Browsing by Author "Sahin, Dicle Yurdakul"

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Citation - WoS: 5
Conspicuous Consumption of the Neglected Majority: Low-Income Consumers in a Non-Western Culture
(Academic Journals, 2011) Ati̇k, Deniz; Sahin, Dicle Yurdakul
While conspicuous consumption has been a topic of interest in academia for many decades, little attention has been paid to the consumption behavior of low income consumers. In rarity of such studies, this study aims to contribute to the literature by investigating the symbolic and conspicuous consumption of this neglected majority, if/how they spend their limited resources on conspicuous consumption and the underlying dynamics behind. A qualitative approach was adopted with in-depth interviews, allowing participants to express their thoughts and feelings freely. The preliminary findings indicated a tendency of low-income consumers to engage in conspicuous consumption, as previously stated in literature. However, we also observed that in some occasions, this tendency was due to the social pressure to conform rather than an intentional action for showing-off. Further dynamics are also discussed about consumers' critics towards conspicuous consumption.
Citation - Scopus: 2
Sex-Role Conflict at Work: Its Impact on Consumption Practices of Working Women in Turkey
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) Atik, Deniz; Sahin, Dicle Yurdakul
Changing social norms regarding the role of women in society is fostered by women's participation in the workforce. Hence, changing role of working women in business life leads the transformation of gender stereotypes and roles. Women alter their gender role orientation according to the requirements of male-dominated business life; however, the unchanged role in private life leads to sex-role conflict. This study investigates the role of consumption as a key component of identity in the process of managing sex-role conflict in a non-Western cultural context. In-depth interviews were conducted with working women with various cultural and educational backgrounds. According to the findings of the study, women are forming compatible identities, which reduce the perceived sex-role conflict and consumption patterns are changing to suit the requirements of their new ways of living.
Citation - WoS: 1
Citation - Scopus: 3
Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry: a Transshipment Problem With Time Constraints
(Ege Univ, 2011) Eliiyi Türsel, Deniz; Yurtkulu, Emine Zehra; Sahin, Dicle Yurdakul
Supply chain management is one of the main sources of competitive advantage for companies. As a useful tool for inventory and transportation management in supply chains, transshipment points provide an effective mechanism for correcting discrepancies between demand and available inventory. This study aims to model the transshipment problem of a company in the apparel industry with multiple subcontractors and customers, and a transshipment depot in between. Unlike a typical transshipment problem that considers only the total cost of transportation, our model also considers the supplier lead times and the customer due dates in the system and it can be used for both supplier selection and timely distribution planning. The proposed model can also be adapted easily by other companies in the industry.