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Traditional Folklore Forms in Temasa-I Dunya Ve Cefakar U Cefakes
(Milli Folklor Dergisi, 2016) Şişmanoğlu Şimşek, Şehnaz
Temasa-i Dunya ve Cefakar u Cefakes written by Evangelinos Misailidis in 1871-1872 has widely been considered to be an adaptation of the Greek novel O Polipathis (1839) and its originality has not been adequately emphasized in past studies. This article suggests that Temasa-i Dunya should be considered an original novel since it incorporates traditional folklore forms peculiar to Ottoman literature which are absent in Polipathis. This study first of all describes the variety and the origins of the traditional folklore forms in Temasa-i Dunya and delineates the literary tools by the help of which they were included in the text. Furthermore it analyzes how these elements affect the narrative discourse and the author's purposes in employing them. The analysis demonstrates that in Temasa-i Dunya oral and print culture materials of both Muslim and non-Muslim origins are embedded in the text primarily in the form of narrative digressions and digressions from the frame story. These digressions carry the marks of the traditional story teller both in terms of functionality and at the discursive level. In other words Misailidis' narrator being an active subject similar to the story teller in the oral culture chooses and manipulates the appropriate traditional story in accordance with the messages he conveys to the Karamanli readership. It can also be said that unrealistic features of traditional stories are eliminated and the stories are presented in a realistic style and content. Moreover the aforementioned narratives help to overcome the limited perspective of the first person narrative and to portray a variety of experiences. Temasa-i Dunya also presents a folkloric panorama of 19th century Istanbul through numerous idioms and proverbs.
Citation - WoS: 5
Citation - Scopus: 6
Determinants of Corporate Cash Holdings: Firm Level Evidence From Emerging Markets
(Springer, 2017) Akben Selçuk, Elif; Altiok-Yilmaz, Ayse
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 shown to have higher levels of cash holdings. Another variable which has a positive effect on the level of cash holdings in any given period is the level of cash holdings in the previous period as shown by the positive and significant coefficient of the lagged dependent variable in the model. Liquidity and firm size have a negative and statistically significant impact on the level of corporate cash holdings. Firms with higher level of capital expenditures are also shown to hold less cash. Finally growth opportunities do not have a significant impact on the level of cash holdings for the firms in the emerging markets analyzed. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017.
Attitudes Towards Knowledge Management in Turkish Companies
(2002) Üçdal, Erol; Güzey, Yildiz Y.
Attitudes towards knowledge management in Turkish companies are discussed. More and more companies in Turkish economy are allocating responsibility and a budget for knowledge management. Analysis show that the acts of successful knowledge management strategies brings new types of working giving people the chance to invest in knowledge maintaining the culture change and rewarding employees with new incentive schemes.
Citation - WoS: 11
Citation - Scopus: 14
Family Involvement, Corporate Governance and Dividends in Turkey
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019) Sener, Pinar; Akben Selçuk, Elif
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 a dividend dummy as the dependent variable is estimated with logistic regression. Findings: There is a positive and concave relationship between family ownership and dividends. The existence of a family chairman reduces dividends. There is a positive association between board size and dividends and this relationship is weaker for firms with higher levels of family ownership. Finally the ratio of independent directors on the board is negatively associated with dividends. Practical implications: The findings imply that firms with substantial family ownership and active family participation in management are more likely to send a negative signal to minority shareholders by paying lower dividends. In addition minority shareholders should pay attention to the board structure of firms in which they invest. Originality/value: This study is one of the few to analyze the nonlinear relationship between family ownership and dividend payments as well as the role of family management in a developing country. Second it investigates the role of board characteristics in explaining dividend payment decisions. © 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited.
Citation - Scopus: 20
Meat Substitutes in Sustainability Context: a Content Analysis of Consumer Attitudes
(Routledge, 2020) Tosun, Petek; Yanar, Merve; Sezgin, Selime; Uray, Nimet
Food consumption affects the environment because it requires the usage of water, land, and oil resources. In particular, the consumption of red meat is associated with sustainability issues. Replacing meat with plant-based meat substitutes offers a useful way of reducing the burden that meat consumption places on the environment and dealing with issues regarding animal welfare. However, consumer acceptance of such products is low in some countries. The purpose of this paper is to clarify consumer attitudes toward meat substitutes and discuss them from a marketing perspective. The findings of this study, which are based on content analyses of web forums in Turkey, indicate that negative consumer perceptions can be categorized into three main dimensions: unhealthy, unusual, and tasteless. A marketing perceptive is used to discuss the findings.
