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Effects of a Quality Management System on the Financial Performance in Banking Sector: Case Study Kosovo
Authors: Lleshi Samir , Lani Lirim
Published: July 2017

Creating and improving the services quality, presses the financial institutions to make differentiation from the competition and better position in market for itself. The modern approach to quality management system in the financial and banking sector includes faith, activities which make the client satisfied and this is particularly true in the goodness and help the employees with whom customers will come in contact giving accurate and clear information, discipline and long-term approach. The objective of this study was to establish the effect of quality management system on financial performance in the Kosovo banking sector. At the same time, the concept of quality as a rule leads to confusion and misinterpretation, because it is difficult to determine its exact meaning. The quality of the product or service is the first and often the last thought of the people, when they talk about quality. The concept of quality as an indicator of fulfilling the requirements of the standards or level of excellence is part of advertising, when it comes to their product or service. In tackling the problem, we used empirical methods, which will enable us a correct result of our paper. The results of the paper does not result in significance between banking services and performance of the banking sector in Kosovo.
On Referential Distance in Written Texts
Authors: Novaković Jelena Š. , Tomić Božana
Published: July 2017

Apart from personal pronouns which are by far the most used referring expressions in English and Serbian, reference can be established and maintained using demonstratives. Their function is to refer to the location or distance of a person or an object. The aim of this paper is to examine reference realised by demonstratives with special regard to the restrictions written discourse imposes on their usage. The texts we used for analysis are narrative stories written in the two languages.
Benchmarking the Egyptian Shopping Tourism Sector against International Best Practices in Dubai, UAE
Authors: AbuElEnain EmadEddin , Yahia Saber
Published: July 2017

Shopping tourism has become one of the main economic motivators for tourism development in several destinations. “Shopping means entertainment and experience. Regardless of trip purpose –business, family or vacation—shopping is woven into the human interactions of the visit.” It means exploring and discovering and could be about the planned or temporary consumption. Shopping became gradually more significant element of the tourism “value chain”. Shopping has improved into a contributing factor determining tourism destination selection, a vital element of the total tourist knowledge and, sometimes, the major tourism incentive. Destinations have consequently an enormous chance to influence this innovative “market trend” by increasing realistic and exclusive shopping experiences that enhance value to their tourist deal while strengthening, and even, outlining their tourism brand and planning. This research suggests that there are increasing numbers of tourists who are travelling to Dubai with the aim of shopping, not only because they are encouraged by a mixture of first-class shopping, reasonable costs, trustworthy deals, Duty-free and a variation of rate or goods related aspects, but the charm of the destination certainly creates decision when selecting a destination. This study provides an outline of the significance and up-to-date types of shopping tourism, principally in the emerging market of Dubai, offering recommendations to support Egypt as a central tourist destination to stimulate the inbound shopping tourism. This research first examines relevant literature on possibility to develop this tourism type in Egypt and make it one of the tourist attractions by comparing it to Dubai, UAE as a shopping destination. The study explores the objectives, and factors affecting the progress of that type in Egypt and the improvements made in Dubai. The research then investigates potentialities of developing that type in Egypt and its impacts on improving the tourist experience in Egypt and increasing the tourist flow into Egypt. Results indicated that shopping tourism could face several obstacles in practical performance, but it could be very helpful in supporting the tourism industry in Egypt especially at the time of deterioration. However, shopping tourism can also offer incentives to the tourism employees who have almost lost their jobs and may change their career. Benefits are not only confined to this, but also extended to cover enhancing existing tourism types and introducing new ones as well as enhancing the tourist numbers and their average expenditure. The Research provides recommendations for actions that could encourage more tourists to visit Egypt as a shopping destination.Keywords: shopping, Dubai, purchasing, goods, products.
Australian Modernist Theatre and Patrick White’s the Ham Funeral (1961 [1947])
Authors: Wolny Ryszard W
Published: July 2017

