Papers by Nurdan Çolakoğlu
Eurasian Business & Economics Journal
Dünya çapında pek çok imalat ve hizmet sektörü, ürünlerini pazara daha hızlı sunabilmek, kaynakla... more Dünya çapında pek çok imalat ve hizmet sektörü, ürünlerini pazara daha hızlı sunabilmek, kaynaklarını etkin kullanarak verimliliği artırmak için son derece entegre Kurumsal Kaynak Planlama (Enterprise Resource Planning=ERP) sistemlerini benimsemektedir. Şirket içindeki mevcut kültürün dijital dönüşüme ve değişime dayanıklı, çevik, gelişime ve yeniliğe açık, daha güçlü hale getirilmesi ERP uygulaması ile sağlanmaktadır. ERP, üretim, finans, muhasebe, insan kaynakları, tedarik zinciri, üretim planlama, kalite yönetimi, müşteri hizmetleri dahil, şirket genelinde akan bilgilerin kesintisiz entegrasyonunu vadeden ticari bir yazılım paketidir. Şirketlerde ERP sistemi kurulumunun oldukça pahalı ve zaman alıcı olduğu bilinmektedir. Buna karşın, ERP sisteminin yatırım geri dönüş hızı ortalama 8 ila 23 ay arasında değişmektedir. ERP dönüşüm projesi, işletmenin tüm iş birimlerine dokunmakta ve etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle, şirketin ihtiyaç ve hedeflerine uygun, doğru yazılım paketi ve çözüm or...
Benchmarking job satisfaction levels of teachers in private and public sectors
Çolakoğlu, Nurdan (Arel Author)Teacher guides and directs members of the society to make them ben... more Çolakoğlu, Nurdan (Arel Author)Teacher guides and directs members of the society to make them beneficial for the sake of the society. This adds vital important responsibilities on to the shoulders two of the teacher. With this aspect in mind, the current study is conducted to major the job satisfaction levels of teachers, working at state and private schools in İstanbul. There is a comparison of job satisfaction levels between the two groups of teachers, one formed from the teachers in states schools whereas the other group involving the teachers in private schools. A total of three hundred teachers enrol into the research and according to the results the teachers at state schools have a higher job satisfaction than the ones working at private schools in term of some issues such as the ability to self-study, to perform different activities, having a better job security as well as better working conditions. On the other hand those working in private schools are more satisfied in term...
Sosyal Girişimcilik: Başarılı sosyal girişimci kadın öyküsü
I Uluslararası Katılımlı Kadın Girisimcilik Calıstayı, 2013
#nofulltext# --- Çolakoğlu, Nurdan (Arel Author), Wolff, Reyhan Ayşen (Arel Author), Başol, Koray... more #nofulltext# --- Çolakoğlu, Nurdan (Arel Author), Wolff, Reyhan Ayşen (Arel Author), Başol, Koray (Arel Author) --- Conference: I.Uluslararası Katılımlı Kadın Girişimcilik Çalıştayı, 15-17 Mayıs 2013.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
The purpose of this study is to search if consumers are aware of network effects. If consumers ar... more The purpose of this study is to search if consumers are aware of network effects. If consumers are rational, they will make their consumption decisions by thinking about maximization of their utility without paying too much. The quality of a good does not only depend on producer's decisions in network markets. Also the number of other customers, affect the quality of a good. First we reviewed literature about network externalities and effects. Secondly, we analyzed the survey which is conducted to measure network externalities perceptions. The survey is conducted on Beykent University Vocational School pupils. As a result we reached interesting results about the network perceptions of pupils.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
The increased competition with globalization increasingly complicated sustainability efforts of c... more The increased competition with globalization increasingly complicated sustainability efforts of companies and it became necessary for those companies to make several strategic decisions in timely and implement them in correct manner in order to survive (Rose, 1999:105). Following '80s, the advances in global economy and rapid developments in the field of technology led to changes in global economy and particularly in banking sector (Dinçer, 2006:77). Following changes experienced in financial markets, bank mergers and acquisitions started to be often experienced (Gaudhan, 2001:98). In this study, it was aimed to examine tendency of banking mergers in the world and accordingly to reveal out merging process of two banks with foreign capital, which operates in Turkey, and views and thoughts of bank employees. Data on employees of both banks were obtained via questionnaire form and they were subjected to statistical analysis with SPSS 16.0 package. Parametric and non-parametric analyzes such as reliability analysis, independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskall Wallis test were used. According to resultant data, bank mergers may cause concerns about employment in the side of employees, although the process can be positive.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012
In this study entrepreneurship intentions of pupils, who are registered in different programmes o... more In this study entrepreneurship intentions of pupils, who are registered in different programmes of Vocational High School, have been measured. Related literature about the entrepreneurship reviewed and questions of the survey are based on self efficacy concept. Our aim is to interpret the future opinions of pupils about entrenepreneurship through self-efficacy. Entrepreneurship lectures have been taught in nature of entrepreneuership and small business management both Faculties and Vocational High Schools in Turkey. The study is applied on the pupils of Business Management, Computer Programming, Cookingand Convenience Food, State and State Management, Hair Care and Beauty programme. We studied the entrepreneurship intentions through programme and pupil profiles. This intentions were benchmarked with theoric hypotheses and some of attractive results were reached.
