Bullying within the Forestry Organizations of Turkey

Today, many studies are conducted in order to determine bullying behaviors and to resolve conflicts with the purpose of increasing and maintaining organizational success in developed countries. According to these studies, bullying cases are more common in public institutions when compared to other sectors. In public institutions, bullying generally occurs when successful workers are discouraged and/or harassed by their managers, thus leaving them feeling distressed and dissatisfied with their jobs. The present study examines whether forest engineers working in the seven geographical regions of Turkey are exposed to bullying behaviors, the level of any bullying, and whether there are any regional differences (N=835). Through statistical analysis, a significant relationship was determined between bullying and demographic characteristics. The results of the present study were evaluated along with the results of other studies, and some suggestions were made in order to prevent bullying behaviors in forestry organizations

A research on wood based forest products in Turkey: Time series analysis

The developing technology has increased the demand for all kinds of wood products. This has resulted in the use of efficient and productive use of resources as well as sustainable use. Time series analysis is also used as an important tool in the planning of forests with wood raw materials because it allows to estimate the future values of existing variables. The General Directorate of Forestry has to organize sales strategies and incomes according to these plans as the public institution responsible for the management of forests. In this context, sales and income forecasts for the year 2017-2027 were made for models produced from sales of industrial wood, stumpage and fuelwood and income data for the year 2001-2016. As a result of the study, it is expected that the sales of industrial wood and stumpage will increase by 4.96 million m3 and 564 thousand m3 for the end of 2027 respectively, while the fuelwood income decreases by 1.11 million stere. These estimates will change according to the political and economic consequences for the future. Nevertheless, it is important for decision-makers to formulate their plans in view of forestry and Turkish economy, especially in view of the outputs from such studies, although the number is inadequate