For a considerable period of time, literary Modernism has been mainly associated with the study of the novel and poetry rather than drama perhaps due to New Criticism’s emphasis on the text and disregard of performance. This profound anti-theatrical thrust of Modernism has to be, most certainly, re-examined and reassessed, particularly within the context of Australian literature and, more specifically, Australian theatre. That Australian modernist theatre has been inconspicuous on the world stage seems to be an obvious and undisputable statement of facts. Yet, with Patrick White, English-born but Australian-bred 1976 Nobel Prize winner for literature, Australian low-brow uneasy mix of British vaudevilles, farces and Shakespeare, mingled with the local stories of bushranging and convictism, got to a new start. Patrick White’s literary output is immense and impressive, particularly in regards to his widely acclaimed and renowned novels; yet, as it seems, his contribution to Australian – least the world – drama is virtually unknown, especially in Europe. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to disclose those modernist elements in Patrick White’s play, The Ham Funeral, that would argue for the playwright to be counted as one of the world avant-garde modernist dramatists alongside Beckett and Ionesco.
Hybrid Model of Increasing Consumers Activities on Private Universities at Jakarta
Authors: Susilo Wilhelmus Hary
Published: July 2017

The model inquiry for an effect of marketing mix and the best service quality on perception of image and the implacations of consumer activities in private universities. The structural equation modelling techniques was conducted applied in survey research method to analysis from 224 respondents in higher education at Jakarta. The resulted indicated that marketing mix variables positively have influenced but not significant on image and consumer activites. The best service quality variable have positively impact and significant leads on image with standardized reggresion weights value=.706 and P value .001. Furthurmore service quality and image variables were indicated that positively impact and significant on consumer activites, with standardized reggresion weights value= .474 and .393 than P value .001. The research structural equation model have the marjinal fit on hybrid model with χ2 value=802.07, P value=.000, RMSEA=.101, GFI=.794 and CFI=.849.Keywords: Service Quality, Image, Consumer Activities
Policy Discourse on Marginalised Youth in Albania: The Constraints of the ‘Normalisation’ and ‘Integration’ Policy Approaches for Inclusive Education
Authors: Bino Blerjana
Published: July 2017

The paper addresses the complex phenomenon of marginalised youth and particularly children in street situation in the Albanian contemporary society. Through a qualitative methodology of critical discourse analysis, the paper investigates the most relevant policy documents on inclusive education for marginalised youth in Albania. The paper is interested in exploring the conceptualisation of marginalised youth, specifically children in street situation, as embedded in policy documents, action plans and intervention programmes for inclusive education. The intention here is to discover the explicit and implicit themes of the policy discourse on marginalised youth in Albania and the how it impacts the approaches adopted by the government to address the phenomenon. The critical discourse analysis on policy framework shows that the discourse on marginalised youth in the public sphere (re)produces and reinforces already existing aspects of social deprivation, marginalization and discrimination. The research shows that there are limited efforts to elaborate the concepts of ‘marginalised youth’ and ‘children in street situation’ and that there is confusion in policy regarding the use of the terms. In addition, children in street situation are seen either as victims of socio-economic hardship and endangered by their presence in the spaces of the ‘street’ or as a possible threat to the rest of the society, i.e. the street criminalises children. The research shows two main policy approaches: (i) correctional or repressive-oriented policy approach that conceives ‘street children’ as a danger to public order whose features differentiate from mainstream childhood and as such invites intervention programmes that tend to ‘normalise’ children; (ii) protective or rehabilitative policy approaches, i.e. emphasising children needs and aiming at protecting and re-integrating them in family and mainstream society. The paper takes a critical stance on the current policy discourse and the consequent policy approaches of ‘normalisation’ and ‘integration’ and argues for a reconceptualization of children in street situation as social actors based on the notion of childhood as socially constructed. It is thus necessary to link research on the socialisation processes, identity construction and resilience of marginalised youth in the spaces of the street based on their dynamic lifestyles and perspectives with policy development.
Are We Ready to Pilot a New Test Format for English Language Matura Exam?
Authors: Thaçi Mimoza Berisha
Published: July 2017

Much of the debate about school improvement and raising of educational standards in Albania revolves around the issue of providing external standard tests which cannot allow students to be discriminated but allowed to receive equal opportunity to be assessed professionally in varying areas of English language. Being part of the National Agency of Exams, and part of standard testing service staff, it is obvious that taking the new challenges that education system is facing in consideration would be indispensable. The questions discussed are: What is to be changed; Based on what; What new features should the State Matura Exams (the foreign languages exams) have in Albania; Are the teachers and students prepared for this? This research paper will be focused on answering such questions and giving a clearer view on what has happened and what will happen with Matura Exams in Albania, especially with English Language Test. The aim of this paper is to see whatever has been applied and will be applied in future in State Matura Exams (external national standard assessment) based on concrete evidence.
Generation Z - The Global Market’s New Consumers- And Their Consumption Habits: Generation Z Consumption Scale
Authors: Özkan Asst. Prof. PhD. Mustafa
Published: July 2017

