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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects and Role of Regional Development Agencies  in Economic Crises]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Regional development agencies,when looked at their historical.development  started to be constructed after the World Economic Crisis of 1929. Especially due to the  economic and social effects of the Second World War and interregional imbalances  ,regional development agencies around the world became prominent. Countries have  began to understand that to get rid of the effects of the Economic crisis or to minimize  them , emphasizing the potentialities of the region themselves are so important that they  could compete with the world. Regional development agencies play the most important  role in the development of the region, considering the properties of each region.  Globalization has to adapt itself to the recent circumstances in order for all the unıts in  economy to be competitive. At the same time,we must benefit from the potentials of all  the regions to improve the economic conditions of the countries. Efficient use of  resources must be provided by preparing crisis programmes suitable to the region and  presenting them to the government to take which has been an effective precautions in  the crisis times. Regional imbalance problem has been an agenda in Turkey for years and  planned development started in the 1960s,thereby supporting the regional development  with the help of 5- year development programmes. In order for Turkey to increase the  competition power of the regions and to accelerate development , ıt has to give primary  importance to regional development and the agencies which play an important role in  it.In this study, the primary focus is to investigate the role and effects of development  agencies especially in the face of economic crises.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[189]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2238">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The effects of akhism principles on today&#039;s business life:  A case in the western mediterranean region]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In historical process, Akhism guided to the commercial life of Turks. It is in close contact  with other institutions of the society. With its rules and principles Akhism seeks to establish  good relations between people and also organizations. With these perspectives, Akhism has  an quite stable place in history. The purpose of today&#039;s commercial applications of the  principles and implications of the study is to reveal Akhi. In this context, we did a literature  review firstly; followed we implied the survey upon small and medium-sized business  owners, than collected data and analyzed.  Keywords: Akhism principles, producer, seller, shopkeeper]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1167]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2372">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Basic Macroeconomic Prices on Manufacturing Industry Production in  Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this research; the effects of macroeconomic prices, such as interest rate, exchange rate,  energy prices and wages, on Turkish manufacture industry production in the period 1992-  2008 are investigated. The aim of the research is to bring current macroeconomic policies in  Turkey up for discussion once more. In this framework, the economic policies implemented  in Turkey since 1980 are elaborated in the first place in order to interpret the economic trends  between the years 1992 and 2008 ideally. Then for the purpose of analyzing the mentioned  relations, various econometric methods are used. First of all, ARDL Bound Test is applied to  series in order to investigate the long run relationship among them. Secondly, causality  relationships are questioned by using Granger Causality Test based on Hsiao Approach; and  impulse-response functions and variance decomposition tables obtained from Vector  Autoregressive Model (VAR) are elaborated. At last, findings are evaluated within the  economic framework drawn beforehand and the research is concluded by policy proposals.  Accordingly, long run relationship among variables cannot be found, however at the end of  causality tests all the variables except real wages are found to be “Granger cause of  production”. Moreover, the impulse-response functions put forward that the production  reacted negatively to real interest rate, positively to real effective exchange rate and  negatively to real energy prices. The coefficient derived for real wages, on the other hand, is  discovered to be insignificant. This can be explained by the export orientation policy that has  targeted foreign demand instead of domestic. Above all, it should not be neglected that real  wage level deserves considerable interest since it determines wealth of the majority of  society. As a result of the analyses and assessments in the research, it can be concluded that  these variables can and should be utilized as efficient and essential policy tools.  Keywords: interest rate, exchange rate, energy prices, real wage, Turkish manufacture  industry, ARDL Bound Test, Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Model]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1346]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1720">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Capital Structure Decisions on Firm  Performance: Evidence from Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The capital structure decisions of firms have a crucial importance on firms’ financial  performance. The capital structure concept is generally described as the  combination of debt and equity that make the total capital of firms. The selection  of capital components and use of these components play an important role during  the determining of financial strategies. Therefore, it is difficult to choose ideal  proportion of debt and equity. A good equilibrium of debt and equity can affect the  financial performance of company and the value of company. The profitability of an  enterprise is directly affected by capital structure decision.  