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MEHMET AKIF DEMIRCIOGLU

Indiana University, School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA)

Office: 412, 1315 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405. USA

mdemirci@indiana.edu

EDUCATION

Indiana University, Bloomington

School of Public and Environmental Affairs Jan 2010-May 2016 (Expected)

PhD in Public Affairs

Dissertation: Three Essays on Public Sector Innovation

Committee: Sergio Fernandez (Chair), Claudia N. Avellaneda, Barry M. Rubin, Lois R. Wise

Majors: 1. Public Management (SPEA)

2. Public Policy Analysis (SPEA)

Minors: 1. Sociology (With focus on quantitative methods from the Department of Sociology)

2. Business (With focus on org. theory & strategic man from the Kelly Business School)

3. Public Policy & International Relations (Department of Political Science)

Indiana University, Bloomington

School of Public and Environmental Affairs Jan 2008-Dec 2009

Master of Public Affairs

Concentrations: 1. Public Management

2. Comparative & International Affairs

Kocaeli University, Turkey BS in Political Science and Public Administration (5 year program) Sep 2001-Jun 2006

Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey

Associate Degree in Public Relations (Second Degree) Oct 2003-Jun 2005

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Specific: Public sector innovation; attitudes of public sector employees; public management reforms with

institutional theories; social media in the public sector.

Generic: Comparative public administration; public management; organizational behavior; organization

theory; scholarship and teaching of public administration; quantitative methods.

OTHER STUDIES & RESEARCH

Yonsei University, Department of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea

Visiting Scholar (Will be hosted by Dr. Joe Moon)

Forthcoming:

Feb-Mar 2016

4th International Young Scholars Workshop in Public Policy and Administration

Research.

Organized by The American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) and Centro de

Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico

August 2015

ANZSOG Institute for Governance, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

Visiting Scholar (Hosted by Dr. John Halligan)

Feb-Mar 2015

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The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, NY, USA Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR)

Jun 2013

Università di Bologna, Forli, Italy

European Summer School on Social Economy: Social Enterprise and Social Innovation

July 2011

Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

Globalization and Public Policy

May 2010

Ecole Nationale D’Administration (ENA), Paris, France

EU in the 21st century

May 2009

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA English Language Programs and Academic English (5 certificates)

Feb-Dec 2007

RESEARCH

Publications

1) Serkan Akilli, Cenay Babaoglu and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. 2013. Current Developments of E-

Government Education for the Insights of Researchers and Undergraduate Students. Akdeniz

University IIBF. (Turkish).

2) Cenay Babaoglu and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. 2012. E-government Courses in the Curriculums

of Turkish Public Administration Departments. Book Chapter on E-Government (Turkish).

3) Mete Yildiz, Mehmet Akif Demircioglu, and Cenay Babaoglu. 2011. Teaching Public Policy To

Undergraduate Students: Issues, Experiences, and Lessons in Turkey, Journal of Public Affairs

Education, 2011, 17(3): 343-365.

4) David B. Audretsch, Mehmet Akif Demircioglu, Jonathan Snow, and Audrey B. Whittaker. The

Economic Performance of Cities: A Literature Review, March 1, 2010 (Unpublished Report).

Manuscripts Under Review or Ready for Submission

1) Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. Forthcoming. Power and Empowerment. Global Encyclopedia of

Public Administration and Public Policy, Springer. Edited by Ali Farazmand, section editor(s):

Tansu Demir, Carla Flink and Chris Reddick.

2) Yousueng Han and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. Forthcoming. Accountability, Politics, and Power.

Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, Springer. Edited by Ali

Farazmand, section editor(s): Tansu Demir, Carla Flink and Chris Reddick.

3) Big Questions in Public Sector Reforms.

4) Reducing Barriers to Innovation in the Public Sector. Which Empowerment Practice(s) Work Best?

5) The Effects of Using Social Media on Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Evidence from the Australian

Public Service.

6) E-Government Education in Turkey (with Mete Yildiz and Cenay Babaoglu) (Revise & Resubmit)

Working Papers

1) Revisiting Public Management Reforms: Why Do Institutional Theories Persist?

2) The Effects of Employees’ Social Media Usage on Their Innovativeness: Using Instrumental

Variables.

3) Explaining the Antecedents of Public Sector Innovation: A Test of “Unleashing Breakthrough

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Innovation in Government”. (First essay of the dissertation.)

4) The Effects of Sources of Innovation on Employees Job Satisfaction. (Second essay of the

dissertation.)

