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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The New Perspectives in Turkish Foreign Policy  Regarding With The West After The Cold War]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[At beginning of the 21st century, Turkey’s approach to the West has also  entered new period. Recent year’s Turkish society has changed  enormously. Turkish foreign policy horizons have expanded, and Turkey  has developed a more active and sovereignty centered approach to  nearby regions and with allies. As a part West, European Union has  changed, too. European Union has moved decidedly ambivalent stance to  a more integrationist approach in its relations with Turkey. NATO which is  a key institutional link for Turkey to the West has heightened Turkey’s  value to the Alliance. The EU is developing foreign and defense policies at  the same time independently from NATO. In such case, the role of Turkey  remains uncertain. Turkey’s geopolitical importance is very clear for the  West. Especially the US and Turkey have developed a common agenda for  relations in the period of post-Cold world.  Taking care of this background, this study explores the changing  parameters in Turkish-Western relations and also looks at the new  perspectives in strategic cooperation of Turkish-European-the U.S.  triangle. I will also analyze the future relations of Turkey with EU.  Keywords: Foreign Policy, the West, European Union, the Future of Turkey  in the West]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1568]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Economic Crises and Its Impacts on International Road  Transportation Sector between European Union and  Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In 2008, when the ratification process of the Lisbon Treaty had been  continuing, the global financial crises had been perceived as an Anglo-  Saxon recession early on, however it increased the problems significantly,  which EU countries were already faced. So, serious problems arise in such  countries, like UK, Ireland and Spain, where the share of financial services  in national incomes was sufficiently high. As a result of global crises, loss of  consumer confidence and decrease in the world trade volume forced also  German economy-one of the biggest exporters of the world. The new  members of EU, who realized its largest enlargement in 2004, have been  affected negatively by the crises.  The EU members, who were unprepared to crises, under the effects of lack  of final decisions about the coordination of economic and financial policies  in EU agreements, could not perform well in common “struggle” against  crises. Although coordination provided by the actions of some EU member  states leaders prevented the conclusion of crises with a disaster, but this  could not stop low growth rates and high unemployment.  All these negative developments deeply affected every sector of the EU  economy, a logistics sector also, which has a key role to play in increasing  the competitiveness of European industry in both the services and  manufacturing sectors with about 7 million employments (in freight  logistics).  On the other hand, an economic crisis in the EU decreased its trade volume  with Turkey. The EU is the Turkey’s first trade partner. But the reduction of  the domestic demand in the EU naturally lowered the level of trade  between them. Turkey’s import rate from the EU decreased from 40,8% in  2007 to 39,3% in 2010. Also in this period Turkey’s export to the EU  declined from 56,8 % to 46,3%. These developments in foreign trade  decreased a volume of international road freight transportation between  the EU and Turkey also. Additionally, the EU’s protective policies such as  permit and visa limitations narrows the trade strongly. The purpose of this paper is to describe the main reasons of negative  changes in international road transportation sector between the European  Union and Turkey in the light of economic crises and make suggestions to  develop the bilateral sectoral relations on behalf of increasing trade and  elimination of crisis’s impacts. The Turkish Union of Chambers and  Commodity Exchanges’ and the International Road Transport Union’s data  about the quantity of permits and TIR carnets will be used for evaluation of  transport volumes between the EU and Turkey.  Keywords: Enlargement, European Union, International Road  Transportation, Global Economic Crises, Logistics, Permit, Trade, Turkey.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1601]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Influence of Local Governments over the  Transformation in Inspection Understanding of Turkey  on Tutorship Inspection]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The expansion in the functions and activities of public administration in last  years led to the administration more systematic and convenient with the  scientific rules. However, the expansion and frequency for the functions  and activities of the administration brought about inertia in bureaucracy,  red taping and corruption and the complaints of the governed about the  activities of the administration. All these developments led to invent,  develop and use the contemporary inspection methods and techniques.  Local governments are the governmental administrative units which are  investable and complementary parameters of the public administration  together with the central government in almost all countries. During the  historical progress, the local governments has been transformed into the  essential institutions in executing the local services by providing the  productivity and effectiveness and enhancing the democratic possibilities.  Local governments are the closer and at the lower level administrative  bodies. The power and the functionality of local administration is directly  relevant with the level democracy in any given society. In analysing the  legal and structural transformation of public administrative inspection in  last years of Turkey, it can be seen that the important problems are still  remaining under the inspection of administration for the tutorship. In this  presentation, the influence of the transformation emerged in the  understanding of inspection in the public administration over the tutorship  inspection of local administration has been elaborated and offered some  new solutions for the problems which may arise during this process.  Keywords: Public Administration, Local Administration, Inspection,  Tutorship Inspection, Local Autonomy.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1565]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1731">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Point of View from the Perspective of an Accountant to  Independent Auditing with the New Turkish Commercial  Code]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In 01 July 2012, the enactment of the Turkish Commercial Law (no 6102)  led to significant changes, especially in the field of independent auditing.  