Capital structure is the one of the most puzzling issues on corporate finance  literature. Beginning with the Modigliani and Miller’s (1958) research, there have  been a number of studies which have investigated the relationship between capital  structure and financial performance. Modigliani and Miller suggest that the value  of a firm is independent from its capital structure in an efficient market when there  is no tax factor. Thereby optimal capital structure cannot be reached according to  Modigliani and Miller’s approaches. This approach has been taken a number of  interests from scholars. The research came in for criticism since capital markets are  quite different from efficient market which Modigliani and Miller’s study based on.  The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of capital structure decisions on  firms’ profitability in manufacturing sector in Turkey. The data used in this research  corresponds to the financial statements of manufacturing companies collected  between 2002 and 2011. The regression analysis was employed by using financial  ratios obtained from financial statements of firms within the scope of analysis. As a  result, the capital structure components which have influence on firm performance  have been determined and general assessment has been made.  Keywords: Capital Structure, Firm Performance, Optimal Capital Structure,  Profitability, Financial Leverage, Regression Analysis.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1557]]></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/2582">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Concept Mapping Strategy Instruction on Reading Strategy Utilization of EFL University Students]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Charles Dickens and Emily Bronte are among the greatest novelists in the 19th century in English literature. Great expectations and Wuthering Heights can respectively be regarded as their representative works. In these novels both Heathcliff’s love for Catherine in Wuthering Heights and Pip’s love for Estella in Great expectations are considered as obsessive love.Obsessive love is a form of love where one person is emotionally obsessed with another. Obsessive love can lead to dangerous consequences. John D. Moore in his book, Confusing Love with Obsession describes the concept of &quot;Obsessive Love Wheel&quot; (OLW) which is a hypothetical circle. The wheel illustrates the four stages of Obsessive Relational Progression as part of Relational Dependency (RD). Moore suggests that for people who are afflicted with love addiction, codependency, and etc, their relationships often follow the pattern of the wheel. This obsessive love wheel is divided in four phases as: attraction phase, anxious phase, obsessive phase and destructive phase. In the above mentioned novels the characters Heathcliff and Pip followed the obsessive love wheel pattern. This paper is an attempt to examine the characters’ obsessive love through the psychological phases and how its destructive effect causes the downfall of two of the most powerful literary characters of the British literature, Pip in Great expectation and Heathcliff  in Wuthering Heights.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[911]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/2647">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Concept Mapping Strategy Instruction on Reading Strategy Utilization of EFL University Students]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of instruction of concept mapping (CM) strategy as one of the metacognitive strategies on reading strategy utilization of Iranian EFL university students. Another purpose of the study was determining L2 learners’ attitudes towards use of CM strategy in reading tasks. A pretest-treatment-posttest design and CALLA model for the CM strategy instruction were used. A questionnaire consisting of 30 items (Global Strategies (13 items), Supportive Strategies (9 items), and Problem Solving Strategies (8 items) was used to find out the possible change in participants’ reading strategies utilization. The result of Paired Samples Statistics and t-test showed that after CM instruction participants’ applications of global strategies significantly increased, while the application of other strategies did not change. Moreover, the data obtained from CM questionnaire revealed that participants had significantly positive attitudes towards use of CM in reading tasks. Implications and pedagogical applications for EFL and ESL are discussed.  ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[902]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3227">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects Of Concurrent Product Development On Product Development  Performance]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The intensive competition in global world markets has shown that existence of  enterprises is only possible by ensuring customer satisfaction. Ensuring customer  satisfaction is possible by developing products that can meet expectations of customers. The  companies which can determine demands and expectations of customers fastest and most  correctly, reflect this information on product development process in a short time and  introduce these products designed with a customer-focused approach will be the companies  that can succeed in today’s competitive environment. One of the sectors that successfully  take place in Turkey’s global competition is Ceramic Sector. This Ceramic Sector is of great  importance in world markets with its high quality products with low costs. One of the most  important factors affecting product development performances of the companies in the  sector is the successful implementation of concurrent product development technique. In this  study, the effects of concurrent product development process on product development  performance in Turkish ceramic sector were studied by investigating the factors affecting  concurrent product development process.