Performance Evaluation of Mutual Funds Via Single Valued Neutrosophic Set (SVNS) Perspective: A Case Study in Turkey

The aim of this study was to use the Single-Valued Neutrosophic Set (SVNS) to analyze 58 mutual funds, traded at the Istanbul Stock Exchange, under incomplete, indeterminate and inconsistent information. To this end, the performance of the funds was first evaluated using the most commonly preferred criteria like the Morningstar rating, Sharpe ratio, Treynor ratio, and Jensen ratio. Following these criteria, SVNS based entropy was used to rank the funds. The results of the entropy weights revealed Morningstar rating to be the most important evaluation criterion followed by Treynor, Sharpe and Jensen ratios respectively. Yapı Kredi Asset Management Foreign Technology Sector Equity Fund was found to be the most successful fund, while İş Asset Management BIST Technology Capped Index Share Fund (Equity Intensive) Fund was the least successful fund

10 yaş grubu öğrencilerinin finansal okuryazarlık eğitimi almaları ile tüketim ve tasarruf davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin analizi

Günümüzde yetişkinler kadar çocuklar da giderek karmaşık hale gelen ekonomik sistemde doğru kararlar verebilmelerini gerektiren bir çağda yaşamaktadırlar. Çocukların doğru finansal kararlar almalarını sağlamak için çocuklara finansal bilgi ve beceri kazandırılmasının kritik ve acil bir ihtiyaç olduğu pek çok araştırmacının ortak görüşüdür. Çocuklar için finansal eğitim programı hazırlanırken cinsiyet, ırk, yaş, eğitim düzeyi vb. birçok faktör dikkate alınmalıdır. Ayrıca eğitim programlarının çocukların yaşam boyu kullanabilecekleri finansal bilgi ve becerileri içerecek şekilde yapılandırılmaları önerilmektedir. Erken yaşlarda kazanılacak/kazandırılacak doğru tüketim alışkanlıkları ve tasarruf bilinci ile ülkemiz kalkınmasına katkı sağlanabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 10 yaş grubu öğrencilerinin finansal okuryazarlık eğitimleri ile tüketim ve tasarruf davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya konulmasıdır. Araştırmada Eskişehir ili Tepebaşı ve Odunpazarı ilçe merkezinde Mustafa Kemal İlkokulu, Dumlupınar İlkokulu ve Şehit Mustafa Türker İlkokulu’na 4. Sınıfta öğrenim gören (10 yaş grubu) toplam 122 öğrenciden bir çalışma grubu oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma yarı-deneysel bir çalışma olarak yürütülmüştür. Bu doğrulta her üç okulda deney ve kontrol grupları oluşturulmuştur. Deney gruplarına araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan finansal okuryazarlık eğitim modüleri doğrultunda toplam 300 dakika (10 modül) eğitim verilmiştir. Araştırma sonunda deney grubunda bulunan öğrencilerin finansal okuryazarlık eğitimleri ile tüketim ve tasarruf konularında bilgi ve becerilerinin arttığı gözlenmiştir

A Neutrosophic Approach to Evaluate the Factors Affecting Performance and Theory of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Application to Textile Industry

Purpose – Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices and policies are necessary for businesses that seek to take part in international markets and ensure any form of competitiveness. Over time, and especially in the recent past, researchers, governments, and other policymakers have made use of broad and systematic approaches and come to appreciate the value-enhancing activities of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – Businesses have embraced the integration of sustainable policies and practices within the supply chain as a critical step in ensuring the efficiency of their operations. It is clear in previous studies and operational programs of enterprises that SSCM practices accord businesses certain benefits including improving their environmental, social, and economic performance, and increasing their ecological awareness by way of influencing performance elements within supply networks in enterprises. The study examines the factors influencing performance and theories of SSCM using a neutrosophic method in the textile industry. Findings – SSCM performance is thus of great importance in ensuring business success and competitiveness, realizing customer satisfaction, and leaving the environment in a desirable state for future generations. Performance management, by assisting in the decision-making by managers and ensuring an adequate level of internal interaction, is an integral part of assimilating sustainability management into businesses. SSCM theories also have a strong impact on the determination of the sources of competitive advantage through effective utilization of business capabilities to solve environmental and social challenges that may affect business performance. Originality/value – In line with the benefits highlighted, this study seeks to evaluate and select the factors affecting SSCM performance and theory in textile enterprises with corporate identity in Ordu and Giresun provinces following a neutrosophic approach. To this end, the elements obtained from the literature review are evaluated using the MULTIMOORA-mGqNN method

Analyzing The Relationship Between Savings Estimate and Preferences for Banks Via Multinominal Logistic Regression: Case of ESKİŞEHİR