Along with globalization, the structure of markets has changed. In today's markets, it is necessary to analyse the consumers’ profile in order to appeal to consumers or compete with other companies and survive against them. Today's changing consumer structure reveals the differentiation of consumption habits as well. The Generation Z, which is included in the young age profile of the consumer segment, represents the year 1995 and beyond. This generation is also known as the mobile generation. They are interested in more technology than their predecessors (Generation X and Y), and they are actualizing their social lives more and more through smart devices such as mobile phone, tablets. This situation has also changed the perception of time and space in consumption habits. The shopping mall culture that emerged with globalization is now taking its place to Internet shopping. Ads made via social media and shopping made by these ads are among the preferences of Generation Z. In this study, we focus on changing the general consumption habits and the role of the Generation Z’s profile in these habits. For this purpose, questionnaires developed for our study were applied to 200 people who are members of the relevant Generation Z. And the data obtained from the field are evaluated by reliability and factor analysis. Findings are interpreted as the Generation Z Consumption Scale.
Ibn-Ul-Arabi's Cultural Environment that Influenced Him
Authors: Yıldırım Assist. Prof. Dr. Kazım
Published: July 2017

The cultural environment of Ibn al-Arabi is in Andalusia, Spain today. There, on the one hand, Sufism, on the other hand, thinks like Ibn Bacce (Death.1138), Ibn Tufeyl (Death186), Ibn Rushd (Death.1198) and the knowledge and philosophy inherited by scholars, . Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240), that was the effect of all this; But more mystic (mystic) circles came out of the way. This work, written by Ibn al-Arabi's works (especially Futuhati Mekkiye), also contains a very small number of other relevant sources.
Influence of EU and International Institutions in Albanian Higher Education
Authors: Mehmeti Mphil. Elona
Published: July 2017

One of the problems identified in Albanian Higher Education (at least in the last 20 years ) is the bond that exists between the mission that it has and the vision that it is presented in development policies, reforms, strategies and legal framework from which derive these strategies. Is easily perceptible that proper studies on Higher Education are lacking, this fact often leads to the repetition of errors on higher education reform. On the other hand, the lack of clarity has led to the loss of many opportunities on the possibilities of internationalization of Albanian Higher Education, especially regarding the benefits of European funds from EU. The Study on the mission and vision of the Albanian higher education is part of a scientific research which will be presented at the PhD defense, however this article aim to present some of the findings and analyzes related to the vision of Albanian in Higher Education. The years that are compared are those on the Bologna agreement implementation, 2007 - 2013, which referring to the analysis results are years with a clearer vision in its Top - Down enforcement policies.
Managing Multi-Discipline Extended Programmes
Authors: Sutherland Dr. Trudy
Published: July 2017

The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) has been offering a multidiscipline Extended Programme since 2009 and even though this Programme is made up from different faculties, the entire Extended Programme is overseen by one unit director.Due to the diversity of the unit and the variety of subject offerings, the unit simply cannot follow the same managerial approach that is applied when managing one specific discipline. That is why it requires a completely different and unique approach. The Extended Programme consists of students who are enrolled in different disciplines, i.e. Engineering, Human Sciences, etc., who all learn in different ways and have different needs, but are all managed in one specific unit. Therefore, to ensure that all needs of staff and students are catered for, it is crucial that an alternative managerial approach is applied.The success of a multidiscipline Extended Programme is dependent on the successes of the students, who in return are dependent on the dedication of both academic and administration staff. More so, the positive influence lecturers have on students and the invaluable role they play. It is undeniable that without the guidance and motivation of the lecturers it would be very difficult for the students to succeed. In order for the lecturers to be kept motivated and content, it is important to provide them with equal workloads and ensure transparency at all times. Staff, which is irrefutably guided and kept motivated by a suitable managerial approach. Applying this approach when managing a multidiscipline
Microfinance Sector and Sme Financial Suport in Albania
Authors: Delija Alma
Published: July 2017

