Linking leadership style to firm performance: the mediating effect of the learning orientation

AbstractTurkey has undergone a series of recent crises in 1994, 1999 and 2001. Firms that manage the crises successfully survived and become high performing organizations of Turkey. This high performing organization which survived in crises has attracted attention of so many researchers and characteristics of those firms began to be surveyed. In this context this survey is being started to examine and reveal the characteristics of those high performing firms. Leadership has been subject to so many studies examining the high performing organizations in literature. Besides leadership style, cultural competitiveness is emphasized as another high performing factor in literature. Within the framework of cultural competitiveness, our study focuses on the notion that learning orientation as one of the cultural based elements that effect firm performance mediates the relationship between leadership style and firma performance. The survey of this study is conducted on 343 middle and senior managers of 125 high performing firms operating in manufacturing industry in Turkey, between the years of 2008-2010. Firms fulfilling the criteria that (1) being indicated in the list of “Fortune 1000 of Turkey” between the years of 1997-2007, and (2) not being undergone a loss for those 10 years, are indexed as high performing firms. The obtained data from the questionnaires are analyzed through the SPSS statistical packaged software. Factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation and regression analyses are used to evaluate the data. Analyses results revealed that both dimensions of learning orientation (commitment to learning and shared vision and open-mindedness) mediate the effects of the relations-oriented and task-oriented leadership on the firm performance

Alternative experimental methods for machine tool dynamics identification: A review

An accurate machine dynamic characterization is essential to properly describe the dynamic response of the machine or predict its cutting stability. However, it has been demonstrated that current conventional dynamic characterization methods are often not reliable enough to be used as valuable input data. For this reason, alternative experimental methods to conventional dynamic characterization methods have been developed to increase the quality of the obtained data. These methods consider additional effects which influence the dynamic behavior of the machine and cannot be captured by standard methods. In this work, a review of the different machine tool dynamic identification methods is done, remarking the advantages and drawbacks of each method.The present work has been partially supported by the EU Horizon 2020 InterQ project (958357/H2020-EU.2.1.5.1.) and the CDTI CERVERA programme MIRAGED project (EXP-00,137,312/CER-20191001)

The Regional Dynamics of Economic Growth: Evidence from GMM Estimation in Turkey

Recently, a growing body of research has dealt with the causes of growth differences in the context of regional economies. It can be argued that such differences mostly arise from a variety of economic and structural determinants pertain to regional characteristics. This study investigates the effects of potential determinants of regional economic growth in Turkey. In this respect, we examine the impact of human capital, R&D, exports, public investments, inflation and unemployment on per capita regional income across the 26 NUTS 2 regions for the 2008-2014 period. The results of the difference and the system GMM estimations show that human capital and R&D are essential for economic growth at a regional level. According to the results, exports, public investments, and inflation are also important determinants of regional economic growth. However, empirical results indicate an inverse relationship between regional growth and unemploymen

Intimate partner violence management and referral practices of primary care workers in a selected population in Turkey

C1 [Taskiran, Aysegul Catak; Ozsahin, Aysun; Edirne, Tamer] Pamukkale Univ, Dept Family Med, Denizli, Turkey.Background: Violence against women is a significant public health problem and primary care workers (PCWs) have a crucial role in managing violence against women. However, though intimate partner violence (IPV) is frequently seen in primary care, most cases remain unreported. Aims: This study aims to investigate family physicians' (FPs') and co-working midwifes/nurses' (M/Ns') explanations about their responses to women disclosing IPV and the reasons for their actions. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey via a face-to-face administered questionnaire interview involving 266 PCWs in a selected area in Turkey. We questioned the reasoning behind inappropriate responses such as not examining the patient and document findings, not recording a code of violence, and not notifying the police in the case of a disclosure of IPV. Results: We surveyed 129 FPs and 137 M/Ns. We found that the disclosure of IPV in primary care is very high, but more than one-third of physicians and half of M/Ns respond inappropriately. Reasons for inappropriate response varied. The majority believed that the victim would continue to live with her batterer, making any report ineffective. Some expressed concern for the women's and their own personal safety, citing an increase in assault cases by perpetrators in the last few years. Many indicated a lack of knowledge about management of violence cases. Conclusion: Multiple barriers challenge PCWs in helping abused women. Common behaviours, safety concerns, and a lack of knowledge seem to be the major barriers to responding appropriately to IPV. To address this issue appropriately, protective measures for both parties - PCWs and violence victims - need to be enacted and a supportive constitutional and societal organization is required. Screening and identification should lead to interventions that benefit the victims rather than harming them