Concentration in Kastamonu Halva Production Sector between 1994 and 2014

AbstractKastamonu Halva has been produced with traditional methods by small enterprises for a long time. With the help of development seen in Turkish economy more people began to demand Kastamonu Halva. This increase in demand caused increase in production of Kastamonu Halva. In addition new firms began to produce Kastamonu Halva sector. According to economic literature, economic efficiency can be provided by competitive market structure. Our aim is to search market structure of Kastamonu Halva and changes of concentration ratio in Kastamonu Halva production by years. To this aim we conducted a query in producers in this sector and use these results in our analysis. We have reached remarkable results about this sector in our analysis. Concentration in Kastamonu Halva Production sector decreases with time. Before 2003, market shows oligopolistic characteristics and higher concentration. However then concentration ratios started to decrease and final market characteristics show lower concentration and higher competition. So, in the absence of barriers to entry market structure can change with time

Linking Turkish Credit Card Market as Two-Sided Market

8th International Strategic Management Conference -- JUN 21-23, 2012 -- Barcelona, SPAINCredit Card markets are special kind of market which is called as Two-Sided Markets in economics literature. In these markets there are two sides which benefit from the number of subscribers on other sides. Although scholars and economists has given importance and examined two-sided markets since the beginning of 21th century Turkish scholars have not interested much about these markets. We studied Turkish Credit card market by using Two-sided markets approach and also we aimed to contribute literature that is poor about Turkey Two-Sided Markets. We defined actors and competition structure in Turkish credit card markets and explained profit functions of them and set profit maximizing problems.Beykent Univ Istanbul, Gebze Inst Technol, Emerald Publishing Grp, Elsevier Ltd Publishing Gr

Spatial distribution, environmental risk assessment, and source identification of potentially toxic metals in Atikhisar dam, Turkey

The objective of this study was to determine the ecological risk created by metal contents of the surface sediments of Atikhisar dam, Çanakkale, NW Turkey. Enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo) were calculated to determine anthropogenic effects. Ecological risk was assessed using the modified potential ecological risk index (mPER), with its levels being evaluated using the modified ecological risk index (mER). Toxic effects were determined using the toxic risk index (TRI). The ecological risk indices were mapped to provide their spatial distributions. Our findings indicate that enrichment was very high for Hg and significant for Pb, Tl, Cd, and As. The following mER pattern was detected: Hg > Cd > TI > As > Pb > Ni > Cr > Co > Zn > Mn > V. Hg and Cd exhibited extremely high and very high ecological risks, respectively, while TI and As had a significant ecological risk, with Pb exerting a medium ecological risk. Hg, Pb, Tl, Cd, As, Cr, Ni, Zn, and Cu were enriched via anthropogenic effects exceeding their natural concentration levels. Due to their high toxic effects, Hg, Cd, Tl, As, and Pb were identified as the very high risk elements. Mining, household wastes, agriculture, and natural mineral deposits were identified as the possible sources of the potential ecological risk. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Fen Bilimleri Öğretmenlerinin Sosyobilimsel Konular Hakkındaki Tutum, Görüş ve Bu Konuların Öğretimine Yönelik Anlayışları

DergiPark: 797302tredBu araştırmanın amacı fen bilimleri öğretmenlerinin sosyobilimsel konular hakkındaki tutum ve görüşleri ile bu konuların öğretimine yönelik anlayışlarını incelemektir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgubilim (fenemonoloji) deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılında Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı 12 devlet okulunda görev yapan 15 fen bilimleri öğretmeni (9 erkek, 6 kadın) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden uygun örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada veriler Erabdan (2019) tarafından geliştirilen Sosyobilimsel Konuların Öğretimine Yönelik Görüşme Formu ile toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonunda elde edilen veriler içerik analizi tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonunda fen bilimleri öğretmenlerinin sosyobilimsel konular hakkında yeterince bilgi sahibi olmadıkları ve yüzeysel olarak tanımlamaya çalıştıkları görülmüştür. Sosyobilimsel konuların anlatımında zorlanmadıklarını belirten öğretmenler, bu konuların daha iyi öğretilebilmesi için önerilerde bulunmuşlardır

Relationship Between Success and Competition: The Analysis of Selected European Football Leagues

Structure-Conduct-Performance Analysis states that market structure has an impact on firm behaviour and market performance. In other words competitive market structure affects firms’ and market performance in positive manner. Concentration ratios which are element of market structure, also affects market performance. There is both difference as well as similarities between competition of football teams and of firms. It is thought that these similarities affect the success of football teams in international arena. The aim of this research is to discuss whether European national league structure affects the performance of teams in Champions League and European League. To this aim, concentration ratios in European national leagues are calculated by using Herfindahl-Hirschman index. These results are interpreted by considering the differences between competition of football teams and of firms. National leagues (Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France, Netherland, Portugal, Belgium, Russia and Turkey) in which football teams are successful in Champions league and European League are studied. It is revealed that concentration ratios are low except England Premier League and have increased at last years. Additionally, the hypothesis which says that as concentration in national leagues decreases the success of teams in international arena increases couldn’t be confirmed

