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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Research for Mathematics Anxiety of Students Attending  Social Programs in Community Colleges: Yalova  Community College Sample]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The oldest description of mathematics anxiety is expressed as “the  formation of emotional response syndrome against arithmetic and  mathematics” by Dreger &amp; Aiken in 1957 (Baloğlu, 2010:508).  There exist many studies in literature to determine the mentioned anxiety.  “Most of the problems to see mathematics anxiety put forth the fact that  there exists no consensus for mathematics anxiety therefore various  measurement techniques were developed. The first mathematics anxiety  rating scale is created by Dreger &amp; Aiken (1957) (Kazelskis, 1998:623).  The study is prepared to clarify the reasons for mathematics anxiety of the  students taken basic mathematics courses in Yalova Community College.  Therefore surveys as anxiety rating scale (consisted of 10 items and  created by Recep Bindak in 2005) are applied to 200 students and 175 of  them are taken into account. SPSS 16 program is used to analyze the  research data.  Keywords: Education of mathematics, Anxiety, Mathematics anxiety,  Yalova]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1633]]></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/1739">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[A Comparison and an Implementation of Time Driven  Activity Based Costing and Activity Based Costing  Methods in Private Schools]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Due to the recent increase in demand for private schools, these schools  have experienced a growth in number and in significance. Therefore, it has  been crucial for the executives of private schools to be able to gain  competitive advantage and to make strategically decisions. This increase of  demand for private schools has also increased the competition in the area.  Due to this increasing competition in private schooling, it has been more  significant to correctly calculate the costs. This study points out the  applicability of activity based costing and time based activity based costing  methods of modern costing methods and the differences between them so  that the executives of private schools could make strategic decisions. Even  though both activities based costing and time driven activity based costing  methods can be applied in private schools, it seems more advantageous to  apply time driven activity based costing since it allows a faster way to  access the information and it is easier to update, which provides a better  chance for long-lasting usage.  Keywords: Activity Based Costing Method; Time Driven Activity Based  Costing Method; Private Education; Costing; Education Institution.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1577]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Impact of the Arab Spring on Turkish Foreign Trade,  Opportunities and Threats]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[December 17, 2010 marks the beginning of a period known as the Arab  Spring throughout which undemocratic regimes lacking economic liberty  has been overturned. This revolutionary period initiated first in Tunisia  with rebellions and spread through Egypt in February 17, 2011. Having  influenced from this period, Libya also overturned its dictators. Another  country where this period called the Arab Spring has been experienced is  Syria.  This study aims at scrutinizing the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish  Foreign Trade. The factors paving the way for the development of the Arab  Spring and its expansion to other African and Middle Eastern countries is  evaluated in a chronological order. In this study, the scope of the  evaluation regarding the impact of the Arab Spring on Turkish Foreign  Trade is limited with Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Libya and Syria where this  period has been felt deeply. The impact of the crisis on other African and  Middle Eastern countries remains outside the scope of this study. The  impact of the Arab Spring on Turkish Foreign Trade is evaluated by  referring to the import/export values of the above mentioned countries  both before and after the crisis and having completed the assessment of  the situation we tried to evaluate the risks and opportunities in the long  run. Furthermore, in studying Turkey’s market variations in its export  activities, import and export values among the Middle Eastern and North  African Countries known as MENA have been taken as a reference. The  impact of the Arab Spring within the scope of the MENA Countries is evaluated in comparison with the five particular countries subject to this  study.  In the first part the conditions and factors preparing the development of  the Arab Spring has been evaluated and in the following parts the import  and export values realized between Turkey and the other five countries  namely Tunisia, Syria, Libya, Egypt and Morocco have been reviewed. In  the next part, the impact of the Arab Spring on the Middle Eastern and  North African Countries (MENA) is studied. In the last part of the study an  overall evaluation of the impact of the Arab Spring on our foreign trade has  been carried out by taking the period between 2010 and 2012 into  consideration and in this respect the bilateral trade activities between  Turkey and Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Syria and Libya have been reviewed  on a periodical basis throughout which the impact of the crisis was deeply  felt, a trend towards amelioration was experienced and normal conditions  was sustained.  In the conclusion the impact and the results of the Arab Spring on Turkish  Foreign Trade have been evaluated in a period when Turkey developed a  zero problem policy in particular with the neighboring countries and the  question whether this political crisis impose an opportunity or threat for  Turkey in the short and medium run is discussed.  