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  • Networks and competitive advantage: Spontaneous vs. induced clusters 
    Kavadarlı, Altın. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    The cluster concept, described as the geographical concentration of interconnected organizations, has received much attention in the field of strategic management. Porter’s (1998) diamond model suggests that clusters ...
  • Open education high school in Turkey :|an opportunity, or a track in purgatory? 
    Özdoğan, Zeynep. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Open Education High School is one of the secondary education tracks in Turkey that provides teaching by using distance education technologies. This study explores the background characteristics and prior school experiences ...
  • Opportunity at work: antecedents and consequences 
    Çiçekli, Elif. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2008., 2008.)
    The present study explores the under-researched topic of opportunity at work. The study aims first to analyze the relationship between opportunity and major organizational outcomes of organizational commitment, job ...
  • Organizational learning culture, the climate for innovation, and organizational resilience 
    Özer, Alev. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    The major aim of this thesis is to theoretically and empirically relate the concept of organizational resilience to its suggested antecedents as organizational learning culture and climate for innovation and explain how ...
  • Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Turkey 
    Mizrahi, Vedat. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    Do corporate governance practices affect firm performance? Are shareholders willing to pay a premium for higher governance standards? How does the ownership structure of a firm affect its corporate governance practices and ...
  • #Paidpartnership :|how do influencers shape customer decision journey? 
    Keçeci, Gözde Baycur. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    Social media has enabled consumers to share their consumption experiences and recommendations via user-generated content. Some content creators who are called “influencers”, have differentiated due to their superior ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Psychological empowerment: antecedents, correlates and consequences 
    Asarkaya, Çiğdem. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    This study examines, with an integrative perspective, the effects of employees’ perceptions about the empowering behavior of their immediate supervisor on employees’ psychological empowerment, and the effects of employees’ ...
  • Regulatory implications of 2007 financial crisis and the effect of financial regulation structures on the soundness of banking sector: a cross-country perspective 
    Gümüş, Nihat. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This study is related to the regulatory implications of 2007 Financial Crisis and the effect of financial regulation structures on the soundness of banking sector. Depending on qualitative analysis of reports published by ...
  • Self-concept related explanations of happiness in social experiential settings 
    Merdin, Ezgi. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    It is not always the consumer’s choice whether or not to share the servicescapes with friends or family or with totally stranger consumers. Therefore, any insight into these situations and possible variables that affect ...
  • 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 ...
  • Smart beta approach of index base investing and the factor investing phenomenon :|the Turkish case 
    Akyol, Ali Nezih. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    Traditional Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) tests use a cap-weighted equity market portfolio as the market proxy for the CAPM market portfolio. A majority of these tests have found that either the CAPM relationship ...
  • Strategic agility-enabled business model innovation :|a multi-method study 
    Albayraktaroğlu, Alptegin. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    Strategic agility (SA) enables adaptation in turbulent environments by accelerating business model renewal. However, despite its critical role as a dynamic capability, relatively little is known about the relationship ...
  • Strategic management of Turkish brands in international markets 
    Eren-Erdoğmuş, Z. İrem. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2005., 2005.)
    The aim of this dissertation is to shed a light to the strategic brand management practices of Turkish multinational companies in international markets. Being at the edge of full membership to the European Union, having ...
  • Susceptibility to emotional contagion in health organizations: impact on organizational commitment and intention to stay 
    Aydemir, Ahmet. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    Health organizations include varying emotions experienced due to frequent interactions with colleagues and customers. It was thus of interest to investigate which stressors affect organizational outcomes for employees and ...
  • Sustainability in the Turkish business environment 
    Çelik, Tutku Seçkin. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    This thesis aims to find out and explain how firms in Turkey perceive sustainability, why and how do they get engaged in sustainability activities/reporting, while at the same time evaluating the hypothesized relationships ...
  • The acceptance and continued usage of open source data science and advanced analytics technologies 
    Arsal, Riza Ergün. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    Due to the ubiquity of open source technologies in data science, organizations started to lean towards open source ecosystems. With the increasing number of citizen data scientists in organizations, individuals in business ...
  • The antecedents and consequences of relationship quality in financial services 
    Özdinç, Uğur Gökhan. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduatetudies in the Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The main purpose of this study is to create a model explaining the antecedents and consequences of relationship quality in financial services context. The model is tested empirically in Turkey with the data obtained through ...
  • The causes and predictors of the 2001 Turkish crisis 
    Altun, Gurur. (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    2001 was associated with the most serious financial crisis ever experienced in Turkey. The attempts to control two decades of chronic inflation had failed and the country had ended up in a very delicate position. The thesis, ...

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