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Article Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk Çalışmalarında Marka Uyumu ve Algılanan Sosyal İkiyüzlülük(Pamukkale Üniversitesi, 2020) Elif Güner; Tosun, Petek; Güner, ElifArtan çevresel sorunlar, küresel krizler ve sosyal problemler nedeniyle, işletmelerin kurumsal sosyal sorumluluk (KSS) faaliyetleri çok önemli hale gelmiştir. Diğer taraftan, işletmenin faaliyet alanı ile KSS çabaları arasında uyum olmadığında, tüketiciler KSS aksiyonlarını ikiyüzlü olarak algılayabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, marka-KSS uyumunun, tutum aracı değişkeni üzerinden satın alma niyeti üzerindeki etkisini ve algılanan sosyal ikiyüzlülüğün marka-KSS uyumu ve marka tutumu ilişkisi üzerindeki rolünü incelemektir. Araştırma modeli, deneysel serim ile test edilmiştir. Marka-KSS uyumu yüksek olduğunda markaya yönelik tutumun, marka-KSS uyumunun düşük olduğu duruma kıyasla daha olumlu olduğu bulunmuştur. Marka-KSS uyumunun yüksek olması, markaya yönelik tutumu ve satın alma niyetini olumlu etkilemektedir. Marka-KSS uyumunun düşük olduğu deney grubunun markaya yönelik tutumu da hiçbir KSS faaliyetinden bahsedilmeyen kontrol grubuna göre daha pozitiftir. Marka-KSS uyumunun satın alma niyetini doğrudan etkilemediği, tutum değişkeninin aracılık etkisi üzerinden dolaylı bir etkiye sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Algılanan ikiyüzlülüğün marka-KSS uyumu ve marka tutumu ilişkisindeki düzenleyici etkisinin anlamlı olmadığı görülmüştür.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure on the Websites of Coffee Chains in Turkey(Emerald, 2021-08-13) Tosun, PetekPurpose – Coffee is among the primary products that attract the public attention to the social andenvironmental responsibilities of companies. Coffee shops have a big carbon footprint because of their dailyoperations. With the rising consciousness about sustainability in developing countries, online disclosure ofcorporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming increasingly important for not only multinational but alsolocal coffee chains. The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent to which coffee chains include CSR ontheir websites.Design/methodology/approach – Turkey, which is a large emerging economy with an expandingcoffee chain market, is selected as the research context. The CSR disclosure on the websites of coffee chains isexamined by content analysis according to CSR dimensions. A sample of 27 coffee chains with more than tenstores is included in the analysis.Findings – Foreign coffee chains disclose more information on the environment and fair trade than localcoffee chains. On the other hand, CSR content in websites of foreign and local coffee chains does not differsignificantly in human resources and community dimensions. Foreign coffee chains have comparativelylonger brand history, more rooted brands and larger networks than local coffee chains.Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first that used a contentanalysis about CSR on the websites of coffee chains in Turkey. Findings contribute to the understanding ofCSR disclosure in the coffee chain industry and can be beneficial for researchers and managers in otheremerging markets.Keywords Marketing, Turkey, Emerging markets, CSR, Corporate social responsibility,Coffee chainsPaper type Research paperConference Object Corporate Social Responsibility Communication of Banks in the First Days of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey(2021) Tosun, PetekThe purpose of this study is to examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication and the waysthe pandemic changed CSR communication of banks on social media at the beginning of the COVID-19pandemic in Turkey. A content analysis was made on the Facebook accounts of the biggest public, private,and foreign-owned retail banks in Turkey. The findings have shown that banks have increased their overalland health-related CSR communication during the pandemic. Besides, it was found that each bank had itsunique CSR approach and shifted its CSR activities online. Messages with CSR content got a higher numberof consumer comments than non-CSR messages. Customer interaction levels differed significantly amongmessages that included different CSR content such as health and society. This study reflects Turkish banks’CSR communication on social media, presents comparative results for crisis and non-crisis periods, andprovides analysis results about CSR communication during the pandemic. Besides, it is among the firststudies that examine the financial institutions’ social media marketing communication related to theCOVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this study may help marketing managers in designing their marketingstrategies in crisis times.Article The Impact of Marketing on the Business Performance of Companies: a Literature Review(2021-02-22) Köylüoğlu, A. Selçuk; Doğan, Mesut; Tosun, PetekThe technology-based global competition environment that pushes businesses to constructive transformation in order to ensure customer satisfaction has further increased the importance of marketing capabilities in business strategies. The purpose of the literature review is to summarize the previous studies about marketing-financial performance nexus. Studies that were published