Gender Differences in Wage Negotiations: An Ultimatum Game Experiment

The gender gap in wages that is accepted as a major economic and social issue, can arise from the behaviours of individuals. The fact that the labor force participation rate of women in Turkey is quite low compared to other OECD countries is also an important problem. Women really may accept lower wages in negotiations. However, perceptions that women may accept lower offers may affect offers made by employers. This attitude of employers may cause a gender gap in wages and a low female labor force participation rate. We explore the behavioural gender differences during bargaining by using the ultimatum game. Altruism, risk aversion, generosity, and self-confidence have a significant impact on preferences and so the results of wage bargaining. The ultimatum game is an effective tool for understanding altruism, risk aversion, and generosity. We found two important results in this study. First; when the proposer knows the gender of the other party, his/her offers to women are lower than those to men. Latter; When the gender of the other party is known, female proposers bid higher than men. These results provide evidence that gender income inequality in the labor market may be due to the attitudes of employers (especially men employers). These results can actually explain why the female labor force participation rate is low in Turkey, but more detailed studies are needed on this subject. This study contributes to the literature as one of the few studies examining the wage bargaining of employers with male and female workers in Turkey

Helal Turizm Eğilimleri: Kastamonu İlinde Bir Uygulama

Tüketicilerin karar vermelerinde etkin olan faktörlerden biri de dini inançlardır. Dünyada en yaygın dinlerden biri olan İslamiyet’in kurallarına uygun “helal turizm” hem Türkiye hem Dünyada daha çok talep edilir duruma gelmektedir. Türkiye’de genelde toplumun muhafazakâr kesimi yapacakları tatilin İslami kurallara uygun olmasını talep etmektedir. Gelecekte helal turizm harcamalarının toplam turizm harcamaları içindeki payının artacağı tahmin edilmektedir. Artan “Helal Turizm” ihtiyaçlarına rağmen bu konuda yeterince akademik araştırma yapılmamıştır. Çalışmamızın amacı Helal Turizme olan tüketici eğilimlerinin araştırılması; bu eğilimlerin demografik unsurlar, gelir düzeyi gibi unsurlara göre değişip değişmediğini araştırmaktır. Böylelikle Helal turizm konusunda literatüre katkıda bulunulacaktır. Daha önceden Helal turizm hakkında yapılmış akademik çalışmalardan yararlanarak helal turizmin özelliklerini içeren bir ölçek geliştirilmiş ve Kastamonu il merkezinde yaşayan tüketiciler üzerinde anket uygulanmıştır. 22 maddeden oluşan ölçek yardımıyla ortalamalar arası farklar incelenmiş, hipotez testleri yapılmıştır. Kastamonu merkezinde tüketicilerin helal turizme yoğun ilgisinin bulunduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu ilgi helal turizm sektörünün gelecekte gelişmesi için gerekli altyapıyı sağlamaktadır

Customer Satisfaction in Participation Banks: A Research in Kastamonu

Interest income is considered as forbidden in Islam. Therefore, in Turkey, conservatives generally don’t prefer general banking and by this way funds can’t be used in economic system. So saving deficit can’t be solved in country and saving of people depreciates against inflation. Participation banks which work according to Islamic rules are set up to bring these funds to economy. Participation banking operates in more than 60 countries today and conservatives generally prefer to work with because they are working to principles of profit instead of interest. To attract and persuade more people, at first participation banks should satisfy their customers. In our study we aim to measure customer satisfaction in participation banks in Kastamonu and to reveal the differences between demographic groups. To this aim we conducted a questionnaire to customers of participation banks in Kastamonu

Exploring Antecedents of Private Shopping intention: The Case of Turkish Apparel Industry

The objective of this study is to develop a research model to investigate the impacts of           (i) perceived benefits/risks of online shopping, (ii) the dimensions of both electronic service quality (e-SQ) and electronic service recovery (e-recovery) on electronic commerce satisfaction and electronic loyalty in the setting of private shopping business model among Turkish online shoppers. The hedonic/enjoyment benefit is the only significantly effective benefit of online shopping where other listed benefits and the risks appear to have an insignificant impact on electronic satisfaction. The e-SQ dimension of “system availability” and the e-recovery dimension of “compensation” were not considered significantly effective on e-satisfaction by the respondents, either. In congruence with the previous research findings, e-satisfaction is a major element of e-loyalty in the growing business of private apparels shopping in Turkey. Keywords: Private Shopping, e-service quality, e-satisfaction, e-loyalty

The level of satisfaction of primary health services evaluation about Syrian women refugees who took refuge in the town Bucak

This study, women who took refuge in the Syrian town of Bucak in order to investigate satisfaction to basic health services by women and 43 is performed. The participants ' socioeconomic status, number of children and birth hospital were assessed with the questionnaire created by the researchers to assess the service questions. The number of data in statistical analysis percentage and Chi square test was used. The average age of women who participated in the research 43 30.19 ± 3.12 were found. 34 women (74.4 %) hospital conditions described as good. 22 women in terms of the provision of health services (52.2 %) stated he didn't see a difference between Syria and Turkey. The supply of the drug in 30 women (69.8 %) expressed in the form of comfortable, I can assure you. The average number of children was 2.7 (max:7) as were found. In our country the number of the mother who gave birth 38 (88.4 %). Women 26 (60.4 %) are not using any family planning method. Their children have not been immunised mother, who had number 5 (11.6 %). Women 97% of the country has stated that he wants to return to. The study found that refugees are lacking in receiving basic health services. Refugees' family planning, vaccination implementation deficiencies need to be addressed. It is thought that the attitudes of mothers who have not vaccinated in order to prevent infectious diseases should be changed