The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between stock values of the companies serving in the transportation sector in Turkey and exchange rate. In addition to being an alternative investment tool for transportation sector share values, it is possible that the effects of exchange rate on the share values will be different with its structure affecting both their costs and their transportation demands. Therefore, it is likely to have a nonlinear relationship between the two variables. XULAS variable formed by transportation companies in the BIST index and TL equivalent of USD which is the basic exchange rate all over the world are used in the analysis. The data consists of 971 observations on a weekly basis covering the period between 2 January 2000 and 16 September 2018. The asymmetric causality test is used to determine the unidirectional causal relationship between the shocks in the variables. The obtained results reveal a situation contrary to the general view of negative relationship. It is also hoped that the findings will be useful in developing investment strategies for existing and potential investors in the market.

As essential and significant interfaces in the maritime transportation chain, ports operate in a dynamic and competitive environment. Port managers’ competencies are critical intellectual capital for ports to react to the demands of this changing environment. This research aims to identify the critical managerial competencies of container port senior managers in strategically managing the container port in a dynamic and competitive environment. The study was carried out in two steps, and structured interview and Delphi methods were used. As a result, 26 critical managerial competencies for senior managers of container ports are determined in this study, including technical and operational, human and social, cognitive and conceptual competencies. The outcomes of this study are expected to contribute to the relevant literature and provide useful insights to practitioners in designing and implementing human resource development strategies in port management.

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Competition starts with existence of life itself. In order to survive in the globalizing world, it is a great necessity for companies to provide sustainable competitive advantage. In this sense, in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, factors affecting competition should be deeply perceived and implemented. In recent years, logistics sector has had a complex structure as global competition has been increasing and logistics capabilities are getting more and more critical for the success of logistics service providers. For this reason, it is aimed to determine the attitudes of senior managers who are working in the logistics service provider companies in Izmir towards the factors affecting competition. For this purpose, Delphi method, which is a qualitative research method, has been applied in this research. In the first round of Delphi research, 29 factors affecting competition obtained from the literature review have been asked to experts under six groups and a consensus has been tried to be reached. As a result of the first round, for 6 factors a consensus could not be reached, and then the statements have been re-evaluated and detailed, and another Delphi form for second round has been prepared and implemented. According to the findings, t the valuable, sense of market opportunities and sensitivity to the market, the ability to integrate employees' knowledge and skills with the routines of their operations, after-sales service and reliability which are the factors affecting competition for logistics service providers have been fully agreed upon by logistics service providers. All factors related to dynamic capabilities approach associated with competition in the literature have been considered important by logistics service providers. There has no consensus on the factors related to threats / barriers faced by new entrants in the logistics sector and bargaining power of service buyers.