Fevzi Okumus, Ph.D. & CHE
Associate Professor
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
University of Central Florida
9907 Universal Boulevard FL Orlando 32819
Phone #: (407) 90 38177
Fax #: 407 903 8105
Email Address: fokumus@mail.ucf.edu

Dr. Fevzi Okumus joined the Rosen College of Hospitality Management in August of 2005. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Cukurova University and a Masters of Science degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Erciyes University, Turkey. From Oxford Brookes University, UK, he received his second Masters degree in International Hotel Management in 1995 and his PhD in Strategic Hotel Management in 2000.

He worked in the hotel business and held managerial positions before starting his academic career. Before coming to UCF, Dr. Okumus was the Department Head for Hospitality Management at Mugla University Turkey. Previously he held positions as Associate Professor at Mugla University, Turkey, Research Fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Part-Time Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and Lecturer at Erciyes University. During his PhD studies he worked as a consultant for InterContinental and Forte Hotel groups on the implementation process of some specific projects in their hotel units.

His research areas include strategy implementation, change management, competitive advantage, learning organizations, knowledge management, crisis management, cross-cultural management, destination marketing and developing countries. He has widely published in leading journals, including Annals of Tourism Research, Service Industries Journal, Tourism Management, Management Decision, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research and International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. He has over 75 academic publications (journal articles, book chapters and conference presentations). His publications have been cited over 90 times by other academics and industry practitioners in numerous academic and industry publications.

He has been recently appointed as the editor of International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijchm/eabinfo.jsp) which is now rated as one of the tier one academic journals in the hospitality management field. Dr. Okumus also serves on the editorial board of five journals including Annals of Tourism Research which is considered as the number one academic journal in the tourism field. He is the founder editor of an academic journal (Seyahat ve Otel Isletmeciligi Dergisi) which is published in Turkish (see: www.soidergi.com). As an ad-hoc reviewer, Dr. Okumus reviews papers for several leading tourism and hospitality journals. He is also the Founder and Moderator of the Strategic Management in Tourism Discussion Forum which has over 190 members worldwide (see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SM-tourism/). His teaching areas include leadership development, strategic management, strategic human resources management, strategic marketing, and international hospitality management.tourism/). His teaching areas include leadership development, strategic management, strategic human resources management, strategic marketing, and international hospitality management.