EREN OZGEN, PhD
Teaching Professor of Management
Coordinator, Business Program
Florida State University Panama City (FSU PC)
EDUCATION
PhD, Management, 2003
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
MBA, Business Administration, 1996
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
BS, Business—Marketing, 1994
Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
ACADEMIC SPECIALTY
Management
Areas of Expertise
Leadership
Strategic Management
Organizational Behavior
Negotiation and Conflict Management
Cross-Cultural Management
International Management
Entrepreneurship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017–Present
Teaching Faculty III, Professor of Management
Business Administration Program, Florida State University Panama City, Panama City, FL
Coordinator, Business Program
Teaching undergraduate and graduate management courses
Research and scholarship in leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship, international management, and organizational behavior
2016–2017
Professor of Management, Tenured
Sorrell College of Business, Troy University, Dothan, AL
Courses and areas included Business Strategy and International Management
2011–2016
Associate Professor of Management, Tenured
Sorrell College of Business, Troy University, Dothan, AL
Courses and areas included Business Strategy, Organizational Behavior, International Management, and Small Business Management
2005–2011
Assistant Professor of Management
Sorrell College of Business, Troy University, Dothan, AL
Courses included Business Strategy, International Management, Organizational Behavior, Principles of Management, and Small Business Management
COURSES TAUGHT
Business and Society (MAN 4701)
Directed Individual Study (MAN 4905)
Professional Development in Business (GEB 1030)
Negotiation and Conflict Management (MAN 4441)
Leadership for Social Justice (LDR 2213)
Organizational Behavior (MAN 3240)
Selected Topics in International Management (MAN 4680)
Strategic Management and Business Policy (MAN 4720)
Contemporary Leadership Challenges (MAN 4143)
Cross-Cultural Management (MAN 4605)
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Professor Ozgen is an active scholar whose research focuses primarily on leadership, strategic management, entrepreneurship, international management, organizational behavior, opportunity recognition, and cross-cultural management. Her work includes more than 30 scholarly peer-reviewed publications, numerous academic conference presentations, and research awards.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Ozgen, E. (in press). The impact of COVID-19 on the real estate market in Florida: Insights from opportunity recognition theory. Journal of Business, Industry, and Economics.
Ozgen, E. (2024). An overview of sustainable entrepreneurship and future research directions. Journal of International Business Disciplines, 19(2), 36–52.
Ozgen, E. (2022). Digital technologies for discovering opportunities in entrepreneurship education: Future trends. Journal of International Business Disciplines, 17(1), 45–62.
Ozgen, E. (2020). Female entrepreneurs in developing countries: A review of rural versus urban regions. Journal of International Business Disciplines, 15, 46–66.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2019). The impact of socio-economic factors and regional differences on entrepreneurial activities in Vietnam. Journal of International Business Disciplines, 14, 38–54.
Brown, M., Minsky, B., Voss, R., & Ozgen, E. (2017). Global perspectives on top management team pay structures. Evidence-Based HRM: A Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 5.
Ozgen, E. (2017). How can foundations facilitate entrepreneurial activities? Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 18, 37–48.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. (2016). Innovative entrepreneurial approach in Vietnamese companies. Journal of Business Diversity, 16, 95–115.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. (2015). The impact of cultural traits in Vietnamese entrepreneurs' innovative attitudes. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 3, 93–112.
Ozgen, E. (2014). Social entrepreneurship and the effect of self-efficacy. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 1, 50–65.
Ozgen, E. (2013). National culture and entrepreneurs' self-efficacy: The transcendence application of the GLOBE cultural values. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 1, 31–48.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. (2013). Why some college students engage in entrepreneurial activities while others do not. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 16, 45–58.
Ozgen, E. (2012). The effect of national culture on female entrepreneurial activities in emerging countries: An application of the GLOBE project cultural dimensions. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 16, 69–92.
Ozgen, E., & Eckis, L. (2011). Influence of the institutional structure and self-efficacy on female opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activities in LDCs vs. MDCs. Journal of International Business and Economics, 10, 59–70.
Ozgen, E. (2011). Porter's Diamond Model and opportunity recognition: A cognitive perspective. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 17, 61–76.
Ozgen, E. (2010). Industry clusters and the mediating effect of cognitive processes on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. Business Journal for Entrepreneurs, 4, 1–30.
Ozgen, E. (2009). The collaborative frontiers of social networks and opportunity recognition in convergent technologies. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 15, 111–128.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2007). Opportunity recognition in rural entrepreneurship in developing countries. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 11, 49–74.
Ozgen, E., & Baron, R. A. (2007). Social sources of information in opportunity recognition. Journal of Business Venturing, 22(2), 174–192.
