM, A. 2009. An Examination of the Relationship between Work
Values and Personality Traits in Manufacturing Industry, International Conference on Social
Sciences, September 10-12, Izmir.
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KUBAT, U., ALPKENT, A. 2005. Bioactive Peptides in Milk and Dairy Proteins. TUBITAKMAM 1st International Food and Nutrition Congress, June 15-18, Istanbul, poster presentation.
PUBLICATIONS
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ERDEM, F., OMURIS, E., OZ, O., BOZ, H., OZMEN, M., & KUBAT, U. 2014. Öğretim
Elemanlarının Etik Sorumlulukları Üzerine Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Algılamaları, Eğitimde
Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi - Journal of Qualitative Research in Education, 2 (1), 39-63.
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KUBAT, U. 2011. An Examination of the Relationship Among Personal Values, Perceived
Value of Education and Satisfaction, International Journal of Business and Management
Studies, 3 (1), 407-420.
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KUBAT, U., KURUUZUM, A. 2010. An Examination of the Relationship between Work
Values and Personality Traits: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Suleyman Demirel
University The Journal of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, 15 (3), 487-505
(EBSCO).
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KUBAT, U., KURUUZUM, A. 2009. An Examination of the Relationship between Work
Values and Personality Traits in Manufacturing Industry, International Journal of Business
and Management, 1 (1), 37-48.
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KUBAT, U., ALPKENT, A. 2003. Bioactive Components in Human Milk. Food Engineering
Journal (Turkish), 14, 41-45.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Research Assistant, Koç University, Graduate School of Business, 2014-
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August 2011-August 2012 , University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business,
(Fulbright Scholar)
Research Engineer, Egirdir Horticultural Research Institute, April 2012- August 2012.
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Technical Managing Director, Citello Inc. (dried fruit processing plant), 2005 – 2012.
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Research (+Teaching) Assistant, Akdeniz University, Department of Food Engineering, 2002
– 2005.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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PhD. Skill Seminar on statistical analyses used in marketing/consumer research , choosing
appropriate methods, using statistical analysis software (SPSS, SAS, LISREL), Koç
University, Graduate School of Business, January 2014-
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Branding Strategy, Ethnic Marketing, Global Marketing, Green Marketing, Consumer Eating
Behavior. Focused on:
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Culture and brand relations
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Cultural and social identity in consumer behavior
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Advertising (specifically, the effect of advertising language on brand preferences)
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Green consumer behavior in general
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Food choice and satiation
REFERENCES
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Prof. Dr. Vanitha Swaminathan, University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business
Management, Mervis Hall 344, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, [email protected]
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Prof. Dr. Safak Aksoy, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, Antalya, TURKEY, [email protected]
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Prof. Dr. Zeynep Gurhan Canli, Koç University, College of Administrative Sciences and
Economics, İstanbul, TURKEY, [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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American Marketing Association
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Association for Consumer Research
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