...”, “market forces” and “degree of internationalization” derived from previous research, an applied Delphi technique and a representative sample of 149 exporters in Turkey, a survey using a web‐based questionnaire was conducted. All scales were designed and a number of hypotheses were validated. Results were...

... collected from 246 middle and top‐level managers in Turkey was explored by multiple regression analysis. Findings The results showed that knowledge collecting had a significant effect on all types of innovation and ambidexterity, whereas knowledge donating, involving donating inside and outside...

...Michael Callaghan; Tzong‐Ru (Jiun‐Shen) Lee; Dilek Donmez; Arzu Ulgen Aydınlık; Göran Svensson; Greg Wood Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the corporate codes of ethics (CCE) that are put in place by companies in Taiwan and Turkey. Design/methodology/approach This study examines...

... in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach The data for the analysis conducted in this study were collected from 471 owners/managers of SMEs in Turkey. This study examined the relationship of all variables in the internationalization of the small firms through use of Pearson and regression analysis...

... for the companies. The companies mostly prefer İGEME (Export Promotion Center of Turkey) as their export training provider. The companies in the research rank export experts as the most preferable type of trainer. Research limitations/implications The primary limitation of the study was that it was carried out...

... of Turkey to investigate the probability that they will cease to exist in any period of their operation. Findings There are indications of the effects predicted by both approaches; companies face heightened risk of death in three stages of their life. Research limitations/implications The number...

...Ahmet Bardakci; Jeryl Whitelock Purpose To examine customers' readiness for mass‐customised products in two European countries, Turkey and the UK. Design/methodology/approach Examines the demand side of the market and begins to explore whether mass‐customisation can be implemented...

..., added importance weights to the measurement process. The weighed service quality is given below (Parasuraman and Berry, 1991): © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Customer services quality Quality awareness Determinants Hospitals Patients Turkey The process of modernisation...

... direction and long‐term performance of the organization. Second, providing a set of managerial decisions. And finally, guiding the priority use of resources and internal managerial decisions. Turkey Textile industry Decision making Christensen and Donovan (1998) stated that there were two...

...Veysel Kula; Ekrem Tatoglu This paper investigates the nature and extent of Internet use and the role of firm‐ and industry‐specific factors affecting Internet adoption by SMEs in an emerging market economy, Turkey. Based on the evidence from a sample of 237 manufacturing SMEs with Internet access...

... yielded reliable results. Specifically, this empirical research responds to calls by the above authors to use their tool in order to examine export market orientation empirically. The questionnaire was originally designed in English. But since this specific research was undertaken in Turkey...

... Family firms Turkey Diversified business groups are deeply rooted in the social and economic life of most emerging economies. A vast array of field surveys indicate that groups – so called grupos in Latin America, business houses in India, chaebol in South Korea, holding...

...Recai Coskun Attempts to discuss a rarely debated issue in the literature of international business i.e. Turkey’s attractiveness as a manufacturing location, and examines the determinants of foreign direct investment in Turkey. After briefly concluding the main location‐specific factors of Turkey...

...Luis Murillo Turkey represents a fascinating case in late industrialization or “late late developing”. Under the Kemalist tradition of continuous modernization, the Turkish context of the 1990s, which heavily involves the military establishment, may actually support high‐technology sectors...

...Andrew Mango © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Turkey Europe European Union Andrew Mango Keywords Turkey, Europe, European Union First, Turkey must meet the Copenhagen criteria. Then membership negotiations will begin. As in the case of other new entrants, the terms...

...Ekrem Tatoglu This paper considers two important aspects of joint venture (JV) activity between Western firms and local partner firms in Turkey. First, the strategic motivation for JV formation is investigated for a sample of Western partner firms. The relative importance of a set of strategic...

...Hazhir Teimourian Turkey European Union If Turkey gets in... Hazhir Teimourian Hazhir Teimourian is a former columnist on The Times and writes on the Middle East. He comes from the Kurdish region of western Iran and has lived for 40 years in the United Kingdom...

...Lawrence P. Etkin; Marilyn M. Helms; Umit Turkkan; Daniel J. Morris For centuries, Turkey has been the nexus of trade and enterprise in Southeastern Europe. Located between the continents of Europe and Asia, Turkey remains the historical portal of the Eastern and Western worlds. Although rooted...

...Ekrem Tatoglu; Keith W. Glaister Expects that the entry of Turkey into the customs union with Europe in January 1996 will spur the flow of European foreign direct investment (FDI) to Turkey with European companies being attracted by the relatively fast‐growing Turkish market. With Turkey likely...

...Muzaffer Bodur; Tage Koed Madsen Looks at how cultural barriers presented many problems in the initial forming of many organizations′ partnerships between Denmark and Turkey. Danish investments in the Turkish marketplace also suffered many casualties due to the same culture gap and Turkish family...