https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/977 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:02:57 GMT 2026-04-13T16:02:57Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45816 A healthcare case study of team learner style and change management Coşkun, Erman Purpose. - The purpose of this paper is to explore the learner styles of a healthcare institution transition team and its respective members within a change management context. In particular we focus on the role of learner style in the success of change efforts within a team setting. Design/methodology/approach - This paper presents a case study that employs a questionnaire survey, non-participant observation, and semi-structured interviews as part of a larger study of healthcare change management. Findings - Findings suggest that a mix of learning styles is ideal for successful healthcare change management. Specifically, this limited study suggests a learner ratio that favors convergers and assimilators over divergers and accommodators may be the most effective staffing strategy for change leadership teams in a healthcare environment. Originality/value - Managing change in healthcare has been researched from a process perspective but few studies examine the individual team members' learner styles and the impact of these learning styles over time. Implications for human resources and change implementation are discussed. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45816 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45818 Corporate Governance Practices: Dissemination on Turkish Web Sites Turan, Aykut Hamit As Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) evolve, we have started to feel their significant impact on our professional lives. Recent corporate scandals in developed economies have also underscored the importance of adopting appropriate corporate governance practices. This study aims to explore web site design and content features of Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) listed firms. While our analysis has revealed that the utilization of design features and the type and extent of the corporate information content do not differ much among the studied industries, we found some statistical differences based on Corporate Governance Ratings (CGRs). Turkish firms seem to be in their early stages of using ICTs in corporate governance practices. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45818 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45814 Software complexity and its impacts in embedded intelligent real-time systems Coşkun, Erman Applications of intelligent software systems are proliferating. As these systems proliferate, understanding and measuring their complexity becomes vital, especially in safety-critical environments. This paper proposes a model assessing the impacts of complexity for a particular type of intelligent software system, embedded intelligent real-time systems (EIRTS), and answers two research questions. (1) How should the complexity of embedded intelligent real-time systems be measured?, and (2) What are the impacts of differing levels of EIRTS complexity on software, operator and system performance when EIRTS are deployed in a safety-critical large-scale system? The model is tested and operationalized using an operational EIRTS in a safety-critical environment. The results suggest that users significantly prefer simple decision support and user interfaces, even when sophisticated user interfaces and complex decision support capabilities have been embedded in the system. These results have interesting implications for operators using complex EIRTS in safety-critical settings. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45814 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45815 Analyzing digital divide within and between member and candidate countries of European Union Coşkun, Erman The main purpose of this study is to analyze whether a digital divide exists among European Union (EU) members, new members, and candidate countries. Beyond this, the second goal is to find out if a digital divide has a significant association with the process of becoming an EU member. First, member, new member, and candidate countries are classified into three groups, and MANOVA (Multivariate Analysis of Variance) is applied to determine differences among these groups in terms of Information Society levels. Then. Information Society variables are analyzed using Discriminant Analysis. According to the results of the research, there is a significant level of digital divide in the EU and a certain information society level currently is not associated with EU membership. The EU must address the digital divide among member countries if they are to become a close-knit community, and to continue to be one of the most competitive economic powers in the world. Finaly, the EU might consider using information society level as an objective criteria along with other objective and subjective criteria currently being used as EU membership criteria. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/45815 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z