Oğuz Gençay

Welcome! I am Oğuz Gençay (or Oguz Gencay), an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Bilkent University (my university webpage). I received my Ph.D. in OB/HRM from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland in 2025. 

Broadly, I study how people perceive and respond to various stimuli in their environment, including uncertainty, threats, others' behaviors, and even music (as an auditory stimulus). As a versatile researcher, I connect these processes across various social and task contexts to examine when people are good organizational citizens, broadly defined as engaging in any behavior that benefits others at work, including performing well. To do so, I use diverse methods, such as AI-supported interventions (e.g., ChatGPT-large-language-models), creative in-person, online, and field experiments, dyadic or team-based field studies, and innovative archival/secondary datasets. My research aims to make critical theoretical contributions while pinpointing practical implications for managers and organizations.

My work has been published in premier journals such as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and Personnel Psychology. I have also presented my work at various conferences, including the Academy of Management Conference. In 2024, my doctoral dissertation was selected as a Finalist at the INFORMS/Organization Science Best Dissertation Proposal Competition. I have taught Organizational Behavior and Ethical Leadership at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Before embarking on the Ph.D. journey, I earned my B.S. in Business Administration from Middle East Technical University (with a minor in Computer Engineering and a year of study abroad at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business) and an M.S. in Management from Bogazici University.  Then, I worked as a process analyst, senior developer, and strategy & business development manager in digital transformation functions across various sectors, including banking, telecommunications, and insurance. 

Outside of academic interests, I enjoy various sports (tennis, badminton, pickleball), playing and listening to music, reading, traveling, and road trips.