Ozgen, E. (2007). Unilateral transfers and reinterpretation of objectivistic ethics. The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, 8, 285–290.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2006). A perspective into entrepreneurial opportunity recognition in high technology domains: Technical competencies as a source of information. Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 18, 60–73.
Ozgen, E., & Sanderson, S. (2006). Do men and women entrepreneurs differ in their reliance on sources of information in opportunity recognition in technical fields? Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 12, 47–66.
REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS
Ozgen, E. (2008). Social networks: A crucial link towards the advancement of entrepreneurship to nanotech and beyond. In Schneider & Huber (Eds.), Social Networks: Development, Evaluation and Influence (pp. 217–232). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
REFEREED PROCEEDINGS
Herlina, M., Ozgen, E., & Iskandar, K. (2025). How far the humanistic user experience in workspace collaboration can foster self-competence and teamwork: Indonesian organizational view. E3S Web of Conferences, 601, 14. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Energy and Green Computing (ICEGC'2024).
Ozgen, E. (2023). Entrepreneurship education research: A literature review of highly cited papers. In Proceedings of the 8th North America Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Houston, TX. IEOM Society International.
Ozgen, E. (2022). Trends in entrepreneurship education and suggestions for future research direction. In M. S. Islam & A. Islam (Eds.), Proceedings of the Third South American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. IEOM Society International.
Ozgen, E. (2022). Digital transformation in entrepreneurship education in a post-pandemic world. In Proceedings of the International Academy of Business Disciplines. University of North Florida.
Ozgen, E. (2021). Digital technologies in entrepreneurship education. In Proceedings of the International Academy of Business Disciplines. University of North Florida.
Ozgen, E. (2021). Digital learning tools and opportunity recognition in entrepreneurship education: A theoretical approach. In Proceedings of the 2nd South American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, São Paulo, Brazil. IEOM Society International.
Ozgen, E. (2019). Bay County capacity development—The housing sector pre- and post-Hurricane Michael. In 21st SOBIE 2019 Academic Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E. (2019). Female entrepreneurship in developing countries: A literature review. In M. Goralski et al. (Eds.), 31st IABD 2019 Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E. (2018). Female entrepreneurs in rural areas in developing countries. In M. Goralski et al. (Eds.), 30th IABD 2018 Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E. (2018). The role of contextual factors on companies' entrepreneurial activities in the Northern Mountainous region of Vietnam. In 20th SOBIE 2018 Academic Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E. (2017). Female entrepreneurs in developing countries: What could be possible challenges? In 19th SOBIE 2017 Academic Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E. (2017). The role of foundations in entrepreneurial activities. In 19th SOBIE 2017 Academic Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2016). The role of socio-economic and cultural setting of South and North Vietnam on Vietnamese companies' entrepreneurial innovation. In International Academy of Business Disciplines: 28th IABD Conference Proceedings.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2015). Innovative entrepreneurial approach in Vietnamese companies. In Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines.
Ozgen, E. (2013). Does national culture play a role in entrepreneurs' openness to experience? In 25th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines (pp. 198–204).
Ozgen, E. (2013). Self-transcendence and opportunity recognition in social entrepreneurship. In Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines (p. 57).
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2010). Does culture play a role in entrepreneurs' openness to experience? Southern Management Association Proceedings, p. 49.
Ozgen, E. (2008). Cross-tabulation analysis of women and men entrepreneurs in the information technology sector. Troy University Business Research Symposium Proceedings.
Ozgen, E. (2006). A model of rural entrepreneurship development in developing countries. Southern Management Association Proceedings, p. 28.
Ozgen, E., & Eckis, L. B. (2006). Entrepreneurial activity of women-owned firms in developing countries and national economic growth: A framework of social, cultural, and environmental factors. Troy University Business Research Symposium Proceedings.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2006). Entrepreneurial development in rural areas in developing countries. Troy University Business Research Symposium Proceedings.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Herlina, M. G., Ozgen, E., & Iskandar, K. (2024). How far the humanistic user experience in workspace collaboration can foster self-competence and teamwork. ICEGC'2024, Meknes, Morocco.
Ozgen, E., & Murzyn, Z. (2024). Beyond the pandemic: Prospects and challenges for Panama City's real estate market post-COVID-19. SOBIE 2024 Academic Conference, Destin, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2024). Emerging entrepreneurship trends in Panama City, Florida's post-pandemic residential real estate market. IEOM Society 7th European Conference, Augsburg, Germany.