Citation - WoS: 6
Citation - Scopus: 6
Alone but Together Autonomous but Related: Self-Construal Effects on Happiness in Social Experiences
(Wiley, 2018) Merdin-Uygur, Ezgi; Hesapci, Ozlem
Communal tables and open workspaces have become popular servicescapes that is contemporary spaces for experiencing dining or working alone but together. Previous research demonstrates that experiencing with close others (e.g. with friends or family) increases happiness and satisfaction but experiences shared with strangers in contexts such as communal tables or workshops have not yet been thoroughly analyzed. Addressing this research gap from a social-psychological perspective we suggest that even though individuals are generally happier when they share experiences with loved ones self-construal plays a moderating role in the relationship. Individuals with high autonomy and high relatedness do not anticipate greater happiness from experiences shared with friends than with those shared with strangers. Three experimental studies (two online and one field) demonstrate this effect using different operationalizations of autonomy relatedness. Managerial implications are discussed and suggestions are made for future research.
Citation - WoS: 5
Uncovering the Relationship Between Materialism Status Consumption and Impulsive Buying: Newfound Status of Islamists in Turke
(Univ Babes-Bolyai, 2016) Yeniaras, Volkan
Islam is often associated with anti-consumerism. This study suggests that a new elite with explicitly Islamist dispositions is being constructed in Turkey and aims to provide evidence that these elites build their identity through consumption that reflects its newfound status which leads to impulsive buying. This paper investigates the relationship of materialism to impulsive buying and the mediating role of status consumption on this association. To analyse whether the new elites differ from the general public in their consumption preferences two sets of data were collected from a judgmental sample of 267 individuals with explicit Islamist dispositions and a stratified random sample of 413. The results provide empirical evidence to suggest that motivated by materialistic values the explicitly Islamist individuals with high status consumption tendencies are likely to buy products/services impulsively.
Citation - WoS: 63
Citation - Scopus: 85
An Investigation of Financial Literacy Money Ethics and Time Preferences Among College Students: a Structural Equation Model
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019) Aydin, Asli Elif; Akben Selçuk, Elif
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 test the hypotheses. Findings: The results suggest that students with higher financial knowledge scores have more favorable financial attitudes and exhibit more desirable financial behaviors. It is also demonstrated that financial attitude is positively related to financial behavior. Furthermore a significant and negative relationship between the affective dimension of the money ethic construct and financial behavior is found. In contrast the relationship between the behavioral dimension of money ethic and financial behavior is positive. It is further demonstrated that a present orientation leads to more negative financial attitudes. Originality/value: This study will reveal the interrelationships among dimensions of financial literacy money ethics and time preferences in an emerging economy with a relatively little experience with formal financial systems and unstable macroeconomic conditions. © 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited.
Citation - WoS: 4
Citation - Scopus: 6
Developing a Measure for "connectorship" as a Component of Engaged Leadership
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2016) Dastmalchian, Ali; Rezac, Darcy; Muzyka, Daniel F.; Bayraktar, Seçil; Steinke, Claudia; İmer, Havva Pınar
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a mixed methods study that explored how active community engaged and connected managers were in their local and broader communities (engaged leadership, EL). The paper specifically investigates an under researched aspect of EL - "connectorship" - with focus on developing a measure for connectorship. The authors present the conceptual framework for EL, followed by the operationalization of "connectorship" construct. Design/methodology/approach - The paper focusses on developing a measure for connectorship using data from a qualitative study of 18 senior managers followed by a survey of 458 managers in Canada. Findings - Content analyses of qualitative data led to the generation of 93 items measuring connectorship. Based on these items, quantitative analyses of survey data from 453 respondents yielded a final measure of connectorship, which consisted of 28 items explored under eight dimensions. Research limitations/implications - An organization's emphasis on connectedness and engagement of leaders will improve knowledge sharing and better mutual understanding of organizational issues among managers. It will also help attain employment stability and decrease hiring and related costs by reducing turnover. Future research, specifically longitudinal studies of leaders at various organizational levels, could incorporate connectorship as a key criterion for leadership effectiveness. Practical implications - The focus on connectorship skills implies that in organizations the emphasis should go beyond traditional leadership skills development and included the neglected connectorship skills development. Increased connectedness and engagement among leaders will have positive performance implications. Social implications - For effective corporate citizenship, the EL framework and a focus on connectorship would help leaders better understand the importance of social networks, be aware of their own network, and improve their skills in connecting the people within their networks. Originality/value - Using a variable centered approach within the framework of EL the paper contributes to leadership literature by conceptually defining connectorship developing a measure for this construct and testing its psychometric properties.
