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- BildiriAçık Erişim2017THE EFFECT OF THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT TOOLS ON SMES' FIRM PERFORMANCE
Bingöl, Dursun; Filizöz, Berrin; Koparan, Emrah; Okan, Tarhan; Çapkulaç, Onur; Ozsahin, M
Growing importance of notions of productivity and efficiency which generates basic focus and domain of firms the attention for strategic management have been increasing. This increasing attention is also resulting in increasing competition and changes in its formation. Markets have switched into regional or international rather than local and national. Firms need to have a strategic point of view and use strategic management tools. The above-mentioned concepts are generally used in big firms. However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) have an important role in countries' economies thanks to their contribution to social development and employment. In Turkey, 99% of firms are SME. Regarding the importance of SMEs in the country's economy, this study aims to reveal if owners/managers of SMEs know about strategic management tools, if they know which tools they use, levels of satisfaction with these tools and which tools they plan to use in the future. Additionally, the study seeks priorities of owners/managers when choosing a strategic management tool and effect of level of using these tools on firm performance. (c) 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk
- MakaleYalnız künye2016Yönetim kurulu çeşitliliği ve kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk söylemleri arasındaki ilişki
Nas, Tülay İlhan; Koparan, Emrah; Okan, Tarhan
Bu araştırmanın amacı, yönetim kurulu çeşitliliği ve kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk (KSS) söylemleri arasındaki ilişkide faaliyet gösterilen ülkeye ait kurumsal çevrenin moderatör etkisini ortaya koymaktır. İlgili literatür çerçevesinde geliştirilen araştırma hipotezleri 30 ülkeden seçilen 192 işletmeden, nitel ve nicel veri toplama araçları bir arada kullanılarak elde edilen veriler ile test edilmektedir. Elde edilen bulgular, kurulda yer alan kadın üye oranı ve Ph.D. derecesine sahip üye oranı ile KSS arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişkiye kanıt sağlarken, MBA derecesine sahip üye oranı için elde edilen ilişki negatif yönlüdür. Analiz sonuçları YK çeşitliliği ile KSS arasındaki bu ilişkilerin kurumsal çevre boyutları olarak ele alınan düzenleyici, normatif ve bilişsel çevrenin güçlü ve zayıf düzeylerine göre farklılaşacağını ifade eden moderatör hipotezlere de çeşitli düzeylerde kanıt sağlamaktadır
- MakaleYalnız künye2016The Effect of National Culture On Corporate Social Responsibility Applications: Research on the Developed and Developing Countries
Nas, Tülay İlhan; Koparan, Emrah; Okan, Tarhan
The Effect of National Culture On Corporate Social Responsibility Applications: A Research on the Developed and Developing CountriesThe aim of this study is to examine to explain the effects of national culture on corporate social responsibility (CSR) applications by comparing and contrasting the social responsibility practices of developing and developed countries. In this context, this study tested the effects of national culture on corporate social responsibility (CSR) applications by means of corporates. Within the scope of the study a dataset which belonged to 1306 corporates was generated by taking the information on corporate social responsibility (CSR) applications of the biggest 50 corporates of 36 countries into consideration. The study was based on cultural theory. With reference to this point of view, in the analyses, the effect of values and practices on CSR applications was examined separetly. The findings of analyses revealed that national culture variables have an effect on various aspects such as institutional collectivism, assertiveness, performance orientation and this effect varied by values and practices aspects of national culture and accordingly, it was found out that the relations arised differently in developing and developed countries.
- MakaleYalnız künye2015The effects of the CSR isomorphism on both CSP and CFP
Ilhan-Nas, Tülay; Koparan, Emrah; Okan, Tarhan
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the interrelationships between corporate social responsibility (CSR) isomorphism of headquarters (HQs) and their subsidiaries as well as corporate social performance (CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP) at the subsidiary level. Design/methodology/approach – This study tested these relationships through canonical correlation analyses. The data used were drawn from corporate HQ and 63 subsidiaries, which were publicly listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange in 2007. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used in the study. Findings – The results generally indicated that the isomorphism between the CSR practices of the HQ and those of their subsidiaries could impact both the CSP, especially the product and employee dimensions, and the CFP. No relationship was found to exist between the CSP and CFP. Originality/value – Despite extensive interest by scholars and practitioners in the subject area, relatively little is known about the management of CSR by the multinational enterprises (MNEs) (Meyer, 2004), as the literature does not systematically examine the effects that occur on employee performance following the diffusion of CSR among the MNEs subsidiaries. Extending earlier literature on CSR, by integrating the effect of the CFP, the present study focuses on the effects of isomorphism between the CSR practices of the MNEs and those of their subsidiaries on both CSP and CFP. Further, the study examined the interrelation of CSP and CFP from the perspective of international management. Given the increased interest in corporate governance matters at the international level, CSR plays a central and fundamentally important role in the corporate governance of the MNEs because of both globalization forces and the pressures exerted by stakeholders. In this context, this paper is one of the first to explore the transfer of CSR practices from the MNEs to their subsidiaries. The effect of CSR on performance is an important research question, especially for emerging markets (Ibrahim and Angelidis, 1995; Waddock and Graves, 1997; Ghazali, 2007; Johnson and Greening, 1999). Despite the importance of this issue, however, until recently, only a limited discussion has been evident in the literature on CSR in the international arena with particular reference given to the emerging economies. Studying the effects of the CSR isomorphism on the performance in Turkish context is justified in three ways. First, Turkey is the largest emerging economy in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East (Tatoglu et al., 2003, p. 7). It presents the emerging nature of the market and the transitional characteristics of the institutional environment (Cavusgil et al., 2002). Second, the drivers for CSR in Turkey, such as the other emerging markets whose institutional characteristics and economic fundamentals is similar, are exogenous and institutional rather than endogenous factors (Ararat and Gocenoglu, 2006, p. 11). Excluding the philanthropic activities, the very first manifestations of CSR were observed in the business conduct of MNEs in Turkey (Ararat and Gocenoglu, 2006, p. 11). MNEs have a dominant and leader role in Turkey for CSR practices. Finally, the subsidiaries operating in Turkey are less likely to resist the transfer of the organizational policies and practices such as human resource management policies (Sayim, 2010, 2011) and organizational culture (Ilhan, 2008). In fact, they want to even transfer the policies and practices from MNEs (Sayim 2010, 2011; Ilhan, 2008). Therefore, Turkish context provides a good case to test the effects of the CSR isomorphism on the performance.