Keywords: The Arab Spring, Foreign Trade, Political and Economic Crisis]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1652]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1741">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Relation between Self-Esteem in Decision Making,  Decision Making Styles and Problem Solving Skills]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The aim of this study is to examine whether a relationship between Self-  Esteem in Decision Making, Decision Making Styles and Problem Solving  Skills. The importance of this study stems from the fact that there are very  few studies in national and international literature regarding self-esteem,  decision making styles, and problem solving skills of employees working in  the tourism sector. In this respect, this study shall greatly contribute to the  literature. The working group of the study consists of 442 participants who  are working actively as tourist guides in the provinces of Antalya, Ankara,  Muğla and Antalya. Correlation analysis was applied to testing hypothesis.  Keywords: Professional Tourist Guide, Self-Esteem, Problem Solving,  Problem Solving Skills, Decision Making, Tourism Management.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1686]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1742">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[European Collective Identity in Terms of Micro-  Nationalism]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The point the European Union, idealized with respect to being European or  Europeanising, has reached today is a result of union ideas lasting for  about 700 years in Europe. This ideal initiated by some countries coming  together has entered in the process of development in terms of expanding  intellectual background, giving it a global aspect and creating a collective  social memory, and so it has turned into a European collective identity in  terms of politics, economy and culture.  However, the idealized European collective identity cannot be seen as  long-lasting in today’s Europe where nationalism has become popular  among the rising values. Although collective identity has been formed as a  modern concept providing for the union of nation state structure, national  identity and citizenship concept, it has become a source of problem in  multinational states with the European Union process. The differences in  the European Union countries have become remarkably clear. With the  European Union process, member states including different national  identities, have inevitably confronted some problems in which different  and rival sense of belonging factors are created. While xenophobia arisen  out of immigrations to Europe has empowered nationalist discourse in  member states due to economic and religious causes, micro-nationalist  movements have matured in local elements that have been strengthened  thanks to the EU domestic policies. Moreover, the EU has almost got to  represent a constitution in which nationality and citizenship concepts have  been gradually separating each other with regards to member states. This  separation which has been observed more intensively with the increasing  numbers of membership to the Union has caused two types of nationalism  to gain strength: the one which was arisen as an xenophobia in reaction to  immigrations from East and South to the Western countries, and the micro-nationalist dynamism which was gained by local elements as a result  of implementing the EU policies by member states.  This study building a conceptual framework in the context of the European  Union, nationalism and micro-nationalism aims to discuss the results of  nationalism fact rising in Europe for idealized multi-cultural and  supranational European collective identity, and whether or not the  dynamics that exist in Europe but do not seem as European and that have  become an identity by not being a local element in terms of the EU policies  will be a threat for the EU process.  Keywords: European Union, European Collective Identity, Nationalism,  Micro-Nationalism.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1685]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1743">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Role of Person-Job Fit and Organizational Commitment  on Emotional Labor: Evidence from Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Emotional labor has received considerable attention in recent years. Many jobs  in service sector require a significant amount of emotional labor. Emotional  labor is defined as “the management of feeling to create a publicly observable  facial and bodily display” for a wage (Hochschild, 1983: 7). In the literature, it’s  stated that there are two emotional labor strategies: surface and deep acting.  Surface acting is expressing organizationally required emotions by hiding real  feelings. Deep acting involves changing one’s feelings in order to display  organizationally required emotions. Generally research showed that deep  acting is more likely to be perceived as sincere as surface acting, so, in terms of  service quality and positive customers’ reactions, deep acting is more effective  than surface acting. Since deep acting is more effortful than surface acting, we  may expect that employees who fit better to their jobs and committed their  organizations engage in more deep acting when interacting with their  customers. In testing this idea, we predict the following hypothesis:  H1: Flight attendants who fit better to their jobs engage in more deep acting  than do surface acting.  H2: Flight attendants who committed to their organizations engage in more  deep acting than do surface acting.  In the emotional labor literature, as far as we know there is a dearth of  empirical evidence regarding this issue. Therefore, the aim of this study is to  analyze the relationship between person-job fit, organizational commitment  and emotional labor of flight attendants. Data will be collected from Turkish  airlines companies’ flight attendants in Turkey. To analysis the hypothesis,  correlation and regression analysis will be used.  