Ozgen, E. (2023). Entrepreneurial ecosystem: Current status and developments. 6th European IEOM Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ozgen, E. (2023). Entrepreneurship education research: A literature review of highly cited papers. 8th North American International Conference, Houston, TX.
Maria, I. A., & Ozgen, E. (2023). Negotiation between ASEAN and China on South China Sea. FSU Student Research Symposium, FSU-PC.
Wernli, J., & Ozgen, E. (2023). Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's leadership styles. FSU Student Research Symposium, FSU-PC.
Ozgen, E. (2023). Theoretical perspectives for entrepreneurial education. 23rd Annual Academic Conference of the Society of Business, Industry, and Economics, Destin, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2022). Trends in entrepreneurship education and suggestions for future research direction. 3rd South American Conference, Asunción, Paraguay.
Ozgen, E. (2022). Digital transformation in entrepreneurship education in a post-pandemic world. 2022 IABD 33rd Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Ozgen, E. (2021). Digital learning tools and opportunity recognition in entrepreneurship education: A theoretical approach. 2nd South American International Conference, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ozgen, E. (2021). Digital technologies in entrepreneurship education. 2021 IABD 32nd Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
Ozgen, E., & Walker, M. (2019). Bay County capacity development—The housing sector pre- and post-Hurricane Michael. 21st SOBIE 2019 Academic Conference, Destin, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2019). Female entrepreneurship in developing countries: A literature review. IABD Meeting, Jacksonville, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2018). Female entrepreneurs in rural areas in developing countries. 30th IABD Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Ozgen, E. (2018). The role of contextual factors on companies' entrepreneurial activities in the Northern Mountainous region of Vietnam. SOBIE 19th Annual Academic Conference, Sandestin, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2017). Female entrepreneurs in developing countries: What could be possible challenges? SOBIE 19th Annual Academic Conference, Sandestin, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2017). The role of foundations in entrepreneurial activities. SOBIE 19th Annual Academic Conference, Sandestin, FL.
Minsky, B. D., & Ozgen, E. (2016). The role of socio-economic and cultural setting of South and North Vietnam on Vietnamese companies' entrepreneurial innovation. 28th IABD Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2015). Innovative approach in Vietnamese companies. 27th IABD Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2013). Self-transcendence and opportunity recognition in social entrepreneurship. 15th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Business Disciplines, Fort Myers, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2013). Does culture play a role in entrepreneurs' openness to experience? 25th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, Atlanta, GA.
Ozgen, E. (2012). Recommending a strategy: Ideas for today and tomorrow. Wiregrass HRM Forum, Troy University, Dothan, AL.
Eckis, L. B., & Ozgen, E. (2011). The influence of the institutional structure on female versus male entrepreneurial activities in less developed economies. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association, Montgomery, AL.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2010). Can college facilitate entrepreneurial opportunity recognition? Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2009). Increasing performance through communication, teamwork and empowerment. Troy University Rising Managers Seminar, Dothan, AL.
Ozgen, E. (2008). Cross-tabulation analysis of women and men entrepreneurs in the information technology sector. Troy University Business Symposium, Destin, FL.
Minsky, B. D., & Ozgen, E. (2006). A model of rural entrepreneurship development in developing countries. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Clearwater Beach, FL.
Ozgen, E., & Minsky, B. D. (2006). Entrepreneurial development in rural areas in developing countries. Troy University Business Symposium, Destin, FL.
Eckis, L. B., & Ozgen, E. (2006). Female opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activity in low-income countries. Troy University Business Symposium, Destin, FL.
Ozgen, E. (2005). How to shape entrepreneurial opportunity recognition in high-technology domains? Entrepreneurship Education Forum, The Ohio State University, Orlando, FL.
WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2023, July
Leadership Series: Perform at Your Peak
Organizational Excellence and Innovation Center, Florida State University Panama City
Effective Communication for Success
Motivate to Elevate
Strategies for Personal Productivity
2022, July
Leadership Excellence Workshop Series
Organizational Excellence and Innovation Center, Florida State University Panama City
Leadership Workshop Toolbox 1: Leadership Skills and Traits
Leadership Workshop Toolbox 2: Leadership Behavior
Leadership Workshop Toolbox 3: Leadership Styles
Leadership Workshop Toolbox 4: Crafting a Leadership Portfolio
2010, April; 2010, February; 2008, November; 2007, November; 2007, October; 2007, February
CHOICES Workshop
Dothan Chamber of Commerce, Dothan, AL
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship and opportunity recognition
Entrepreneurship education
Leadership and leadership development
Strategic management
Organizational behavior
International management
Cross-cultural management
Female entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial ecosystems
Digital transformation and entrepreneurship education
Real estate and regional economic development