Prof. Dr. Cagri Bulut

Prof. Dr. Cagri Bulut

Professor of Strategy & Management
School of Business, Social & Decision Sciences
Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
Email Address
cbulut@constructor.university
Office
RLH-155
Website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagri-bulut-07267515/
Profile & Research Interests

Prof. Dr. Cagri Bulut is Professor of Strategy & Management with research and leadership experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic transformation. He has held multiple academic leadership roles and has been actively involved in executive education and international collaborative projects. His work focuses on advancing research-informed education and supporting institutional and organizational development.

Prof. Bulut’s research focuses on entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, innovation culture, digital and AI-enabled business models, strategic orientations, and their effects on organizational performance and employee attitudes. He investigates how firms build innovation capabilities, design entrepreneurial systems, and transform their business models in volatile and technology-driven environments. His work bridges theory and practice and contributes to executive education, corporate innovation, and international research projects.

University Education
2004 – 2007Ph.D. in Business Administration, Gebze Institute of Technology
2002 – 2004MA in Science of Strategy, Gebze Institute of Technology, Türkiye
1996 – 2000BA in Public Administration, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Public Administration 
Administrative Experience
2025 – to dateDirector of Executive Education and Innovation, Constructor University, Germany
2024 – to dateAffiliate Professor, Euro Mediterranean University in Piran, Slovenia
2024 – to dateFounding Board Member, EduQual Educational Guidance and Consultancy, Izmir, Türkiye
2022 – 2024Executive Board Member, Yasar University
2022 – 2024Dean, Faculty of Business, Yasar University
2022 – 2023Acting Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yasar University
2020 – 2024Director of Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yasar University, Türkiye
2020 – 2024Director of Strategic Planning and Excellence Office, Yasar University, Türkiye
2016 – 2024Academic Senate Member, Yasar University
2016 – 2020Director of Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yasar University, Türkiye
2009 – 2012Director of Strategic Planning and Excellence Office, Yasar University, Türkiye
2010 – 2013Chair, Business Department, Yasar University, Türkiye
2010 – 2011Vice Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Yasar University
Selected Works

Books

  • Bulut, C., Kimiotek, K., Aydin, E. (in publication, 2026) Intrapreneurship. de Gruyter: Switzerland.
  • Bulut, C., Fidlerova, H., and Schabereiter, R., (2023) SDGs and Entrepreneurship. Detay: Ankara.
  • Candemir A. and Bulut, C. (2021) “KOBİ (SMEs)”. Detay: Ankara (in Turkish).
  • Bulut, C. (2016) ENOVA: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Detay: Ankara.

Articles

  • Karadag, H., Sahin, F., & Bulut, C. (2025). When does intellectual capital enhance innovation capability? A three-way interaction test, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-12-2021-0976
  • Öksüz, M., Bulut, C., Candemir, A., & Bozkurt, I. (2025). Digital or physical satisfaction? The effects of consumers’ digital intentions and physical experiences on revisiting the restaurants. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 125, 104011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.104011
  • Biloslavo, R., Edgar, D., Aydin, E., & Bulut, C. (2024). Artificial intelligence (AI) and strategic planning process within VUCA environments: a research agenda and guidelines. Management Decision. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2023-1944
  • Aydin, E., Rahman, M., Bulut, C., & Biloslavo, R. (2024). Technological Advancements and Organizational Discrimination: The Dual Impact of Industry 5.0 on Migrant Workers. Administrative Sciences, 14(10), 240. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci14100240
  • Kuckertz, A., Bulut, C., & Brändle, L. (2024). Unobserved heterogeneity in firm performance: The alignment of entrepreneurial orientation and organizational error management culture. Journal of Business Research, 179, 114701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114701
  • Bulut, C., Kaya, T., Mehta, A. M., & Danish, R. Q. (2022). Linking incremental and radical creativity to product and process innovation with organisational knowledge. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 763-784. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-01-2021-0037
  • Bulut, C., Kahraman, S., Ozeren, E. and Nasir, S. (2021), "The nexus of aging in family businesses: Decision-making models on preferring a suitable successor", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 34 No. 7, pp. 1257-1269. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-05-2019-0140
  • Bulut, C., Nazli, M., Aydin, E. and Haque, A.U. (2021), "The effect of environmental concern on conscious green consumption of post-millennials: the moderating role of greenwashing perceptions", Young Consumers, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 306-319. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-10-2020-1241
  • Bulut, C. and Culha, O. (2010) “The Effects of Organizational Training on Organizational Commitment,” International Journal of Training, 14(4): 309-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2419.2010.00360.x
  • Alpkan, L., Bulut, C., Gunday, G., Ulusoy G., and Kılıç, K. (2010) “Organizational support for Intrapreneurship and its interaction with human capital to enhance innovative performance,” Management Decision Journal, 48(5): 732-755. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251741011043902
Selected Projects
01/11/2023 – 30/05/2024ECOPRENEURS: Driving Sustainable Development Through Eco-inclusive Entrepreneurial Education and Game-based LearningErasmus+ KA220-VET Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education, 2023-1-SE01-KA220-VET-000157791, Institutional Project Coordinator.
01/07/2022 – 30/06/2025INCLAVI, Developing Curriculum for Inclusive AviationErasmus+ Partnerships for Innovation: Alliances, Institutional Project Coordinator, contract number: 101056389.
01/04/2022 – 31/07/2024LEX(E)CON, Developing a training program for Smart Entrepreneurship for People with DyslexiaErasmus+ KA2: Cooperation Partnerships in Adult Education, contract number: 2021-2-AT01-KA220-ADU-000048225, Institutional Project Coordinator.
01/12/2021 – 30/11/2023TOUCAN Project, developing an environmental learning for tourism SMEs as an adult education to minimize the carbon footprint in the tourism sectorErasmus+ KA220 Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training, Institutional Project Coordinator.
01/04/2022 – 31/10/2023DIGIWAY, The Digital Way to Employment: Addressing cultural barriers and stereotyping for women careers in digitalProject no: 2021-1-ES01-KA220-ADU-000026452, Institutional Project Coordinator.
01/01/2021 – 31/12/2023SDG4BIZ Project, Knowledge Alliance for Business Opportunity Recognition in SDGsErasmus+ Knowledge Alliances for Higher Education, Institutional Project Coordinator.
01/09/2020 – 31/08/2023European University For Transition (EU4Transition)Erasmus+ KA203 Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education, Institutional Project Coordinator.
01/09/2019 – 31/08/2022Sustainable Skills for Local Developer (SKILLeD)Erasmus+ Programme- Key Action 2- Strategic Partnerships in the Field of Education, Training and Youth, Institutional Project Coordinator.
2019 – 2021Immerse Learning in Information Security (MISSILE)Erasmus+ Programme- Key Action 2- Strategic Partnerships for Adult Education, Institutional Project Coordinator.
2017 – 2019Workplace Inclusion 4.0Erasmus+ Key Action 2- Strategic Partnerships for Vocational Education and Training, Institutional Project Coordinator.
2015 – 2018Developing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor Programes in European Research AreaErasmus+ Programme – Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, Project Coordinator.
2013 – 2015Developing Case Based Vocational Training for Innovation Management (INNOCASE)Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Program, Institutional Project Coordinator.