Fethi Calisir

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• Professor at Istanbul Technical University

Motherhood presents a perpetual journey filled with a myriad of joys and challenges for working mothers as they strive to navigate the complexities of their new role while meeting job-related expectations and aspirations. This study aimed to examine the effects of select family-friendly policies on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment...

Background To effectively control the HIV epidemic and meet global targets, policymakers recommend the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Our study aims to investigate the effect of rapid ART programs on individuals diagnosed with HIV, considering varying coverage and initiation days after diagnosis, and compare it to standard-of-car...

This study aims to conceptualize mobile application usability based on Google’s mobile application development guidelines. A survey instrument is developed and validated to measure the concepts evolved from conceptualization. A three-step formal methodology has been used like domain development, survey instrument development, and evaluation of meas...

Nations must adapt to the changing and developing world to sustain and develop their competitiveness. Human development and innovation are the two key concepts to increase the competitiveness of a nation. This study aims to examine the relationship between the Human Development Index (HDI), Global Innovation Index (GII), and Global Competitiveness...

Aims This study aimed to determine HIV incidence and prevalence in Turkey and to estimate the cost-effectiveness of improving testing and diagnosis in the next 20 years. Background HIV incidence in Turkey has been rapidly increasing in the last decade with a particularly high rate of infection for younger populations, which underscores the urgent...

This study aimed to reveal the comparative perceptions of the students of the online and physical chemistry lab courses, and their comparative perceptions of the contributions of online learning and in-class learning modes in increasing their knowledge, laboratory skills, and social skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. This online questionnaire-bas...

In every industry, managing costs and increasing productivity and quality at the same time is one of the important goals. For this purpose, companies today pay attention to the workers’ health by focusing more on ergonomic risk assessments and improvements and trying to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders in every part of the workplace....

The spread of COVID-19 worldwide in a short time has ensured to take precautions at the government level to mitigate the transmission of coronavirus. Implementing social distancing interventions and aiming to reduce mobility are the main methods to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In this study, the case of Turkey is discussed to explore the degree...

Since the beginning of COVID-19, human beings have been threatened by various aspects. As of February 14, 2022, this global pandemic has caused about 412 million cases and 5.8 million deaths worldwide. Stock markets are one of the most agile economic indicators. In this context, this study investigates how daily growth in deaths, daily growth in ca...

COVID-19 has been changed the way of each others’ lifestyles. After the outbreak of this virus all over the world, governments have taken precautions to prevent the spread of it. In some countries, schools are closed, working conditions are changed, international flights are canceled, lockdowns are announced, public gatherings are banned, and so on...

This book gathers extended versions of the best papers presented at the Global Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Its Application Areas (GJCIE), organized virtually on August 14–15, 2020, by Istanbul Technical University. It covers a wide range of topics, including decision analysis, supply chain management, systems modelling and qualit...

The authors’ aim is to provide breast surgeons’ perspectives on the relative importance of the criteria for choosing an appropriate surgery method between mastectomy (total removal of a breast) and breast-conserving surgery (removal of a breast cancer tumor and some of the normal tissue that surrounds it) for women with breast cancer by using the m...

Organizations should maintain their innovation trajectories by developing products, processes, marketing, and organizational methods to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. However, by itself, creating value through innovation is not enough for companies: transforming these innovations into firm performance is also crucial. This study aims to...

National level innovation is one of the outstanding locomotive factors for both economic and business growth. Global Innovation Index (GII) is one of the most commonly used indices in this context. Furthermore, the innovation level of countries is affected by cultural dynamics. Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions (HCD) is one of the prominent guidelines...

While more and more people have been forced from their homes by natural disasters, wars, and violence, the citizens of the least developed countries are facing problems like famine, epidemics, and lack of education, chronically. Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are challenging these situations with their limited sources. We aim to define the main org...

