Browsing by Author "Altuntas, Ceren"

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A longitudinal study on newcomers' perception of organisational culture
(EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2015) Duygu Turker; Ceren Altuntas; Turker, Duygu; Altuntas, Ceren
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyse how newcomers' perceptions of organisational culture can change over time. The study tries to address whether initial working experience changes newcomers' perceptions about the ideal organisational culture and whether these perceptions converge with those of their supervisors. Design/methodology/approach - A longitudinal survey was carried out on a sample of undergraduate students to measure shifts in their perceptions of organisational culture over time. In order to interpret the results in terms of actual organisational culture a survey was also conducted with the students' immediate supervisors. Findings - Applying a factor analytic procedure to the aggregate sample of study the items of an existing scale were reduced to a six-dimensional structure. Based on the results of statistical analysis the study revealed that initial working experience might affect students' perception of organisational culture and make these perceptions converge with those of their immediate managers. Specifically the students' perceptions about the importance of stability and success orientation dimensions changed over time. By the end of the process they found supportiveness and people orientation more important similarly to their supervisors. Practical implications - This study reveals the critical role of supervisors in the transmission of organisational culture to newcomers. Additionally it demonstrates the importance of work-based learning for acquiring work-related and technical beliefs as well as obtaining initial ideas about the culture of a real organisation. Originality/value - The study can specifically contribute to the growing literature on organisational culture by demonstrating the impact of initial working experience on newcomers' perceptions and how they adopt the culture of their new organisations to become a part of this culture.
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An Analysis of Interdepartmental Relations in Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation: A Social Capital Perspective
(IGI GLOBAL, 2015) Ebru Esendemirli; Duygu Turker; Ceren Altuntas; Turker, Duygu; Altuntas, Ceren; Esendemirli, Ebru
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has become one of the most popular information systems among companies that want to continue and expand their operations in the long run. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of interdepartmental relations conceptualized as frequency of interaction trust coordination and power on departmental performance from a social capital perspective. The findings of the study revealed that three components of interdepartmental relations (frequency of interaction trust and coordination) only emerged as significant factors in departmental performance when ERP was used effectively within the department.
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Analysis of Unethical Behaviors in Social Networks: An Application in the Medical Sector
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2014) Duygu Turker; Ceren Altuntas; Turker, Duygu; Altuntas, Ceren; M Ozsahin
The analysis of ethical problems in the organizational life requires considering individual contextual and issue-related factors as well as the social relationships of actors who are embedded into the system. Focusing on this last dimension the current study aims to explore the nature of unethical behavior from a social network perspective and attempts to investigate how such behaviors spread among the actors in Turkish medical sector which has become strictly competitive after the structural health reforms. Since the relationship between physicians and drug companies' sales representatives is usually seen at the paramount of unethical relations in the medical sector this link was chosen as a focal dyad and two surveys were simultaneously conducted on physicians and sales representatives. The type and structure of relations were analyzed to reveal the nature of unethical behaviors in terms of frequency of interaction trust power inequalities common values and information sharing. The findings of study revealed that unethical behavior is not only a problem of focal dyad between physicians and sales representatives and showed an epidemic structure that might affect the whole system. Managers should consider the disseminating structure of unethical conduct in order to prevent such behavior in different segments and functional units of organizations. Strategies that eliminate unethical routes within the organizational channels should be explored and adopted. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
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Contemporary Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility
(Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2013) Duygu Türker; Huriye Toker; Ceren Altuntas; Turker, Duygu; Altuntas, Ceren; Toker, Huriye
As a result of the industrialization urbanization and population increase during the last two centuries the global landscape has been irreversibly damaged. These anthropological pressures have create endless problems on the global level and individuals and organizations are beginning to realize their own ever-increasing responsibility to consider the welfare and interests of all stakeholders as a whole. Although the improvements in the legal framework at the national and international level can be viewed as an important step to protect society and the natural environment a legal course provides a reactive mode of control rather than a proactive approach. Considering its proactive approach and voluntarily basis the concept of social responsibility can provide a significant tool of generating a sustainable future. During such a paradigm shift Contemporary Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility presents the significant roles that universities must embrace in order to take charge of the future. In parallel to those movements many institutions include a course on social responsibility yet the studies on the education of social responsibility in the literature show that there is no commonly accepted teaching methods and guiding curriculum of CSR. This book was designed based on the outcomes of an Erasmus Intensive Project (IP) which was organized in Yasar University during June 2012 with the contribution of 9 European universities. Based on the interactive feedback of participants during the project this book sheds light on the ongoing discussion of corporate social responsibility from a European perspective. © 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Ethics of social responsibility to indirect stakeholders: A strategic perspective
(Inderscience Publishers editor@inderscience.com, 2013) Duygu Türker; Ceren Altuntas-Vural; Turker, Duygu; Altuntas, Ceren