Quality & Quantity, 2013
This study considers intellectual capital based on the assumption that this capital, which posses... more This study considers intellectual capital based on the assumption that this capital, which possesses social aspects, is related to the emotional capacities (i.e., emotional intelligence) of an organization's members. A literature review indicates that this relationship has been previously noted and studied, and researchers agree that the emotional intelligence of the members of an organization affects the organization's intellectual capital. Based on this analysis, this relationship is examined in the Turkish business context. Data are collected from top managers, who can affect the intellectual capital oftheir businesses and who, as human beings, are emotional. Thus, in this study, the emotional intelligence of top managers and their opinions regarding the intellectual capital of their businesses are considered to be related, with interesting results. When all of the factors of emotional intelligence that are likely to affect opinions regarding intellectual capital are examined using a multivariate model, the effect of emotional intelligence is revealed. Primarily, three factors of the emotional intelligence-empathy and communication skill, self-awareness and sociability-affect the participants' opinions regarding the intellectual capital of their businesses. Univariate models are used to evaluate the effect of each emotional intelligence factor on the participants' opinions regarding the intellectual capitalof their businesses. Empathy and communication skills affect opinions about the quality of human capital. Self-awareness affects opinions about the organizational commitment of workers. Sociability can affect opinions about information technology and information sharing. In summary, emotional intelligence affects opinions about human capital quality, information technology and information sharing.
Sağlık Turizminin gelişim hedefleri içinde sağlık serbest bölgelerinin önemi
#nofulltext# --- Conference: 3.Dünya Kıbrıs Türkleri Kongresi. Girne: Dünya Kıbrıs Türkleri Vakfı... more #nofulltext# --- Conference: 3.Dünya Kıbrıs Türkleri Kongresi. Girne: Dünya Kıbrıs Türkleri Vakfı, 21-23 Kasım 2013.
Quality Assurance in Education, 2014
Purpose – This study aims to highlight the differences between the public and foundation universi... more Purpose – This study aims to highlight the differences between the public and foundation universities determining the level of job satisfaction of academic personnel working at vocational schools within the body of public and foundation universities in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – In the present study, the questionnaire developed by Ardic and Bas and used in a similar study is taken as the basis for this study. Some amendments have been made to the instrument. The reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated using the Cronbach alpha coefficient and some statistical methods such as independent samples t test and chi-square test depending on the data. Differences of opinion based on demographic characteristics are presented giving the frequencies and percentages of demographic characteristics of the data. Findings – Three questions were focused on in the present study: the first is to present the most important factor affecting the job satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the...
