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The Impact of Political Change on the Practice of Public Relations in Sudan 政治变革对苏丹公共关系实践的影响

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-25 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1214954

Marzok Juma Dahıa Ngirkudu, M. Akdağ

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An Analysis between Foreign Direct Investment and Intra-Industry Trade in Turkey: A VECM Approach 土耳其外商直接投资与产业内贸易关系分析:基于VECM的方法

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-25 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1152707

Canan Şentürk

{"title":"An Analysis between Foreign Direct Investment and Intra-Industry Trade in Turkey: A VECM Approach","authors":"Canan Şentürk","doi":"10.26466/opusjsr.1152707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1152707","url":null,"abstract":"The stylized world of identical technologies between countries, perfect competition and homogeneous products in the markets, and inactivity of production factors/inputs between countries is no longer valid. Knowledge economy, imperfect competition, differentiation, industrial clusters, new economic geography, transportation and transaction costs are among the factors that create the transformation in international trade. However, there is a specific literature that highlights the existence of examples of firms that are competitors or interconnected as parts of a single supply chain in the international economy, and spread of production activities to the world geography as an extension of the global transformation in production processes. In this context, since multinational firms mostly produce differentiated goods and a large part of intra-industry trade (IIT) is based on intra-firm trade of these firms, the linkage between foreign direct investment (FDI) and IIT is important. This connection is also supported by the fact that FDI is among the country-specific determinants of IIT in the literature. For this purpose, in this study, IIT index values for the period 1995-2020 in Turkey are calculated based on the distribution of exports and imports according to BEC classification. And FDI values related to industrial sectors in the same period are taken as basis. The relationship between the series is examined by cointegration analysis and the direction of the relationship is revealed by causality analysis based on vector error correction model (VECM). In the results of the study, it has been determined a one-way causal relationship from FDI to IIT for capital goods; and from IIT (total) to FDI. This is consistent with the result of the existence of a significant and positive relationship between technology intensity and IIT thanks to FDI in the literature.","PeriodicalId":422780,"journal":{"name":"OPUS Journal of Society Research","volume":"176 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115889859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Voluntary Search-and-Rescue Workers’ Experiences After Witnessing Trauma in the Earthquake Field 志愿搜救人员在地震现场目睹创伤后的经验

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-23 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1214128

Ayşen Köse

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The Use of Media by Turkey’s Generation Z as a Source for Political Information 土耳其Z世代使用媒体作为政治资讯来源

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-22 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1214406

Uğur Oral

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A Study on the Relationship between Slow Journalism and Virtual Reality: The New York Times and the Guardian Samples 慢新闻与虚拟现实的关系研究——以《纽约时报》和《卫报》为例

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-19 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1218298

Petek Durgeç, Simge Deniz Demi̇rel

{"title":"A Study on the Relationship between Slow Journalism and Virtual Reality: The New York Times and the Guardian Samples","authors":"Petek Durgeç, Simge Deniz Demi̇rel","doi":"10.26466/opusjsr.1218298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1218298","url":null,"abstract":"The present study has highlighted the relationship between virtual reality and slow journalism in news presentation and has sought an answer to the question whether this relationship would create a journalism model that prioritizes sensation and empathy required by the society. To this end, a content analysis was conducted in the context of slow journalism on a total of 316 news stories on the YouTube channels of The New York Times and The Guardian newspapers that were prepared with virtual reality applications. The findings of the analysis have revealed that the news stories (VR news) prepared using the virtual reality technology hold the potential to enable the users to sense the events more deeply. It has also been found that VR news stories are mainly selected from timeless topics that are among the most important elements of slow journalism and prepared and presented with a narrative language. It is believed that when virtual reality experiences and slow journalism contents are brought together, it is possible to produce a sensitive journalism practice that has a potential to prioritize sensation, feeling and empathy and destroy prejudices formed over stereotypes. Through such news, the audience will be able to feel, sense and finally empathize with the event enjoying the technical features of virtual reality applications that enable storytelling. Drawing on the fact that media is an important means of cultural transmission and adopting the principles of slow journalism, it is thought that news content prepared with the virtual reality technology has a transformative effect on society.","PeriodicalId":422780,"journal":{"name":"OPUS Journal of Society Research","volume":"15 3-4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123623157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Study of the Relationship between Safety Perceptions and Mindfulness 安全感知与正念的关系研究

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-11 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1209605

M. Uğural

{"title":"A Study of the Relationship between Safety Perceptions and Mindfulness","authors":"M. Uğural","doi":"10.26466/opusjsr.1209605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1209605","url":null,"abstract":"It is well known that the construction industry has a high rate of workplace accidents, resulting in complex legal situations and legal cases. Researchers are debating whether the majority of workplace accidents and injuries are the result of employees' unsafe work practices or unsafe working conditions. In this context, it has been determined that we must comprehend the trait predictors of safety behaviors, which influence workplace accidents and injuries. This study's primary objective is to identify the factors that influence safety behavior in construction workplaces. In previous studies, the effects of employee perceptions of safety culture on safety behavior performance were typically measured with the aid of various mediators. This study, unlike previous ones, focuses on revealing the mediating effect of employee mindfulness perceptions in the relationship between safety culture and safety behavior. Using a sample of 387 employees from the Turkish construction industry, a 58-item survey was conducted to determine the impact of safety culture perception and mindfulness on self-reported safety behavior. A structural equation model was used to analyze and explain the relationships between the proposed framework's constructs. The results of the study indicate that safety culture is associated with safety behavior, and that mindfulness mediates this relationship. There are significant relationships between employees' perceptions of safety culture, mindfulness, and safety behavior, according to the findings. Safety culture and mindfulness are significant predictors of safety behaviors, and mindfulness is an essential personal resource for a successful safety-focused organization.","PeriodicalId":422780,"journal":{"name":"OPUS Journal of Society Research","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116762655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An Investigation into The Occupational Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals: The Covid-19 Pandemic 对医疗保健专业人员职业观念的调查:Covid-19大流行