The responsibilities of organisations to their stakeholders have gained a strategic importance over the last decades. Following the literature on stakeholder management a firm's stakeholders can be grouped into three classes on the basis of their positions in organisational environment as internal direct and indirect stakeholders. Whereas internal and direct stakeholders attract increasing attention from corporate managers indirect stakeholders have usually been neglected by the practitioners. The purpose of this study is to provide an ethical approach on how a business organisation can conceptualise its responsibilities to indirect stakeholders and suggest strategic steps to adopt this approach for long-term competitive advantage. In tandem with its conceptual framework the study classifies existing implications of responsible corporate action towards indirect stakeholders among cost leadership differentiation and focus strategies. Copyright © 2013 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Greening logistics centers : The evolution of industrial buying criteria towards green
(Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics Inc. master@shipping.or.kr, 2013) Ceren Altuntas-Vural; Okan Tuna; Altuntas, Ceren; Tuna, Okan; Altuntaa, Ceren
The rapidly globalizing world trade requires longer supply chains with higher attention on the environmental effects of logistics activities. Latest international conventions related with environmental regulations reinforce governments and corporations to adhere to environmental protection precautions. An effort to decrease the negative environmental effects of logistics activity is the geographical concentration of logistics companies which are called logistics centers. This study aims to provide a green industrial service buying approach for the industrial customers of logistics centers. The study combines green purchasing literature with previousely developed environmental performance indicators (EPIs) and develops a green industrial buying model for logistics centers. The model provides a framework for potential residents of a logistics center and supports their industrial buying processes. The model also serves as an input for green industrial service design in a logistics center. Copyright © 2013 The Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Local or global Analyzing the internationalization of social responsibility of corporate foundations
(EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, 2015) Ceren Altuntas; Duygu Turker; Altuntas, Ceren; Turker, Duygu
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between the globalization/adaptation debate and corporate foundation activity within a small subset of such foundations. In the light of this debate the study analyzes the corporate social responsibility (CSR) approaches of this sample of corporate-owned foundations using the tri-dimensional CSR research model of Arthaud-Day (2005) to articulate the perspective content and strategic orientations of the companies. Design/methodology/approach - The study selects three different corporate foundations based on internationalization scale and field of activities. A content analysis methodology is applied to the data collected from the official web sites of 24 corporate foundations. Findings - The analysis results show a general compatibility between the subsidiaries and the main branches of the corporate foundations at least on the conceptual level. However the practices of CSR activities targeted stakeholders or content domains differ at the operational level. Nevertheless local governance is still not totally independent especially in terms of received funds. Therefore this study concludes that the internationalization strategies of these corporate foundations are still at a formative stage of transnationalization. Research limitations/implications - The study explores the three selected international companies and their corporate foundations. Future studies may extend the number of selected industries and companies. Together with increased coverage future survey studies may help explain the global or local orientations of corporate foundations' CSR in different domains. Practical implications - Corporate foundations may extend their transnational strategies to further stages by differentiating between those units that should be managed on a global scale and those that should be managed by local authorities. They may balance the amount of investment in different regions while adopting collaborative governance models to respond to regions where grant applications are not an easy tool for stakeholders to use. Originality/value - Given the relatively paucity of CSR studies with an international focus this study contributes to the standardization or localization debate in the international business literature. The study's originality lies in its attempt to operationalize the theoretical research model and through its use of corporate foundations as the unit of analysis.
Networks
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2013) Ceren Altuntas; Altuntas, Ceren
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Restructuring
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2013) Ceren Altuntas; Altuntas, Ceren
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management
(Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2013) Ceren Altuntas; Altuntas, Ceren
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Sustainable supply chain management in the fast fashion industry: An analysis of corporate reports
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2014) Duygu Turker; Ceren Altuntas; Turker, Duygu; Altuntas, Ceren
In recent decades the fast fashion industry has been characterized by widespread operations across both developing and developed countries. Due to. the economic social and environmental problems in developing countries companies increasingly focus on sustainability and try to ensure the same quality and standards in working and production conditions throughout their supply chains. Although the tension in the exchange of resources between developing and developed countries lies at the heart of current sustainability activities what these companies are actually doing to manage their supply chain has not yet been explored in depth in the literature. Drawing on the theoretical framework of Seuring and Muller (2008) the current study attempts to fill this void by conceptually mapping the current situation of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) in the fast fashion industry by analysing reports from 9 companies that use the same reporting guidelines. The results of the study reveal that these companies focus significantly on supplier compliance with their code of conduct employing further monitoring and auditing activities to prevent production problems in developing countries improve overall supply chain performance and set sustainability criteria for their suppliers. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.