International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Sciences
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The Relationship Between Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in OECD Countries
Get PDFBu çalışmanın diğer çalışmalardan farkı, 2019 yılında GSYİH'larını %70,22, fosil yakıt kullanımını %5,18 ve yenilenebilir enerji kullanımını (hidro hariç) %400 arttıran OECD ülkeleri için yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi ile ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılmasıdır. Bunu yaparken 1990-2019 dönemine ait yıllık verilerle 20 OECD ülkesi için reel GSYİH, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi, reel brüt sermaye ve işgücünü analiz etmektedir. Öncelikle serilerin durağanlık derecesini belirlemek için durağanlık testleri kullanılmıştır. Daha sonra heterojen panel eşbütünleşme testi ile eşbütünleşme ilişkisi test edilmiş ve eşbütünleşme ilişkisi bulunmuştur. Tüm değişkenlerin katsayıları pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı. Ek olarak, hata düzeltme modellerinden elde edilen bulgulara göre hem kısa hem de uzun dönemde yenilenebilir enerji tüketiminden ekonomik büyümeye doğru tek yönlü nedenselliğin olduğu elde edilmiştir. Dolayısıyla sonuçlar, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi ile ekonomik büyüme arasındaki karşılıklı bağımlı ilişkinin büyüme hipotezini desteklediğini göstermektedir
Segmenting and Profiling Online Shopping Consumers: How Do They Differ in Hedonic Shopping Motivations?
Get PDFThe purpose of the study is to cluster online shopping customers on their loyalty levels and profile them with regards to their hedonic shopping motivations. To this end, a self-administered online survey was conducted, and 226 usable answers were obtained. First, cluster analysis was performed to segment online shoppers on their loyalty values. Later, the final three-cluster solution was profiled according to hedonic value motivations using Generalized Ordered Logit (GOLOGIT) Regression. The two-step cluster analysis revealed three clusters of online shoppers (non-loyals, moderate loyals, and true loyals). The GOLOGIT results indicated that an increase in idea shopping, role shopping, and value shopping of consumers in their online shopping experience would increase their loyalty levels (from non-loyal to moderately loyal, and from moderately loyal to true loyal). With regards to social shopping value, an increase in this dimension would be significantly affective only for non-loyal consumers, increasing their odds of being in the second (moderately loyal) or third (true loyal). This finding would help in the differentiation of marketing strategies for each segment, which would advance business competitiveness. Considering the increasing importance of online shopping among consumers, findings of this study is expected to contribute to the literature
The Effects of Corporate Governance Implementations on Financial Performance: An Evidence from Turkey
Get PDFThis study investigate the effects of corporate board and audit committee characteristics and ownership structures on financial performance of listed firms in Turkey. The study used system GMM analysis of data from 104 listed firms in Turkey from 2012 to 2019 to test how each corporate governance variable initiated by the SEC of Turkey contributed to firm performance. Data were extracted from the annual reports of listed companies. According to the results of the analysis, there has not been any correlation between business performance and the number of members in board, independent members rate, female members rate, the frequency of the board meetings, ownership concentration, the number of members in the audit committee and audit committee meetings. In the study, it is determined that there is a positive and significant relationship between the business firm performance and risk committee and the frequency of the risk committee meetings
A New Approach to Human Capital: Crime Adjusted Human Capital Index on European Countries
Get PDFHuman capital is a one of the essential components in the economic growth and development. Also, the belief that education and health level, which are the main components of human capital, are main features of a happy and healthy society, is getting stronger. But there is a fact that crime is a destructive notion that affects a society’s human capital. In this context, this study aims to create an alternative social welfare measurement method that includes crime rates as a component to human capital on Euro Zone countries. In this regard, first, a general crime index was generated by using 13 different crime categories of the Euro Zone countries, and then this index was adapted to the Human Capital Index. As a result, the Crime-Adjusted Human Capital Index (CAHCI) was obtained. It was observed that the country rankings we obtained based on the CAHCI differ significantly from the rankings made based on the Human Capital Index. Significant number of countries, which ranks high in the Human Capital Index, ranks lower when crime rates are considered, indicates that the reliability of social welfare measures based on human capital should be questioned
Reputation and Firm Performance: A Research Agenda
Get PDFVarious researchers have investigated the reputation and firm performance relationship with the perspectives of different disciplines. This study is a semi-systematic literature review that examines articles in top-ranked journals to analyze how the reputation and firm performance relationship has evolved in terms of theoretical backgrounds, variables, methodologies and the scope of the reputation-performance relationship. Classifications of the reputation and firm performance relationship articles are highlighted in four broad areas: financial performance, sustainability performance, marketing performance and organizational performance. The results of this study showed that the number of the published articles has increased gradually through the analysis period, and majority of the articles investigated the firm reputation and financial performance relationship. Due to the results a research agenda is developed for future research