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-03 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1159932

Ö. Ertosun

{"title":"An Investigation into The Occupational Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals: The Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Ö. Ertosun","doi":"10.26466/opusjsr.1159932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1159932","url":null,"abstract":"Psychological needs, uncomfortable when not met, are explained by our expectations of achievement, relationship, autonomy, and dominance. Since work life is an important determinant in meeting directly (or indirectly) the tangible and intangible needs of individuals, work-related experiences are very effective in individuals' occupational perceptions. Also, occupational preferences are based on reasons: conscious selection, environmental pressure, financial security, prestige and social benefit. In order to test this connection (and the sources of the differences), the pandemic period constitutes the justification for the sample design of the study, especially as it includes challenging working conditions for healthcare professionals. Accordingly, the main purpose of the study is to discuss the relationship between the occupational preferences of healthcare professions and their psychological needs, with the determinant of their specific working conditions. Mixed (pluralist) research method is used in the design of the study. While the perceptions of the respondents about the working conditions are determined through the socio-demographic information form and open-ended questions, the occupational preferences inventory and the new psychological needs assessment scale are used to evaluate the occupational perceptions of healthcare professions. The study sample consists of a total of 378 respondents selected from doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. The study points to important findings regarding the connection between the occupational preferences of health professionals and their psychological needs. In addition, occupational groups (doctor, pharmacist, nurse) differ from each other in terms of occupational preferences and working conditions.","PeriodicalId":422780,"journal":{"name":"OPUS Journal of Society Research","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132592214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Women’s Access to Urban Social Services in Çankaya District: A Mix Method Research Çankaya地区妇女城市社会服务获取:混合方法研究

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1213973

Burcu HATİBOĞLU KISAT, Ali Alpaslan Odabaş

{"title":"Women’s Access to Urban Social Services in Çankaya District: A Mix Method Research","authors":"Burcu HATİBOĞLU KISAT, Ali Alpaslan Odabaş","doi":"10.26466/opusjsr.1213973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1213973","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive understanding on women’s access to urban welfare/social services issues and solutions for developing gender sensitive urban welfare/social services. The mixed research were conducted in Çankaya, Ankara, based on the principles of feminist methodology to answer to how the rights to access to urban services of women residents could be achieved by regarding their satisfaction of the urban social services and their daily urban life experiences? Different tools in qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect and generate data. Integrated findings that are based on the combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis were presented into two parts; which includes socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and the effective and accessible urban social services for women in Çankaya. It was identified that urban infrastructure and welfare/social services of Çankaya could not respond to the gender needs of women living here and caused to their dissatisfaction about the existing urban services and municipal activities. In conclusion, a new perspective were recommended for developing that focuses on the transformation of gender relations within space and urban services based on the principles of being “free of charge”, “accessible”, “inclusive”, “safe and secure”, “empowering”, “healthy” and “right-based”.","PeriodicalId":422780,"journal":{"name":"OPUS Journal of Society Research","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116910655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of Teleworking and Strategic Orientations on Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Period 大流行后时期远程工作和战略导向对复原力的影响

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1207071

Halil Yorulmaz, Elif Baykal, Serkan Eti

{"title":"Effects of Teleworking and Strategic Orientations on Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Period","authors":"Halil Yorulmaz, Elif Baykal, Serkan Eti","doi":"10.26466/opusjsr.1207071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1207071","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the effects of the strategic orientations of SMEs, which are in the group most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic process, which exemplifies volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) conditions, on their organizational resilience, and the differentiation of SMEs organizational resilience according to the teleworking style they prefer. The research model and hypotheses were examined by using the Structural Equation Modeling technique on the data collected by the survey method by interviewing 500 SME owners/partners/senior executives operating in the service sector in Turkey. In addition, teleworking methods were compared with post-hoc tests. As the results, technology, market, learning, and entrepreneurial orientations affect organizational resilience positively and significantly. Technology orientation plays an important role for companies to have telework skills in order to ensure business continuity and to increase their organizational resilience. It was determined that organizational resilience in SMEs differed according to the type of telework. The systematic and regular types of telework adopted by firms provide higher organizational resilience than those applied in exceptional and temporary situations. And companies with different strategic orientations combinations will likely have higher organizational resilience. With its perspective and findings, this research both contributes to the relevant literature and is an eye-opener for practitioners.","PeriodicalId":422780,"journal":{"name":"OPUS Journal of Society Research","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127026713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Heredity and Creativity: Mother-Child Sample 遗传与创造力:母子样本

OPUS Journal of Society Research Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI: 10.26466/opusjsr.1184688

Ayşegül Sarikaya, Ayşe Alptekin

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