The creation of the microfinance sector and its functioning in Albania has played an essential role and has been and is a powerful tool for the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Albanian agribusiness. Microfinance has played an ever more decisive role in increasing output, reducing unemployment, improving the level of living conditions and welfare of the population, especially in rural areas, creating new jobs, contributing significantly to economic development Of the country. The growth and development of SMEs plays a fundamental role in the national economy, serving as a driving force in the country's economic development. Empirical evidence suggests that the growing SME sector and the dynamism of their development can strongly contribute to achieving a broad range of development objectives, such as: Achieving income distribution and poverty reduction; Creating employment; Savings mobilization; And production of goods and services that meet basic basic needs of the individual and society. Despite the great contribution to the growth and economic development of the country, the growth and development of SMEs in our country has been hampered by financial access, poor management skills, and lack of training opportunities and high input costs. Liquidities' sluggishness and low access to finance for SMEs is the biggest obstacle to them. SMEs have limited access to financial services provided by formal financial institutions to meet their liquidity and investment needs.
Overview of the Immunization Situation in Albania
Authors: Pojani PhD Candidate Eftiola , Nelaj Erida , Ylli Associate Professor MD Alban
Published: July 2017

Vaccination coverage is one of the most important components which describe the immunization situation in a country. Now days more and more combined vaccines are being used which help the immunization programs to achieve high coverage for more than one antigen. Another reason for coverage improvement is the use of one or two-dose vials for the administration of DTP-HepB–Hib or MMR vaccine, enabling the vaccination of children at any time. In the last three years vaccination coverage with two doses of MMR and three doses of DTP containing vaccines is more than 95% or sometimes even 98% at national level. The coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine is also high due to its use on 5 in 1 combination. The use of one dose vials has played an important role on sustaining and increasing vaccination coverage. Another component affecting the immunization situation in the country is the influence of parental knowledge for vaccines and vaccination in Albania. Collected data through the use of a questionnaire showed that 6% of respondents have had fear and consequently refused vaccination of their children. While 92% of parents had the opinion that information about the health benefits or risks of vaccines would be absolutely useful and given to them prior to vaccination from health care workers. 72% of the subjects were concerned about the side-effects but this concern hasn’t stopped them to vaccinate their children. 35% of the interviewed mothers were still concerned that their child would contract a disease even though he/she had been already vaccinated.
Perspectives of Public Pedagogy in Christopher Nolan’s Cinema. Case Studies on Inception and the Dark Knight Rises
Authors: Aletras Christopher Nolan , Mouzaki D. , Sagri M.
Published: July 2017

The educational and pedagogical impact of cinema is investigated through two popular Christopher Nolan’s films Inception and The Dark Knight Rises. Analysis of his films, in the context of cinema public pedagogy, shows that Nolan’s way of film-making defines a specific set of challenging and reversing messages, hidden behind the Hollywood mainstream standars. Moreover, throughout this analysis, the power of the public pedagogy of the cinematic medium is established, and cinema is approached as a powerful tool that sets the standards of private and public behavior by combining entertainment and politics, according to [Giroux, 2008]. We end up in suggesting that the public pedagogy of cinema be embedded in the educational system as a distinct educational tool.
Measuring Primitive Reflexes in Children with Learning Disorders
Authors: Bilbilaj Dr. Sulltane , G Dr. Aranit , S Dr. Fatlinda
Published: July 2017

The paper aims to show that the children with learning diabilities have a high level of unconstrained primitive reflexes and that their undeserved suffering also comes from the increased presence of instinctive reflexive movements. This qualitative study is conducted with 20% of the children with learning disabilities 6-10 years old,in the city of Vlora,Albania. Also their cognitive development is held “as hostage” by stumbling power of the reflexive movements for the creation of new nerve pathways and schemes. The study is represented by a rich references with contemporary information on the role of primitive neurological reflexes in utero, in the first years of life and the non-integration consequences within their biological time. The study primarily measured the primitive retained reflexes in children in the study. As an instrument for measuring primitive reflexes, the study used "home test" developed by Sally Goddard Blythe. Measurements were made in just eight primitive reflexes based on the work of Petter and Sally Goddard Blythe; Moro, Rooting, Sucking, ATNR, TLR, Handheld, Galant, and STNR. Data were collected from the measurements on the type and percentage of the retained primitive reflexes. It was proven that children with learning disorders have a high level of retained primitive reflexes compared to other children. The findings of this study lead to the need for scientific research to inhibit the primitive reflexes at a young age, but also when they are present beyond their biological age.
Protection of Personal Data Requirement of Modern Times for the Functioning of the Security, Individual Freedoms and the Rule of Law
Authors: Jashari Ruzhdi
Published: July 2017

