BİR ÖRGÜTSEL FORM OLARAK TÜRKİYE'DEKİ İŞLETME GRUPLARININ ÖZELLİKLERİ İLE FARKLI ÜLKELERDEKİ İŞLETME GRUPLARININ ÖZELLİKLERİNİN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

In this research, the characteristics of business groups running in different countries and characteristics of Turkish business groups included in "The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups" are examined by using a comparative analysis. The paper looks into differences and similarities of organisational forms of business group in different countries dealt in the Handbook, by using a holistic approach. This analysis based on five criteria. These criteria are (I) ownership and governance pattern, (II) strategy of industrial (or business) diversification and internationalization, (III) prevalent organizational structure, (IV) economic significance and (V) performance. Which business groups in different countries are more similar to Turkish business groups is shown by considering five criteria in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]