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[502]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1710">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Cultural Differences and Politics on Tax  Morale: The Case of Italy and Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this paper we analyze the tax morale in Turkey and Italy, using data from  the fifth wave of World Values Surveys. Using Survey data for comparative  analysis we can see the differences in several factors affecting Tax Morale  between Italy (mainly composed of Catholics) and Turkey (mainly  composed of Muslims). The results for the magnitude of tax morale show  that Italy and Turkey rank in the highest as compared to other countries  within their regions. Thus, this gives a task to explain why tax morale is  very high in these two countries which differ in cultures and politics; what  determines tax morale and are there any similarities between these two  countries in the determination of tax morale level. We empirically test  what shapes tax morale by using Ordered Probit model. We have followed  the literature but used additional variables to see what determines the  notion “intrinsic motivation to pay taxes i.e. tax morale”. Most of our  findings are in line with the earlier works in tax morale literature. We agree  with the statement that not only trust in the government might have an  effect on tax morale (Turkey), but also trust in the court, or the legal  system (Italy), and hence the way the relationship between the state and  its citizens is established. Also our findings indicate that older individuals  tend to exhibit higher tax morale. In line with the previous findings in the  literature pride has positive effect on tax morale level in the study  countries. The results on religion, indicates that while tax cheating is  immoral for Religious individuals in Turkey, we cannot make the same  conclusion for the religious individuals in Italy.  Keywords: Tax morale; Tax compliance.  JEL classification: H26; H30]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1647]]></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/1535">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Deepening Debt Crisis in the Member  Countries of European Union on Turkish Economy]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The world&#039;s second largest market after the United States is the European  Union that has an important position in the context of the global economy.  Since the last quarter of 2008, the global financial crisis spread to Europe  from the U.S. Currently, the european Union crises which is perceived as  an international problem has a negative effect on also our economy as well  as on all over the world. Althought, Turkey is not a member of European  Union the country is effected by each kind of crises by the Europen Union  easily.  The effect of European Union on Turkish economy is are examined in this  study; foreign trade, credit and finance, dimensions of investment  channels and perspective of Turkey in terms of being member of European  Union will be evaluated.  Keywords: European Union, the Debt Crisis, Economy of Turkey.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1558]]></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/2332">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Different Feeding Programmes on Growth and Survival Rates of Newborn  Guppy (Poeciliareticulata PETERS, 1859)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this trial, five feeding programmes were used to investigate the optimum feeding process of  new-born guppy in five treatment groups. For the study, fish were fed Artemia(nauplii) for 4  weeks (4A), microparticulated feed for 4 weeks(4MF), 1week Artemia+ 3weeks  microparticulated feed (1A+3MF), 2weeks Artemia + 2weeks microparticulated feed  (2A+2MF) and 3weeks Artemia + 1week microparticulated feed (3A+1MF) in related  treatment groups. At the end of the study differences in weight, length, survival and stress  resistance of the fish were calculated. According to the measurements, the best average  growth of19.94±0.161 mm length and0.0732±0.00120 g weightwas observed in the group fed  4MF (p&lt;0.05), whilst the worst average growth of17.74±0.088 mm lengthand0.0425±0.00061  g weight was observed in the group fed 4A (p&lt;0.05).There were significant differences  (p&lt;0.05) in average lengths of18.93±0.038 mm, 18.27±0.055 mm, 17.97±0.025mm in the  groups fed 1A+3MF, 2A+2MF and 3A+1MF respectively. The weights did not show any  differencewith0.0594±0.00032g and 0.0576±0.00026g between the groups 1A+3MF,  2A+2MF (p&gt;0.05),while the group 3A+1MF showed different live weight of  0.0490±0.00041g (p&lt;0.05) according to other treatment groups. The worst survival rates with  %88.14±0.74 has been obtained (p&lt;0.05) in the group fed 4MF while the survival rates has  been determined %97.78±0.00 in the group fed 3A+1MF, %97.04±0.74 in the group fed 4A  and in the group fed 2A+2MF, %91.85±0.74 in the group fed 1A+3MF respectively. There  were no significant differences between the groups fed 4A, 2A+2MF, 3A+1MF (p&gt;0.05)  while the groups 4MF and 1A+3MF showed significant differences (p&lt;0.05). According to  these results, the diet 4MF and 1A+3MF are not enough for a better aquaculture of new-born  guppy. Therefore, it is found in the trial that Artemia supply for the first 2 weeks after birth in  guppy are necessary for better survival and stress resistance.  Keywords:Poecilia reticulata, Artemia, Microparticulated feed.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2012-05-31]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1260]]></dcterms:extent>
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