Economic Development and Regional Competitiveness

Clusters are networks of firms and manufacturers that are strongly connected within the production chain, creating value added together.There are some demand and supply-side advantages of being in a cluster, including proximity to the consumer, reduction in the cost of finding customers, reputation, information extern…

• ZEYNEP KARACA UZUNKAYA

Abstract Regional policy has been on the agenda of Turkey since the First Five-Year Development Plan (1963–1967), and so far, Turkey has put into practice to overcome regional disparities, one of the most important is regional-sectoral incentives. Thus, the incentive system, which has undergone many changes until toda…

• ONUR SUNGUR

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yerel yönetimlerin yaptıkları yatırımlara etki eden faktörlerin belirlenmesidir. Bu çerçevede, literatür taraması neticesinde bahsi geçen yerel yönetimlerin yatırım kararlarını etkileyeceği düşünülen 6 farklı kriter (nüfus artışı, bölgesel kişi başı GSYİH, lokasyon, jeolojik etki, politik risk ve…

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yerel yönetimlerin yaptıkları yatırımlara etki eden faktörlerin belirlenmesidir. Bu çerçevede, literatür taraması neticesinde bahsi geçen yerel yönetimlerin yatırım kararlarını etkileyeceği düşünülen 6 farklı kriter (nüfus artışı, bölgesel kişi başı GSYİH, lokasyon, jeolojik etki, politik risk ve…

• İRFAN ERSİN
• SERHAT YÜKSEL

Knowledge economy (KE) has started to effect cities towards becoming knowledge cities (KC) to increase competitiveness in KE. Knowledge-based urban development (KBUD) strategies that draw the path to become KCs have already been adopted by several cities around the world. Turkey as one of the developing countries that…

• EMİNE FERHAN GEZİCİ KORTEN

Training and development is one of the most important functions of human resources management. With the increasing importance of human resources value, training and developing employees with essential qualifications and skills have become vital for organizations. There are several HR training methods for various purpo…

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• HACER SİMAY KARAALP ORHAN

With globalization, competition between countries, regions and industries has become more intense and complex.The concept of clustering, first expressed by Marshall in 1890 as industrial concentrations; is seen as a tool for ensuring national, regional and local competitiveness, innovation and development.Clustering,…

• CEMAL İYEM
• DERYA GÜL ÖZTÜRK

Son yıllarda Türkiye’de sağlık turizmi pazarı hızlı bir şekilde büyüyerek olgunluk seviyesine ulaşmıştır. Bu durum işletmeler arasında rekabetin yaşanmasına sebep olmaktadır. Dolayısıyla Türkiye’de sağlık turizmi yetki belgesi almış sağlık kurumlarının kent rekabetçiliği seviyelerinin incelenmesi önem arz etmektedir.…

• ŞÜKRAN KARACA

This paper assesses the local entrepreneurial culture based on the perceptions of local residents, by focusing on four distinctdimensions of the local entrepreneurial culture: ‘diversity andchange climate’, ‘business promotion climate’, ‘business discouragement climate’, and ‘focus on local’. A comprehensivesurvey was…

• ADEM GÖLEÇ

As an open system and a social institution, companies’ responsibilities have gone beyond the provision of shareholder wealth. Today, companies are expected to conform the principles of good corporate citizenship and corporate governance, and disclose corporate activities in an accountable, honest and transparent manne…

• SEÇİL DEREN VAN HET HOF
• SİBEL HOŞTUT

Prior to directing their investments, strategy makers at national and firm level need to know competitive advantages and disadvantages in a country or region. By bearing this need in mind, this study aims to examine competitive factors in Balkan countries to develop a road map for investors. To do this, we used World…

• KEMAL KANTARCI