A Strategic Investigation of the Vision Notifications of Companies: A Content Analysis For The Companies In The BIST Sustainability Index Cover Image

İşletmelerin Vizyon Bildirimlerinin Stratejik Yönden İncelenmesi: BİST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksinde Yer Alan Firmalara Yönelik Bir İçerik Analizi
A Strategic Investigation of the Vision Notifications of Companies: A Content Analysis For The Companies In The BIST Sustainability Index

Author(s): Safa Acar
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Management and complex organizations
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Vision; BIST Sustainability Index; Strategic Management;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The aim of the study is to determine whether the vision notification concept is applied in accordance with the purpose of the vision notification concept. The main question of the study is expressed as “content how many enterprises have the values that should be included in the vision statement within the vision statements?” Design/methodology/approach – In the BIST Sustainability Index, the content of the 50 companies included in the 2018 Sustainability Index on their own web sites were analyzed through a content analysis. Results – In the analyzes, it was seen that the number of enterprises which have at least 4 of the 7 items taken as the benchmarking criteria is 40 and that all 50 firms have a vision statement. This number shows that businesses attach importance to vision. Discussion – Businesses should use their strategic management values in order to turn away from their competitive environment and turn into a long-lasting structure. The vision statement contained within these values is of great importance as a future-oriented value. It is seen that most of the companies analyzed in the study attach great importance to vision.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 202-215
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish