Furkan Gur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Furkan Gur currently teaches courses on creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship and business model designs. His research interests center on entrepreneurship, empathy, sustainability and interorganizational relationships.
Research Areas
- Entrepreneurship
- Empathy
- Sustainability
- Interorganizational relationships
- AI in qualitative research
Research Profile
Furkan Gur's research interests span entrepreneurial ecosystems and intermediaries; sustainability and employee ownership; AI in qualitative research; empathy across contexts; inter-startup competition, cooperation, and coopetition; and geographic industry clusters. His work has been published in the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management, Long Range Planning, Business Strategy & the Environment, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Journal of Service Management, and Journal of Management History, among others. Learn more about his latest publications.
Furkan has received NIU’s Excellence in Online Teaching Award as well as the Golden Apple award for teaching in the Online MBA program.