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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Symbolic Construction of Turkish National Identity as a Factor of International Management]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This presentation aims to explore the symbolic construction of Turkish  nationalism during the early Republican period in order to trace the origins of the anti-global  nationalism in today’s Turkey. It discusses the symbolic bases of Turkish nationalism by  going back to early years of modern Republic. We identified three main components of  Turkish nationalism in this period: history, geography, and language. They are symbolically  constructed within a nationalist perspective. The founders of the Republic and the ideologists  of Turkish nationalism hoped this to serve two purposes. One was to establish the bases of  realizing the unity of Turkish nations. The other, perhaps the most important, purpose was to  prove that the Turks were an advanced and civil nation during the course of history, and to  respond the western pressures of disruption, defeat, invasion and exclusion (e.g. the western  labels of barbarian Turks, backward Muslims). The main argument in this study is that the  Turkish national identity tried to co-exist with, and to join, the modern western civilization  by placing geography, history and language in a symbolic context and in accordance with the  idea that it determines national interests as a part of a Business of Corporations and key  factor of Managers within the international competitive environment. In this context, Turkish  history was interpreted as the source of human civilization and the geographies of the Central  Asia and Anatolia were the home of human civilization while the Turkish language was  viewed as the origin of human languages. By doing so, they aimed to repel the claims of  backwardness and barbarity and tried to introduce the national identity as an integral part of  national culture having great impact on a process of negotiations]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[145]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3429">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Small -and Medium- Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Entering International Market for Sustainable Growth ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Increase in globalization and internationalization in markets has created a complex  business environment for all size firms. This has led to the transformation of the relationships  between firms and growing use of cooperation agreements by all firms especially small -and  medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) that are seeking opportunities in international markets. In  this direction, as SMEs recognize the need to utilize their limited resources more effectively  to compete with more powerful competitors in the global arena, owner/managers  internationalize their operations by cooperating at the strategic level. The aims of these  cooperations are to pursue growth opportunities, to access additional relationships, to reduce  uncertainty and to overcome their size barrier and to expand businesses in the new  geographic markets.   In the literature, internationalization processes have mainly been studied for multinational  corporations (MNCs) but less for SMEs, which tend to have been neglected in  internationalization research (Jansson &amp; Sandberg 2008). But a better understanding of the  process of entering international markets will help small firms avoid potential obstacles to  success (Rowden 2001). In this context, the main purpose of this study is to enhance the  understanding of the cooperative internationalization strategy of SMEs. Our study focuses on  providing information on the SMEs business characteristics, the concept of  internationalization, motivations, processes, advantages and disadvantages of SMEs’  internationalization, cooperative internationalization of SMEs, network model such as  Sectoral Foreign Trade Companies (SFTC) used in Turkey, and making suggestions for  owner/managers of SMEs to develop successful foreign market entry process by cooperating  with other firms.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[133]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Türkiye - Bosna Hersek İlişkilerinin Gelişmesinde Halk Kültürünün Rolü]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Bu çalışmada, Türkiye ile Bosna-Hersek arasındaki ilişkilerin gelişmesinde halk  kültürünün yapabileceği katkılar ele alınmaktadır. Çalışmada, saha araştırması(derleme) ve  anket tekniğinden yararlanılmıştır. Bildiride, Bosna-Hersek’teki etnik unsurlara genel olarak  değinilmekle birlikte; nüfus yoğunluğu açısından Bosna-Hersek’te ana kitleye sahip Boşnaklar  ve Boşnak kültürü ile Türk kültürü açısından kültürel ilişkilerin gelişmesi değerlerdirilmiştir.  Çalışmanın sonucunda, Türkiye- Bosna Hersek ilişkilerinin gelişmesinde kültürel unsurlardan  daha kapsamlı bir şekilde yararlanılması gerektiği kanaatine varılmış ve bununla ilgili çeşitli  tekliflerde bulunulmuştur.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[422]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3431">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Turkey Forest with Respect to Sustainability]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[As a natural part of global ecosystem, forests have been destroyed continuously   despite sustainable principles. In Turkey, forestation has started as utility forestation and  production forestation just as everywhere in the world and later on the type of forestation  suiting nature as well as multifunctional forestation has been prefered. At present, according  to the decision taken at United Nations Environment and Development Conference (1992) the  principles of sustainability have come to the fore. The main objective here is to provide  means for those settling in rural areas to make their living without destroying forest and  within the limits of protecting nature and maintaining development. In the light of this, forest  in Turkey are to be sustained in spite of lack of application, destroying forest to make fields,  irregular grazing, unlawful cutting, improper use of land and biological threats. It is  inevitable to put in practice regular production techniques and to organize peasant-forest  relation in order to determine the reproductivity capacity and limitations of Turkey forest,  which have rare natural, old forests environment of our country]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[174]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3432">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Importance of Environmental