This book gathers extended versions of the best papers presented at the Global Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Its Application Areas (GJCIE), held on September 2–3, 2019, in Gazimagusa, North Cyprus, Turkey. It covers a wide range of topics, including decision analysis, supply chain management, systems modelling and quality control....

This bookseries provides a means for the dissemination of current theoretical and applied research in the areas of Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management. The latest methodological and computational advances that both researchers and practitioners can widely apply to solve new and classical problems in industries and organizations constitu...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of flight delays, distance, number of passengers and seasonality on revenue in the Turkish air transport industry. Design/methodology/approach The domestic return routes of a Turkish airline company were examined to address this issue. Among five cities and six airports, 14 major domestic return...

This study is designed to provide paediatric surgeons' perspectives on the relative importance of the criteria for choosing a surgical mode for undescended testicle treatment between open surgery (orchiopexy) or laparoscopic surgery and determine the suitable surgical mode by using the multicriteria decision‐making method. The analytic hierarchy pr...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an extended and modified value-added (VA) intellectual coefficient (VAIC) model, which includes intellectual capital (IC) components which were missing in the original VAIC approach. The proposed model has been used to explore the relationship between IC and firm performance for Turkish manufacturing...

Unlike in the past, the emerging trend is to provide online services due to the developments over the course of years. Online presence becomes the most significant factor of competitiveness. At this peak, firms try to infer the dynamics that increase customers' acceptance of these services. The present study aims to identify the complex relationshi...

Unlike in the past, the emerging trend is to provide online services due to the developments over the course of years. Online presence becomes the most significant factor of competitiveness. At this peak, firms try to infer the dynamics that increase customers' acceptance of these services. The present study aims to identify the complex relationshi...

Firms must develop and improve their innovation capabilities to gain competitive advantage. There are many innovation models including components and their relationships in the literature. This study evaluates, based on a system approach, an innovation model with three basic components: innovation input, innovation process, and innovation output. T...

This article describes how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems play a crucial role in radiology, specifically in the diagnosis of diseases and management of patient treatment. The objective of this article is to present MRI technicians' perspective on the relative importance of the required factors when selecting and purchasing an MRI system....

Revealing user needs, which are usually dependent on qualitative methods, is a fundamental stage for medical technology selection and purchasing. The aim of this study is to determine weights of factors affecting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system selection from the radiologists’ perspective. In order to solve the problem, an analytic hierarch...

This paper aims to examine the effect of high-involvement human resource (HR) practices on employees' affective commitment. Survey data were collected from 300 front-line employees working in a Turkish holding company providing financial services. Data were analysed by structural equation modelling. In contrast to the findings of previous research,...

This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between personality traits such as extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness and Facebook usage. A survey methodology was used to gather data and a total of 552 Turkish Facebook users participated in this study. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test th...

Purpose The principal aim of this study is to investigate the interactions among enterprise resource planning (ERP) practices, supply chain orientation (SCO), and operational performance (OPER) by forming a macro perspective based on a scientific foundation powered by a Resource-Based View (RBV). Design/methodology/approach Exploratory and confi...

Innovation capability is one of the most important concepts for an organization to have competitive advantage. There has been not any consensus on defining and measuring innovation capability because of its nature. Thus, innovation capability and related concepts have been interchangeably used in the literature. This has caused confusion in measuri...

The main objective of this research is to conduct a scientometric analysis of supply chain management in fashion- industry literature. The data were gathered from Web of Science database. “Fashion Industry” and “Supply Chain Management” were used as keywords to perform this research. Without narrowing down the time bounds, this search identified 12...

Managing inventories is at the core of operational performance in fashion industries. Due to its importance in practice, inventory management has been a well-studied area of research in operations management. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between inventory management performance including inventory efficiency, productivit...

Employee support provides enormous benefits to help sustain a competitive advantage, respond to changes more quickly than competitors, and position the organization ahead of others. Awareness of this fact triggers organizations to prepare new motivational programs and practices. Employee involvement and rewards are among the many ways to achieve em...

