Browsing by KHAS Author "Akben Selçuk, Elif"
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An investigation of financial literacy money ethics and time preferences among college students: A structural equation model
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Publisher and Date:(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019)Purpose: Financial literacy has a strong influence on financial well-being and it is a concept especially important for college students who start to develop their financial habits. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial literacy money attitudes and time preferences among Turkish university students. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 1443 university students from 14 campuses in Turkey. Structural equation modeling methodology is employed to ...
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Cash holdings and corporate governance: Evidence From Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(IGI Global, 2019)This chapter investigates the empirical factors affecting corporate cash holdings with special emphasis on corporate governance variables for a sample of Turkish-listed nonfinancial firms over the period 2006 to 2010. The findings reveal a significant non-linear relation between family ownership and cash holdings. In addition, while board structure does not significantly affect the level of cash holdings, tunneling increases cash reserves of firms. Furthermore, the results indicate that cash flow, ...
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Corporate Diversification, Grup Affiliation and Firm Value: Evidence from Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu, 2014)The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate diversification in a sample of 255 Turkish firms for the period between 2006 and 2012. Regression results indicate that diversified firms trade at a premium compared to single-segment firms. To explain this finding, we also investigate the possible moderating role of business group affiliation for the diversification-value relationship. Analysis results reveal that the diversification premium is confined to firms that are ...
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Determinants of corporate cash holdings: Firm level evidence from emerging markets
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Publisher and Date:(Springer, 2017)The objective of this chapter is to investigate the factors affecting corporate cash holdings in five emerging markets namely Brazil Indonesia Mexico Russia and Turkey. The sample consists of 1991 firms listed on the major stock exchange of their countries and covers the period between 2009 and 2015. The model is estimated by Arellano–Bond dynamic generalized method of moments. Results show that firms which use higher leverage in their capital structure hold more cash. More profitable firms are ...
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Does Firm Age Affect Profitability? Evidence From Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Int Inst Social & Economics Sciences-IISES, 2016)The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of firm age on the profitability of Turkish firms listed on Borsa Istanbul. Using a dataset covering the years between 2005 and 2014 and consisting of 302 non-financial firms per year on the average a fixed effects model with robust standard errors is estimated. Results reveal that there is a negative and convex relationship between firm age and profitability measured by return on assets return on equity or gross profit margin. This suggests ...
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FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL CONSUMERS' PRIVATE PENSION PLAN DECISIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK PROPOSAL
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Publisher and Date:(Ali Çağlar Çakmak, 2016)The objective of this study is to propose a framework related to financial consumers’ private pension plan decisions. Specifically, we review the factors affecting consumers’ participation, contribution and asset allocation decisions regarding private pensions. The factors discussed include situational and dispositional factors, personality, motivation, financial literacy, and external influences. Based on this survey of literature, we develop a number of propositions, which are expected to ...
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Factors Affecting Firm Competitiveness: Evidence from an Emerging Market
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Publisher and Date:(MDPI, 2016)The objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting firm competitiveness in an emerging marketTurkey. In the paper competitiveness is proxied by a firm's financial performance. The empirical analysis is based on firms listed on Borsa Istanbul and covers the period between 2005 and 2014. Results from a firm-level panel data model indicate that return on assets is positively related to firm size international sales liquidity and growth and negatively related to leverage and R&D ...
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Family involvement, corporate governance and dividends in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between dividends and family involvement as well as corporate governance characteristics among Turkish public firms. Design/methodology/approach: Using panel data on Turkish firms listed on the Borsa Istanbul 100 index for 2006–2014 three models are estimated. For the first two models where the dependent variables are the dividend payout ratio and dividend yield respectively tobit regressions are run. The last model which employs ...
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Financial Literacy among Turkish College Students: The Role of Formal Education, Learning Approaches, and Parental Teaching
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Publisher and Date:(Ammons Scientific Ltd, 2014)This study assessed financial literacy and its correlates among Turkish college students with special emphasis on the role of formal education learning approaches and parental influences. Financial literacy was measured by the College Student Financial Literacy Survey which assesses knowledge in four areas: general financial management saving and borrowing insurance and investing. 853 Turkish university students were administered the survey (416 men 437 women ; M age = 20.3 yr. SD = 0.6). The mean ...
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Personality Motivation and Math Achievement Among Turkish Students: Evidence from PISA Data
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Publisher and Date:(Sage Publications Inc, 2017)Using the Turkish portion of the Programme for International Student Assessment dataset (N=4848
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"Türkiye'de Bireysel Emeklilik Sistemine Katılım Kararını Etkileyen Faktörler"
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Publisher and Date:(İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi, 2017)Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de bireysel emeklilik sistemine giriş ve otomatik katılımdan cayma kararını etkileyen faktörleri ortaya koymaktır. 130 kişiden kolayda örnekleme ile elde edilen verinin lojistik regresyon yöntemiyle analiz edilmesi sonucu şu bulgulara ulaşılmıştır: Öncelikle, yaş ve gelir düzeyi arttıkça bir bireysel emeklilik planına dahil olma ihtmali artmaktadır. Şimdiki zaman odaklı olan bireylerin bir bireysel emeklilik planına dahil olma ihtimali daha düşük bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, ...
