Purpose – This paper delineates some basic trends and patterns of European foreign equity venture formations in Turkey over the 1996‐2003 period. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on a Turkish Government database, key statistics on European equity venture formations in Turkey are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of the strategic planning‐performance relationship by drawing on data from a sample of Turkish firms. Design/methodology/approach – The sample frame for the study was derived from the database of the Istanbul Chamber of...

Purpose – Drawing on institutional and transaction cost theories, the purpose of this paper is to examine the location choice for a sample of 522 foreign affiliates of Turkish multinational enterprises (MNEs). Design/methodology/approach – Binary logistic regressions are conducted to test a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the nature and practice of strategic planning in two different environmental contexts, the UK and Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – Employing a structured mail questionnaire, the study collected data from a sample of UK and...