Accounting for Sustainable  Development]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[It is not possible to say that, while meeting its endless demands and needs,  humankind has made use of the ecological environment economically which is one of the  sources of the community. The signs that have seen over the last ten years shows that, due to  this consumption desire, humankind will lead the world up to calamity faster than it is  estimated. This course of events has to be stopped urgently for the sake future generations. At  this point, the concept of sustainable development plan becomes important. For sustainable  development all sections of society has great roles. Enterprises are one of these sections. The  design of accounting information system concerning about environmental costs emerged  during the production period of the enterprises is a necessity of this exquisite approach]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[162]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3433">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Balanced Scorecard in the Healthcare Industry: A Case Study]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The performance measurement and management is an important process for  decision-makers in any type of organization. One of the performance measurement tools  available is the balanced scorecard, which provides a comprehensive set of financial and nonfinancial    performance measures for the organizations to be strategy focused. This study  discusses the balanced scorecard generally from theoretical views, and why it should be used   by healthcare  organizations. Moreover, the study is enhanced by performing a case study to  examine the implementation process of the balanced scorecard by healthcare (orthopedics)   company in the United States. This study suggests that though the balanced scorecard would  be the right choice for many, including companies in the healthcare industry, it may not be  the right choice for all.  With the balanced scorecard being fairly young, it is the common  perception that this approach will continue to be explored and efficiency will be improved on  it in the future. ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[147]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3434">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Place and Importance of Cooperative Learning in the Globalizing World.]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The aim of education in the globalising world is to cultivate individuals who believe  in the supremacy of the law and democracy and can think freely, who possesses a sense of  personal responsibility and who has developed his skills of utilizing the attained knowledge and  competences all through his life. In order to equip the students with the implied knowledge and  skills, educators are using various methods. Among these methods, the  latest and the most  perennial   one is the cooperative learning method. In this article, ample information will be given  on the method itself and its critical characteristics, and its role on ensuring social competence and  democratic attitude will be discussed.  ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009-06]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[659]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3435">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Financial Development and Economic Growth:  Time Series Evidence from Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This paper attempts to explore the relationship between financial development and  economic growth for Turkey over the period 1968-2007. For this purpose, we used an  endogenous break unit root test as suggested by Zivot and Andrews (1992) and the Gregory-  Hansen (1996) cointegration technique. The empirical results showed that there is a long-run  relationship between financial development and economic growth.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[146]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Assessment of the Teachers of Social Sciences Education at Grade Four and Five by the Pre-Service Teachers as for Teachers’ Use of Teaching Strategies, Methods-Techniques and Equipment]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This study explores to what extent primary school teachers use teaching  strategies, methods-techniques and equipment in primary school grade four and five in  Social Sciences Education course. To collect data, an in-class observation form was used.  It consists of personal information, the teaching strategies, methods-techniques and  equipment. The participants of the study are the pre-service teachers at the department of  Primary Education at Atatürk University. They have taken the “Social Sciences  Education” and “School Experience” courses. The pre-service teachers have filled in the  observation forms by observing the primary school teachers in the classroom. The data  were analyzed by means of SPSS statistical program and some suggestions were made.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2009]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[349]]></dcterms:extent>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/3438">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The EU Cohesion Policy’s Impact on Regional  Economic Development: The Case of Bulgaria]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Abstract: The EU cohesion policy has been a major driver of  change in the Member States, leading to positive effects as growth in  employment, economic development and modern infrastructure.  Since its EU accession in 2007, Bulgaria has been benefiting from  the Union’s investment and structural funds at an increasing speed.  Research shows that not only these funds contribute significantly to  the Bulgarian economy, but they seem to be its major driver.  Without them, the country would have recorded a zero growth in the  EU’s financial framework 2007-2013, and could be dumped in an  economic and social crisis. This paper explores the informational  sources that assess the influence of the EU cohesion policy and its  effects on Bulgaria. The goal of the paper is to make objective  conclusions about the impact of the EU cohesion policy on the  Bulgarian economy and how it has affected the level of economic and  social cohesion between the country’s regions and the most advanced  EU regions. For that purpose, the method of comparative analysis is  applied, as well as a historical analysis..]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[3671]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 1986 – 8502, ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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