Erhan Atay
Biographic Data
| ID | 4441340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erhan Atay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erhan |
| FAMILY NAME | Atay |
| SIGNATURE | ATAY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Abu Dhabi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4190-3452 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Isolation as a Mechanism of Control
This study examines isolation, identified by the International Labour Organization as an indicator of forced labor, as a structural mechanism of control shaping the well-being of migrant workers in Malaysia’s textile manufacturing sector. Isolation is conceptualized as a multidimensional condition spanning geographic separation, restricted mobility, social and cultural disconnection, and constrained communication, which together sustain dependenc…
Principled resilience in NGOs
Purpose This conceptual paper aims to develop the notion of principled resilience – a values-driven framework explaining how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and mission-oriented organizations sustain mission integrity, legitimacy and ethical consistency amid financial constraint, accountability pressure and organizational paradox. It addresses the limits of performance-centric resilience models by reframing resilience as a responsibility-or…
Beyond Autonomy
This conceptual paper advances a metaphysical framework for understanding agency, coherence, and leadership in mission-driven organizations. Drawing on Said Nursî’s Islamic concept of Zerre (the smallest particle), we reconceptualize organizational actors not as autonomous agents but as morally embedded participants aligned with a transcendent ethical order. This Zerre-based logic contrasts with secular-functional paradigms by grounding legitimac…
Reflexive Love in Leadership
Research on love in leadership highlights its importance across spiritual, servant, and humanistic traditions, emphasizing compassion, dignity, and flourishing. However, existing work largely treats love as a positive virtue, with limited attention to its tensions in practice. This paper develops a paradoxical framework of love in leadership, demonstrating how its enactment within organizational contexts simultaneously enables and constrains lead…
Integrating Innovation and Environmental Strategy
This study examines how sustainability drivers—technological innovation, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR)—influence environmental and organisational performance in Vietnam's logistics industry. Drawing on the natural resource–based view, institutional theory and stakeholder theory, survey data from 322 logistics professionals in Vietnam were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) in …
More Than a Number
This narrative autoethnography explores the emotional and existential dimensions of academic life through the concept of “enoughness.” Drawing on reflective diaries, personal fieldnotes, and thematic analysis, the study examines how student evaluations, institutional expectations, and role fragmentation shape a university lecturer’s sense of identity and worth. Situated within the framework of humanistic psychology, the narrative unpacks five eme…
Human Resources and the Reproduction of Inequality in the Global Value Chain
This study employs Labor Process Theory (LPT) to examine how human resource (HR) practices contribute to the reproduction of inequality within the global value chains (GVCs) of Bangladesh’s garment industry. Drawing on 76 interviews across buyers, factory owners, HR personnel, workers, NGOs, unions, and government officials, this study explores how HR systems are co-opted into managerial control through audit routines, documentation rituals, and …
Strategic silence in human resource management
This paper reconceptualizes employee silence in Human Resource Management (HRM) as strategic, ethical, and epistemic resistance rather than disengagement. Drawing on Foucauldian governmentality, intersectionality, and psychopolitical theory, we argue that HRM increasingly performs inclusion through symbolic rituals, data tools, and culture-fit norms that reward compliance and suppress dissent. We introduce the ‘mask of inclusion’—a typology of ce…
From Particle to Purpose
This paper develops a conceptual integration that bridges classical systems theories with insights from the Islamic intellectual tradition, focusing on the notion of zerre (particle) as articulated by Said Nursî. We reinterpret zerre as a systems‐theoretical agent that exhibits lawful responsiveness without autonomy, offering a new lens on how coherence and adaptation emerge in decentralized systems. Using analogical theorizing, the study maps th…
Navigating the invisible web in South Korea
Informal networks are essential for professional and social integration in South Korea’s collectivist context, yet their exclusivity often creates significant barriers for self-initiated expatriates (SIEs). This study explores how SIEs navigate South Korea’s hierarchical and culturally embedded informal networks, such as Yongo (regional ties) and Yonjul (educational connections). Drawing on qualitative interviews with 30 self-initiated expatriate…
Refugees, Family Dynamics, and Resilience
Migration reshapes family dynamics, emotional well-being, and identity negotiation, disrupting caregiving structures, communication patterns, and intergenerational relationships. This study examines how refugees and their families navigate these systemic disruptions and employ coping mechanisms to foster resilience. Drawing on Family Systems Theory and Stress and Coping Theory, this research integrates macro- and micro-level perspectives to analy…
Navigating the Storm
Building on previous management scholarship, this paper explains how Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and metaphorical expressions inform organizational resilience and leadership communication in employee support strategies. It tries to capture the interplay between personal sensemaking and collective adaptation. The study aims to provide practitioners with hands-on insights into developing inclusion, resilience, and identity reconstruction in or…
Coffee culture unravelled
Amidst the captivating realm of the coffee shop experience, this study contributes to its significance across various literature streams and diverse forms. More specifically, the study focuses on the concept of the ‘ideal coffee shop experience’ from the perspectives of consumers and coffee shop owners/managers in Vietnam, drawing upon the experience economy and experience co-creation literature. The investigation takes place in Vietnam, a countr…
Integrating tradition and innovation within a wine tourism and hospitality experience
This study explores the strategic choices among wineries involved in wine tourism experiences, including whether they rely on tradition, fully embrace innovation, or combine both. The study, conducted between December of 2018 and January of 2019, draws on face‐to‐face interviews with 32 owners/managers of New World wineries that, on average, have operated for nearly three decades. The findings illustrate the predominance of the ‘traditional‐innov…
Coffee culture unravelled
