Dr Esra PACA

Teaching

Managing Diversity: An International Perspective
Managing People and Teams
Research Methods

Qualifications

PhD in Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom, 2022
Associate Teacher, UK Higher Education Academy Accredited, 2019
MA in Business Law, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey, 2012
CPA, Certified Public Accountant, Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Turkey Accredited, 2009
MSc in International Management, Essex University Management School, United Kingdom, 2003
BA in International Finance and Commerce, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 2002
BA in International Finance, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey, 2002

Research Interests

Organisational psychodynamics
Organisational mythology
Gender and organisations
Business ethics

Work experience

Academic

Assistant Professor, Management and Organisation Academic Area, Rennes School of Business (2023 – Present)
Assistant Professor, Management and Organisation Academic Area, Ozyegin University School of Business (2022 – 2023)
Lecturer, Management and Organisation Academic Area, Ozyegin University School of Business (2019 – 2022)
Teaching Assistant, Lancaster University Management School (2016-2019)

Non academic

Independent Instructor and Coach, Mobius Consultancy, Turkey (2013-2015)
General Coordinator (International Affairs), Serilen Floor Covering Co, Turkey (2005-2013)

Intellectual contributions

National and International Conferences

Paca, E., Karakulak, O., & Guven, C. (2023). Shadow as a motivation for the development of collective identity: A Case Study of Women’s Social Movement in Turkey. British Academy of Management Conference, Sussex University, September 2023
Karakulak, O., Paca, E., & Guven, C. (2023). The Role of Materials in Issue Framing in Social Movements: A Case Study of Women’s Movement. AoM. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA, August 2023
Paca, E., Karakulak, O., & Guven, C. (2023). Shadow as a motivation for the development of collective identity: A Case Study of Women’s Social Movement in Turkey. European Group of Organisation Studies, 39th Colloquium, Italy, July 2023
Paca, E. (2022). A Jungian psychosocial approach to entrepreneurship: The case of male entrepreneurs in Turkey’ British Academy of Management Conference, Manchester, August 2022
Paca, E. (2022). The counter-narratives within: A Jungian lens towards organisational master narratives. European Group of Organisation Studies (EGOS), 38th Colloquium, Vienna, July 2022
Paca, E. (2021). Towards a theory of mythologised stories in organisations: A Jungian perspective, European Group of Organisation Studies (EGOS), 37th Colloquium, Amsterdam, July 2021
Paca, E. (2020). The effect of unconscious dynamics on organisational structures: A Jungian case study, 20th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM), Dublin, December 2020
Paca, E. (2020). Organizasyonlardaki Bilinç ve Bilinçdışı Dinamiklerin Analizi: Jungcu bir vaka çalışması, 28. Yönetim ve Organizasyon Kongresi, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, September 2020
Paca, E. (2020). A Jungian analysis of conscious and unconscious dynamics at work: A case study, European Group of Organisation Studies (EGOS), 36th Colloquium, Hamburg, July 2020
Paca, E. (2019). An exploration of organisational conflicts and tensions from a depth psychology perspective: A case study, 11th International Critical Management Studies (CMS), The Open University, June 2019
Paca, E. (2017). Conscious or unconscious, that is the question: Exploring the conscious and unconscious dynamics in a work organisation in Turkey, 7th Australasian Business Ethics Network Conference (ABEN), RMIT University, December 2017

Chapters, Cases, Readings, Supplements

Paca E. and Dimakou P. (2023). ‘Gender and organisational psychodynamics (Jungian Lens) in The Elgar Encyclopaedia of Gender and Management (in-press)
Dimakou P. and Paca E. (2023). ‘Gendered obstacles in the family firm’ in The Elgar Encyclopaedia of Gender and Management (in-press)