Dr Ergun Yurdadon is an Associate Professor and Chair of Sports Management Program at Igdir University in Eastern Turkey. Dr. Yurdadon has received his PHD from The Ohio State University in Psychological Kinesiology. His research interests and publications have been associated with leadership in sports, cultural values and politics in sports especially in Olympics and mega sporting events. Dr. Yurdadon’s most recent research projects are:

• Survey on Physical Education Students’ Responses to COVID-19 and The Problems
• Associated with Online-Education and School Closures.
• Psychoanalysis of Global Sports Ethics: Cultural Hegemony Through Sport and the Doping.
• East Meets West: Magnetic Servant Leader.

Ergun is the coauthor of Destructive and Toxic Leadership text book. His teachings extent from Leadership in Sports to Sport Event Management, and Crowd Control and Security in Sports and Entertainment business; both graduate and undergraduate levels.