5) Reducing Turnover in Public Sector? Direct Effects of Innovation Climate and Indirect Effects of

Job Satisfaction and Affective Commitment on Turnover Intention. (Third essay of the

dissertation.)

6) Perceived Accountability and Innovative Behavior in the Australian Public Sector: Testing the

Moderating Effects of Autonomy (With Yousueng Han).

AWARDS

Selected as a 2016 ASPA Founders’ Fellow.

March 2016

SPEA Roy Shin Fellowship ($5,000) for visiting scholarship on reform, innovation,

and information technology research at Yonsei University in Korea.

Feb-Mar 2016

Elected as a young scholar by ASPA and CIDE. All expenses except travel was

covered by CIDE and ASPA.

August 2015

Outstanding Associate Instructor, Teaching Award – awarded annually to only one

outstanding Associate Instructor.

Apr 2015

$3,300 for visiting scholarship for research on Australian public sector from Indiana

University-Bloomington’s Vice President for Research.

Feb- Mar 2015

Invited to Public Policy in Asia PhD conference by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public

Policy, National University of Singapore. All expenses, including travel is covered.

May 2014

The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, NY, USA Qualitative and Multi-Method

Research (IQMR) funded by SPEA.

June 2013

The Best paper award from SPEA.

Apr 2012

About $5,000 for various conferences by SPEA.

2010-Today

$700 Award from the International Center, Indiana University.

Aug 2010

$1,000 Overseas Fellowship (Germany) from the SPEA, Indiana University.

May 2010

$1,275 Travel Grant by the Institute of Public Administration, Riyadh, Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia.

Nov 2009

$ 1,300 Monetary Award by the Institute of Public Administration, Riyadh, Kingdom

of Saudi Arabia.

Nov 2009

$ 2,000 Overseas Fellowship (France) from the SPEA, Indiana University.

May 2009

The best volunteer of the year from the SPEA, Indiana University.

Apr 2009

The leadership award from Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB).

Apr 2009

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The leadership recognition from Asian Student Union and Asian Cultural Center at

Indiana University.

Apr 2009

Graduate Education Scholarship (USA) from Turkish Government.

2007-2014

Ranked %1 in the public administration field of the Public Personnel Selection Exam

in Turkey.

2006

Dean’s list from Kocaeli University, Turkey.

2006

Dean’s list from Kocaeli University, Turkey.

2005

Republic of Turkish Prime Ministry, Undergraduate Education Fellowship.

2001-2006

Fellowship and award from Turkey Chamber of Commerce and Industry based on

national university entrance exam score (ranked in the %1).

2001

TEACHING

ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR/LECTURER (full teaching responsibilities & sole instructor)

V236 (undergraduate): Management Concepts & Applications I (Organizational Behavior and

Theory) (Fall 2015)

V580 (graduate): Research in Public Affairs (Summer 2015)

V336 (undergraduate): Management Concepts & Applications II (Organizational Behavior, Theory,

and Structure) (Spring 2013, 2014, 2015; Fall 2013, 2014)

TEACHING ASSISTANT

V450/V550 (undergraduate & graduate) SPEA in Turkey: Oversees Program in Turkey, Dr. Barry

Rubin (Summer 2015). This program was initiated by former SPEA Dean Charles Bonser and

Mehmet Akif Demircioglu

V336 (undergraduate) Managing Behavior in Public Organizations, Dr. Aleksey Kolpakov (Spring

2012)

V669 (graduate) Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Samee Desai

(Fall 2011)

V575 (graduate) Comparative Public Administration & Management, Dr. John Karaagac (Spring

2011, Spring 2010)

V669 (graduate) Globalization, Economic Development Entrepreneurship, Dr. John Karaagac

(Spring 2011, Spring 2010)

V450 (undergraduate) Public Policy and Political Economy, Dr. John Karaagac (Fall 2010, Fall

2009)

V160 (undergraduate) National and International Policy, Dr. John Karaagac (Fall 2010, Fall, 2009)

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ACADEMIC SERVICE

Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Public Management Review 2015-present

Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Policy & Society 2015-present

Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE) 2011-present

Initial Fulbright Reviewer (ad-hoc), Indiana University-Bloomington 2015-present

Panel Chair, Hutton Honors College Annual Conference 2012, 2013

Member, Teaching and Learning Faculty Group, SPEA 2013-present

ORAL PRESENTATIONS-INVITED TALKS

2015 Invited as a distinguished speaker for the Teaching Excellence, (September 11, 2015) by SPEA Teaching and Learning Faculty Group, Bloomington, Indiana; Centro de Investigación y

Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico; American Society of Public

Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Chicago; SPEA ASPS Annual Conference,

Bloomington, Indiana; ANZSOG Institute for Governance, University of Canberra, Canberra,

Australia.

