Kachkar, Omar
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Küresel rekabete ayak uydurmak ve sürdürülebilir olmak isteyen tüm şirketler ve kurumlar, değişimi doğru bir şekilde yönetmek, teknolojinin gerekli kıldığı zihinsel ve operasyonel dönüşümü kurumlarına hızlı bir şekilde adapte etmek zorundadırlar.
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Omar Kachkar
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İslami finans, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri, Mülteciler, Vakıf ve Zekât, Şeriat Yönetişimi
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Yayın Sustainable fashion consumption: The narrative documented from fast fashion brands and factors influencing consumers’ purchase intentions in Türkiye(2024) Shehneh, Mohannad; Kachkar, Omar; Salman, Gülberk Gültekin; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme BölümüThis study aims at exploring Turkish consumers’ behaviors toward purchasing green fashion. Amixed-methods approach was used in this study. Six experts from the main brands in the fashion industry inTürkiye were interviewed. A total of 268 questionnaires were collected from Turkish consumers, and theirresponses were analyzed. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) informed the theoretical framework of thisstudy. The main components of the TPB were extended to include perceived consumer effectiveness. Athematic analysis was conducted to analyze and code the interviews. To test the hypotheses, structuralequation modeling (SEM) was conducted. The findings show that the key factors of the TPB, i.e., attitudes(ATTs), subjective norms (SNs), and perceived behavioral control (PBC), as well as perceived consumereffectiveness, significantly impact the intentions of Turkish consumers to purchase sustainable fashion.However, the results highlight some inconsistencies, gaps, and barriers that discourage the purchase intentionsof consumers, including a lack of information, misinformation, greenwashing, green skepticism, a lack of trust,and the high cost of sustainable fashion.Yayın The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the profitability and operational efficiency of Turkish banks: A comparative analysis(Higher Colleges of Technology, 2022) Azrak, Tawfik; Bwando, William; Kachkar, Omar; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme BölümüThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11 March, 2020. This is the highest level of health emergency in the global health regulations. The pandemic affected all the global aspects of life including social, political and economic interactions amongst humanity. Like any other sector involved in day-to-day economic activities, the financial sector had its own reaction to the external economic shock induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first objective of this study is to empirically investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the profitability and operational efficiency of conventional and participation banks in Turkey. The second objective of this study is to estimate the effect of the pandemic on the combined profitability and operational efficiency of the two categories together. Panel data with random effects was the main analysis methodology adopted by the study. The Turkish conventional banks examined by the study are Vakif Bank, Iş Bankasi, Ziraat Bankasi and Yapi Kredi and the participation banks are Kuwait Turk Bankasi, Albaraka, Turkiye Finans and Ziraat Katilim. The data used for the analysis ranges from 2016 to 2020. The results indicate that the pandemic had no effect on the profitability of the Turkish conventional banks but had a positive impact on the participation banks’ profitability. The results also suggest the pandemic had a negative impact on the operational efficiency of both conventional and participation banks. Moreover, for the combined analysis, the results could not establish any impact of the pandemic on the profitability of the two groups of banks in aggregate. However, the results of the study show negative impact of the pandemic on the combined efficiency of both sets of banks.Yayın The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of Turkish banks: A comparative panel data analysis(Inderscience Publishers, 2024) Bwando, William; Kachkar, Omar; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme BölümüThis study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of conventional and participation banks in Turkey. Panel data with random effects was the main analysis methodology adopted by the study. The data of ten banks was analysed within the range of 2015–2021. The results of the combined analyses could not establish any impact of the pandemic on the profitability of both groups of banks. The same result is also observed when the analysis is conducted on both groups separately. In contrast, a negative impact on the operational efficiency of banks was observed when the analysis was conducted on the two sets of the banks combined. Interestingly, the results suggest that the pandemic had a negative impact on the operational efficiency of participation banks but not on conventional banks when the analysis was conducted on the two sets of the banks separately.Yayın Refugee entrepreneurs in Turkiye prospects and challenges(Eurasian Research Institue, 2022) Yılmaz, Mustafa Kemal; Kachkar, Omar; Abbara, Douaa; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme BölümüThis paper examines the success factors and barriers of refugee entrepreneurs in Turkey. 