Locational preferences of producer service firms in Istanbul

Berkoz, Lale

doi:10.1080/09654319808720465

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“…For centuries as being the largest city of Turkey, Istanbul has been undisputedly the main industrial and trade centre. The city of Istanbul accounts for nearly 75 per cent of total capital investment generating nearly 23 per cent of Turkish GNP (Berkoz and Eyuboglu, 2005). The sample was selected randomly from the database of Turkish Small Business Administration (KOSGEB).…”

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The impact of supply chain management practices on performance of SMEs

Koh

Demirbağ

Bayraktar

et al. 2007

Industrial Management &Amp; Data Systems

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The purpose of this study is to determine the underlying dimensions of supply chain management (SCM) practices and to empirically test a framework identifying the relationships among SCM practices, operational performance and SCM-related organizational performance with special emphasis on small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey. Data for the study were collected from a sample of 203 manufacturing SMEs operating in the manufacture of fabricated metal products and general purpose machinery (NACE codes 28 and 29) within the city of Istanbul in Turkey. The research framework was tested using partial least squares method, which is a variance-based structural equation modeling approach. Based on exploratory factor analysis (EFA), SCM practices were grouped in two factors: outsourcing and multi-suppliers (OMS), and strategic collaboration and lean practices (SCLP). The results indicate that both factors of SCLP and OMS have direct positive and significant impact on operational performance. In contrast, both SCLP and OMS do not have a significant and direct impact on SCM-related organizational performance. Also, as the direct relationship between the two performance-constructs was found significant, both factors of SCM practices have an indirect and significant positive effect on ORG through OPER. Perhaps, the most serious limitation of this study was its narrow focus on Turkish manufacturing SMEs, thus precluding the generalization of findings to other emerging countries as well as other sectors such as service and government sectors that may benefit from a sound SCM strategy. By developing and validating a multi-dimensional construct of SCM practices and by exhibiting its value in improving operational performance of SMEs, it provides SCM managers with useful tool for evaluating the efficiency of their current SCM practices. Second, the analysis of the relationship between SCM practices and operational performance indicates that SCM practices might directly influence operational performance of SMEs. This paper adds to the body of knowledge by providing new data and empirical insights into the relationship between SCM practices and performance of SMEs operating in Turkey

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The impact of supply chain management practices on performance of SMEs

Koh

Demirbağ

Bayraktar

et al. 2007

Industrial Management &Amp; Data Systems

357

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“…The flourishing sector in Istanbul's economy is the service sector, including services such as tourism, banking and finance, consulting and other business services, except the surviving textile industry as the primary force of manufacturing. This is also reflected in urban land use where the city center has been occupied mostly by producer services in recent years (Berköz, 1998). Industry has left the urban core since 1980s due to high land prices and the state incentives given to the adjacent cities to decentralize industry in Istanbul.…”

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Global transformations versus local dynamics in Istanbul

Erkíp

2000

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Cataloged from PDF version of article.Istanbul, as the greatest metropolis of Turkey and one of the great cities of the world, has been rapidly transforming in recent years. This paper analyzes various aspects of this transformation to lead to an understanding of an appropriate strategy for metropolitan governance. Recent politicial developments indicate an apparent fragmentation of Istanbul citizens into segments with different expectations and life-styles that make new strategies of governance urgent and vital, yet harder. Istanbul is an arena waiting for the invasion of different citizen groups with different ethnic, religious and communal backgrounds. Although Turkish urban policy has never been welfare-oriented, market and outward orientation has never been so dominant. Policy issues seem to help the articulation with the world economy and to make Istanbul more attractive for foreign capital. Urban politics and government cover only a limited area of urban dynamics in Istanbul. A new approach to governance requires a strategic change in the state of mind of elected municipal officials towards the integration of various communities into governing practices, regardless of their bases of formation. Recent developments give clues about the governance potential in Turkish metropolises. Istanbul, with its urgent problems, may constitute a case study for other cities in Turkey. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

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“…Market potentials – The location preferences of the service FDI companies within the metropolitan area may change according to the service sub‐sectors. In the metropolitan area, the behaviours of the producer services and the high‐order services (finance, insurance, real estate) can be differentiated (Berkoz 1998, 2000). It is known that subjective and personal factors such as tradition and prestige, as well as proximity to the workforce, wages and the office building play important roles in the location of the producer services within the city centres.…”

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Determination of Location‐specific Factors at the Intra‐metropolitan Level: Istanbul Case

Berkoz¹,

Türk²

2008

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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In the context of economic globalisation, there has been considerable academic interest in understanding the choice of location of foreign direct investment (FDI) firms. Generally, studies on the location of FDI firms focus on national and regional levels. There are only a limited number of studies at the intra-urban level, especially for developing countries. This paper investigates where the industrial and service FDI firms are distributed within Istanbul, and how location-specific factors affect their decisions. This study is based on a sample of 100 companies surveyed in Istanbul at the end of 2002. The locational determinants of FDI firms in Istanbul have been analysed using factor analysis and logistic regression techniques. It was found that location-specific advantages influence the location of service and industrial FDI firms (between the central and suburban districts) in the Istanbul metropolitan area. The service and industrial FDI firms in Istanbul also chose different locations. Copyright (c) 2008 by the Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG.

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Locational preferences of producer service firms in Istanbul

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

The impact of supply chain management practices on performance of SMEs

The impact of supply chain management practices on performance of SMEs

Global transformations versus local dynamics in Istanbul

Determination of Location‐specific Factors at the Intra‐metropolitan Level: Istanbul Case

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