Work Focus
In order to achieve their strategic goals, to be more effective in their fields of activity, to produce benefits for all their stakeholders and the ecosystem in which they operate, and to gain agility in responding to change, organizations have internal development and improvement activities - based on people, culture, system and process. These studies can be evaluated under three separate headings; 1) Quality Management Systems, 2) Production Management Development Methods, 3) Organizational Management Tools. From a broader perspective, it may be possible to combine all the models mentioned in points 1 and 2 under heading 3. These include models designed to design the structure, functioning and culture of organizations.
No matter how well designed these "integrated management systems" are, there are problems with their internalization/ assimilation by enterprises and employees in Turkey. Since most models do not offer a common understanding that is compatible with the employees' own cultural references and perspectives, it is difficult for employees and managers to adapt. For this reason, although these systems are used uniformly as a management tool in most enterprises, they cannot be transformed into organizational culture in daily life, and it is difficult for people to establish a meaningful connection. Therefore, in the simplest terms, competencies, which are the sets of behaviors that every organization looks for in its employees, can be planned in accordance with the basic concepts and behavioral models of the culture in which employees are raised. The "Business and Work Ethics" group has come together to work on establishing the connection of these systems with spirituality and cultural codes in terms of philosophy, content language and application formats. Between January and July 2021, 10 workshops were organized to clarify the foci of study, and the foci of study were structured around 15 seminars, some of which were based on graduate studies and/or professional consultancy experience carried out at the Institute.
Behaviors and Uses in Business Life
Business Ethics - Islamic Business Ethics (IWE) and Protestant Business Ethics (PWE)
Current Status of Ethical Practices in Companies
Behaviors in Business Life, Definition of Competence and Relationship with Work
Concepts of Ethics and Morality (in the context of General Ethics, Business Ethics, Professional Ethics and Working Ethics, Environmental Ethics Definitions on behalf of institutions)
Relationship between Ethics and Religion
The Effect of Culture on Work Ethics
The Effect of the Environment on Behavior in Working Life (System Human Harmony)
Basic Concepts in Ahilik and Ways of Adaptation to Today
The Values System at the Origin of Far Eastern Production Systems
Lean Management Systems in Banking and Finance Sector
Islamism Index Ranking Country Analyses
IKEA as a Production and Management Model
Organization of the Future and Human Competencies
Leadership of the Future: Servant Leadership
Identified work foci:
Introduction of Management Tools and Systems
Expected Future Change and Transformation of Management Tools and Systems
Existing Models and Background Values in the World and Turkey
Introduction of Good Practice Examples in the World
Meta Narrative of the Problems and Incompatibilities in Turkey
Models/Approaches to Establish Similarities from Cultural History
Criteria for Studies to be Conducted in Turkey on the Scope