Amidst the captivating realm of the coffee shop experience, this study contributes to its significance across various literature streams and diverse forms. More specifically, the study focuses on the concept of the ‘ideal coffee shop experience’ from the perspectives of consumers and coffee shop owners/managers in Vietnam, drawing upon the experience economy and experience co-creation literature. The investigation takes place in Vietnam, a countr…
Integrating tradition and innovation within a wine tourism and hospitality experience
This study explores the strategic choices among wineries involved in wine tourism experiences, including whether they rely on tradition, fully embrace innovation, or combine both. The study, conducted between December of 2018 and January of 2019, draws on face‐to‐face interviews with 32 owners/managers of New World wineries that, on average, have operated for nearly three decades. The findings illustrate the predominance of the ‘traditional‐innov…
Refugees, Family Dynamics, and Resilience
Migration reshapes family dynamics, emotional well-being, and identity negotiation, disrupting caregiving structures, communication patterns, and intergenerational relationships. This study examines how refugees and their families navigate these systemic disruptions and employ coping mechanisms to foster resilience. Drawing on Family Systems Theory and Stress and Coping Theory, this research integrates macro- and micro-level perspectives to analy…
Navigating the Storm
Building on previous management scholarship, this paper explains how Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and metaphorical expressions inform organizational resilience and leadership communication in employee support strategies. It tries to capture the interplay between personal sensemaking and collective adaptation. The study aims to provide practitioners with hands-on insights into developing inclusion, resilience, and identity reconstruction in or…
Coffee culture unravelled
Amidst the captivating realm of the coffee shop experience, this study contributes to its significance across various literature streams and diverse forms. More specifically, the study focuses on the concept of the ‘ideal coffee shop experience’ from the perspectives of consumers and coffee shop owners/managers in Vietnam, drawing upon the experience economy and experience co-creation literature. The investigation takes place in Vietnam, a countr…
Isolation as a Mechanism of Control
This study examines isolation, identified by the International Labour Organization as an indicator of forced labor, as a structural mechanism of control shaping the well-being of migrant workers in Malaysia’s textile manufacturing sector. Isolation is conceptualized as a multidimensional condition spanning geographic separation, restricted mobility, social and cultural disconnection, and constrained communication, which together sustain dependenc…
Principled resilience in NGOs
Purpose This conceptual paper aims to develop the notion of principled resilience – a values-driven framework explaining how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and mission-oriented organizations sustain mission integrity, legitimacy and ethical consistency amid financial constraint, accountability pressure and organizational paradox. It addresses the limits of performance-centric resilience models by reframing resilience as a responsibility-or…
Beyond Autonomy
This conceptual paper advances a metaphysical framework for understanding agency, coherence, and leadership in mission-driven organizations. Drawing on Said Nursî’s Islamic concept of Zerre (the smallest particle), we reconceptualize organizational actors not as autonomous agents but as morally embedded participants aligned with a transcendent ethical order. This Zerre-based logic contrasts with secular-functional paradigms by grounding legitimac…
Reflexive Love in Leadership
Research on love in leadership highlights its importance across spiritual, servant, and humanistic traditions, emphasizing compassion, dignity, and flourishing. However, existing work largely treats love as a positive virtue, with limited attention to its tensions in practice. This paper develops a paradoxical framework of love in leadership, demonstrating how its enactment within organizational contexts simultaneously enables and constrains lead…
Integrating Innovation and Environmental Strategy
This study examines how sustainability drivers—technological innovation, sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR)—influence environmental and organisational performance in Vietnam's logistics industry. Drawing on the natural resource–based view, institutional theory and stakeholder theory, survey data from 322 logistics professionals in Vietnam were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) in …
More Than a Number
This narrative autoethnography explores the emotional and existential dimensions of academic life through the concept of “enoughness.” Drawing on reflective diaries, personal fieldnotes, and thematic analysis, the study examines how student evaluations, institutional expectations, and role fragmentation shape a university lecturer’s sense of identity and worth. Situated within the framework of humanistic psychology, the narrative unpacks five eme…
Human Resources and the Reproduction of Inequality in the Global Value Chain
This study employs Labor Process Theory (LPT) to examine how human resource (HR) practices contribute to the reproduction of inequality within the global value chains (GVCs) of Bangladesh’s garment industry. Drawing on 76 interviews across buyers, factory owners, HR personnel, workers, NGOs, unions, and government officials, this study explores how HR systems are co-opted into managerial control through audit routines, documentation rituals, and …
Strategic silence in human resource management
This paper reconceptualizes employee silence in Human Resource Management (HRM) as strategic, ethical, and epistemic resistance rather than disengagement. Drawing on Foucauldian governmentality, intersectionality, and psychopolitical theory, we argue that HRM increasingly performs inclusion through symbolic rituals, data tools, and culture-fit norms that reward compliance and suppress dissent. We introduce the ‘mask of inclusion’—a typology of ce…
From Particle to Purpose
This paper develops a conceptual integration that bridges classical systems theories with insights from the Islamic intellectual tradition, focusing on the notion of zerre (particle) as articulated by Said Nursî. We reinterpret zerre as a systems‐theoretical agent that exhibits lawful responsiveness without autonomy, offering a new lens on how coherence and adaptation emerge in decentralized systems. Using analogical theorizing, the study maps th…
Navigating the invisible web in South Korea
Informal networks are essential for professional and social integration in South Korea’s collectivist context, yet their exclusivity often creates significant barriers for self-initiated expatriates (SIEs). This study explores how SIEs navigate South Korea’s hierarchical and culturally embedded informal networks, such as Yongo (regional ties) and Yonjul (educational connections). Drawing on qualitative interviews with 30 self-initiated expatriate…
Cognitive reframing (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Accountability (2 works) · Acculturation (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (2 works) · Human resources (2 works)