Rule of law, human rights, freedoms, and security; are the three main pillars to the new trend of global developments, especially in the development of democratic values, where the protection of individual freedoms is among the fundamental principles that have data protection as the center point. In the years 2015-2016 we have seen the major cases of confrontation regarding the wiretapping to that point as the intervention even in the system of the "US election campaign by the Russian hackers", then sending of Macedonia to the "early elections, due to the extraction and publication of wiretaps by Zaev", the review of the "Safe Harbor" Agreement, of the EU and the US regarding the transfer of personal data during free "transatlantic" trade among EU and USA, etc. In this time of globalization, and developments of major movements is been said: "no home", "no time", "no limit", by digitized devices and social networks, privacy of the individual is excessively violated through abuse of personal data, personal security is violated and security of the systems vital to society. Therefore, this way, the national security of a country is been violated and endangered as well. Therefore, the development of institutions for protection of personal data, their independence and empowerment are of particular importance due to the vital interests of the country; where security, justice and freedom have a leading role in the development of a free and democratic society, where the individual human rights and freedoms, have a main place in modern developments of our time, in the society with the rule of law and the diversity of values. Freedoms and human rights, data and privacy protection; according to the European Convention of freedoms and human rights and the 108 Convention of the protection of personal data in automated processing, even though Kosovo has still not signed them. These rights are guaranteed by the constitution. On May 26, 2018 New Rules for the Protection of Personal Data of the EC and the European Union, will be no binding power for all EU countries. The entire legal measures of protection of personal data of the new Rules of PPD, should be forwarded to legislation interior PPD of EU member states and the EC and those who are already signatories to Convention 108 of PPD during the automatic processing of personal data. Among other things, we will give our assessments in question, where Kosovo really stands in this direction, with its commitment and aspirations for integration into European institutions and mechanisms.
Post-migration Representations of Istanbul in Turkey’s Independent Cinema
Authors: Yigit Zehra
Published: July 2017

This study aims to analyze the representation of Istanbul in the Independent Cinema of Turkey. My study focuses on Istanbul not only because Istanbul presents an opportunity for micro-scaled analysis for Turkey, but also because of the fact that the cinema of Turkey being Istanbul-oriented. I focus on the major political and sociological turning points of Turkey and how all these transformations have altered the presentation of Istanbul in the movies of the same period. The migration remained to be one of those main turning points in people’s life and their conditions - in particular migration from rural to urban - on which this study is focused.
The Attribution Theory Of As a Psycho-Social Approach to thePerception of Occupational Health and Safety: A Focus GroupStudy Among Women Workers in Metal Industry
Authors: Aytac Serpil , Akalp Gizem
Published: July 2017

Nowadays, women involved in working life with the industrial revolutionprovide their labor as much as men and are affected by the risk factors in theworkplace as much as men. Women are more affected by the psycho-socialrisk factors because of gender roles and they are also more affect societybecause of important central role in the family. Psycho-social risks that is oneof the occupational health and safety risk factors affect employee attitude andperformance to work at least as much as the other risk factors. In this study,researchers aim that reveal awareness’s about psychosocial risk factors intheir workplace in metal industries in Turkey. In addition, negative attitudesof workers about occupational health and safety practices will be examinedwith attribution theories in social psychology. In this study, we usedqualitative method. Data were collected with focus group study at eightdifferent groups in two different days from woman member of Turkish MetalUnion in Bursa city in Turkey. Totally 155 employees participated in the focusgroups study. Job satisfaction, job stress, wellness, the relationship withcoworkers and managers were evaluated in this study. This study wassupported and funded (Project USIP (?) 2014/7) by the Scientific ResearchProjects Commission of Uludag University cooperated with Turkish MetalUnion. According to the obtained results, work stress emerges as an importantpsychosocial risk factor. In addition to, stress and lack of communication areimportant factors causing job dissatisfaction.
An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach for Tablet Computer Selection
Authors: Kundakcı Nilsen
Published: July 2017

Today, educational institutions follow modern technology and use technological products such as smart board and tablet computer widely as education tools owing to the rapidly developing technology. The lessons supported by these technologies, make learning more effective by influencing student motivation positively. In that scope, the discussed developing technology and its innovative tools will help to improve the quality of education in the long term and contribute to the development of the different skills of the students. In this study, tablet computer selection problem of a high school located in Denizli, Turkey will be analyzed deeply. That determined high school decided to use tablet computers in the lessons as an education tool and the school management aimed to select the most suitable tablet computer to give their students. In this context, tablet computer alternatives have been assessed by an integrated approach based on the combined use of two MCDM (Multi Criteria Decision Making) methods; AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) and OCRA (Operational Competitiveness RAting). The weights of the criteria were determined with AHP method, then OCRA method was used to rank tablet computer alternatives. The school management has been guided in the selection process of the most suitable tablet computer for their students. They found the search results satisfactory and decided to buy the selected tablet computer by the integrated MCDM method proposed in this study.
The Representation of Masculinity in Cinema and on Television: An Analysis of Fictional Male Characters
Authors: Gürkan Assist. Prof. Dr Hasan
Published: July 2017

