In this study, it was aimed to determine the most suitable time series models with Box-Jenkins method, which was the most widely used in prediction studies. Export and import values were predicted by 2020 with the most suitable models. The data used in this study were obtained from the Turkey Statistical Institute. Data were monthly data covering from January 2003 to December 2014. Sum of Squared Errors (SSE) and Mean Squared Error (MSE) criteria were taken into consideration when selecting the best Box-Jenkins models. Also, in order to test the success of forecasting of the models, Root mean Error Square (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) were used. As a result of the analyzes, it was determined that the most suitable models for export and import data were ARIMA (2,1,0) (0,0,1)12 and ARIMA(3,1,2)(1,0,1)12. It was predicted that the rate of exports meeting imports in paper and paper products of Turkey will be approximately 0.86 in 2020.
The modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) were evaluated for laminated veneer lumber (LVL) in static bending. The studied species were spruce (Picea orientalis) and fir (Abies nordmanniana) originated from the Eastern Black sea region and prepared with phenolformaldehyde and melamine-urea-formaldehyde. The effect of wood species, steaming, drying temperature, and type of adhesive on static bending MOE and MOR were determined. According to the experimental results, the bending strength of spruce wood (Maçka) treated with phenol formadehyde adhesives is the highest for the specimens steamed for 6 h at a drying temperature of 110 ºC. Furthermore, the modulus of elasticity for spruce wood (Maçka) treated with phenol formadehyde adhesive is the highest for the specimens steamed for 12 h and subjected to a drying temperature of 150 ºC.
The furniture sector has a strategic importance in Turkey. That sector contributes greatly to the national economy, provides high levels of employment, is rapidly growing, and does not have a foreign trade deficit. In this paper, a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making method was used to determine the contribution of some furniture products to Turkey’s economy. First, the entropy method was used to determine the weight values of the criteria, and then the ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité (ELimination Et Choice Translating REality) (ELECTRE) method was used to compare and rank the alternatives. As a result of this analysis, the furniture products that contributed the most to the national economy were “seating furniture and parts thereof, other wooden furniture”, “wooden bedroom furniture”, “other metal furniture”, and “parts of furniture other than metal and wood”. The least contributing products were “furniture used in medicine, surgical, dental, veterinary, and barber chairs etc.”, “plastic furniture”, and “furniture other than metal, wood, and plastic”.
This paper contributes to the consumer-based brand equity literature by researching what brand equity means for Turkish consumers and by defining factors that, from their perspective, affect Consumer-Based Brand Equity (CBBE). According to our literature review, although some important cross-cultural studies about CBBE can be found, some aspects of this topic require further research. The target population of the study is households in the Western Black Sea Region. This region was chosen because it is a manageable size, geographically close to the researchers, and statistically representative of the Turkish people. Turkish panel furniture (PF) brands were chosen as the sample, and a stratified sampling method was used to determine the questionnaires sample size. Data were analysed in SPSS, incorporating statistical tests such as factor analysis, correlation analysis and chi-square tests. Factors that affected CBBE were marketing activities, perceived quality, brand awareness, brand association and price.
Çalışmada odun esaslı levha sanayinde çalışanların kişilik özellikleri, örgütsel vatandaşlık davranış gösterme sıklıkları ve tükenmişlik düzeyleri belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Ayrıca, kişilik boyutları ile örgütsel vatandaşlık davranış ve tükenmişlik boyutları arasında bir ilişki olup olmadığı ve kişilik boyutlarının örgütsel vatandaşlık ve tükenmişlik boyutlarına etkisi araştırılmıştır. 140 anket değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Yüz yüze anket yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, kişilik ve örgütsel vatandaşlık davranış boyutlarının puan ortalaması ortayüksek ve tükenmiş düzeyi orta düzeyde çıkmıştır. Beş faktör kişilik ile örgütsel vatandaşlık davranış ve tükenmişlik arasında sırasıyla "orta düzeyde ve pozitif" ve "orta düzeyde ve negatif" yönlü bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Kişilik örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı üzerinde olumlu yönde etkiye sahipken, tükenmişlik düzeyini ise olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir.
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