Citation - WoS: 1
Citation - Scopus: 3
Global Trends in International Human Resource Management
(Cambrıdge Univ Press, 2014) Rofcanin, Yasin; Zingoni, Matthew; İmer, Havva Pınar
[Abstract Not Available]
Trust, Confidence and E-Commerce in Cyberspace
(2002) Güzey, Y.Y.
The trust, confidence and e-commerce issues in cyberspace are discussed. Development of commercial activities in the cyberspace hinges on assuring consumers and businesses that their use of network services were safe, secure and reliable. E-commerce requires trust across the spectrum of users and providers of services and goods. The cyberspace will never be completely secure, reliable, trustworthy and involves a calculated risk.
Citation - Scopus: 8
An Analysis of the Unemployment Selected Mena Countries and Turkey
(2008) Bilgin, Mehmet Hüseyin; Kilicarslan, Ismihan N, I. N.
One of the most important economic and social problems of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the high rate of unemployment. Unemployment in the selected MENA countries like Egypt Israel Jordan and Turkey are examined as well as the relationship between growth and unemployment. For this reason active labor market policies should be designed to address job creation in addition to structural reform in labor markets.
Citation - WoS: 18
Citation - Scopus: 22
Internal Customer Satisfaction Improvement With Qfd Technique
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016) Camgöz-Akdağ, Hatice; İmer, Havva Pınar; Ergin, Kebire Nazlı
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to employ quality function deployment (QFD) method for translating internal customer needs and expectations into appropriate service specifications to perform existing process assessments in relation to quality characteristics for increasing internal customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach - The integration of SERVQUAL into QFD has been used to set the success factors to improve quality in the textile industry. One of the largest textile companies in Turkey provided the sample. A SERVQUAL-type of questionnaire was used and a total of 32938 questionnaires were distributed both manually and online 24551 usable were received comprising a response rate of 77.31 percent. Findings - Findings of the QFD application suggest internal customer focus as having the highest weight score of almost 12 percent improvement. In addition improvements in technical requirements of politeness and process communication have a 9 percent impact each on internal customer satisfaction criteria. Research limitations/implications - QFD technique is able to provide companies with a better understanding of internal customer expectations and translate these into appropriate service specifications and perform existing process assessment. Originality/value - This paper is a first attempt that applies this integrative approach to a different type of industry thus offering practical and applied information for professionals engaged in academia and as practitioners.
Citation - Scopus: 3
Cash Holdings and Corporate Governance: Evidence From Turkey
(IGI Global, 2019) Akben Selçuk, Elif; Şener, Pınar
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, leverage, other liquid assets that can be used as cash substitutes, the degree of tangibility of assets, and firm size are important in determining cash holdings among Turkish companies.
Citation - WoS: 12
Citation - Scopus: 17
Corporate Diversification and Firm Value: Evidence From Emerging Markets
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015) Akben Selçuk, Elif
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of corporate diversification on firm value in a sample of nine emerging markets including Brazil Chile Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Poland South Africa Thailand and Turkey. For the purpose of this study a company is classified as diversified when it is operating in two or more lines of business defined by the two-digit SIC codes. Design/methodology/approach - Employing panel data from 1568 companies for the period 2005-2010 this paper estimates both a fixed effects model and a dynamic generalized method of moments model. Data are collected both at company level and segment level within each firm. Findings - Overall analysis results suggest that for the period from 2005 to 2010 diversified firms in emerging markets are valued more compared to single-segment firms operating in similar industries providing support for diversification premium. Originality/value - The effect of diversification on company value in emerging markets is an important managerial and public policy concern. Although the literature on developed country diversified firms is rich only a few studies have examined diversification-value relationship in the context of developing countries. Furthermore most previous research on the value effects of corporate diversification in emerging markets has taken the form of case studies within countries and concentrated on the 1990s. This paper tries to fill these gaps by using a larger sample and more recent data and methodology.
