Purpose – This paper aims to explore the level of convergence in employment practices among firms in the post‐communist countries and capitalist countries in South Eastern Europe. Firms from a total of ten countries were included in the post‐communist block and firms from Greece and Turkey...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the transformation experience of contemporary Turkey, and to provide an introduction to the special issue and a review of the papers in the JMD special issue. Design/methodology/approach – The paper portrays changes in Turkish business and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider competitive strategy choices of Turkish manufacturing firms operating in EU markets and their action programs in responding to emerging opportunities and threats led by recent developments in Turkey‐EU relations. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to attempt to model the antecedents and consequences of quality commitment among employees in a service organization. Design/methodology/approach – The conceptual model based on extant literature on quality commitment is validated through a study among...

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...