Being prevalent around the world, science and technology parks have been built up and developed under various names in different regions. Turkey has kept pace with this trend, with the seeds of the first science park being sown in the 1980s. In 2001, all techno parks, science parks and techno policies were gathered under the same roof of technology...

Nowadays, firms’ capabilities are not only determined by internal factors, but also depends on firms’ collaboration with external actors, especially for small and medium size enterprises. Cooperation with research organizations, public support institutions, intermediary organizations and other firms as external actors play an important role to gain...

This paper studies the relationships between competitive strategies, innovation, and firm performance within the context of Turkish manufacturing companies. The data were collected from top management of the firms via Computer Assistant Telephone Interviewing method. One hundred and forty manufacturing firms operating in various sectors including t...

This study aims to analyze the effects of factors such as image, satisfaction, price, and service quality on passenger loyalty toward full-service network carriers and low-cost carriers. A structural equation modeling approach was applied to identify the factors that significantly affect passenger loyalty. Using LISREL, data were collected from 237...

An organization must be innovative to have a competitive advantage by developing new products, processes, novel marketing, and organizational methods. In order to become innovative, firms have to develop and improve their innovation capabilities. There are a lot of innovation models including components and their relationships in literature. In thi...

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of organizational learning, market orientation, and transformational leadership on the organizational innovation and firm’s performance amongst the firms performing in Turkey. Using LISREL, structural equation-model, the data gathered from 330 employees were used to identify the variables that sig...

Engineering has been playing an important role in serving and advancing healthcare. The term “Healthcare Engineering” has been used by professional societies, universities, scientific authors, and the healthcare industry for decades. However, the definition of “Healthcare Engineering” remains ambiguous. The purpose of this position paper is to pres...

The constant increase in the importance and popularity of sports has created an industry of a scale of billion dollars. Lately, sports clubs have extended their views by opening sports schools, facilities, stadiums, merchandise stores and even restaurants in addition to their core activities in the area. This expansion makes for the need of a profe...

This study aims at identifying the factors affecting the intention to use personal digital assistant (PDA) technology among physicians in Turkey using an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A structural equation-modeling approach was used to identify the variables that significantly affect the intention to use PDA technology. The data were...

The aim of this research is to conduct a bibliometric study and evaluate the publications related to Facebook. The data were retrieved from the database of Web of Science. " Facebook " was used as the keyword to conduct the search, and all publications were identified by the following criteria: topic and title. Publications from 2005 to 2013 were t...

The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting blue-collar workers’ intention to use a web-based learning system in the preimplementation phase in the automotive industry. For that purpose an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) is proposed, which included factors such as image, perceived content quality, and perceived system qua...

Computer-assisted navigation (CAN) is a surgical system used for performing surgeries and helps a surgeon to navigate his way through the 3D presentation of the patient that are captured as computed tomography images. Any surgical intervention using this tool is safe and less invasive. Usability and functionality, which are interrelated, are the im...

LinkedIn is one of the most popular social networking sites that is used for professional purposes and it is the world's largest professional network as well. The aim of this study is to explore the uses and gratifications of LinkedIn among users in Turkey. For this, a two-stage approach was used. In the first stage, a total of 45 open-ended questi...

Innovation capability has been one of the most prominent concepts in engineering and technology management literature, yet there is not any consensus on defining innovation capability. Thus, innovation capability and related concepts have been used interchangeably in the literature such as innovation performance, innovation capacity, innovative cap...

A modified SERVQUAL approach, including usability as the sixth service quality dimension, has been used to evaluate the effect of service quality dimensions on perceived overall quality, customer satisfaction, and return intention for four different hospital types operating in Turkey: public, private, university, and military hospitals. The propose...

Recent developments in technology make it possible to be able to connect to the Internet from anywhere, anytime through smart phones. This study aims to identify the factors that affect social network use on Smartphones of students. An extended version of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is shown. A questionnaire was created and applied to student...