These changes include the determination of the persons or organizations  for independent audit companies and auditors.  These regulations with the other regulations in the new Turkish  Commercial Law, will mostly affect Professional groups. For this reason, 29  females, 64 males, including 93 public accountants registered in the  Chamber of Certified Public Accountants of Antalya asked for expectations  by a survey about the new Turkish Commercial Law. In the first part of the  questionnaire includes demographic data such as age, education and  gender, the second part includes multiple-choice questions concerning the  audit process, the last part includes five-point Likert scale questions about  how professionals will be affected. The results were analyzed by SPSS  package program.  Keywords: New Turkish Commercial Law, Independent Auditing,  Accountants.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1545]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Electronic Government and Privacy]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Privacy can be defined as areas which are peculiar to an individual not to public  or society. The concept of privacy is mentioned with the concepts of  confidentiality and security of personal information and private areas. While  the governments create electronic tools and environment to watch and make  observation to provide the citizens more secure and an environment to live, it  might cause an individual’s private area to shrink.  Today records of cameras, signals of mobile phones, records of phone calls  through mobile phones, IP numbers of computers, e-mail tracking systems,  satellite based systems, Google earth applications, GPS applications are the  tools that comes to mind at first which can be used to violate privacy. These  tools can be easily reached. When these tools are used for observation, they  can constrict privacy. Some of the ethical issues that appear are as follows:  Does the government open files on citizens? Do individual privacy and freedom  not exist? Does watching and recording everything citizens do conform to  democracy?  As Michael Faucault mentioned knowing means being strong and ruler ship  keeps information to hold power. Today not only governments but also private  huge corporations gather information and both of them watch citizens. As a  result, individuals face social, psychological security and insecurity problems  caused by these. Because of this individuals and societies should be informed  about these issues and ways to protect individual freedom.  Though governments should develop sensitivity to such issues and regulations  are needed to be done, it is not enough. In this study, as discussed in  democracy theory, we propose that a strong government which is furnished  with information might always cause a threat to individual freedom. In  addition, contrary to liberal democracy that huge corporations threaten  democracy by interfering individuals’ privacy will be examined. We suggest  that it is necessary to establish and increase the efficiency of an independent  “Information Conservation and Auditing Authority”.  Keywords: Electronic Government, Privacy, Information Conservation,  Auditing Authority.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1459]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Socio intercultural Evaluation for Investment Projects in  Indigenous Communities Wixarikas]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This paper analyses aspects of the problem that occurs in the social  evaluation of investment projects for indigenous communities’ Wixarikas  (Huichols). A project in this context make particularly complex the  evaluation. On the socio-economic perspective with which it is evaluated  comes into play the incommensurability of social and intercultural issues  that cannot be ignored. It is addressed the questions that have arisen in  the development of this type of project and presents a theoretical  framework for the methodological proposal of socio-cultural evaluation.  Keywords: Social Evaluation of Investment Projects, Socio-Intercultural  Evaluation, Indigenous Communities, Wixarikas.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1636]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Significant Predictors of Employees’ Motivation and  Employees’ Job Satisfaction]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[As Henry Ford noted in his autobiography “business *…+ is not a machine. It  is a collection of people who are brought together to do work.” In existing  literature it is evident that soft approach of human resources is  predominant since researches are more focusing on workers’ satisfaction  of the job and different aspects of job satisfactions in various businesses’  environment rather than treating workers the same way as other  resources are treated (hard approach). However, job satisfaction is a multifaceted  construct. The most conventional aspects of satisfaction are:  satisfaction with pay, promotion opportunities, co-workers, supervision,  and the work itself. Some researches examine model where passion and  organizational commitment are important predictor of job satisfaction.  The purpose of this research is to identify factor structures associated with  Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), Organizational Commitment  Questionnaire (OCQ) and Worker Motivation Questionnaire (WMQ) and to  develop regression model that will be able to predict level of motivation  (measured in hours) and workers satisfaction on the sample from Bosnia  and Herzegovina.  An online questionnaire was distributed to individuals by e-mail (Google  Survey Tool). A total of 63 surveys were obtained and analysed. Data  screening, assumption testing and sampling adequacy was done according  to Field (2005). All relevant tests (such as KMO) provide sufficient  information to confirm that factor analysis is the appropriate technique for  the sample.  First regression model shows that passion affect motivation level  (measured in hours) and it accounts for 47% in the variance of the hours people are motivated. However, other two independent variables  (extrinsic and intrinsic motivation instruments) do not improve significantly  model. Another model emerged from the collected data. Organizational  commitment (both continuance and affective) seems to be a good  predictor of extrinsic satisfaction of the workers. Implication of this is: if  managers want to improve workers’ satisfaction of the working  environment, they should arouse workers emotions toward organization  (affective commitment) and should increase costs of leaving the  organization (continuance commitment). Further researches should be  focused on discovering factors that could predict motivation level in  Bosnian-Herzegovinian environment. As it is already confirmed (in the  literature as well as by this research), salary is not an important predictor  of worker motivation and satisfaction. While passion seems to be the most  important predictor of motivation, it is questionable what facets of passion  are and how to measure them properly.  Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Organization Commitment, Employees’  Motivation, Regression Model, Bosnia And Herzegovina.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1635]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[How and Why Corporations Evaluate Sponsored “Sports  for Peace” Projects]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Since the United Nations named 2005 the international year of Sports and  Physical education, the field of Sports for Peace research has been  attracting ever increasing academic interest. Yet, one of the  recommendations that resulted from the 2nd International Forum on Sport  for Peace and Development, that was held at the United Nations office in  Geneva on 10th and 11th of May 2011, was a call for the strengthening of  evaluation tools on the impact of sport and for interdisciplinary research to  develop scientific evidence and good practices. However, considering the  rich and complex nature of both sports and peace, will first need to  identify and then focus on the subtle nuances of how sports may  contribute to peace. And since most sports for peace agencies, like the  Open Fun Football School that has been operating in Bosnia-Herzegovina  since 1998, receive funding from large corporations such as Statoil, Socar  and Unicredit, examining the sponsor/sports for peace agency relationship  may be a promising avenue for providing more insight on the sports for  peace construct. A literature review, that covers four concepts related to  how and why corporations evaluate sponsored sports for peace projects,  was conducted as a pertinent first step to help identify key ideas that may  impact future research. Based on the reviewed literature, and on key  peacemaking theory, a conceptual model which crystalizes our  understanding of how sports for peace agency relationships may influence  peace building was constructed. This model demonstrates that the  evaluating of outcomes and impacts of sports for peace projects will be  relative and will not only depend on which relationship we study, but also  on which point of view we choose to examine the relationship. It also  causes us to reflect that these points of view may be influenced by broad  reaching discourse on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility  (CSR) and on the potential of sports for peace. Finally, we recommend that  more research is needed on how and why each stakeholder monitors and evaluates the outcomes and impacts of their particular sports for peace  relationships, and that focusing specifically on how and why corporations  evaluated their sponsored sports for peace projects on the ground may be  a promising avenue of research to contribute to the UN’s call for more  insight into the sports for peace and development construct.  Keywords: Peace, Sport, Sports for Peace, Corporate Social Responsibility.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1482]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Credit Rating Perception]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Severe Tremors existing in Country economies caused by global crisis in  recent years have brought reactions to the notes determined before crisis  period with them for the countries affected considerably from the crises by  Credit Rating Agencies. For this reason, harsh criticisms relating that credit  rating agencies were influenced from political pressures were expressed.  The perception of academicians about this subject is the subject of the  study. In the study, the fact that sharp criticisms against rating agencies  should be evaluated with the dimension perceived by academics is  supported by a study.  Keywords: Credit Rating, Crisis, Academics Perceptions.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1594]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Turkish “Spring”, European “Fall”: A Political-Economic  Analysis of Turkey-European Union Relations]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Current stalemate in Turkey-European Union (EU) relations stemming mainly  from political issues has taken place by coincidence when both parties namely  Turkey and the EU are experiencing peculiar economic circumstances. The EU,  on the one hand, has been struggling to restore the effects of debt crisis and  on the other hand Turkish economy has been displaying an outstanding  economic performance. Turkish economic performance with repercussions in  its foreign policy displayed by Turkish economic and political activism in  neighboring areas has led to “axis shift” debate in some circles which refers  disassociation of Turkey from the “West”. In contrast, the EU, experiencing the  deepest economic crisis of ever has also a political turmoil inside and possible  scenarios have been discussed for the future of the Union while huge steps are  taken which led to more “deepening”. Future of the relations between Turkey  and the EU is very much dependent on the future tendencies of both sides  which have clues from today’s policies. Combined effect of the EU’s  economic/politic deterioration, put it another way “European fall” and Turkish  economic performance and foreign policy activism, “Turkish spring” have  reinforced the scenarios for the future of the relations. Against this  background, this paper aims to analyze the current situation and the future  tendencies through the political-economic analysis of the relations. This  analysis is two-folded: On the one hand, economic relations of the two-sides  will be elaborated by utilizing economic data including basically the foreign  trade statistics comparatively analyzed through years and economic  interdependency and integration of both sides will be analyzed partly through  customs union arrangements and the other common policy areas. On the  other hand, political dimension of the relations will be elaborated mainly by  analyzing the possible future political scenarios of the EU discussed in  European circles. Main argument of this paper is that future of the relations  between Turkey and the EU is dependent on the future direction of the EU  which should be closely observed by Turkey and although current foreign trade  statistics refer different directions other than the EU, Turkey’s economic  performance could be leverage for the EU membership given the intertwined  nature of political and economic aspects of Turkish accession to the EU.  Keywords: Axis Shift, Debt Crisis, European Union, Turkey, Turkish Economy.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1676]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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