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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi | ÇOMÜ · Çanakkale Faculty of Applied Sciences

Certain unconventional tourism activities such as visiting battlefields, old prisons, or crash sites encompass dark tourism and have become the focus of scholarly pursuit. The term was established in relation to the Gallipoli Battlefields; which has been examined mostly in the context of its importance to Australian and New Zealander national ident...

Bu çalışma, güncel bir araştırma konusu olan gösterişçi tüketimin kökenindeki benlik, sosyal statü ve tüketici materyalizmi ile ilişkilerini ampirik olarak ele almaktadır. Araştırma modelini test etmek üzere hazırlanan soru formu Türkiye’deki üniversitelerle ilişkili e-posta adreslerine gönderilmiş, 633 kullanılabilir yanıt elde edilmiştir. Verinin...

The term conspicuous consumption has been used to explain the anticipation of expressing one’s status and/or identity, via symbolic and visible consumption beyond economical or physical benefits of goods. Social function of consumption is generally associated with status, wealth and group affiliation, while psychological approach links consumption...

The purpose of this paper is to uncover the relationship between employee learned resourcefulness and burnout levels. The research data was collected from employees of an industrial enterprise in Çanakkale-Turkey with a questionnaire of 58 items from 406 respondents in July-August 2016. Frequence, factor and regression analyses were conducted, thus...

The purpose of this paper is to examine intercultural communication literature to serve a path to scholars of business and intercultural communication. There are several studies on intercultural communication competence, as well as cross-cultural problem solving, yet it is not adequately acknowledged in business studies. For the purpose, the litera...

It is asserted in the literature that consumers' desire to display higher social status has positive influenc e on conspicuous consumption, along with choice of luxurious and prestigious goods. Some evidence is provided to support this understanding, nevertheless, a prevalent perspective is still lacking. Limitations in the field necessitate furthe...

The purpose of this study is to test a model with direct and indirect effects of self-image congruence and materialism on conspicuous consumption. There are several studies investigating different aspects of these concepts, yet interrelations are not adequately explored. Research data is gathered using an online 5-point Likert questionnaire. E-mail...

Innovation is interpreted as a tool enabling economic development, growth and international competition. It is vitally important in both macro and micro level, thus measuring of innovation also emerge as a crucial issue. The purpose of this study is to compare Global Innovation Index (GII), European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) and Innovation Subind...

The term conspicuous consumption has been used to explain the anticipation of expressing one's status and/or identity, via symbolic and visible consumption beyond economical or physical benefits of goods. Social function of consumption is generally associated with status, wealth and group affiliation, while psychological approach links consumption...

Nepotizm, işletmelerde çalışan memnuniyeti üzerinde önemli zararlı etkilere sahip olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada işletmelerde uygulanan nepotizmin işgören memnuniyetine ve işten ayrılma niyetine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Çanakkale ilinde faaliyet gösteren otel işletmelerinde çalışan 167 personelden toplanmış; soru formu için Abdalla vd. (1998), Weiss v...

The aim of this study is to investigate how consumer ethnocentrism and worldmindedness change consumer attitudes, and how domestic product judgment moderates this relationship. Associated hypotheses are tested with data collected with a field survey of a sample of 292 consumers in Çanakkale. The research illustrates the worldmindedness construct wi...