Dogus University Journal

13-25

Authors: Sean M. COX

The 1991 demise of the Soviet Union that led to the emancipation of many Central Asian states, also led to a grab for power by a variety of leadership types. Although the characteristics of leadership types in the 1990s were diverse, few followed the pattern of Samuel Huntington's Third Wave of authoritarian transition, whereby authoritarian regimes were abandoned in favor of democratically elected and democratically oriented governments. Historically, Eurasia has had little experience with popular government. This is reflected in the general characteristics of leadership types in the post-Soviet era, which closely follow three regional historical influences - the early Islamic Emperors, the Mongolian Khans and the Russian Tsars (and later Soviet leaders). This article examines the historic influences on Eurasian leadership types and the impact of these types on the politics, societies and economies of these same states. It will be argued that at the current stage of political development, it would ultimately benefit the states of Central Asia to follow, at this time, the most successful Eurasian model to date, that of Kemal Atatürk and Turkey, rather than to push for a fully participatory democracy or sustain the post-Soviet personal dictatorships that have prospered throughout Central Asia.

37-49

Authors: Ali GÜNEŞ

This paper examines two opposing views in terms of the construction of identity in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. First, Joyce sees the complex sense of historical forces, social institutions, culture, religion and politics as influencing both the perception and behaviors of individuals in the late nineteenth-century Irish society. Through the views of his fictional character, Stephen Dedalus, therefore, Joyce criticizes the "nets" of the Irish society, which limit individuals, never letting them express themselves freely. Secondly, the paper focuses upon the shift in the sensibility and perception of Stephen Dedalus. This shift enables him to expand psychologically and transcend not only beyond the actual experience of the physical world for an ideal view of life but also beyond the fixity of the traditional perception of identity. The paper suggests that Stephen Dedalus is a modernist character: he seeks his own identity and meaning in the complexity of modern experience through art, rather than accepting the identity given to him by traditional society and culture.

61-75

Authors: Ebru Tümer KABADAYI

Bir işletmenin değişen koşullara daha kolay adapte olmasını sağlamak için kritik performans ölçütleri kullanılarak işletmenin periyodik olarak değerlendirilmesi ve sürekli iyileştirilmesi gerekmektedir. Artan rekabet ortamında işletmelerin rakipleri karşısında ayakta kalabilmeleri için bu değerlendirmeler ışığında gerekli düzenlemelere gitmeleri oldukça önemli bir faktör olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, performans ölçüm sistemlerinin gelişimi, performans ölçütlerinin özellikleri, sınıflandırılması ve ayrıca, sürekli iyileştirme ile performans ölçütleri arasındaki ilişki üzerinde durulmuştur.

97-110

Authors: Hüseyin ÖZDEŞER

EURO is in the use of European Union economy since 1/1/2002. Although England is against the EURO; the majority of the member nations of European Union is supporting heavily the use of the EURO. For the time being TRNC (Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus) doesn't have it's own printed currency and it's using the currency of Turkish Republic. The main aim of this study is to figure out the possible impacts of Euro on TRNC economy if TRNC becomes a full member of the European Union hence European Monetary Union.