Mass media, especially cinema and television, are important devices that build and strengthen males and female roles in societies. The representation of gender in media is crucial because individuals get to know gender roles in the process of socialization. Besides the female identity, masculinity is also a constructible element and fictional male characters produced both in cinema and on television send messages about masculinity to the audience. In this study, the male representation both in the television series and in films were compared with this assumption and the question how male characters are represented on the two different mass media is examined in Turkey. Furthermore, the question "whether masculine representation reinforces the existing patriarchal male image or produces an alternative male model" is in the interest area of the study. The method of this study is reception analysis and in-depth interviews were undertaken with audiences with different demographic characteristics. As a result, it has been found that male representations in cinema and television are produced with similar myths, symbols, metaphors and messages, similar gender languages are used in different media, and fictional male characters in cinema and television have common characteristics.
The Role of Demographic Factors in Predicting Organizational Commitment Among Security Employees
Authors: AVCI PhD Cand. Abdülkadir , ERDEM Prof. Dr. Ramazan
Published: July 2017

The construct, “organizational commitment” has been a subject of interest for a long time for the people who study the organizational psychology. Employees’ organizational commitment is a complex matter and there are many factors which affect the organizational commitment of employees. Even though the organization has important role in it, demographic and individual characteristics of employees have also significant influence on organizational commitment. In this study a cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenience sample of 336 security employees in a military organization to establish possible relationship between organisational commitment and important demographic variables (nationality, rank, gender, age, education, marital status, tenure). The data obtained by the survey were analysed using the SPSS 21.0 package program. In statistical analyses, T-test and variance (ANOVA) analyses were used. The results of the data showed that affective commitment of employees who had been working between 11-15 years was significantly differentiated from those of working years over 25 years. The results of this study also showed that officers had more normative commitment than civilians and the supervisors had less normative commitment than non-supervisors. The analysis also showed that males and younger employees differed significantly in normative commitment than their female counterparts and older employees. However, no statistically significant difference was found in education and marital status.
Tipología De La Novela Histórica Contemporánea
Authors: Awaad Hala Abdelsalam
Published: July 2017

The present study investigates the variability of the historical literary genre with special reference to two contemporary novels: Vázquez Montalbán´s Galíndez, and Eduar El-Jarrat´s The Road of the Vulture. At face value, both works can be considered poles apart: both works are written in two different languages, Spanish and Arabic, belong to two different cultures, and each has undergone a social-historical development inspired by literary theory and a new critical vision. Therefore, both authors are unified by their innovated literary vision: they have created two novels which transcend the frontiers of literary genres following definite principles, and ¨personal¨ aesthetics
Fashion Customers’ E-Wom Behavior: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Köse Şirin Gizem , Enginkaya Ebru
Published: July 2017

In today’s digitalized word, it is inevitable that customers interact with each other and affect each other's behavior. Therefore e-wom has become an important subject in digital marketing literature. The rise of the social media has affected consumer behavior in a significant way and e-wom is one of the most captious elements (Ng. et. al. 2015). Increasing competition, globalization, and digitalization have made e-wom a subject that both academic literature and practitioners should take into account. As a member of a society, an individual has a tendency to tell good or bad experiences, feelings and information to other individuals and this tendency is often a natural necessity. Since individuals shape their purchase decisions according to the information and experience they gained, word of mouth concept has become one of the most influential factor in forming attitudes and behavior (Türker, 2014). Fashion has become an industry which is influenced by opinion leaders more than magazines or designers and therefore it is accepted that those people have strenght to effect the perception of a brand. Fashion brands take the advantage of visual influencers' network effects and therefore online visual platforms have become another marketing channel for them. However the important point is to balance the increased empowerment of customers to speak about the brand while at the same controlling the strategic brand management purposes. (Wolny - Mueller,2013) As a consequence of having specific features such as having short lifecycles and being dynamic, the fashion industry has become one of the influential communication strategies that fashion brands place emphasis on. In this study, e-wom behavior of customers in the fashion industry is explored from the perspective of personality traits. This study examines the impacts of personality traits on customers’ e-wom and purchase behavior. Furthermore, the relationship between e-wom and purchase behavior behavior in fashion industry was also examined. A survey was conducted to collect the data. Results showed that there is a significant relationship between conscientiousness, neuroticism, agreeableness and advice seeking, and there is a significant relationship between conscientiousness, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness to experience and opinion giving and passing. Another result showed that all personality traits included in the study except conscientiousness have a significant relationship with purchase behavior. Also, opinion passing, opinion giving and passing have a significant relationship with purchase behavior. It is aimed that e-wom behavior is studied from a large perspective and thus, the study will have both academic and practical suggestions.
Gender Diversity and Company Performance
Authors: Purnomo Paskah Ika Nugroho , Agustina Eli , University Satya Wacana Christian
Published: July 2017

