Last, but not least, the fact that the data were
collected in a single country and industry may
raise questions regarding the generalisability of the
findings. In this respect, as discussed above, the
results of the present study have clear implications
for other developing countries. Furthermore, from
a practical standpoint, it should be noted that the
Turkish case is not only interesting but also an
important one to study. Despite the constant
change, chronic inflation and political and economic
instability that have been Turkey’s trademark
in the last decades of the 20th century,
Turkey is expected to play a pivotal role in the
future, for it is both the link and the buffer between
Europe and the Middle East and the southern tier of
the former Soviet Union (Berko¨z, 2001; Erdal &
Tatogˇlu, 2002; Garten, 1996). Moreover, Turkey has
well-established political and economic links
through the European Union, of which it is a full