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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Leniency and Severity Errors in Performance Appraisal in the Context of  Collectivist and Individualist Culture]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Although the difficulty in carrying out the human resources’ practices into life in  different cultures is a major problem that the implementers have been handling for years, the  “appraisal errors”, which are important obstacles in front of an effective performance appraisal,  are needed to be examined more deeply in terms of socio-cultural factors. Because,  performance appraisals may be affected much by the value judgments that may have quite  serious differences with respect to the cultures. Therefore putting forward the effects of the  context in which the appraisal errors take place, has a critic importance for making sense of the  error reasons and for creating solutions. In this study, leniency and severity errors, those are  included in the performance errors, have been examined in the context of collectivist and  individualist cultures. Besides, the question as “how do the judgment values of those cultures  affect the tendencies of the raters towards leniency and severity error?” has been tried to  answer. This theoretical study has revealed that the variety of the cultural differences could  affect the tendencies of the raters towards leniency and severity influentially.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[247]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Does Sector Make a Difference in HRM Practices?  Turkish Companies in Marmara Region]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[HRM discipline, occurring in 1920’s in the USA, has been predominant in the  USA and the European countries and there has been evolving phases throughout the 20th  century (Storey, 1989). It has been observed that the activities, objectives, dimensions, and  importance of the human resource function have changed dramatically since the 1970s  (Lundy, 1994). This is a result of social, political, economical, legal and technological  developments and the changes of work life, organisational features, labour. HRM functions  and practices are also affected by many other factors like national and organisational  circumstances (Andersen, 2000), sector, market type (Beer et al., 1984).  In Turkey, there is similar development. The Turkish HRM literature has a paralel rhetoric  especially to USA and Europe but the reality HR practices are not at the level that is told in  the literature (Ercek, 2006). The reality is different as a result of internal and external factors  effect to organisational structure and so to HRM functions. These factors are organisational  features, interpersonal relations, job’s features and personal characteristics are the internal  factors and external labour, external resources, rivals and regulators are the external factors  (Kaynak et al., 2000; Bingol, 2006; Sabuncuoglu, 2000), the current situation of the market in  which the company operates (Uyargil and Ozcelik, 2001). Also in Turkey organisational  structure (Ercek, 2006) and the number of employees (Çakmak et al., 2007) in other words  organisational size affect the HR practices and causes differentiation. Organisational size is  also one of the factors that determine the efficiency of HR practices (Aycan, 2001; Ozcelik  and Aydinli, 2006; Tanova and Nadiri, 2005).  The circumstances of the HR practices in Turkey must be investigated more (Ercek, 2006).  This paper starts from this point and will investigate if sector is an important factor that affect  HRM practices.  This paper critically explores if sector makes a difference in HRM practices and according to  this aim the research will be based on questionnaires conducted within companies of  manufacturing and service sectors who have HR departments in Marmara Region of Turkey.  The data gained from the questionnaires are analyzed statistically using SPSS 17.00.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[149]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Comparative Analysis of Economic and Social Performances of  Transition Economies and the Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Transition economies have undergone an enormous transformation since 1989-  1991. After the recession of the early 1990’s, some of these economies experienced a GDP  recovery, at a different pace, with different outcomes in terms of economic growth and social  performance (human development, employment, poverty, etc.). This paper tries to analyze the  level of human capital for Transition Economies by comparative methods. In order to analyze  level of human capital for Transition Economies, we used the human development indexes.  Transition economies progress in the transition process has different effects due to internal and  external factors. The human development level in transition economies is relatively high in  spite of a huge recession and very poor economic performance, thanks to previous investments  made in social dimensions by previous regimes. In fact, economic performance would suggest  worse human development levels. Nevertheless, the transition process influenced the nonincome  dimensions of people, often worsening the main indicators. Among the countries of  Central and Eastern Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the ninth position as far as HDI rank  is concerned, just above Macedonia and Albania. BiH in aggregate human development terms  is continuing to progress. Its HDI score now places it at the lower band of the most developed  countries in the world.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[284]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3381">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Academic Writing in English: Approaches, Processes and Challenges in Higher Education]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Writing is pivotal and good language use is marked in higher education  throughout disciplines. Self-assumptions, others’ arguments, transformed knowledge, and  research results are primarily given in written documents including articles, theses,  dissertations and books. Though writing is often referred to as a skill or competence, it is  widely acknowledged that writing resides in much more than solely being able to  communicate what you already know. It rather stands as primary tool for thinking,  learning and knowledge construction. Based on the above considerations, the   present  study takes a qualitative case study approach to explore writing approaches and strategies  of nonnative graduate students’ writing academic texts and the difficulties that they  encounter in this process in English departments.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[333]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3382">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Dissolution Kinetics Of Chalcopyrite Concentrate In Aqueous  Chlorination Solutions Of Chalcopyrite Concentrate]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this study, the dissolution kinetics of chalcopyrite concentrate was investigated  by using the solutions obtained with dissolution of chalcopyrite concentrate in water  saturated with chlorine. Reaction temperature, solid-to-liquid ratio, stirring speed, [Fe3+],  [Cu2+] and [H+] were chosen as parameters. It was determined that the dissolution rate of  chalcopyrite concentrate increased with increasing reaction temperature, [Fe3+] and [H+],  and decreasing solid-to-liquid ratio, but was not affected importantly by [Cu2+] and stirring  speed. A mathematical expression representing the process was established by using  experimental data and a package program, as follows, 1-(1-X)1/3 = {0.803.(S/L)-  0.32.(SS)0.17.[Fe3+]0.38 .