Journal of Social Sciences, 2009
Problem statement: Based on the literature review, few studies have tested the mediating effect o... more Problem statement: Based on the literature review, few studies have tested the mediating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction. Approach: This study tested a mediation model consisting of job satisfaction as the dependent variable, locus of control as the independent variable and work-family conflict as the mediator. Data were gathered from 159 single mother employees, aged 45 and below and having at least one child, using self-administered questionnaires. The data were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Results: Results of correlation analysis revealed that locus of control was related to work-family conflict and job satisfaction and work-family conflict was related to job satisfaction. Results of a series of multiple regression analyses indicated that work-family conflict partially mediates the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction. During the screening process of potential recruits, employers should take into consideration locus of control as one of the important dispositional characteristics of candidates. Employers should look into the possibility of designing training programmes to assist employees in taking more control of events in their work situations. Conclusion: Single mother employees who believe that they are in control of the events that happen in their lives seem to be more satisfied with their jobs and seem to experience less work-family conflict.
The Linkage between Turkish Managers' Leadership Orientations and their Innovativeness Feature: An Empirical Study
Economy & Business Journal, 2015
Entrepreneurial intention is the precursor of entrepreneurial activities. It is an intellectual s... more Entrepreneurial intention is the precursor of entrepreneurial activities. It is an intellectual state which is considered the most significant construct to predict entrepreneurial behaviors. Individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions are determined by multiple factors. As one of these factors, entrepreneurship education has many potential consequences or benefits since the role of education individuals receive and the transferable abilities they gain during their higher education are highly important for building certain characteristics that are usually attributed to entrepreneurial behaviors. Therefore, the present study aims to compare entrepreneurial intentions of vocational school and undergraduate students receiving entrepreneurship education in a foundation university. The study data was collected using questionnaires. The results of the study demonstrated that the entrepreneurial intention of undergraduate students who take entrepreneurship courses is higher compared to vocation...
İş Özerkliği Ve İşkoliklik
Bu calismanin temel amaci is ozerkligi ve iskoliklik arasindaki iliskiyi arastirmaktir. Calismada... more Bu calismanin temel amaci is ozerkligi ve iskoliklik arasindaki iliskiyi arastirmaktir. Calismada ilk olarak arastirmanin amaci ve oneminden bahsedilmistir. Sonrasinda sirasiyla; is ozerkligi, iskoliklik ve is ozerkligi ile iskoliklik arasindaki iliski ele alinmistir. Ardindan, arastirmanin teorik modeli ve arastirma yontemi yer almaktadir. Son olarak ise is ozerkligi ve iskoliklik arasindaki iliskinin tespiti amaciyla, cesitli kurumlarda calisan katilimcilardan kolay ulasilabilir orneklem yontemiyle elde edilen bir ornek arastirma ve arastirma verilerinin analizleri ile bulgulari sunulmustur. Calismadan elde edilen bulgular is ozerkligi ile iskoliklik arasinda anlamli bir iliski oldugunu gostermistir.
Barriers to entry and two-sided markets: a research in a shopping mall in Istanbul
Two-sided markets are the new issues in economic theory and have been studied since the beginning... more Two-sided markets are the new issues in economic theory and have been studied since the beginning of the 21th century. Barriers to entry are also important to provide a balanced full competition condition in markets. Generally, incumbent firms don’t want new rivals because new rivals usually mean decreases in profits provided that firms seek profit maximizing. However, some of the previous studies show that profit maximizing firms can find unprofitable to set up barriers to entry in two-sided markets. The aim of this study is to confirm these studies by conducting a research in a shopping mall in Istanbul. To this end, we prepared a survey and applied it in this area. We hope that the results are pioneering for further studies.
Students attend mathematics courses in Turkey for totally 11 years, throughout education life ran... more Students attend mathematics courses in Turkey for totally 11 years, throughout education life ranging from primary school to university, including eight years in primary education and three years in secondary education (four years based on new arrangement); however, level of mathematic knowledge of students is upsetting when they reach university education. Students attend various schools including normal high school, Anatolian high school, and science high school, and most students may leverage mathematics knowledge both in ordinary high school education and private teaching institution; however, mathematics skills and knowledge of students, who attend vocational high schools, could not be sufficiently improved. In many departments of vocational high schools, mathematics course is available only in the first education year of high school, and later, most vocational courses are emphasized. Those students are not well-educated in the field of mathematics and when they graduate from v...