We used Turkish version (Oz, 2007) of the emotional labor scale developed by  Brotheridge and Lee (1998). Organizational commitment was measured using  the scale developed by Meyer, Allen and Smith (1993). Person-job fit was  measured by Brkich, Jeffs and Carless (2002) scale.  Keywords: Person Job Fit, Organizational Commitment, Emotional Labor.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1669]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Analyzing the Relationship between the Competencies  and Wage Level: A Case Study in a Telecom Company]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Competency can be defined as the observable behavior including  knowledge, talent and attitudes critical to reach the desired performance.  Hence, competencies are behaviors the employees must meet and present  in order to make a business enterprise successful. The main objective of  this study is to analyze the relationship between competencies and wage  level. We hypothesized that there is a positive, linear correlation between  the competencies and wage level. In order to test this hypothesis we have  collected data from one a Telecom Company. The research findings  revealed that competencies significantly and positively affect level of  wages.  Keywords: Competency, Wage, Human Resource Management.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1507]]></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/1745">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Naive Versus Efficient Diversification]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study investigates the performance of the naive 1/N portfolios relative  to the mean-variance efficient portfolios and index replicating portfolios.  We use the Sharpe ratio to measure the portfolio efficiency applied on  sample and out-of sample portfolios from two capital markets, one  developed (German) and one underdeveloped (Bosnian) in the pre- and  post-crisis periods. We answer the question whether the active portfolio  strategies are also more efficient.  Our research heavy rely on the research from DeMiguel, Garlappi and  Uppal (2009), who found that naive 1/N diversification outperform other  optimizing portfolio models in the US stock market. Methods of  determining efficient portfolios are mathematical and statistical problems,  solved by applying convex, square or linear programming. According to the  chosen methodology we applied our own software to solve optimization  problems. We use Monte Carlo simulation to generate returns data in  order to examine the persistence of the outperforming strategy in  different periods.  Keywords: Risk, Naive Diversification, Efficient Diversification.  JEL Classification: G11]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1497]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1746">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Impact of Using IFRS on Creating Successful Corporate  Governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study includes overview of implementation of international financial  reporting standards in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH). The main purpose of  the study is to state the importance of using IFRS in terms of successful  corporate governance. Also it is aimed to contribute the literature with  explanations of the general situation of IFRS in Bosnia. To analyze the  effect of using this recent financial reporting system on decision making  process of managers who are responsible to create efficient level of  corporate governance is also one of the purposes. Also this study provides  policy makers with valuable information by showing them the real  situation and perception of companies regarding the IFRS and effect of  using IFRS on corporate governance. This study provides researchers to  look at the corporate governance from a different perspective in terms of  decision making. Type of the research is survey study. Population includes  the all companies in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from each  sector, but the sample includes companies from Sarajevo. Findings show  that there is positive relation between level of using this recent financial  reporting system (IFRS) and having strong and successful corporate  governance.  Keywords: Importance of Using IFRS, Decision Making, Perception of  Companies, Corporate Governance.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1533]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1747">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[External Trade Policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Effect on  Unemployment]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study investigates the impact of external trade of unemployment in B&amp;H  from 2007 to 2012 on monthly basis. Data for unemployment and  international trade is collected from “Agency for statistics in B&amp;H”. Analyze is  done in SPSS, firstly is made calculations in descriptive statistics to show  minimum, maximum and average unemployment, export, import and trade  deficit. Then it is used regression analysis, in whose model unemployment is  dependent variable, while export, import, trade deficit, minimum wages, net  salaries, GDP, inflation rate and industrial production growth rate are  independent variables. Result showed that export, minimum wages, net  salaries, GDP, inflation rate and industrial production growth rate are effecting  unemployment. This analysis should help government and CEO to improve  export, GDP, inflation, industrial production, salaries and to reduce import and  unemployment.  Keywords: International Trade, Export, Import, Labor Market, Unemployment,  GDP, Wages, Inflation.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1610]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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