This paper analyzes efficiencies of marketing investments of firms included in Borsa İstanbul SME Industrial Index. Based on 2012-2013 data, the relative efficiencies of SMEs, in terms of their marketing investments, are analyzed on the basis of three efficiency types. CCR, as well as BCC data envelopment models are used, where marketing intensity is the only input and pre-tax margin and market capitalization are the two outputs. SMEs are broken down into two groups with respect to their asset size, and whether or not their efficiency scores are different is investigated through parametric or non-parametric tests. The major finding of the paper is that in general SMEs have low efficiency scores and most of them operate at increasing returns to scale. SMEs that have higher asset size are found to have higher scale efficiency scores than SMEs that have lower asset size. SMEs may be expected to increase their operating efficiency (total technical efficiency) by approaching optimal scale size through increased level of marketing investments
SMEs Marketing Investments Financial Performance Asset Size Data Envelopment Analysis Efficiency
Bu çalışmada Borsa İstanbul KOBİ Sanayi Endeksi’nde (XKOBI) yer alan firmaların pazarlama yatırımlarının etkinlikleri analiz edilmektedir. KOBİ’lerin pazarlama yatırımları bakımından birbirleri ile göreli etkinlikleri 2012-2013 yıllarına ait veriler kullanılarak üç etkinlik türü üzerinden analiz edilmektedir. Pazarlama yoğunluğunun tek girdi, vergi öncesi kar marjı ve piyasa değerinin çıktılar olduğu CCR ve BCC veri zarflama modelleri kullanılmıştır. Toplam aktifler tutarı bakımından iki gruba ayrılan KOBİ’lerin etkinlik puanları arasında farklılık olup olmadığı da parametrik veya parametrik olmayan ortalama testleri ile araştırılmıştır. KOBİ’lerin pazarlama yatırımlarının etkinliklerinin genel olarak düşük olduğu ve çoğunun ölçeğe göre artan getiride faaliyet gösterdiği çalışmanın temel bulgusudur. Ayrıca, aktif büyüklüğü daha düşük olan firmalara kıyasla aktif büyüklüğü daha yüksek olan firmaların ölçek etkinliğinin daha fazla olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Firmaların pazarlama yatırımlarını artırarak optimal ölçek büyüklüğüne yaklaşıp faaliyet etkinliklerini (toplam teknik etkinlik) de artırabilecekleri söylenebilir.
KOBİ’ler Pazarlama Yatırımları Finansal Performans Aktif Büyüklüğü Veri Zarflama Analizi Etkinlik
Primary Language | Turkish |
---|---|
Journal Section | Makaleler |
Authors | |
Publication Date | July 20, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2015 Issue: 45 |
Ethical Principles and Ethical Guidelines
The Journal of Erciyes University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences places great emphasis on publication ethics, which serve as a foundation for the impartial and reputable advancement of scientific knowledge. In this context, the journal adopts a publishing approach aligned with the ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is committed to preventing potential malpractice. The following ethical responsibilities, established based on COPE’s principles, are expected to be upheld by all stakeholders involved in the publication process (authors, readers and researchers, publishers, reviewers, and editors).
Ethical Responsibilities of Editors
Make decisions on submissions based on the quality and originality of the work, its alignment with the journal's aims and scope, and the reviewers’ evaluations, regardless of the authors' religion, language, race, ethnicity, political views, or gender.
Respond to information requests from readers, authors, and reviewers regarding the publication and evaluation processes.
Conduct all processes without compromising ethical standards and intellectual property rights.
Support freedom of thought and protect human and animal rights.
Ensure the peer review process adheres to the principle of double-blind peer review.
Take full responsibility for accepting, rejecting, or requesting changes to a manuscript and ensure that conflicts of interest among stakeholders do not influence these decisions.
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
Submitted works must be original. When utilizing other works, proper and complete citations and/or references must be provided.
A manuscript must not be under review by another journal simultaneously.
Individuals who have not contributed to the experimental design, implementation, data analysis, or interpretation should not be listed as authors.
If requested during the review process, datasets used in the manuscript must be provided to the editorial board.
If a significant error or mistake is discovered in the manuscript, the journal’s editorial office must be notified.
For studies requiring ethical committee approval, the relevant document must be submitted to the journal. Details regarding the ethical approval (name of the ethics committee, approval document number, and date) must be included in the manuscript.
Changes to authorship (e.g., adding or removing authors, altering the order of authors) cannot be proposed after the review process has commenced.
Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
Accept review assignments only in areas where they have sufficient expertise.
Agree to review manuscripts in a timely and unbiased manner.
Ensure confidentiality of the reviewed manuscript and not disclose any information about it, during or after the review process, beyond what is already published.
Refrain from using information obtained during the review process for personal or third-party benefit.
Notify the journal editor if plagiarism or other ethical violations are suspected in the manuscript.
Conduct reviews objectively and avoid conflicts of interest. If a conflict exists, the reviewer should decline the review.
Use polite and constructive language during the review process and avoid personal comments.
Publication Policy
The Journal of Erciyes University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences is a free, open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal that has been in publication since 1981. The journal welcomes submissions in Turkish and English within the fields of economics, business administration, public finance, political science, public administration, and international relations.
No submission or publication fees are charged by the journal.
Every submitted manuscript undergoes a double-blind peer review process and similarity/plagiarism checks via iThenticate.
Submissions must be original and not previously published, accepted for publication, or under review elsewhere.
Articles published in the journal can be cited under the Open Access Policy and Creative Commons license, provided proper attribution is given.
The journal is published three times a year, in April, August, and December. It includes original, high-quality, and scientifically supported research articles and reviews in its listed fields. Academic studies unrelated to these disciplines or their theoretical and empirical foundations are not accepted. The journal's languages are Turkish and English.
Submissions are first subject to a preliminary review for format and content. Manuscripts not meeting the journal's standards are rejected by the editorial board. Manuscripts deemed suitable proceed to the peer review stage.
Each submission is sent to at least two expert reviewers. If both reviews are favorable, the article is approved for publication. In cases where one review is positive and the other negative, the editorial board decides based on the reviews or may send the manuscript to a third reviewer.
Articles published in the journal are open access and can be cited under the Creative Commons license, provided proper attribution is made.