İşletme: Recent submissions

  • Effects of music on consumer memory, attitudes and time perception 
    Ursavaş, Barış. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    This study is designed to explore the effects of music on various aspects of consumer behavior. The first experiment investigates how musical tempo and rhythm influence consumers’ time perceptions. Original music and digital ...
  • Financial and strategic overview of the banking system 
    Altıok Yılmaz, Ayşe Dilara. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2012.)
    The aim of this study is to give a financial and strategic overview of the Banking System. In the first part the profitability of the banking system in emerging markets is analyzed. The determinants of bank profitability ...
  • Analysis of trading activity and liquidity in Istanbul Stock Exchange 
    Karahan, Mehmet Oğuz. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    In this dissertation, I examine trading activity and liquidity in Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) for a sample of 254 stocks. I observe that trading volume follows an L-shaped pattern in the morning session and a J-shaped ...
  • Corporate diversification and firm value: evidence from emerging markets 
    Akben Selçuk, Elif. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The objective of this dissertation is to investigate the impact of corporate diversification on firm value in emerging markets. To answer the research question, three analyses are conducted. First, using data from nine ...
  • Significance of team-based organizations in business process orientation and effectiveness: an application to service firms in Turkey 
    Dülger, Ayşe Meral. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    Through an organizational design point of view, this study looks into the extent of understanding about business processes and how these views affect team processes and team effectiveness/performance. In particular, this ...
  • Understanding university choice decisions of Turkish students 
    Küçükkancabaş, Selin. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    This study is designed to provide insights as to how different elements of university characteristics, campus visit, information sources, and students‟ personal characteristics influence their university behaviors directly ...
  • International marketing responsiveness :|an exploratory study on the involvement of Turkish firms in the former USSR market 
    Akiş, Yeşim Toduk. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1992., 1992.)
    This thesis is a pioneer study in exploring the issue of former USSR trade and business relations with a developing country (Turkey), so it can be classified under the area-oriented studies of international marketing. The ...
  • Firm and industry level factors that affect the growth of SMEs : evidence from Turkey 
    Tarakçı, Özgür Ahmet. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Big majority of the total labor force in Turkey is being held by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), as in almost all other countries. Therefore, steps taken to help growth of the SMEs are very important for the whole ...
  • Financial performance and productivity : dose foreign ownership matter? 
    Küçükosmanoğlu, Aysa İpek. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    The internalization theory, which provides an economic rationale for the existence of foreignowned firms, suggests that foreign-owned firms should benefit from the transfer of the firm specific assets owned by the parent ...
  • A financial early warning system for financial intermediary institutions by Neural networks 
    Demircioğlu, M. K. Tahir. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    The 2008 economic crises revealed that the existing financial system requires better monitoring and more effective regulations of the financial institutions. Straightforward implementation of tighter regulations will ...
  • Person-environment fit, social exchange relationships, and employee outcomes in organizations 
    Maden, Ceyda. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    With an integrative outlook, this study examines the effects of employees‟ fit with their organizations, fit with their jobs, and fit with their supervisors on their job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover ...
  • The impact of company trustworthiness on the success of cause-related marketing programs 
    İşcioğlu, Tutku Eker. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    For the past two decades increasing efforts have been given to investigating the influence of cause-related marketing (CRM) activities on consumers‟ attitudes and behaviors. Because consumers may react differently to ...
  • Mall shopping behavior : an examination of differences in utilitarian versus hedonic shoppers' mall shopping experiences 
    Telci, Emine Eser. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This study is designed to provide insights as to how different elements of a shopping mall environment and consumers‟ personal characteristics influence their mall shopping behaviors directly, and indirectly through their ...
  • Analyzing activities of multinational enterprises through foreign direct investment patterns : a value chain based perspective 
    Büyükbalcı, Pınar. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Main aim of this study is to analyze foreign direct investment patterns of multinational enterprises in Turkey by attempting to understand their relation with type of competitive advantage pursued by the firm and firm ...
  • Drivers of brand extension success and the role of brand relationship quality 
    Sönmezler Arıkan, Esra. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Given the importance of brands and the strategy of brand extensions, the primary purpose of this study is to determine the key drivers of brand extension success. The proposed model not only incorporates the success factors ...
  • Exploring drivers of success in push-type mobile marketing 
    Varnalı, Kaan. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Technological innovations, when they reach a critical threshold level of penetration, may cause tremendous impact on various aspects of daily life. As it was the case in color TV, landline telephone, and PC-based Internet, ...
  • Understanding firm-level entrepreneurship: a study of exploring the construct and its relationsip with contextual factors 
    Kantur, Deniz. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    The aim of this research is to understand firm-level entrepreneurship and explain its relationships with organizational culture, top management leadership, and organizational performance. The study adopts both qualitative ...
  • An export marketing analysis of Turkish women's ready to wear products in federal republic of Germany 
    Bilgin, F. Zeynep. (Thesis (Ph.D.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1990., 1990.)
    The objectives of this research were to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of Turkish WRW (women's ready to wear) products in the export market of FRG (Federal Republic of Germany), and to outline the structure of ...
  • In search of chaos: the case of Istanbul Stock Exchange 
    Kiraz, Fatih. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    There is increasing interest and an ongoing debate on the return behavior of financial markets. The problem is that there is no sufficient evidence about successful modeling of stock returns yet. In fact, the possibility ...
  • Psychological contracts and organizational correlates: the impact of work orientations 
    Dizdar, Özen Aşık. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    This study investigates the impact of work orientations on the selection and/or anticipation of psychological contracts. It was hypothesized that people holding a job, career, or calling orientation would tend to seek ...

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