between 1969 and 2019 could be reached from the EBSCO database were included in the literature review. A significant number of studies conducted in different countries have shown that marketing spending is an investment that creates value for the company and has a positive impact on firm profitability, firm value or firm sales. This study contributes to the literature by summarizing the research findings on the effects of marketing investments on business performance.Book Part Crm in Retail Banking From Salespeople’s Perspective in the Covid-19 Outbreak(İKSAD, 2020) Tosun, PetekThe new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has stemmed in December 2019, has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020 and turned into a global health crisis (Liu et al., 2020). Besides wars, pandemics have been the most dangerous and fearful threats to human life throughout history. As of August 2020, the pandemic has cost more than 777,000 lives worldwide with approximately 22 million cases and it was still ongoing. Besides its devastating impact on the health systems, the pandemic has led to an unpredictable change in the economic and social environment and the business and social life.Conference Object Customer Relationship Management in the Covid-19 Outbreak From a Salesperson Perspective(2020) Tosun, PetekThe new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has led to an unpredictable change in business and social life. Many institutions shifted to remote working to reduce the possibility of contagion in the workplace. Banks, which are among the major institutions in business life, have adopted remote working and social distancing rules in their branches and other workspaces. This change has inevitably influenced salespeople’s relationships with their customers since the ways of interacting and communicating have changed dramatically. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of flexible and remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic on customer relationship management (CRM) in retail banking. A survey was conducted on customer relationship managers, branch managers, and other sales personnel regarding their self-assessment of CRM and sales performance during the remote working conditions in the Covid-19 outbreak. The findings have shown that the outbreak period has improved salespeople’s relationships with their customers. Besides, sales performance was positively influenced by CRM. CRM and sales performance did not change significantly depending on the size of the bank’s branch network or the salesperson’s total work experience. 18% and 16% of the salespeople found themselves important and safe, as employees of banks during the outbreak, respectively. However, 51% of the participants stated that working in the banking sector in the outbreak period was hard and anxious. While 16% of the participants thought that it is possible to work from home, only 4% stated that face-to-face communication is required. This study is timely research that has focused on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on CRM in banking and may constitute a proper base for future studies that will examine the impact of the pandemic deeper.Conference Object Brand Trust for Digital-Only Bank Brands: Consumer Insights From an Emerging Market(ATLAS, 2020) Tosun, PetekFinancial services are increasingly evolving and moving towards digital service models. New technologies and the rapid diffusion of the internet are introducing new business models in the banking industry, by providing many alternatives for reaching and interacting with customers. One of the new banking business models is digital-only banking. Digital-only bank brands are servicing in digital platforms without providing any traditional branch services. However, in many countries, banks are still operating within conventional service models, so some changes in laws and regulations may be required to provide digital-only banking services. Besides such structural and institutional requirements, positive consumer attitudes toward working with digital-only brands are prerequisites for any brand to be successful in the highly competitive financial services market. Positive consumer attitudes are especially important in the digital- only banking context since preferring a bank brand with a large network of established branches is still essential for building brand trust for many customers. Therefore, financial services institutions need to have a deep understanding of consumer perceptions and the antecedents of brand trust regarding digital-only banking. This study aims to explore consumer motives and elements of building customer trust for a digital-only banking brand in an emerging market context. Consumer insights were obtained as a result of a pilot study, which included preliminary interviews with retail banking customers. The interviews have shown that trust is the core factor for bank preference. Digital-only brands have the risk of being perceived as untrustworthy. Positive word-of-mouth, clear procedures, reliable terms and conditions, having responsive and effective customer services teams, and solving customer complaints fast are stated as important points to build brand trust for digital-only brands. This exploratory study may provide a basis for future empirical studies. The findings