The objective of this study is to find the empirical evidence of the influence of gender diversity on the company performance, which will be measured with financial performance using ROA and market performance using Tobins’ Q. This study used sample of 64 listed companies on Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) year 2015. Sample in this study is selected using purposive sampling method. While multiple regression analysis is used to test the four hypotheses developed in this research. The result of this study shows that board of commissioner’s gender and board of director’s gender does not influence financial performance and market performance.
Innovative Practices in Language Teaching: How to Excite Pupils
Authors: Markoglou Angeliki
Published: July 2017

Effective teachers are and ought to constantly be in the quest of novel and exciting teaching strategies that will keep the students motivated and engaged. In recent years, new teaching strategies and techniques have been proposed in the relevant literature (Tighe et al., 2003˙ Beghetto, 2010˙ Bell, 2010), which help make teaching more effective by mobilizing pupils to take an active part in their learning. In this presentation, we seek to sketch some teaching strategies and techniques that we consider crucial especially in improving teaching and learning in relation to language education. Such strategies, we suggest, include: a) brainstorming, b) creative problem solving, c) debate, d) project’s method, and e) role playing. The scope of our paper is to examine critically these five different strategies, highlighting the ways in which they enhance pupils’ social skills, improve their cognitive and emotional development, affect positively their academic performance, and, cultivate deeper understandings of language-related issues.
Promoting Respect for Other Cultures: A Modification to Curricula in Higher Education
Authors: Siper Guler , University Alanya HEP
Published: July 2017

With new doors opening and walls coming down cultures have become more involved with each other. This has sometimes brought about clashes between various cultures sharing the same land and privileges, especially within the young generation. Therefore, it has become important to promote acceptance and communication within and among cultures, to combat biases and stereotypes, to find a balance between respect for our own culture, to appreciate diversity and strive for equality among various national communities. This course aims to help students at international universities in or outside their countries to become aware of their own prejudices as regards their own as well as other cultures. We designed this course to be integrated into compulsory or elective courses - mother tongue, history, English, IT and/or Civics/Social Science instruction. It can be exploited in a variety of ways (e.g., workshops, individual or group projects, theme weeks) depending on the flexibility of the general curriculum. The course consists of 3 stages. Stage One focuses on factors which shape our own identity. Students develop a more objective approach to national matters. Stage Two enables students to become more aware of others, question and study the roots of their prejudices and find ways to coexist with others. In Stage Three students act on their curiosity towards others, become comfortable with understanding, respecting and accepting differences without trying to change them. At the end of the course students write a report reflecting their views, covering the themes of the stages.
Semiotization of Time in Virtual Narrative
Authors: Samoylova Elena
Published: July 2017

This paper is dedicated to the analysis of the phenomenon of virtual narrative and its connection to the phenomenon of Internet of things. Modern virtual narrative is a complex, syncretic phenomenon, alludes to the different cultural, historical and even mythological subjects and objects. But with the development of new technologies, such as the Internet of Things, virtual narrative became to be some kind of independent phenomenon. Moreover, the Internet of things (which is not clerly identified phenomen itself from the philosophic point of view) uses the virtual narrative as one of the components, for example applaying some methond of virtual narrative in creating advertisments, creating messages in musiams, exposititions etc. So, in our paper we will analyze this both phenomena, their connections and the way of its development.
The Accessibility of Communication Media and Leadership Style Related Institutional Capacity of the Farms School at District of Bojonegoro
Authors: Saleh Amiruddin , Cahyadi Eko Ruddy Dwi , Darmawan Musa
Published: July 2017