Investigating the Relationship Between Brand Experience Dimensions and Brand Resonance Through Two Different Brands Selected from the Cosmetics and Food Sectors
Get PDFIn today's global competitive environment, where the functional benefits of products and services converge, the concept of experience has become increasingly important for brands in creating customer loyalty. In the present study, the effects of sensory, affective, behavioral and intellectual dimensions of brand experience on brand resonance, which represents a high level of active loyalty and interaction in the brand-customer relationship, were examined through two brands selected from two different sectors. The research was carried out using the survey method by reaching a total of 465 people who are users of the relevant brands. In the analysis of the collected data, it was aimed to determine the effect of different dimensions of brand experience on brand resonance separately, and to compare the results by repeating the analysis for both brands. The results obtained in the study show that affective, behavioral and intellectual experiences had a significant effect on brand resonance in both selected brands, while sensory experience dimension did not make a statistically significant contribution to explaining brand resonance
Revisiting The Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Turkey Economy: Evidence from Structural VAR Model
Get PDFThe purpose of this article is to examine the pass-through of exchange rate fluctuations on the domestic price level in Turkey. To this effect, the interaction between exchange rate fluctuations, producer price index, and the consumer price index was analyzed using the SVAR model. The degree of exchange rate pass-through was examined with the help of cumulative ERPT elasticities based on impulse response functions. Besides, the monetary policy interest rate variable is also included in the model to make inferences about the CBRT's policy stance against the exchange rate and price fluctuations. Study findings reveal that exchange rate pass-through is incomplete in Turkey, however, there is a high degree of pass-through of exchange rate fluctuations to producer prices than there is to consumer prices. Study results also point that the CBRT’s policy interest rate is not an important determinant of the exchange rate and price levels. However, Central bank policies with stable and reliable commitments are recommended
Technological Progress in the Models of Economic Growth Using Panel Data: Some New Assessments and Empirical Evidence from BRICS-T Countries
Get PDFConsidering the recent growth pattern of the digital world, this paper investigates the impact of technological progress on economic growth based on endogenous technological change models by using patent applications, mobile phone and internet users, research, and development expenditures as an independent variable to economic growth in BRICS-T countries from 2004 to 2018. Panel data set with various tests is used to provide the relationship between the dependent variable (economic growth) and independent variables for these countries.
The existence of long-run relationship between economic growth and technological variables concludes that technology usage has significant and positive impact on economic growth in the long term. And it reveals the motivation for governments to adopt specific policies by accelerating investments against the productivity paradox. Based on these empirical findings, further policy implications for economic growth and technological development are discussed
The Relationships Between Corporate Social Responsibility, Customer Intimacy and Customer Citizenship Behavior in the Restaurant Industry
Get PDFCorporate social responsibility (CSR) has recently become a popular field of study in terms of customer-centric outcomes for contemporary researchers. The development of CSR activities is considered as a strategic tool for improving customer intimacy (CI) and customer citizenship behavior (CCB) in the restaurant sector. The structure that will be formed as a result of the reflection of CSR activities on customer behaviors is valuable for both the restaurant and the customers. From the this viewpoint, analyzing the relationships between the CSR, CI and CCB in İzmir province is the purpose of this study. This study obtained its empirical evidence from 408 restaurant customers in İzmir province and applied a simple linear regression analysis and the SPSS Process Macro plugin (Model 4) was performed to test the research hypotheses. The findings reveal that CSR significantly contributes to CI and CCB. CI interacts significantly and positively with CCB. The study also extends the CSR and CCB literature through a novel mediation mechanism of CI
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in Japan
Get PDFJapan has a long history of managing with not many assets, outstandingly work, and it has for some time been a specialized pioneer. Robotization and robots are notable ideas in Japanese society, whether utilized to supplant or upgrade human work. Japanese firms have generally been at the front of advanced mechanics improvement. During Japan's period of prosperity, organizations like Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sony, and Yaskawa Electric Corporation drove the way in automated research. Mechanization and the utilization of mechanical innovation into modern creation have additionally supported Japan's post bellum monetary development. Over 40 years prior, Kawasaki Robotics started business creation of modern robots. In 1995, there were 700,000 modern robots in activity around the world, with Japan representing 500,000. Japan is the business chief in robot creating and current use. The country conveyed more present-day robots in 2016 than the going with five top exporters joined (Germany, France, Italy, the United States, and South Korea). To the extent that "robot thickness," or the number of robots in collecting and industry conversely, with people, Japan is also one of the world's most robot-facilitated countries. Japan was the world precursor around here until 2009, when Korea's use of present-day robots takes off and Japan's cutting-edge industry began to move toward the ocean