will be beneficial for the policy- makers, marketing managers of financial services institutions, and researchers who want to understand customer expectations.Article Citation - Scopus: 22Meat Substitutes in Sustainability Context: a Content Analysis of Consumer Attitudes(Routledge, 2020-10-29) Tosun, Petek; Sezgin, Selime; Uray, Nimet; Gürce, Merve Yanar; Yanar, MerveFood consumption affects the environment because it requires the usage of water, land, and oil resources. In particular, the consumption of red meat is associated with sustainability issues. Replacing meat with plant-based meat substitutes offers a useful way of reducing the burden that meat consumption places on the environment and dealing with issues regarding animal welfare. However, consumer acceptance of such products is low in some countries. The purpose of this paper is to clarify consumer attitudes toward meat substitutes and discuss them from a marketing perspective. The findings of this study, which are based on content analyses of web forums in Turkey, indicate that negative consumer perceptions can be categorized into three main dimensions: unhealthy, unusual, and tasteless. A marketing perceptive is used to dis- cuss the findings.Article Destination Personalities of Alacati and Ayvalik in Turkey: Consumer Perceptions of a Summer Holiday(2019-11-30) Tosun, Petek; Merve AkarIn 2018 summer, Alaçatı and Ayvalık have been listed among the top cities that are preferred as tourism destinations for local tourists. These destinations have been popular for tourists in the last decade and Turkish tourists increasingly prefer local destinations for their summer holidays because of the devalued Turkish lira. Attracting tourists is among the primary goals for tourism marketers, and consequently understanding customer perceptions regarding destinations is one of the key factors to achieve this goal. In this context, the purpose of this study is to examine the destination personalities of Ayvalık and Alaçatı and compare them in terms of destination personality dimensions. In a quantitative research design, respondents (n=191) have been asked about their perceptions about the destination personalities of Alaçatı and Ayvalık, in which they compare the two destinations on a 5 Point-Likert scale. Destination personalities have been examined within the conceptual framework of destination personality dimensions, which are, sincerity, excitement, and conviviality. In addition, respondents have answered a question by writing their opinions about “a great summer vacation” with a few words, which have been analyzed by content and cluster analyses, aiming to have a deeper understanding about the consumer perceptions about their summer vacations. Significant differences have been found between the destination personality dimensions of Ayvalık and Alaçatı. Ayvalık is perceived as sincerer and more convivial than Alaçatı, whereas Alaçatı is perceived as more exciting than Ayvalık. Regarding their expectations from their summer holiday, consumers have been grouped into 4 clusters such as; (1) fun, excitement, and activity oriented, (2) travelling and exploring oriented, (3) family and friends oriented, (4) relaxation, comfort, and silence-oriented consumers. There is not a significant difference among clusters regarding the perceived destination personalities of Ayvalık and Alaçatı. This study aims to contribute to researchers not only by implementing destination personality research in the Turkish context, but also by extending the existing knowledge by assessing destination personality concept together with the consumers’ descriptions of an idealized summer vacation. Moreover, findings of the study will be beneficial for marketing activities of tourism agencies, hospitality industry, and local governments.Article Fi̇nansal Hi̇zmetlerde Kurumsal Marka İ̇maji ve Marka Güveni̇ni̇n Bankacılık Hi̇zmeti̇ Alma Ni̇yeti̇ne Etki̇si̇(Ppad, 2019) Elif Börekçi; Selime Sezgin; Tosun, Petek; Börekçi, Elif; Sezgin, Selime DemetBu çalışmanın amacı, bireysel bankacılık hizmetlerinde kurumsal marka imajı ve marka güveninin bir bankadan hizmet alma niyeti üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Müşterilerin bankaya varlık emanet ettikleri yatırım hesapları ile bankadan varlık ödünç aldıkları ih- tiyaç kredisi arasında alınan hizmetin değerlendirilmesi sırasında tüketici hizmete fark- lı noktalardan baktığından, bankacılık ürünleri arasında karşılaştırma da yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın kavramsal modeli, Gerekçeli Eylem Teorisi’ne dayandırılmış ve davranışsal niyeti etkileyen değişkenlere marka güveni ve kurumsal marka imajı eklenerek model ge- nişletilmiştir. Kantitatif araştırma yöntemi kapsamında yapılan regresyon analizlerinin so- nucunda, kurumsal marka imajı ile marka güveni kavramlarının, tutum değişkeni aracılığı ile bankacılık ürünü satın alma niyetini pozitif yönde etkilediği görülmüştür. Kurumsal marka imajı, bankacılık ürünlerinin ana kategorileri olan bireysel kredi ürünleri, yatırım ürünleri, kartlar ve dağıtım kanallarını kullanma niyeti üzerinde önemli etkiye sahiptir. Araştırma sonucunda, Gerekçeli Eylem Teorisi, finansal hizmetler alanında marka güveni ve kurumsal marka imajı kavramları ile genişletilerek, finansal hizmetler alanında yapılacak çalışmalar için araştırmacılara bir model önerilmiştir.