Bu çalışmada birikim değerlendirme tercihi ile banka tercihi arasındaki ilişki multinominal lojistik regresyon analizi ile elde edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu amaçla birikim değerlendirme tercih ölçeği hazırlanarak Eskişehir ilindeki 8 ayrı mahallede ikamet eden 100 kişi üzerine uygulanmıştır. Açıklayıcı faktör analizi uygulanarak birikim değerlendirme tercih ölçeği beş boyuta (İslami bankacılık/faizsiz bankacılık; tasarruf kararı; yastık altı tasarrufa yönlendirme; bireysel emeklilik; altına yatırım yapma kararı) indirgenmiştir. Multinominal lojistik regresyonda bağımlı değişken olarak vadeli hesap için tercih edilen banka seçilmiş ve katılım bankası referans kategori olarak belirlenmiştir. İyi düzeyde uyum ve açıklayıcılığa sahip modele göre islami bankacılık/faizsiz bankacılık değişkeni vadeli hesap için, katılım bankalarının özel ve devlet normal bankalarına göre tercih edilmesinde anlamlı olarak bulunmuştur. Buna karşılık ise tasarruf kararı değişkeni vadeli hesap için özel ve devlet normal bankalarının katılım bankalarına göre tercih edilmesinde etkili önem düzeyine sahip olarak bulunmuştur.In this study, the relationship between savings estimate preferences and banks was determined by using the multinominal logistic regression analysis. For this purpose a scale of savings estimate preferences was prepared and applied on 100 residents in 8 different district of Eskişehir. Savings estimate preferences scale was reduced to five dimensions (Islamic banking, interest free banking; savings decision, leading to mattress saving, individual retirement, decision for investing on gold) by using exploratory factor analysis. Variable of bank selected for deposit account was considered as dependent variable and participation bank was acquired as reference category. According to the results of the model having good level of consistency and explanatoriness, islamic banking/interest free banking variable was found as significant for prefering participation banks to private and public banks in terms of deposit account. On the contrary savings decision variable was found as significant for prefering private and public banks to participation banks in terms of deposit accoun

Agricultural Information Worldwide, vol. 6, 2014

Agricultural Information Worldwide, Volume 6, 2014In this issue: FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK / Jim Morris-Knower (3); Conference Reflections / Antoinette Paris Greider (4). ARTICLES: Keynote Address: The State of Information Literacy Policy: A Global Priority / Sharon Weiner (5); Framing of Climate Change News in Four National Daily Newspapers in Southern Nigeria / Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Chiebonam Justina Amu (11); Access and Use of Information Communication Technologies by Women Staff of Public Extension Service in the North Central Zone of Nigeria / Agwu Ekwe Agwu, Elizabeth Ene Ogbonnah (18); Providing User Preferred Information Resources for a New Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univeristy, Awka, Nigeria / Chinwe V. Anunobi, Andrew U. Ogbonna (25); Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge in Agriculture: The Case for Africa / Shimelis Assefa, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Abebe Rorissa (34); The Use of Social Media in Agricultural Research Workflows in Ghana and Kenya / Justin Chisenga, Richard Kedemi, Joel Sam (48); Towards Mobile Agricultural Information Services in Zimbabwean Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Sacle Farmers in Utilizing ICTs for Sustainable Food Production / Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita, Thembani Malapela (58); Agriculture and Natural Resource Scientists' Biodiversity Information Needs: Barriers and Facilitators to Use and Access in the U.S. Southeast / Miriam L.E. Steiner Davis, Carol Tenopir, Suzie Allard (66); French Agricultural Research Institute Paves the Way to Open Access: Feedback from CIRAD / Marie-Claude Deboin, Cécile Fovet-Rabot (77); Exploring Relevance of Agro Input Dealers in Disseminating and Communicating of Soil Fertility Management Knowledge: The Case of Siaya and Trans Nzoia Counties, Kenya / T. B. Etyang, J. J. Okello, S. Zingore, P. F. Okoth, F. S. Mairura, A. Mureithi, B. S. Waswa (82); Plantwise Knowledge Bank: Building Sustainable Data and Information Processes to Support Plant Clinics in Kenya / Cambria Finegold, MaryLucy Oronje, Margo C. Leach, Teresia Karanja, Florence Chege, Shaun L.A. Hobbs (96); Innovation in Extension Services for Improved Farmer Access to Agricultural Information in Uganda / Patrick Kasangaki (102); Managing a Web Portal Adapting to New Technologies / Soonho Kim, Kathryn Pace Kincheloe, Yuan Gao, Valdete Berisha (107); Library Outreach to University Farm Staff / Emily MacKenzie, Natalie Waters (114); Enhancing Access to Research in Institutional Repositiories through API / Ryan Miller, Indira Yerramareddy (118); Building Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Skills in Northern Uganda / Basil Mugonola, Callistus Baliddawa (122); The Data Landscpe of the Coral Triangle / Jeanette Norris (127); Agricultural Information Access Among Smallholder Farmers: Comparative Assessment of Peri-Urban and Rural Settings in Kenya / Dorine Odongo (133); From Local to Global: Launching the New Rangelands West Portals and Database / Jeanne L. Pfander, Barbara S. Hutchinson, Valeria Pesce, Matt Rahr (138); Seed Village Programme: An Innovative Approach for Small Farmers / Dheeraj Singh, M. K. Chaudhary, M. L. Meena, M. M. Roy (143); Transformation of Indian Agricultural Libraries in a Digital and Collaborative Era: A Case Study / Neena Singh, Anil Chikate (147); Collaboration for Impact / Indira Yerramareddy, Luz Marina Alvaré, Katarlah Taylor (157