244 owner/manager of refugee enterprises participated in the survey. Exploratory Factor Analysis was utilized to analyse the data. Out of 40 variables, 10 variables were deleted after running the factor loading. The remaining variables have been grouped under ten groups (10Gs) of success factors and barriers. Three groups under environmental success factors (G1, access to capital and to business information, G2, marketing and infrastructure, G3, government support and infrastructure), two groups under individual success factors (G1 personal entrepreneurial traits, G2, social status, age and educational attainment), three groups under environmental barriers, (G1, lack of financial support, economic situation of host country and the rising prices of public utilities, G2, negative perception of refugees among the public and media and the sense of competition in the local labor market, G3, local regulation and lack of resources) and finally two groups under individual barriers (G1, low level of education, requirement of degree equivalency, and lack of language proficiency, G2, lack of demand for goods and services and lack of business advice). The findings of this study provide policymakers with a deeper understanding of the success factors and barriers to the entrepreneurial activities of refugees. Refugee entrepreneurship programs could be better outlined in light of the insights of this study.Yayın Exploring sustainability approach of the fashion brands in Turkey(Eurasian Research Institute, 2022) Yılmaz, Mustafa Kemal; Kachkar, Omar; Shehneh, Mohannad; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme BölümüThere has been an increasing interest in enhancing sustainability measures in fashion industry triggered by concerns on the depletion of the earth resources. The fashion industry is recently held to be responsible for at least 2.1 billion metric tons (4%) of global greenhouse-gas emissions. This comes along with other major impacts including higher rates of water and energy consumption. With this sizable impact on the environment, embracing sustainable actions in production and consumption stages become necessary for the industry. This study explores sustainable approach in the fashion industry of Turkey by focusing on three prominent fashion brands, and discusses the challenges and opportunities that they face. The results are important since Turkey is a key market player in international fashion industry and the fashion industry significantly contributes to the national economy. Employing a qualitative approach, we conducted six in-depth, semi-structured interviews with sustainability directors from three Turkish fashion brands along with some industry experts. We examined the data using a latent thematic analysis. The preliminary findings show that sustainability activities are still in the infant stage in the Turkish fashion industry. Most of the Turkish fashion brands are motivated by reasons other than just concerns about environment. The results indicate that companies are inclined to be sustainable mainly to follow international brands and improve brand image. Even though brands face challenges such as higher production cost, lack of government support, and supply chain problems in sustainability matters they are still optimistic about the future given the increasing awareness of young generation and the strategic vision of the country.Yayın Perception of customers toward the introduction of Islamic banking to Ghana [Book Chapter](Springer, 20224) Yahuza, Jibril; Kachkar, Omar; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme BölümüThis study seeks to determine customers' impressions of Islamic banking (IB) in Ghana. As a non-Islamic Sub-Saharan African country, the study's goal is to investigate Ghana's behavioural goals about IB implementation. The recommended approach is based on the 'theory of planned behaviour (TPB),' which is widely utilized in customer behaviour evaluation. This theory consists of belief structures related to behavior, norms, and control that influence consumers' intentions. The questionnaire was designed to be self-administered. The results of the self-administered structured questionnaire were employed to gather information from 312 respondents to investigate banking customers' perceptions of embracing IB in Ghana. SPSS Amos and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were utilized in conducting the descriptive technique. The technique of the model shows an acceptable high goodness-of-fit index, and the data is consistent with the statistical model; the measurement model had a good enough validity and reliability, and the Standardized Mean Square Values (SRMR) were acceptable because it was below the threshold. All three predictors were found positive and significant; the attitude of banking customers in Ghana towards IB significantly impacted their behavioral intention to use it when introduced. Similarly, subjective norms were found to be significant and positive, and lastly, perceived behavior control was found to be positive and effective from all three components. Attitude is the most important factor determining a consumer's desire to use IB, and it has the greatest performance value, followed by subjective norms and perceived behaviour control. Nevertheless, perceived behavioural control outperformed subjective norms, which means more awareness must be created to motivate more banking consumers to use IB when introduced.