[Cu2+]0.19.[H+]1.19.exp(-31.78/RT)}.t Also, it was found that  the dissolution rate was controlled by chemical reaction step with an activation energy of  31.78 kJ.mol-1 in the reaction temperature range 50-88 0C.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[513]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3383">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Biodegradable Modified Corn Starch and Its Electroreological Properties]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In this study an electrorheological (ER) effect of the suspensions containing both  native starch (S) and modified starch (MS) particles in corn oil under various externally  applied electric field strengths are reported. To prepare an ER active material, biodegradable  starch was partially hydrolyzed and converted to its Li+ salt. Both biopolymers were  characterized by 13C-NMR, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive  Spectroscopy (EDS) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). Suspensions of Starch and  modified Starch particles were prepared in corn oil at concentrations ranging from 5-40% by  mass. Rheological measurements were carried out via a rotational rheometer with a high  voltage generator to investigate the effects of electric field strength and particle concentration  on ER performance. Effects of various parameters such as sedimentation stability, dispersed  particle concentration, electric field strength, shear rate, frequency and temperature onto ER  activity were investigated. Modified starch suspension was accepted as a biodegradable  anhydrous ER fluid.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[471]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Application of Factor Analysis in the Assessment of Water Quality in  Sakarya River (Turkey)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Factor analysis is applied to the dataset on surface water quality of the Sakarya  River (Turkey), generated one year monitoring at five monitoring stations for eight  parameters. This study presents of factor analysis technique for evaluation of large complex  dataset with a view to get better information about the surface water quality and design the  monitoring stations for effective management of water sources. Three factors were  determined, which were responsible from the 88.886% of total variance of the surface water  quality in the Sakarya River (Turkey). The first factor explained 43.639% of the total variance.  The second factor explained 27.914% and the third factor 17.332% explained of the variance,  respectively. This study showed that, factor analysis help decision makers to judge  effectiveness of surface water quality programs.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[477]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Significance of Fırtına Stream Basin and Kaçkar Mountains National Park in Sustainable Tourism]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Fırtına Basin and Kaçkar Mountains National Park are located in the Eastern Black Sea  part of the Eastern Black Sea Region. Administratively, the whole Fırtına Basin, and a great part of  Kaçkar Mountains National Park (83.7 %) area located within Çamlıhemşin, Rize, and the rest of the  area (16.3 %) falls within the boundaries of Yusufeli, Artvin and İspir, Erzurum. Fırtına Basin and  Kaçkar Mountains National Park, a large part of which is in the basin of the related valley, are one of  the most important natural places of Turkey and are known at an international level owing to their  wild life, vegetation richness and geomorphological formations they have. On account of these  characteristics, the related area has been counted in 200 ecological areas that  must be preserved  by  WWF (World Wild Fund For Nature). In addition, centuries - long high pasture activities in the area  and archaeological works add historical and folkloric value to the basin. Therefore, they remain one  of the important areas in Sustainable Tourism. They have a potential for such natural recreational  activities as mountain tourism, high pasture tourism, thermal tourism, cultural tourism, botanical  tourism, rafting, heliksi, camping, photography, mountain cycling, jeep safari, trekking, fishhook,  paragliding and observation of birds and wild life. Utilization of the related area with respect to  sustainable tourism potential will greatly  contribute to the economic devolopment of the region. The  reason is that sustainable tourism remains a kind of tourism which protects local, natural, cultural and  structural sources, devolops life quality of the people around, provides a high – quality service for the  tourists, increases environmental quality of sites and fosters economic devolopment.  ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[645]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Effects of Geographical Information Systems Use on Student  Achievement in Geography Education]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[In recent years, there seem rapid changes in education and teaching. In order to provide  effective learning, new methods, techniques and materials are developed and used. Given the new  curriculum of the course of geography (2005) which tries to keep pace with this change, a  constructivist learning and task based approach emphasizing skills, including alternative  measurement and evaluation, strengthening the cooperation with the main and secondary  disciplines and reflecting holistic and thematic views are evidenced. Along with this, computer  assisted geographical information systems (GIS) is one of the most important materials for a  correct, clear and easy transmission of the new geography teaching program. The applied part of  the study was conducted on the students of Hacı Sami Boydak Anatolian High School and  Şükrüpaşa High School in Yakutiye Municipality in Erzurum city. In this study, the subjects of  Climate Types and Vegetation in grades 9 and 10 in Geography classes were determined to teach  via GIS implementation. The study was conducted by means of treatment and control groups.  Achievement test was applied to both groups, the result were analyzed via SPSS statistical  program. During the classes, while GIS was used in treatment group, in control group conventional  methods were applied. The results were evaluated and the effect of GIS technologies on student  achievement was investigated. It was seen that, though, in achievement pretest, the mean of the  correct answers of both groups was seen to be close to each other, in posttest results, the mean of  the answers given by treatment group turned to be higher than the control group’s mean. As for the  findings of the study, it was seen that the achievement level of the students who were taught by  means of GIS activities was higher. In sum, it was found that GIS based activities in Geography  classes significantly increased the achievement level of the students compared to conventional  methods.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[405]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Analysing Business Competition by Using AHP Weighted TOPSIS  Method: An Example of Turkish Domestic Aviation Industry]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The article uses AHP weighted TOPSIS multi-methodological approach in the  Turkish domestic aviation industry. It starts by describing exceedingly complex nature of  competition in the sector. Then, it deals with the constituent parts of the research  methodology and the eclectic approach itself. The implementation of AHP weighted  TOPSIS method reveals the ranking of major air carriers in light of key success variables  in the sector]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[193]]></dcterms:extent>
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