The use of care labels is more effective and entails lower additional costs for manufacturers compared with using written instructions. Considering that the comprehension of care labels is highly dependent on their symbols, the process of symbol comprehension becomes very important. This study is conducted to shed light on the performance of Turkis...

With the growing usage of the Internet, the demand for online health care information and advice as well as the number of health‐related Web sites are increasing. In case of online health information and advice, the user interface replaces face‐to‐face communication. To ensure that the users' needs are met, it is critical to balance functionality a...

Purpose The present study aims to examine the effect of learning orientation (commitment to learning, shared vision, open‐mindedness) on the product innovation performance (product innovation efficacy and efficiency) of companies in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach A structural equation‐modeling approach was applied to identify the variables th...

Autonomous surgical systems aim to improve surgical treatments in all stages of the clinical workflow. A surgical interface should be safe, robust, and user-friendly. In this article, the functionality and usability of a surgical interface as critical factors for acceptability are investigated. Then, the surgical interface for the cryoablation of k...

Personal digital assistant (PDA) is a miniaturized portable hand-held computer that helps to compute and store information for personal or business use. PDAs help medical students to use their time more efficiently and accurately. In this paper, we propose a modified technology acceptance model (TAM) to identify the factors shaping the acceptance o...

This study aims to understand factors affecting e-reverse auction usage in companies by comparing three models: Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the integrated model (integration of TAM and TPB). The comparison of the models will answer two important questions: First, with the integration of the models, whethe...

Customer behavior is a multi-stage decision process in an e-auction in which each step is critical to achieve success in e-auctions. The first step is the potential customer's decision to adopt and use the e-auction system. It is important to understand the factors that affect the use of e-auction systems. Researchers have identified general reason...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of stressors (role ambiguity, role conflict, work‐overload, work‐family conflict), job stress, job satisfaction and organizational commitment on the information technology (IT) professionals' intention to quit their jobs in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach A structural equation modelin...

This study aims to identify, using an extended Technology-Acceptance Model (TAM), the factors affecting the decision of using a web-based learning system among blue-collar workers in the automotive industry. A structural equation–modeling approach was applied to identify the variables that significantly affect the decision of using the system. Usin...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC™) of Pulic to compare quoted information technology and communication companies on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), in terms of intellectual capital efficiency. This study also examines VAIC™, and its components' impact on company performance. Design/methodo...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the relative importance of the usability and functionality factors for online auction and shopping web sites from the perspective of young consumers. Design/methodology/approach The Analytical Network Process (ANP) was used to analyse the relative importance of the usability and functionality facto...

Turnover among information technology (IT) professionals still remains a challenge for many companies. IT professionals suffer from high stress levels. This, in turn, may lead to burnout and result in quitting their jobs. Knowing the factors that affect the quitting decision of IT professionals is important for companies to decrease the turnover ra...

Over the past few years, firms have given more importance to the purchase-related decisions to gain competitive edge. Although great emphasis is given to the selection process of suppliers, commercial partnership may be terminated at a future date. This study, based on data from 66 automotive firms, examines factors affecting buyers' decision on th...

Users tend to use functional and usable products more frequently. It is also possible that a functional software is not usable or vice versa. Only functionality-focused designs fail to meet usability needs. Therefore, both usability and functionality, which in software design are interrelated, should be taken into account in the design processes. I...

Our study focused on the relative impact of faculty members' personal characteristics, computer self-efficacy, and attitudes toward the Internet on integration of electronic communication in teaching. By using survey methodology, data collected from 133 faculty members, who are from four different faculties at Istanbul Technical University. This st...

Using electronic-reverse auction (e-reverse auction) offers many advantages to companies such as price reduction, decrease in cycle time, standardization, and transparency in purchasing process. Despite its great advantages, some users do not want to use e-reverse auction technology for the procurement of products or services. This study aims to un...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine various factors affecting users' behavioral intention to use (BIU) enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, based on data from 75 potential end-users of ERP systems. Design/methodology/approach – A survey methodology is used to gather data. The research model is constructed based on the findings...

