BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Özge Yanıkoğlu is an Assistant Professor of Aviation at the Faculty of Business, Communication Studies & Aviation, Mount Royal University (MRU). Before joining MRU, she served as Assistant Professor and Head of the Aviation Management Program at Özyeğin University’s Faculty of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences in Istanbul, Turkey, where she developed and taught courses on airline and airport management while maintaining active research and engagement with industry stakeholders.

She holds a PhD in Management and Organization from Marmara University, an MSc in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University, and a Master’s in Marketing from Bahçeşehir University. Her teaching and research focus on aviation management, strategic management, and organizational behaviour. 

Prior to entering academia, Dr. Yanıkoğlu worked in various operational roles in the aviation industry.

Teaching experience & Curriculum Design

Aviation Management
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Strategic Management
Organizational Behavior

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORK
Journal Articles

Yanıkoğlu, Ö. & Kılıç, S. (2025). Towards Fair Skies: An Assessment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies and Practices in the Airline Industry. Oneri Dergisi, 20(64), 239-266, https://doi.org/10.14783/maruoneri.1462681

Yanıkoğlu, Ö. & Kılıç, S. (2025). Unveiling Student Experiences with Campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – A Case of a Turkish Foundation University. Journal of Research in Business, 10(1), 95-114. https://doi.org/10.54452/jrb.1496507

Yanıkoğlu, Ö. (2025). Unconventional Pathways: an Autoethnographic Exploration of Nontraditional Academic Journeys. Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 14(1), 60-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOE-09-2024-0053

Yanıkoglu, Ö. Kılıç, S., & Üçler, Ç. (2024). Organizational Resilience and The Airline Industry: A Guide for Effective Policy Development. Journal of Research in Business, 9(2), 300-334. https://doi.org/10.54452/jrb.1432198

Yanıkoğlu, Ö. (2024). The Cultural Roots of Gender Bias and Horizontal Hostility in the Workplace. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 42(2), 341-362, https://doi.org/10.17065/huniibf.1384483

Yanıkoğlu, Ö. (2024). De-gendering the Occupation: Exploring Gender-based Career Challenges Experienced by Female Flight Attendants. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences, 11(2), 652-667, https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1231093 

Yanıkoğlu, Ö. (2022). The Importance of Trust in Top Management for Turkish and European Airline Companies - A Comparative Study. Journal of Research in Business, 7(2), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.54452/jrb.996930

Kılıç, S., Yanıkoglu, Ö., & Üçler, Ç. (2021). Passengers' Shopping Preferences: A Study of Istanbul Airports. Journal of Aviation, 5 (2), 265-281. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1010982

Yanıkoğlu, Ö., Kılıç, S. Küçükönal, H. (2020). Gender in the cockpit: Challenges faced by female airline pilots, Journal of Air Transport Management, 86, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101823

Peksatici, Ö. & Ergun, H.S. (2019). The gap between academy and industry - A qualitative study in Turkish aviation context. Journal of Air Transport Management, 79, 101687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2019.101687

Peksatici, O., Ergun, H. S. (2019). The Barriers against Effective University Industry Collaboration: A Study in Turkish Aviation Industry. Journal of Management, Marketing and Logistics (JMML), 6(1), 35-43. http://www.pressacademia.org/archives/jmml/v6/i1/4.pdf

Peksatici, Ö. (2018). Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Cultural Differences Among Cockpit Crew - the Case of Turkey. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), 27(2), 1-39. https://doi.org/10.15394/jaaer.2018.1742

Peksatici, Ö. (2016). Ancillary Revenue Opportunities in Turkish Domestic Aviation Market. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 4(1), 175-206.

Conference Proceedings & Presentations

Peksatici Yanikoglu, Ö. (2023). Yüksek Öğretim Kurumlarının Çeşitlilik, Hakkaniyet ve Kapsayıcılığa (ÇHK) İlişkin Söylemler [Discourses of Higher Education Institutions on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]. Ulusal Yonetim ve Organizayson Kongresi [31. National management and Organization Congress]

Peksatici, Ö. & Ucler, C. (2019). Kurumsal Mantık, Örgütler Arası İşbirliği ve İnovasyon. SOSCON 2. Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler ve İnovasyon Kongresi. Fırat University

Ergun, H. S., Peksatici, O., Teraman, B.S. (2019), Sevgi Her Yerde mi? Örgütsel Davranış Çalışmalarında Sevgi Arayışı. 7. Örgütsel Davranış Kongresi (01-02 Kasım 2019), Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi.

Peksatici, Ö. & Küçükönal, H. (2018), Impact of Istanbul New Airport on Turkish Carriers' Strategies. The 22nd ATRS World Conference July 2018 Korea. 

Peksatici, O., Ergun, H.S. (2018), Üst Yönetim İletişiminin Örgütler için Kritik Önemi: Havacılık Sektöründe bir Çalışma. 26. Ulusal Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi (10-12 Mayıs 2018), Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi.

Kılıç, S. & Yanikoglu, Ö. (2023). Breaking The Barriers: An Analysis of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Strategies in The Global Aviation Industry. 7th International Scientific Conference ToSEE 2023 (25-27 May). Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Manegement, Opatua, Crotia.

Book Chapters

Yanikoglu, Ö.P., Kılıç, S., Küçükönal, H. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review Examining Factors that Hinder Women's Involvement and Advancement in the Aviation Industry. In: Abdul Rahman, N.A., Mohd Nur, N. (eds) Women in Aviation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3098-2_2

Ergun, H. S., Samur Teraman, S. B., Yanıkoğlu, Ö. (2021). A Pandemic Experience of Remote Working: Reflections on Emotions, In Torgaloz, O & Ünlü B. (Eds), Remote and Hybrid Working: Variants, Determinants, Outcomes (pp. 339-356).

Peksatici , Ö. and Ucler, C. (2019), Institutional logic and its impact on interorganizational collaboration and innovation. In: A New Perspective in Social Sciences. edited by Sarı, D.B., Yenihan, I.B. and Franca V., London UK: Front Page. ISBN: 978 93 81043 36 3