Manufacturing Firms In Turkey Research Articles

How Do Uncertainties Affect Supply-Chain Resilience? The Moderating Role of Information Sharing for Sustainable Supply-Chain Management

Uncertainties caused by many internal and external factors can lead to supply-chain disruptions, increasing the vulnerability and cost of operations. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic, whose worldwide emergence was not foreseen, has become a major threat to supply-chain resilience and has caused the disruption of global network connections. The purpose of this study is to examine in depth the impact of uncertainty on supply-chain resilience and to determine whether information sharing has a moderating effect on this interaction. The relationships proposed in the research model are tested through empirical analyses in SEM applied to 244 survey data points from internationally operating manufacturing firms in Turkey. The findings reveal several key insights. First, it is concluded that all dimensions of uncertainty, except technological uncertainty, negatively affect supply-chain resilience. Second, although no direct effect of technological uncertainty on supply-chain resilience is found, technological uncertainty has a negative effect on resilience when the moderating role of internal and supplier information sharing is taken into account. Low-level information sharing, as opposed to high-level, creates variation in the severity of supply-chain resilience at different levels of technological uncertainty. In addition, it is worth noting that a high level of information sharing with suppliers under high-uncertainty conditions negatively affects supply-chain resilience. The results of this study, conducted within the framework of the Contingent Resource-Based Theory, demonstrate compatibility with the theory. Based on all the findings, this study suggests that managers should adopt proactive strategies to maintain high supply-chain resilience, considering today’s highly uncertain conditions.

Determinants of Investment in Turkey: A Firm-Level Investigation

ABSTRACT In this article, we analyze the financing constraints-investment link for the case of Turkey between 1996 and 2013. As different from the existing studies on Turkey, we use a more comprehensive data set that includes both publicly-traded and privately-owned firms and analyze the differences in constraints across small- and medium-sized firms and large firms. In addition to the commonly used cash-flow sensitivities, we use alternative measures of constraints build from multiple firm specific variables. We find that small- and medium-sized manufacturing firms in Turkey are subject to financing constraints regardless of the measure used.

The Impact of Technology Transfer Performance on Total Quality Management and Quality Performance

Abstract The purpose of this research is to define the critical factors of technology transfer performance (TTP) and to measure its impact on quality performance (QP) and total quality management (TQM). In this study, a questionnaire form was designed and later conducted face to face with manufacturing managers or quality managers of the manufacturing firms in Turkey. Two hundred organizations of the largest 1000 companies according to the classification of Istanbul Chamber of Industry have been evaluated. A model was developed to investigate the relationships among technology transfer performance, quality performance, and total quality management that is based on theoretical considerations. Technology transfer performance has a positive and strong impact on total quality management, but it has no significant impact on quality performance. A positive and strong relationship was determined between total quality management and quality performance. The relationship between technology transfer performance and quality performance has become significant with the mediating role of total quality management.

Effects of Innovation Strategy on Firm Performance: A Study Conducted on Manufacturing Firms in Turkey

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of innovation strategy on the firm performance. This study was conducted on manufacturing firms in İstanbul in Turkey. Factor analyses and multiple regression analyses were conducted to the data compiled by questionnaires. The innovation strategy explains financial performance more than other dimensions of firm performance. It can be concluded that the innovation strategy of Turkish manufacturing firms leads them to improve their financial performance. Also, the innovation strategy leads these firms to improve their customer performance, internal business processes performance and learning and growth performance.

A strategic shift of automobile manufacturing firms in Turkey

This paper examines major business environmental changes influencing a strategic shift of automobile manufacturing firms in Turkey. Within a conceptual model consisting of environmental forces, strategic shift, and mediating variables, including firm size, ownership pattern, and market entry mode, it empirically investigates how such market changes influenced the business strategies of automotive firms in Turkey. The findings indicate that the multinational automotive firms in Turkey have shifted their strategic focus from relying solely on the domestic market to balancing domestic and export markets because of environmental forces. The paper concludes with discussions and suggestions for further research on the subject.

Relative effects of design, integration and information sharing on supply chain performance

PurposeThe aim of this study is to empirically investigate the relative effects of supply chain integration, supply chain information sharing and supply chain design on supply chain performance.Design/methodology/approachData collected from 125 manufacturing firms in Turkey are used for analyzing the relationships between the study variables. Regression analyses are used to find the relative impacts of predictor variables (design, integration and information sharing) on flexibility, resource and output performances of a supply chain.FindingsAccording to the results of regression analyses, the only significant effects on resource and output performances belong to supply chain design. Integration and information sharing are correlated with performance measures, but their relative effect sizes are lower than supply chain design.Originality/valueThe construct of supply chain design developed in this study reveals a significant impact on resource and output performances of a supply chain. Therefore, this study can be viewed as an attempt to increase the level of awareness on supply chain design issues.

Persistence of firm-level profitability in Turkey

The dynamics of company profits for 172 of the largest manufacturing firms in Turkey are studied. A time-series analysis is used to estimate the long-run projected profits and firm-specific speed of adjustment parameters that measures the rate at which short-run rents are eroded. While persistent profitability differences across firms are observed, there is also a moderately quick erosion of rents except for the most highly profitable firms. Firm characteristics rather than industry effects account for the differences in permanent profits. Contrary to the widespread view that developing countries suffer from uncompetitive markets, the results in this paper suggest that the intensity of competition in Turkey is no less than in developed countries and similar to other developing countries.

AHP approach in the credit evaluation of the manufacturing firms in Turkey

In this study, a credit evaluation and decision-making model is developed for the banks to determine the credibility of the manufacturing firms. The main starting point for this study is to measure the long-term profitability of manufacturing firms. A manufacturing firm is expected to pay its debt and interest on its debt by using its profits over the debt term. The profit of a manufacturing firm is the difference between its revenues and expenditures, and the credibility of a manufacturing firm must be proportional to the expected profit during the credit term. Higher profit expectations for the firms should lead to higher credibility scores which are assigned by the banks in the credit evaluation process. Both qualitative and quantitative criteria and information should be considered in the credit evaluation processes of the banks to determine the credibility of a firm. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP), which combines qualitative and quantitative criteria to obtain a single score, is used in this study. In the application of the AHP to the credit evaluation process in the banks, the relevant criteria, sub-criteria and measures are classified and placed in a hierarchical decision structure to calculate overall credibility scores for applicant manufacturing firms. An example is provided for illustrative purposes.

Marketing research usage by domestic and foreign manufacturing firms in Turkey

Marketing research usage by domestic and foreign manufacturing firms in Turkey