The development of cattle breeding in Indonesia is generally still apprehensive. The majority of beef production in Indonesia come from smallholders (about 78%), the rest is imported (Soehadji, 2000 dalam Saleh et al., 2014). Rearing cattle in Indonesia is dominated by small-scale farms, with or characteristic of which is the average ownership of livestock is low, is used as a life-saving livestock, poultry kept in a densely populated area, and raising efforts carried out for generations. The purpose of this study is 1) to describe the accessibility of communication media, leadership style, and institutional capacity of farmers board. 2) to analyze the relationship between the accessibility of communication media with institutional capacity of SPR. 3) to analyze the relationship between leadership style with institutional capacity of SPR. This research was designed quantitative. The data was analyzed using rank Spearman. This research produced several results such: there was negative and significant correlation between acces radio with institutional capacity, and there was an inverse relationship between autocracy leadership style and institutional capacity.
The Improvement of a Tax Compliance Program: the Case of Mersin City
Authors: Sofraci Assoc. Prof. Dr. İhsan Erdem , GÜNEY Gökben
Published: July 2017

As it known, postgraduate education contributes to the development of individuals who the community needs and have high level knowledge and skills, also it helps to manyindividuals to specialize and have a career. Many public institutions provide scholarships for the development of postgraduate education, also they provide Erasmus facility to them in Turkey. Postgraduate education prepares to individuals to the academic world by combining research methods lesson and on the use of SPSS with a course-based. Students who have completed the 10 lessons in the postgraduate education are starting their thesis studies with the form of a thesis proposal which must be given within the legal process. So we started to work about voluntary tax compliance that we have determined with our advisor after the thesis phase, we have combined it with the basic subjects of the tax ethics and tax consciousness in the Public Finance. The aim of this study is to examine the thesis study for the explain the mechanism of postgraduate education of Mersin University the study named “The Improvement of A Tax Compliance Program: A Case of Mersin City” which currently being carried out with BAP (Scientific Research Projects) support. In this study including that the definition of voluntary compliance, theoretical development and evaluation of successful country implementations. It aims to reach 400 people on the basis of Mersin City by following the quantitative research strategy. Survey method will be used for the collection of data and SPSS Statistics 20 for analyzing of data for empirical part of thesis.* This study was supported by the Research Fund of Mersin University in Turkey with Project Number 2017-1-TP2-2249.
War Peace and Art
Authors: Pehlivan Hakan
Published: July 2017

The world is going to a darkness without end. War, nationalism, discrimination and various conflicts tearing people. They are forced to migrate. Chemical weapons are being used. The children are being killed. Environmental disasters are happening. Boundary walls are built. The wars of religion are at the door. Kin hate seeds are being planted and transferred to future generations. Nationalism is on the rise. We are losing our desire to live together. Despite this, peace and tranquility in our surroundings are our greatest desires and we are right. Civil society should do something to stop it. In this sense, artists are the strongest propagandists. To support peace, art practices have become more important than the past. The artist's initiative is used both to rehabilitate society and to eliminate prejudices. Many international plastic art form is exemplified in this study. Complementary arts workshops, public artworks are examples of these. In addition, the results obtained from the workshop of Turkish Greek artists are presented with preliminary results and related examples.
Child Diagnosis of Autism - How It Can Change the Family Life
Authors: Stănescu Maria
Published: July 2017

The article is about the role of the family in the education and formation of children and, especially, in the life and development of autistic children. It describes the problems their family is facing and the need for counseling to parents with autistic children. The reaction to finding the diagnosis of autism varies from one family to another and may encounter a large variety: from disbelief, anger, guilt, helplessness, devastation, surprise, or even rejection of the child, to understanding and relief when finally the parents have an explanation for their child behaviors. Early intervention is important in psychological sustaining of the parent, as parent involvement in the recovery of the child with autism has a determinant role in his development and in ensuring a high quality of life of the child and the life of the hole family. The response to a child's autism diagnosis varies from one family to another. The family goes through a variety of disbelief, anger, guilt, helplessness, devastation, surprise, or even rejection of the child, to understanding and relief. Early intervention is very important in the psychological support of the parent. Because any change disturbs the family equilibrium. A diagnosis of autism changes not only the life of the diagnosed child, but also the life of family members. All the resources are focused on the need of the child. Although each parent is different, after diagnosing the child with autism, all parents are overwhelmed by confusion, shock and denial. Parents' feelings can be influenced by how their children's situation affects different aspects of life - it has an impact on service, on social life and all their personal life. If we look at the family as a system and when a disturbing factor appears, all parts of the system are affected. The involvement of parents in the recovery of the child with autism has a decisive role in its development and in ensuring a high quality of child's life and family life.