Increasing competition due to the liberalization of world trade has led to the production of goods and services according to new needs arising in the global market. Obtaining an advantageous position in the global competitive environment depends on determining right strategies and creating different values. Dynamic market structure, differing market conditions and the existence of innovative competitors make competition even more intense. Nowadays, objectives such as increasing productivity and profitability, gaining new markets and improving existing market shares are reached through innovation activities. Therefore, companies exert themselves to develop innovative skills, gain sustainable abilities and upgrade their performances. In this context, innovation has been one of the essential elements of competitive advantage. New goods and services must be produced in new ways and by adapting the inside and outside applications to the new developed methods, the organizational processes must be restructured. Not only to produce new goods and services, it is also important to manage it as a process. For determination of innovation performance, it is very significant to address all the factors affecting the innovation management process with a holistic approach. While rightly determining needed technology and management stands out as an important element of innovation management, the human and structural adjustment of the organization is also gaining importance in innovation performance. In the global competitive environment, organizational and managerial innovations are the keys to success for companies. While technology and research and development activities significantly influenced the organizational structure and culture, right innovation management provides a competitive advantage. This study aims to evaluate the impact on the competitive advantage of innovation management by putting out the importance of innovation management.

Küreselleşme sürecinde ortaya çıkan yeni ekonomik düzen içerisinde gerçekleştirilen Ar-Ge faaliyetleri ile özellikle katma değeri yüksek ürünlerin üretiminde artış sağlanması mümkün olmaktadır. Bu nedenle Ar-Ge'ye ayrılan paylar ve yapılan harcamalar büyümenin gerçekleşmesinde ve hızlanmasında önemli bir etken olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Çalışmada Türkiye'nin Ar-Ge harcamaları ile büyüme performansı arasındaki ilişki analiz edilmiştir. Bu amaçla 1990-2015 döneminde Türkiye'deki Ar-Ge harcamaları ile gayri safi yurt içi hasıla verileri ele alınmıştır. Johansen Eşbütünleşme Analizi ile uzun dönemde Ar-Ge harcamaları ile büyüme arasında eşbütünleşme ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca Ar-Ge harcamaları ile büyüme arasında karşılıklı bir nedensellik ilişkisine ulaşılmıştır.

Purpose-Today technology ise one of the main driving force of economic growth. Indicators as high-technology exports and patent show the progress of technological development of economies. In this study evaluation of the relationship between high-technology exports, patent and economic growth in Turkey was aimed. Methodology-The relationship between high-technology exports, patent and economic growth in Turkey have been investigated for 1990-2015 period. The stationary of variables have been tested by Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, the causality relationship between variables have been investigated by Vector Autoregressive (VAR)Granger Causality test. For long term relationship Johansen Cointegration test and Vector Error Correction (VEC) Granger Causality test have been conducted respectively. Findings-Study results showed a causality relationship from both high-technology exports and patent to economic growth. A long term relationship has been identified by Johansen Cointegration test and one way causality relationship has been also found from both high-technology exports and patent to economic growth in long term. Conclusion-The study results showed that both high-technology exports and patent accelerate economic growth in short and long term. In Turkey policies should be establish in order to support the production and exportation of high-technology products and to increase patent applications.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth. Although there is no consensus on the relationship between foreign direct investment flows and economic growth in the literature, a growing view in recent years shows that foreign direct investments have contribution on economic growth. These investments act as a main factor for the economic growth of both developed and developing countries. Panel data analysis is used for the empirical study for evaluating the relationship between foreign direct investments and GDP. Data from 14 OECD countries for GDP and foreign direct investments for the 1990-2017 period is used. According to the results of the study, a positive relationship between foreign direct investments and economic growth was identified.

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