Education

2015 Istanbul University, B.A.
2017 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, M.S.
2018 Florida International University, M.I.B.
2025 Florida International University, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

Practical Strategic Assessment
Principles of Management 

Career Specialties

Usta's research focuses on the internationalization process of multinational corporations (MNCs), with a particular emphasis on the role of strategic leaders, such as top management team members and board of directors.

Professional and Community Activities

Recent Publication(s):

Farrell, M., Willis, C. H., Siangchokyoo, N., Kreugel, J., Klinger, R., Usta, H., Tian, T. R., Thaviphoke, Y., & Wilson, S. Board attributes, firm performance, and the moderating role of national culture: A meta-analysis. Corporate Governance: An International Review.

Conference Papers and Presentations:

Upadhyay, A., Usta, H., Kundu, S. Organizational decoupling: The case of artificial intelligence. To be presented at 2024 India Strategy Conference at IIM Ahmedabad.

Usta, H., Guldiken, O., Kundu, S. A novel dimension of CEO international experience: CEO emerging market experience and de-internationalization. Presented at 2024 Academy of Management conference and 2024 Academy of International Business. To be presented at 2024 Strategic Management Society Istanbul conference.

Sim, D., Usta, H., Jacenko, MA. CFO turnover frequency and post-succession performance. Presented at the 2023 Academy of Management conference in Boston, MA.

Usta, H., Alvarado-Vargas, MJ., Sim, D., Alharbi, T. The role of MNC subsidiary ownership on subsidiary external embeddedness. Presented at the 2023 Academy of International Business conference in Warsaw, Poland.

Willis, CH., Farrell, M., Usta, H. Cluster typologies and firm survival: Complementary and substitutive effects. Presented at the 2023 QCA Conference of the Americas in Los Angeles, CA.

Usta, H., Alvarado-Vargas, MJ., Sim, D. A study on knowledge acquisition and autonomy of MNC foreign subsidiaries in Korea. Presented at the 2023 Indian Academy of Management conference in Mumbai, India.

Honors and Awards

2024 Nominated for the Strategic Management Society (SMS) annual Conference PhD Paper Prize
2024 Awarded the High-Quality Course Design Certification for the online course, Strategic Management
2024 CIBER Research Awards/Working Paper Series, Reward Amount: $2,500
2024 Selected as one of the top 10 finalists at Florida International University (FIU) Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
2023 CIBER Research Awards/Working Paper Series, Reward Amount: $1,500
2022 CIBER Faculty Development in International Business Sponsorship, Reward Amount: $8,000
2022 CIBER Student Professional Development Sponsorship, Reward Amount: $2,000
2018 FIU student leadership award