Working Capital and Financial Performance

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• EKREM TATOĞLU

We analyze the role of “directors from related industries” (DRIs) on a firm's board. DRIs are officers and/or directors of companies in the upstream/downstream industries of the firm. DRIs are more likely when the information gap vis-à-vis related industries is more severe or the firm has greater market power. DRIs ha…

Human capital is getting wider attention with increasing globalization and also the saturation of the job market due to the recent downturn in the various economies of the world. Developed and developing countries put emphases on a more human capital development towards accelerating the economic growth by devoting nec…

• ERDAL BAY

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting capital structure decisions of Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) lodging companies. Design/methodology/approach A model based on the trade‐off and pecking order theories is specified and implications of both theories are empirically tested. The mode…

• MEHMET BALCILAR
• SERKAN YILMAZ KANDIR

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting capital structure decisions of Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) lodging companies. Design/methodology/approach A model based on the trade‐off and pecking order theories is specified and implications of both theories are empirically tested. The mode…

• MEHMET BALCILAR
• YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÖNAL

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting capital structure decisions of Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) lodging companies. Design/methodology/approach A model based on the trade‐off and pecking order theories is specified and implications of both theories are empirically tested. The mode…

• ERDİNÇ KARADENİZ
• MEHMET BALCILAR

Abstract :Due to their significant role in creation of new jobs, rise in GDP, entrepreneurship and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are recognized as the the drivers of socio-economic growth, both in developed and developing economies. In Turkey, 99.9 % of all enterprises fall into SME category. T…

• HANDE KARADAĞ

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to obtain measure of the intellectual capital (IC) performance of quoted banks on the Istanbul Stock Exchange Market (ISE) in Turkey for the period 1995‐2004 and test the effect of the intellectual capital performance on profitability. Design/methodology/approach – Data r…

• METİN ÇOŞKUN

This study investigates the determinants of capital structure in Turkey by using panel data methods. The sample period spans from 1993 to 2010 for 79 firms in the manufacturing sector traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. The base model was expanded with firm size and sector-specific effects. This study compares also…

The objective of the research presented in this paper is to explore the factors associated with company failures in the context of the construction industry. To that end, the four quadrants of an ‘environment/response’ matrix developed by Boyle & Desai (1991. Journal of Small Business Management , 29 , 33–42) are popu…

• SERDAR KALE

The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of Turkish banks' capital adequacy ratio and its effects on financial positions of banks covered by the study. Data are obtained from banks' annual reports for the period 2006 - 2010. Panel data methodology is used in this study and analyzes relationships be…

• HASAN ABDİOĞLU