About the authors
Dogan Altuner is Professor of Finance who has been working as a head of department of
international trade and finance at Yas¸ar University. Previously, he worked as a tenured
professor in East Carolina University and head of financial analyst in NATO. His primary
research interests are corporate finance, behavioral finance and investment analysis.
Saban Çelik is Assistant Professor of Finance who has been working in the field of finance
and accounting in the department of international trade and finance at Yas¸ar University. His
primary research interests are corporate finance, investment analysis, portfolio
management in general and asset pricing, bankruptcy prediction, corporate governance
and intellectual capital in particular. Saban Çelik is the corresponding author and can be
contacted at: saban.celik@yasar.edu.tr
Tuna Can Güleç is Research Assistant who has been working in the field of finance and
accounting in the department of international trade and finance at Yas¸ar University. His
primary research interests are corporate finance, financial volatility and valuation.