GRADUATE SCHOOL
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (With Thesis)
BA 584 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Turkish Business Structural Analysis
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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BA 584
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to help students understand Turkish business environment from a comparative and historical perspective. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course deals with the Turkish Business System in historical comparative perspective. It specifically involves an analysis of historical changes in Turkish business system characteristics such state-business relations, organizational structures and strategies, and managerial elites. Furthermore, it examines the economic, political, and institutional conditions that shape entrepreneurial behavior and organizations of business activities in Turkey. |
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | Comparative Perspective: National Business Systems Approach | Carla I. Koen. 2005. Chapter 4.2: The Business Systems Approach, pp. 155-166. Comparative International Management. McGraw-Hill: London. |
| 3 | An Introduction to Turkish Business Context | Berkman, Ümit, and Özen, Şükrü. 2007. Turkish Business System and Managerial Culture: State-Dependency and Paternalism in Transition. Eduardo Davel, Jean-Pierre Dupuis, et Jean-François Chanlat (Der.), Gestion en contexte interculturel : approches, problématiques, pratiques et plongées. (Chapter VI.4) Québec, Presse de l’Université Laval et TÉLUQ/UQAM. |
| 4 | Private Business in Turkey: Past and Present | Buğra, A. 1994. Chapter 2: Private Business in Turkey: Past and Present. State and Business in Modern Turkey. Albany: State University of New York Press, pp. 35-93. |
| 5 | Corporate Governance in Turkey | Selekler-Gökşen, Nisan, and Yıldırım-Öktem, Özlem. 2009. Countervailing institutional forces: Corporate governance in Turkish family business groups. Journal of Management and Governance, 13: 193-213. |
| 6 | Diversification Strategy in Turkish Business Groups | Colpan, A. M. 2010. Business Groups in Turkey. In A. Colpan, T. Hikino, J. R. Lincoln (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups, pp. 486-525, Oxford University Press: Oxford |
| 7 | Liberalization and New Business Groups | Özcan, G. B., and Turunç, H. 2011. Economic Liberalization and Class Dynamics in Turkey: New Business Groups and Islamic Mobilization. Insight Turkey, 13: 3, 63-86. |
| 8 | Changing State-Business Relations | Buğra, Ayşe and Savaşkan, Osman. 2012. Politics and class: The Turkish business environment in the liberal age. New Perspectives on Turkey, 46: 27-63. |
| 9 | State-Business Relations and Firm Performance | Özcan G. B., and Gündüz, U. 2014. “Political connectedness and business performance: evidence from Turkish industry rankings”. Business and Politics, 17:1, 41-73. Özen, Şükrü, and Önder, Çetin. 2019. Adaptation of Corporate Political Ties to Radical Political Change and its Performance Implications: The Case of Turkish Industrial Enterprises, 1999-2010. 10. Örgüt Kuramı Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabı, s. 150-157, 8-9 February, 2019, Izmir University of Economics. |
| 10 | Business Elites in Turkey | Yamak, Sibel. 2006. Changing institutional environment and business elites in Turkey. Society and Business Review, 1(3) 206-219 |
| 11 | Project Presentations | |
| 12 | Project Presentations | |
| 13 | Project Presentations | |
| 14 | Project Presentations | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Yok/None |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Related papers, books and journals |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
10
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40
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop |
1
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20
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| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
13
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
0
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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5
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80
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
10
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4
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40
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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8
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8
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| Project |
1
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25
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25
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| Seminar / Workshop |
1
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10
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10
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
211
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to demonstrate general business knowledge and skills. |
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| 2 | To able to master the state-of-the-art literature in the area of specialization. |
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| 3 | To be able to evaluate the performance of business organizations through a holistic approach. |
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| 4 | To be able to effectively communicate scientific ideas and research results to diverse audiences. |
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| 5 | To be able to deliver creative and innovative solutions to business-related problems. |
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| 6 | To be able to solve business related problems using analytical and technological tools and techniques. |
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| 7 | To be able to take a critical perspective in evaluating business knowledge. |
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To be able to exhibit an ethical and socially responsible behavior in conducting research and making business decisions. |
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| 9 | To be able to carry out a well-designed independent and empirical research. |
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| 10 | To be able to use a foreign language to follow information about the field of finance and participate in discussions in academic environments. |
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