Financial institutions offer new banking channels to their customers, as technology adds new dimensions to the classic banking systems. One of the most popular self-service banking technologies is Internet banking. This study examines how young consumers perceive Internet banking in relation to other six banking channels (brick and mortar, automate...

This study is an attempt to investigate the effects of document structure and knowledge level of the reader on reading comprehension, browsing, and perceived control. Four types of texts are distinguished, differing in structure (linear text, hierarchical hypertext, mixed hypertext, and generative text). All the materials were on a PC. In all condi...

This study is an attempt to examine factors that might impact banner recognition. These factors include banner location, banner content and navigation style. Via an experimental design conducted on a sample of 90 students, we manipulate these factors over several levels. Our key finding is that banner recognition is affected by the interaction of b...

Firm performance increases as workers' job satisfaction increases. Therefore, firms have a great interest in identifying the determinants of job satisfaction. To this end, this study conducts a survey to investigate the impact of IT professionals' demographic characteristics, work characteristics and work stress on job satisfaction. Five components...

Over the past few years, firms around the world have implemented enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to have a standardized information system in their organizations. While millions of dollars have been spent on implementing ERP systems, previous research indicates that potential users may still not use them. This study, based on data from 7...

Using data collected from a sample of 260 university students, this study attempts to examine the relationships between the frequency of e-shopping and university respondents' demographic characteristics, the reasons for e-shopping non-usage and usage. In addition, the product differences bought through the Internet is examined. The results suggest...

Purpose The purpose of this study has been to determine the level of difficulties/obstacles associated with the implementation of ISO 9000, the importance of achieving expected improvements and the level of success in achieving expected improvements. The overall aim is to specifically explore the influence of these factors on service companies' sat...

Using data collected from a sample of 43 ISO-certified Turkish textile companies, we explore the influence of various factors on textile companies' satisfaction with ISO 9000. This is the first attempt to examine the relationships between textile companies' demographic characteristics, difficulties encountered in ISO 9000 implementation, improvemen...

Using data collected from a sample of 76 project managers from 64 firms, we explore the relative impact of project characteristics, frequency of problems encountered on the projects, perceived impact of these problems on the budget performance, project managers’ personal characteristics, and project managers’ conflict management styles on budget ov...

This pioneering study of industrial engineering internships reports the results from a survey of 70 companies that hired interns during the summer of 2003. The study reveals that companies' responses to the internship issues seem to be influenced by their plans for hiring interns in the future, whether they had an orientation program, and whether t...

Using data collected from a sample of 52 engineering faculty members at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, we explore the relative impact of faculty members' personal characteristics, computer self-efficacy, and attitudes toward the Internet on integration of electronic communication in teaching. The study reveals that computer self-efficac...

Over the past few years, firms around the world have implemented enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to have a standardized information system (IS) in their respective organizations and to reengineer their business processes. While millions of dollars have been spent on implementing ERP systems, previous research indicates that potential use...

This paper examines how young consumers perceive the Web as an advertising medium in relation to eight traditional media on 15 constructs elicited from subjects. Results indicate that the Web is perceived to be very far from most of the other media, except point of purchase and direct mail. Conducting correspondence analysis and cluster analysis re...

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of text structure and prior knowledge of the learner on reading comprehension, browsing and perceived control. Three types of texts are distinguished, differing in structure (traditional linear text, hierarchical hypertext, and mixed hypertext). In all conditions, subjects were allowed 40 min to re...

Past research in safety belt use has primarily focused on describing the relationship between drivers' demographic characteristics and safety belt use. This study compared the impact of situational factors (the direction of collision, the type of road, and the presence of an airbag system), demographic factors, and constructs (criteria) elicited fr...