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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Virtual banking: An Overview]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Virtual banking can be defined as a bank without branch which offers its  services by means of individual computers or electronic tools, ATM and  telephone.  As virtual banks can’t put up with the cost of branch opening, they offer  the savings obtained from the costing to their customers as high saving  interest.  In the study, it will be mentioned from the definition of virtual banking to  its advantages and disadvantages, and samples of virtual banks in the  world, the superiority in costing per operation in comparison with  traditional banking.  In conclusion, thanks to virtual banking, situation of earn and earn will  occur, and costing in banking system will reduce, and this will reflect to the  customers positively.  Keywords: Virtual Banking, Internet Banking, Traditional Banking.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1679]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Working Condition Quality Comparison of  The Bank Staff: The Case of Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Purpose: The bank staff represents the bank to the customers. The working  conditions of the bank employees play a great role on the success. The  main aim of this study is measuring the quality of the working environment  of the banks by using three factors, which are knowledge, consistency and  trust, and comparing the working environment of the agents to the  managers.  Design/methodology/approach: 100 questionnaires are used to evaluate  the quality of the working condition quality of the banks. Semi-structured  interviews and snowball sampling is used to reach various departments of  the banks.  Findings: The working condition quality of the managers is better than the  working condition quality of the agents. But there is no significant  difference on the consistency of the conditions. Duration has a significant  effect on the working conditions which create trust on the employees to  the company.  Originality/value: This paper is a proof of that the managers do not have  good conditions as expected. The managers can be disturbed by the  managers which are above them.  Keywords: Bank Staff, Working Condition Quality, Agents and Managers.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1478]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Turkey and EU Relations on Realistic Theory Perspective]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this study, critique of realist approach, which has shaped the discipline  of İnternational Relations, has been argued. The discipline that mentioned  above, emerged mostly as a result of Realist Theory contribution has been  critiqued to explain today’s complex World is one of the basic theses  defended in this case study. Realist Theory is concentrated on power  emphasis only on the nation-state as an actor, and being very simple and  such features have been explained and critiqued in details.  Relations with the EU have always been very important for Turkey, and  referred to be tough process. Although from the signing of the Ankara  agreement and continuing in different stages to the present day,  developments in various stages have caused different expectations for the  both parties, neither Turkey has given up to the neither membership  decision, nor European Union has completely rejected Turkey’s  membership process. At Luxembourg Summit in December 1997 the  country’s name among the candidates for full membership was not  included, and as a result of this, Turkey’s response was very threating in  cutting the political dialogue with the EU. Turkey’s candidacy was  confirmed by the Helsinki European Council in December 1999, preparing a  pre-accession strategy and accession partnership document showed some  easygoing in the attitude of the EU Council against the country. Finally as a  result of these changes, once more the relations of mutual obligations and  expectations come to the fore period.  Keywords: International Relations, Realist Theory, the Balance of Power,  EU, Turkey-EU Relations.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1675]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[An Analysis in Banking Sector with Knowledge  Management Assessment Tool]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The main problem of today&#039;s enterprises is to sustain their development  and growth, because of the changing environmental conditions and the  global competitiveness. Therefore, the concept of knowledge, especially  after 1990s’, has begun to be seen as one of the most valuable strategic  resource of businesses. Additionally, the concept of knowledge  management has been discussed frequently in management research and  applications.  Knowledge management is defined as the process of creating, storing,  transferring, applying and saving organizational knowledge (Schultze and  Stabell, 2004); discovering the sources of required information  (SabherwalandSabherwal, 2005); the process of gathering, transferring and  effective use of information (Davenport, 2001); developing informal  knowledge flow among individuals; codifying knowledge in organizations  and building systems for sharing (Birkinshaw, 2001). It has been suggested  that knowledge management practices has provided many positive  outcomes for businesses. In the literature, there is a number of empirical  studies about knowledge management, revealing organizational learning,  developing new product/service by creating a more suitable environment  for innovation (Corso and etc, 2001; Lester, 2001; Sherman etc, 2005),  increasing employee performance by improving core competencies  (Sabherwal and Sabherwal, 2005), providing competitive advantage (Roth,  2003) and sustainable organizational performance (Bogner and