Work-family conflict is a serious issue for both employees and organizations. It leads to multipl... more Work-family conflict is a serious issue for both employees and organizations. It leads to multiple consequences at both levels. Work-family conflict causes employees to develop negative attitudes toward work due to an unbalanced life between their job and family. Job satisfaction is one of these attitudes and workfamily conflict leads to unsatisfied individuals. On the organizational side, such conflict may result in lower organizational performance and success because of unsatisfied employees. In this context, manager support can serve as a beneficial resource for alleviating the influence of work-family conflict on employees. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the impact of work-family conflict on employee satisfaction considering the mediating role of manager support. The study data was collected using questionnaires. The results of the study demonstrated that work-family conflict has an effect on job satisfaction and such effect was reduced by manager support.
The Relationship Between Income and Consumption After Global Financial Crisis
Global financial crisis which began with high default rates on subprime and adjustable rate mortg... more Global financial crisis which began with high default rates on subprime and adjustable rate mortgages, developed in 2007 and became visible after the crash of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Like other financial crises, it caused significant declines in consumer wealth. Although it started in US mortgage and state market, its effects are held all over the world. Generally, rich people have more ways to protect their assets than poor people do. So the negative effects of financial crisis (such as decreasing income) are lower for rich persons. One of the most important questions, which arose after the global financial crisis, asked if the burden of recession is felt by all people in the world or region, equally. The aim of this study is to reveal the effects of financial crisis on Turkish university students with different income levels when Turkish economy is collapsing. So we can learn if income distribution between students is deteriorated or not. To realize this aim, the survey which inc...
Orgutler acisindan hayati oneme sahip orgutsel adaletin, yine ayni derecede onemli bir baska degi... more Orgutler acisindan hayati oneme sahip orgutsel adaletin, yine ayni derecede onemli bir baska degisken olan orgutsel bagliliga etkisinin incelendigi bu calisma, Istanbul ilinde, perakende sektorunde faaliyet gostermekte olan tek bir isletmenin, sadece satis personelinin katilimiyla gerceklestirilmistir. Diger calismalarin aksine, bu calismanin sadece bir tek isletmede ve bir tek departmanda, yaklasik ayni gorev unvanina sahip katilimcilarla yapilmasindan dolayi arastirmadan elde edilen sonuclar, diger cevresel ve orgutsel degiskenlerin etkilerinden arindirildigi icin onemlidir. Elde edilen sonuclar bilgi adaletinin duygusal bagliligi etkiledigini, dagitim adaletinin hem duygusal hem de devam bagliligini etkiledigini, islem adaletinin de sadece normatif bagliligi etkiledigi ortaya konulmustur. JEL kodlari: M19
Food and Health, 2018
Lack of hygiene knowledge and perception of food handlers, play a big role in outbreaks. The purp... more Lack of hygiene knowledge and perception of food handlers, play a big role in outbreaks. The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge and awareness of food handlers with regard to food safety in Istanbul. The survey was conducted involving 400 kitchen employees working in 22 kitchens in Istanbul. The findings have been analysed with respect to gender, educational level and work experience variables in the SPSS program. According to results; 90.8% of participants know that, food hygiene means to remove the illness-causing factors in food. It was determined that the level of knowledge of food handlers did not differ according to gender. According to the hypothesis that we obtained that there is a difference according to education levels. Also, knowledge of the food handlers was significantly different according to the job position and to the duration of the food handler in a food establishment.
Development culture and TQM in Turkish healthcare: importance of employee empowerment and top management leadership
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
Total quality management (TQM) is directed at quality consciousness throughout all organisational... more Total quality management (TQM) is directed at quality consciousness throughout all organisational processes. A successful TQM practice requires a culture that can adapt to changes and promote innovation. Development culture focuses especially on improvement, flexibility and external environment, concerning with growth, innovation and adaptation. From this perspective, the present study aims to examine the link between development culture and TQM in Turkish healthcare organisations and to explore the mediating roles of top management leadership and employee empowerment. Data were collected by using survey method and analysed by using structural equation modelling while being controlled for common method bias. The findings revealed that while development culture has a positive influence TQM, it is the top management leadership which mediates this relationship, not the employee empowerment. The results are discussed considering the difference in these mediating effects and organisational implications of the findings are provided.
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