2014 Public Policy in Asia PhD conference, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National

University of Singapore, Singapore; American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)

Annual Conference, Washington DC; SPEA ASPS Annual Conference, Bloomington, Indiana;

Annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference (AABS) in Las

Vegas, Nevada.

2013 American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, New Orleans,

Louisiana; SPEA ASPS Annual Conference, Bloomington, Indiana.

2012 2012 NASPAA Annual Conference, Austin, Texas; International Conference on Theory and

Practice of Electronic Governance, Albany, New York; SPEA ASPS Annual Conference,

Bloomington, Indiana; Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

2011 Università di Bologna, Forli, Italy; 2011 NASPAA Annual Conference. Kansas City,

Missouri; International Public Affairs Association Conference, Bloomington, Indiana.

2010 International Conference of Organizational Innovation, Siam University, Bangkok, Thailand;

Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, Korea; Annual Association of SPEA PhD Students

Conference, Bloomington, Indiana; International Public Affairs Association Conference,

Bloomington, Indiana; Public Performance Measurement and Reporting Conference,

Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2009 International Conference on Social Science Research, Nashville, Tennessee; The Institute of

Public Administration, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; International Burch University, Sarajevo,

Bosnia Herzegovina.

Professional Associations

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Academy of Management (AM), Association for

Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), IPSA Structure and Organization of Government

(Governance), Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA).

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OTHER EXPERIENCES

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Intern & Research Assistant, Urban Institute, Center on International Development and Governance &

Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Washington DC, USA (June-Aug 2011).

Supervisors: Harry Hatry & Kathie Mark.

Intern, Division of Strategic Policy Planning and Coordination, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul,

Korea (July-August 2010).

Researcher, Department of Legal and Financial Status, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry State Personnel

Presidency (Office of Personnel Management), Ankara, Turkey (June 2010).

Research Assistant, City of Indianapolis Development Strategies Project, Institute of Development

Strategies, School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University at Bloomington, USA

(Spring 2010).

Research Assistant for a) Southeast European Project and b) Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson International

Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, USA (July-Aug 2009).

Research Assistant for Dr. James L. Perry on the strategic human research management project, SPEA,

Bloomington, USA (June 2008-May 2009).

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES

International Student Representative, Graduate Student Association at Indiana University (Apr 2009-Apr

2010).

Founder and the President of Turkish Student Organization (Turkish Speons) at SPEA, Indiana University.

President, Turkish Student Association (TSA) at Indiana University (May 2008- May 2009).

Secretary, International Public Affairs Association (IPAA) at Indiana University (Apr 2008- Apr 2009).

Vice-President, Student Government & Union, Kocaeli University, Turkey (Oct 2005- Oct 2006).

Student Director of Media & International Relations and Orientation Committee, Kocaeli University,

Turkey (Oct 2005- Sep 2006).

Student President, School of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kocaeli University, Turkey (Sep

2005- Sep 2006).

Co-chairman of Annual Commission, Kocaeli University, Turkey (Sep 2005- June 2006).

Student Vice-President, School of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kocaeli University, Turkey

(Sep 2004- Sep 2005).

Board Member, The social club of Political Science and Public Administration (2004-2006).

President, Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Sep 2003- Sep 2006).

Co-Founder a social web site of Political Science and Public Administration (2003).

Board Member of the Political Science and Public Administration Journal (Nov 2002- Nov 2004).

Class President, Kocaeli University (Sep 2002- June 2006).

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REFERENCES

Sergio Fernandez

Director, Ph.D. Programs in Public Affairs and Public Policy

Associate Professor

School of Public and Environmental Affairs,

Indiana University, Bloomington SPEA 449,

1315 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

Phone: +1 (812) 856-4873

Fax: +1 (812) 855-7802

E-mail: sefernan@indiana.edu

Lois R. Wise

Professor Emeritus

School of Public and Environmental Affairs,

Indiana University, Bloomington SPEA 410,

1315 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

Phone: +1 (812) 855-7980

Email: wisel@indiana.edu

Claudia N. Avellaneda

Associate Professor

School of Public and Environmental Affairs,

Indiana University, Bloomington SPEA 453,

1315 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

Phone: +1 (812) 855-5058

E-Mail: cavellan@indiana.edu

Barry M. Rubin

Professor

Policy Analysis and Public Finance Faculty Chair

School of Public and Environmental Affairs,

Indiana University, Bloomington SPEA 329,

1315 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

Phone: +1 (812) 855-4556

Email: rubin@indiana.edu