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Extending the GSTC Criteria to Sustainable Hotel Perception to Predict Visit Intention
Get PDFThis research explores Turkish visitors' perceptions of the “sustainable hotel” concept, its influence on their intention to stay at such hotels, and whether demographic differences affect these perceptions. GSTC criteria for sustainable hotels were utilized to assess the perceptions of hotel visitors in Türkiye. Data from 417 participants were analyzed to examine demographic differences and intentions to stay. The findings identified four main factors: Sustainable Management and Environmental Practices (SMEP), Regulatory Compliance and Social Responsibility (RCSR), Wildlife and Natural Area Conservation (WNAC), and Local Community and Economic Support (LCES). Overall, perception positively influences the intention to stay, with SMEP significantly affecting visit intention. The study found no differences in perceptions based on gender, age, and marital status, but differences were observed based on education, profession, and income. This study deepens the understanding of the "sustainable hotel" concept and provides valuable insights into future research.
Digitalization Strategies at Türkiye's Ro-Ro Ports: A SWOT-FAHP Analysis Approach
Get PDFPorts aim to restructure terminal operations and address problems to attain better design and efficiency. Recently, digitalization has been the most critical tool for both the management and development of terminal processes. Nonetheless, the feasibility of such a transition is dependent on a clear grasp of the factors influencing digitalization and recognizing their importance. This development also underlines the need for terminal-specific strategies and research. In the study, a research model using SWOT-FAHP was followed and conducted to apply an important scale to 71 SWOT criteria using a survey technique, resulting in a final set of 24 criteria. With expert assessments, a total of 16 strategy themes has been developed for the digitalization strategy matrix of Ro-Ro terminals. In this matrix, four development strategies have been identified: strengths-opportunities (SO) ‘adaptation to new technologies internationally’ and weaknesses-opportunities (WO) ‘employees' adaptation to modern technology’. A total of four development strategies has been identified for strengths-threats (ST), namely ‘maintaining operational capabilities against cyber-attacks. In terms of weaknesses and threats (WT), a total of four development strategies has been identified, including ‘providing technology training to employees to protect against cyber risks. Addressing digitalization in Ro-Ro terminals through SWOT-FAHP analysis contributes to the literature and assists practitioners in establishing a strategic roadma
Not Just Leading, But Inspiring Flow: A Structural Model Linking Altruistic Leadership to Organizational Attachment
Get PDFThis study was conducted to examine the effects of altruistic leadership on employees’ work-related flow experience and organizational attachment. The primary aim of the research is to assess how altruistic leadership behaviors influence employees’ motivational experiences within the work environment and to explore the role of flow experience in the relationship between leadership and organizational attachment. Given the critical role of leadership and employee attachment in sustaining service quality within the tourism industry, this research holds both theoretical and practical significance for organizational behavior literature and sectoral applications. Data were collected from 374 white-collar employees working in accommodation enterprises located in the Side region of Antalya, Türkiye. Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the proposed relationships. The findings revealed that altruistic leadership has a significant and positive effect on employees’ flow experience, particularly enhancing absorption, work enjoyment, and intrinsic work motivation. However, the results did not support a significant relationship between flow experience and organizational attachment, nor did they confirm a direct effect of altruistic leadership on organizational attachment, organizational trust, or organizational identification. These findings suggest that while altruistic leadership effectively fosters employees’ motivational and experiential processes at the individual level, its direct influence on organizational attachment—a more complex social construct—appears limited. However, the results did not reach statistical significance for the mediating effects, indicating that flow experience did not meaningfully transmit the influence of altruistic leadership to organizational attachmen
The Impact of Perceived Barriers and Motives on Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Study on Algerian, Egyptian and Turkish Students in Türkiye
Get PDFIn many countries, promoting entrepreneurship among young people is crucial for increasing economic growth and employment. To promote entrepreneurship among young people, it is essential to understand the factors that influence university students' entrepreneurial intentions. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of perceived barriers and motives on entrepreneurial intentions of Algerian, Egyptian and Turkish university students in Türkiye. The study also investigates the moderating role of country between perceived barriers, motives and entrepreneurial intentions. Research also identifies the impact of country on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. The sample consists of 503 Algerian, Egyptian and Turkish university students. Data are collected through questionnaires and quantitative research methods are used. Analyses are conducted using the statistical programs SPSS 23 and SmartPLS 4. The findings suggest that the perceived motives of Algerian, Egyptian and Turkish students affect their entrepreneurial intentions. However, perceived barriers do not have a significant impact on entrepreneurial intention and culture doesn’t have a moderating role between perceived barriers, motives and entrepreneurial intention in this empirical study. Additionally, the findings show that students' entrepreneurial intentions vary by country. The study encourages apprehending the perceptions shaping entrepreneurial intentions among Algerian, Egyptian and Turkish students