BİRLEŞME VE SATIN ALMA İŞLEMLERİNİN ŞİRKET VE SEKTÖR DÜZEYİNDE ETKİLERİ
(2016) Akben Selçuk, Elif; Köksal, Emin; Altıok Yılmaz, Ayşe Dilara
[Abstract Not Available]
Citation - WoS: 84
Citation - Scopus: 97
When Does (mis)fit in Customer Orientation Matter for Frontline Employees' Job Satisfaction and Performance?
(Amer Marketing Assoc, 2016) Mengüç, Bülent; Auh, Seigyoung; Katsikeas, Constantine S.; Jung, Yeon Sung
The role of coworkers' customer orientation (CO) in influencing an employee's CO has received sparse attention in the literature. This research serves two purposes. First the study draws on person-group fit theory to develop and test a model of a frontline employee's CO relative to that of his or her coworkers as well as the effects of CO (mis)fit on job satisfaction and service performance through coworker relationship quality. Second the authors propose three workgroup characteristics-group size service climate strength and leader. member exchange differentiation-that they expect to mitigate the (negative) positive effect of employee. coworker CO (mis) fit on coworker relationship quality. Data collected in a multirespondent (i.e. frontline employees and supervisors) longitudinal research design indicate that as group size increases service climate becomes stronger and group leaders develop different exchange relationships with employees the inherently (negative) positive role of employee-coworker CO (mis) fit in influencing coworker relationship quality diminishes. Furthermore coworker relationship quality fully mediates the associations of employee-coworker CO (mis) fit with job satisfaction and service performance. The authors close with a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of the boundary conditions of CO (mis)fit.
Citation - WoS: 161
Citation - Scopus: 195
Municipal Solid Waste Management Via Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods: a Case Study in Istanbul Turkey
(Elsevier Science, 2018) Çoban, Aslı; Ertiş, İrem Fırtına; Çavdaroğlu, Nur Ayvaz
In contemporary era solid waste management has become an important issue for developing countries. Rapidly increasing population higher life-standards and technological advancements consistently increase the amount and the diversity of solid waste. In such a complicated environment municipal authorities need to develop the most effective disposal solution to manage the ever-growing municipal solid waste. In this study various disposal techniques that are utilized globally are investigated and different scenarios that could be applicable to Turkey are created. These scenarios might also be implementable for other Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries. For that purpose 8 solid waste disposal scenarios were evaluated via 7 criteria which are determined according to the opinions of the experts from the field. Towards this end three different multi-criteria decision-making methods namely Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE) I and PROMETHEE II were utilized for the scenario evaluation. Consequently the most appropriate and feasible scenarios are determined. The results indicate the prominence of recycling and landfill technologies for developing countries. The results are consistent by means of all the three methodologies that are used. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Citation - Scopus: 7
Corporate Governance and Tunneling: Empirical Evidence From Turkey
(Economics Bulletin, 2018) Akben Selçuk, Elif; Sener, Pınar
This study investigates whether internal governance mechanisms affect tunneling through intercorporate loans for a sample of Turkish listed non-financial firms over the period 2006 to 2014. While the findings reveal a significant and positive relationship between state ownership and tunneling and a significant and negative relationship between foreign ownership and tunneling the relationship between family ownership and tunneling is non-linear. In addition while board size is negatively associated with tunneling independent directors do not prevent the embezzlement of resources. Furthermore the results indicate that while older firms firms with family chairman and higher growth opportunities are more likely to engage in tunneling activities firm size high cash holding leverage and financial distress do not affect tunneling.
Female Social Entrepreneurship in Turkey
(Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2015) Uygur, Duygu; Kahraman, Elif Bezal; Günay, Gonca
[Abstract Not Available]

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