Bansal,  2007). In this context, the aim of this research is to examine the level of  organizational knowledge management skill and practices in banking  sector and also whether there is a difference between public and private  banks in terms of knowledge management skills. The reason for selecting  banking sector as sample is because customer satisfaction, creativity and  innovation are so important and the sector is so sensitive to technological  development. Therefore knowledge management practices are being used  intensively in this sector. The scale used for data collection is “Knowledge  Management Assessment Tool” which was developed by American  Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) and Arthur Andersen in 1995. It is  aimed to analyze the dimensions of knowledge management which are  leadership, technology, process, and culture. There are a few studies in this  field in literature. So based on the framework and the insights generated  by the investigation, the study will lead scholars to new research areas and  contribute to business world.  Keywords: Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Banking Sector, KMAT.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1581]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Narratives of Graduate Women on Unemployment in  Turkey: Great Expectations, Better Realities]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Turkey ranks among the countries that have the largest gender gap in  terms of economic participation and opportunity for women. The progress  made in the status of women, has largely been confined to the legal level  with limited practical consequences. Limitations are much visible regarding  the position of woman in the labor market. Even though women’s access  to employment and equal pay are guaranteed under the Constitution and  regulated by Laws, women’s participation in the labor market is still much  lower than men. Women with a university degree are no exception in this  respect. In fact, although university graduate woman are more likely to be  employed than women without university degrees, their unemployment  rate is much higher as compared to men having the same qualifications.  While displaying the signs regarding the dissipation of human capital in the  country, the (long-term) unemployment of university graduate women  involve clues on the socio-political and cultural context, referring mainly to  the influence of patriarchal ideology and its continuous reproduction with  the ever rising tide of conservatism. The aim of this study is to delineate  the dynamics of (long-term) unemployment of university graduate women  in Turkey, with reference to their experiences both in the labor market and  in the private domain. Departing from women’s own narratives, the study  revolves around two interrelated dimensions each describing woman’s  venture through the labyrinth of patriarchal restrictions: One concerns  with the gender based discriminations in the process of job searching,  referring to the subordinate position of woman in the market and the  other pertaining to her life experience in the private sphere, touching on  her squeezed position between her (professional) expectations and  traditional gender roles.  Keywords: Women’s unemployment, narratives of women, women in  Turkey, graduate unemployment.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1485]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Suggestions to Financial Crises]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[2008 Global Financial Crisis is considered by many as one of the most  serious crises ever seen in the world finance history. Yet, thanks to the  quick response of policy-makers in contrast to the Great Depression of  1929, the crisis did not hit as destructive as expected. However, we have  not seen any fundamental suggestion to avoid the future crises of the  same kind or even more devastating ones though the vital suggestion of  the Vatican about Islamic finance as solution to financial crises. This paper  is intended to draw the attention of economists and finance experts to the  Islamic finance as an alternative system of crisis preventive nature. After  giving the highly important saying of the Prophet Muhammad -so-called Six  Items Hadith-, we will try to extract some basic principles that can be taken  into consideration in financial transactions. This two sentences Prophetic  saying or hadith is so comprehensive that it expresses exactly 80 kinds of  exchanges. According to that hadith, out of these 80 kinds of exchanges, 46  sales include a religiously forbidden “interest”. Interest is a value transfer  from one party to another in loans or exchanges, particularly in the finance  sector without any corresponding real value in the underlying assets,  resulting in financial or economic crises.  Keywords: Financial Crisis, Interest, Islamic Finance, Six Items Hadith.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1641]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The specificities of interpersonal communication]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The specificities of interpersonal communication are actually the  specificities of social inclusion and the functioning in different social  relations. These specificities (skills) provide an effective and a satisfactory  communication with other people. Mainly, it consists of recognizing the  feedback and an articulation of positive response, the empathy with  others, ability to listen to others, the delicacy of self-presentation, precise  observation of him/her and others, as well as controlling the use of verbal  and non-verbal cues. Listening skills relies on non-verbal communication.  