Framing COP28: How Political Cartoons Interpreted Climate Politics and Global Environmental Conflicts
Get PDFThis study examines how political cartoons framed the climate politics of the COP28 Summit held in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. Political cartoons are widely recognized as a significant form of political humor that can shape public understanding and extend the boundaries of political debate. Despite their growing use in environmental communication, there is limited research on how cartoons construct frames around global climate negotiations. To address this gap, the study analyzes 72 political cartoons using content analysis and framing analysis. The findings show that COP28 was predominantly framed through four themes—fossil fuel industry influence, greenwashing, political incompetence, and the climate crisis. These themes were further articulated through environmental, political, economic, and blame-oriented frames. The study contributes to the literature by demonstrating how political cartoons function as discursive tools that critique climate governance and highlight perceived inconsistencies in global climate politics
Advantages, Disadvantages, And Policy Needs In The Circular Economy Transition: Evidence From Turkish Manufacturing Industry
Get PDFThe circular economy is an economic sustainability model that aims to increase resource efficiency, minimize waste production, and extend the life cycle of products and materials. It is considered an opportunity for a radical social transformation that will decouple economic growth from virgin resource extraction and use, and carbon/resource-intensive industrial growth. This approach has the potential to provide both environmental, economic, and competitive advantages, especially in the manufacturing industry, which is highly dependent on resources. For this reason, the transition to the circular economy model has an important place in the macroeconomic and industrial policy agendas of various countries, especially the European Union (EU). Policy documents such as the EU's European Green Deal (EGD) and the Circular Economy Action Plan present many innovative policies and regulations within this framework. Circular economy has also gained more importance in Turkey's industrial policies, with the influence of strategies such as the EGD. Turkey makes approximately 50 percent of its exports to the European market. In this context, Turkey's large-scale exporting manufacturing industry companies are taking actions towards the circular economy. The aim of this study is to reveal the perceptions and predictions of large-scale Turkish manufacturing industry companies regarding the circular economy transition, their evaluations about the advantages provided by circular economy actions and their policy expectations towards the circular economy. Within the framework of the exploratory and descriptive structure of this study, qualitative research employed, and in-depth interviews were conducted with managers of 11 large-scale exporting manufacturing industry companies from 9 different manufacturing sectors who have knowledge and experience in the subject. Open and closed-ended questions were asked to the respondents regarding the research questions. In order to formulate the research questions, circular economy literature, which consists of theoretical and applied academic studies, policy documents of various countries and studies of international organizations were used. In the study, where all stages of the content analysis protocol were meticulously applied, the quantification of verbal data and graphical analysis were included. According to the findings of the study, where important and literature-compatible macroeconomic policy inferences were obtained, companies evaluate that the circular economy model is very important in terms of sustainable development and that the possibility of development is very high, arguing “the linear economy has no way to go”. Among the advantages that the circular economy model provides/will provide to companies, economic and financial factors and compliance with regulations stand out. The most necessary policy actions were to establish a clear and strong regulatory framework based on data obtained from the field and to increase the demand for circular products and production by increasing the public interest and awareness towards circularity. The circular economy model is seen important in terms of international activities and reputation rather than its environmental and social advantages and is considered a strategic priority in terms of international competitiveness
Ranking the Expected Utilities of Practical Training in the Employment of Qualified Workforce in The Field of Accounting with Fuzzy Swara
Get PDFTo overcome the challenges encountered in today's business world, a workforce with only professional and technical knowledge is not enough. For this reason, the business world needs a qualified workforce that has sufficient professional and technical knowledge as well as some personal competencies. Having a workforce with many competencies is a high preference for employers as it will help them cope with the various challenges of business life. In this framework, the basic indicator of the quality of education provided in higher education institutions depends on the fact that graduates are suitable for the demands of the business world and can be employed as qualified workforce in their fields. However, it is known that the accounting education given in the undergraduate programs of faculties of economic and administrative sciences in Turkey remains largely theoretical and does not meet the expectations of the business world. In this context, the benefits expected from practical training in accounting field should be identified and implemented in all higher education institutions.
This study aims to identify the priorities of the business world by ranking the expected benefits of practical training for final-year university students from the practical training program in the field of accounting based on factors. The expected utilities are determined by a literature review and face-to-face interviews conducted with the managers responsible for the students in their workplaces. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed with the fuzzy SWARA method and the expected utilities were listed based on identified factors. According to the results the most important expected benefit, with a weight of 20.44%, is “Improving the ability to master legal regulations”. This factor was followed by ‘’Improving Skills of Internal and External Reporting‘’ with 15.65%, “Improving the skills of social responsibility and ethics” with 13.49%, “Improving skills of control” with 11.53%, “Improving the skills of partnership and teamwork with 11.20%”; “Improving analytical thinking skills” with 10.99%;’’Improving skills in using Information Systems” with 8.77 and finally “Improving communication skills” with 7.92%
Quality of Environmental Sustainability Reporting in Container Shipping
Get PDFThe quality of sustainability reporting (QSR) has become a focal point for both scholars and practitioners, largely due to heightened concerns surrounding corporate transparency and the risk of “greenwashing.” QSR comprises dimensions such as materiality, credibility, completeness, and assurance, ensuring that disclosed information is both relevant and reliable. This study investigates QSR dimensions in the container shipping industry, emphasizing the disclosure of environmental materiality and the extent to which external assurance is employed. Through conceptual content analysis of 47 sustainability reports published between 2018 and 2022 by the world’s top ten container shipping companies, the findings indicate that, although firms dedicate considerable attention to emissions and energy consumption, other issues (e.g., biodiversity, effluents) are comparatively underrepresented. Moreover, only a subset of these environmental disclosures undergoes external assurance, and the analysis focuses on the presence of assurance rather than the specific scope or type of engagements, which further calls into question the overall reliability and comprehensiveness of the reported information. The results highlight the need for more robust and standardized assurance frameworks and for closer scrutiny of QSR to enhance stakeholder confidence in container shipping’s sustainability reporting
The Role of Economic and Financial Development in Shaping Environmental Quality: A Comparative Study of Developed and Developing Countries
Get PDFThis study investigates the relationship between environmental quality, economic growth, financial development, renewable energy, and trade openness in both developing and developed countries from 1990 to 2022. The analysis uses the Pedroni (1999, 2004) and Kao (1999) cointegration tests, followed by panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) estimations. The results indicate that environmental quality, GDP growth, energy consumption, renewable energy, financial development, and trade openness are interconnected in the long term. According to the panel FMOLS results, renewable energy consumption and trade openness help reduce carbon emissions in both groups of countries, with a stronger effect observed in developing economies. Additionally, the Dumitrescu–Hurlin (2012) panel causality test reveals unidirectional causality from GDP growth, financial development, renewable energy, and energy use—though not from trade openness—to carbon emissions, supporting the growth hypothesis in the short term. Overall, the results highlight the important role of renewable energy and financial development in forming carbon emissions reduction strategies. The study provides valuable policy insights, especially for developing countries aiming to improve environmental sustainability.
Corporate Governance and Financial Performance: Case Study Banks in Turkey
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants of board size. In other words, it is aimed to determine the corporate governance variables and firm-specific internal factors that determine the board size of banks. For these purposes, the data of 10 banks whose stocks were traded in Borsa Istanbul (BIST) between 2010-2020 were used in the research. Balanced panel data analysis was used in the study. Unit root tests, cross-section dependence, heteroskedasticity tests, and White Period Standard Errors and Covariance Method were used in empirical analysis. According to the analysis results; there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between board size and return on assets, foreign board member ratio, supervisory board member ratio, duality, and total assets. On the other hand, there is a negative relationship between the size of the board of directors and the market value/book value, free float ratio, the capital share of the largest shareholder, the ratio of female and independent board members