Companies around the world make considerable investments to obtain ISO 9000 certification for their quality management systems. They do this in the belief that certification will not only bring specific external benefits such as increased customer satisfaction and increased mark…
There is an emerging phenomenon of international teachers teaching in the US public schools. This study intended to understand this phenomenon. In this research, six math and science teachers from India, Nigeria, Turkey, and China were interviewed. Their classrooms were also obs…
Since the 1990's, Turkish public sector organizations, like their counterparts around the world, have been in search of better ways to improve their effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of services. In pursuit of improved management, a number of Turkish public hospitals have s…
Sustainability is an ever-changing concept. The quest for sustainable communities is intrinsically linked to the international policy discussions on sustainable development. This quest has resulted in the spawning of numerous sustainable community certification systems (SCCS) ar…
Yeşil tahviller, iklim projelerinin finanse edilmesinde ve iddialı uluslararası iklim hedeflerine ulaşma yolunda artan faaliyetlerde dönüştürücü bir rol oynama potansiyeli ile büyük heyecan duyulan araçlardır. Bu heyecan, yeşil tahvillerin geçtiğimiz 10 yılda aşırı büyümeleri ve…
This dissertation contains three essays in labor economics with a focus on economic and institutional differences in regional labor markets. It separately explores the causes and consequences of two major trends in the United States - the declining geographic concentration of im…
Growing national attention to the importance of early childhood education (ECE) has led many cities and states to abandon debates pertaining to whether and for whom Pre-Kindergarten (PK) should be available in favor of the establishment of Universal PK (UPK). UPK programs have b…