Women in Business, Management, Economy and Entrepreneurship, Volume I
This book analyzes, promotes, and advances the role of women in business, management, entrepreneurship, and the broader economy by examining challenges, opportunities, and strategies that support gender equality and sustainable economic development. It explores challenges faced by women in organizations and markets, providing academic insights into women’s managerial and entrepreneurial behavior, and demonstrates how women create value through knowledge, innovation, and leadership, and support gender equality and policy development.
The book provides readers with a deep, evidence-based understanding of how women contribute to business performance, leadership effectiveness, innovation, and sustainable economic development, together with insights on how gender diversity improves organizational and societal outcomes.
Kıymet Tunca Çalıyurt graduated from Beşiktaş Atatürk Lisesi (1986) in İstanbul. Her bachelor's degree is from the Business Administration Department at Marmara University (1990) in Istanbul; her Master's (1994) and Ph.D. (2002) degrees are from the Accounting and Finance Program at the Social Graduate School, Marmara University; her postdoctoral study is at London Metropolitan University (2004).
Prof Çalıyurt worked as an auditor at Horwath Auditing Company, as a manager at McDonald's, and as finance staff at Singapore Airlines. After extensive experience in the private sector, she has started working in academia. Her research interests include accounting, auditing, fraud examination, social responsibility, corporate governance, finance, business ethics, and sustainability, with a particular focus on auditing, aviation management, NGOs, and the fast-moving sector.
Prof Çalıyurt was a visiting researcher at John Molson School of Business in the 2001 summer (International Center for Aviation Management), Massachusetts University Amherst Business School in the 2014 summer, the 2018 summer, 2024 summer (Accounting and Information System), University of National World and Economy in the 2019 summer (Faculty of Accounting). She founded the International Group on Governance, Fraud, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (IGonGFE&SR) and the International Women and Business Group(IWBG) in 2009; both groups organized annual conferences and published an international book series.