Meanwhile, it includes the knowledge on the issue, acceptance of the  other person as a partner in communication, regardless of a potential  agreement or disagreement in terms of attitudes, beliefs and value  systems. Perception skills are identified as three levels of perception:  recognition, reflection and action. Practically, this means making  appropriate observations about the other person, as well as avoiding hasty  conclusions, and making a careful assessment of the formation of a proper  response to the perception of other people.  Keywords: Interpersonal Communication, Pedagogical Communication,  Empathy]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1502]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Implementation of Transportation Problem by Using the  Method of Meta-Heuristics Approach]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this paper authors will present analysis and implementation of possible  solutions of vehicle routing problem that is based on simulated annealing  method, which belongs to the category of meta-heuristic problem solving  approaches. The described problem is rather complex linear programming  problem from the field of operation research. Testing of developed  applications in software package MATHEMATICA will be described. This  application provides great possibilities when it comes to working with  numerical algorithms, as well as in the field of symbolic and algebraic  calculations.  Keywords: Transportation Problem, Linear Optimization, Vehicle Routing  Problem, Met Heuristics Solving Approach, Simulated Annealing.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1619]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Foreign Direct Investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina  from 2001 to 2012]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study examines the role and impact of the Foreign Direct investment  in the economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Quarterly  quantitative historical data such as, Foreign Direct Investment , GDP,  inflation and unemployment are used together with qualitative data  obtained through face to face interviews and surveys. Empirical findings  from non-linear regression analysis imply that Foreign Direct Investment  has growing significant positive impact on the economy after the war.  Among the sectors, agriculture and food are the most attractive and  advantageous sectors for the foreign investors.  Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Bosnia and Herzegovina, War.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1529]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Innovation – the Answer to the Economic Crisis]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The Western Balkan countries are in agreement about one thing: they all  want to become members of the European Union (EU). Accession to the  EU has become a national priority for Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro,  Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&amp;H). The first  decade of the EU accession of some EU countries meant progress. Years of  economic growth and prosperity are behind us. In 2013, EU is overindebted,  with millions unemployed and unable to address the present  economic crisis. It is losing its share of global market for goods and services  and aging population threatens to collapse the &quot;welfare state.&quot; The  inability of the EU to resolve the accumulated economic problems  undermined the credibility of the European integration, opening the  hazardous speculations on the nature and necessity of the union. Certain  states, such as Great Britain, are openly announcing a referendum to  remain in the EU. Some countries are partially affected by the economic  crisis and achieved outstanding economic results. Along with some Asian  countries, Turkey is an example of how, even without EU membership, a  country can efficiently solve present economic problems. Small and  underdeveloped countries, such as B&amp;H, can learn a lot from Turkey. The  essence of success is the open competition, simplified registration  procedures and operations, the attraction of investors, innovations and  management of innovations. The introduction of innovations is important  in all aspects of the B&amp;H society, but it is particularly interesting in health  care. B&amp;H annually allocates 11.0% of its GDP to health care. The study,  which we had conducted, showed that there are different views regarding  the quality of health care services, between service recipients (citizens and  patients - clients) and service providers (nurses and doctors). Nurses and  doctors believe that the current quality of health care is good, while  patients and citizens argue the opposite. If we put the patients at the  center of our attention, then we have to respect their opinions and all our  measures and actions must be subordinated to their satisfaction.  Innovative approaches and innovation management do not need additional funding. The use of the best techniques and practices, which  already exist at our hospitals and clinics raise quality of health care while  reducing costs. It should be kept in mind that the process of quality  improvement must be continuous. A survey that we carried out on 313  patients in the Federation of B&amp;H shows that the managers of health  institutions are not satisfied with the quality of health care and believe  that this situation needs to be improved. For innovation in health care it is  necessary to create a critical mass of qualified managers - innovators who  will be supported by the key decision makers. To this end it is necessary for  health care institutions, as in all other areas of B&amp;H society, to create a  climate conducive to innovation as the part of national policy.  Keywords: Management, Innovation, Economic Crisis, Health Care, Quality,  Innovation Management, EU Accession.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1621]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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