Background and experience
Lokman Tutuncu is a researcher at the Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder, and an associate professor at the Department of Business, Bursa Uludağ University, Türkiye. He holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from University of Birmingham, UK (2015). He works with Professor Marco Seeber in the Horizon CSA project IANUS - Integrative MSCA Achievements and Networks for Unified Strategies, and also develops an independent research agenda.
Teaching
past courses- in Türkiye
Corporate Finance (BA) (English)
Financial Mathematics (BA) (English)
Financial Modelling (BA) (English)
Financial Statement Analysis (BA)
International Finance (BA, MA)
Derivatives (MA)
Financial Management (MA)
Financial Markets and Institutions (MA)
Financial Econometrics (PhD)
Financial Theory (PhD)
Research
Core research interests include corporate finance, higher education policy, and scientometrics.
Publications
Tutuncu, L., & Nasir, H. (2025). Publishing local articles and book chapters: a gamer’s shortcut to promotion in a metric-based academic system. Higher Education Policy, https://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41307-025-00403-5
Tutuncu, L., & Seeber, M. (2025). The importance of international and local publications for promotion and the impact of recruitment policies. Higher Education, 90, 21-47. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01306-x
Tutuncu, L., & Dag, R. (2024). A gender gap in the manuscript review time of Turkish national journals? Scientometrics, 129, 7783-7803. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-024-05177-y
Tutuncu, L. (2024). Gatekeepers or gatecrashers? The inside connection in editorial board publications of Turkish national journals. Scientometrics, 129, 957-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04905-0
Tutuncu, L. (2024). Publication behaviour and (dis)qualification of chief editors in Turkish national Social Sciences journals. Journal of Data and Information Science, 9(3), 181-212. https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0022
Tutuncu, L. (2023). Editorial board publication strategy and acceptance rates in Turkish national journals. Journal of Data and Information Science, 8(4), 49-83. https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2023-0019
Tutuncu, L. (2023). All-pervading insider bias alters review time in Turkish university journals. Scientometrics, 128, 3743-3791. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04724-3
Tutuncu, L. (2023). Changing investor demographics of an emerging IPO market during the Covid-19 pandemic. China Finance Review International, 13(3), 342-361. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CFRI-07-2022-0111
Tutuncu, L., Yucedogru, R., and Sarisoy, I. (2022). Academic favoritism at work: Insider bias in Turkish national journals. Scientometrics, 127, 2547-2576. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04355-0
Tutuncu, L. (2022). Allocation discretion, price discounts and returns in initial public offerings. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 15(5), 865-883. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMEFM-05-2020-0258
Tutuncu, L. (2020). Lock-up provisions and valuation of Turkish IPOs. Eurasian Business Review, 10(4), 587-608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40821-019-00144-7
Tutuncu, L. (2020). Initial public offering price support, valuation, and returns. Eurasian Economic Review, 10(2), 267-282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40822-018-0124-2
Tutuncu, L. (2020). Valuation and underpricing of Turkish IPOs. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 21(1), 157-179. https://doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2020.11927
Tutuncu, L. (2019). Earnings management and performance of management buyouts. Managerial Finance, 45(10-11), 1363-1381. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-01-2018-0007