This study aims to examine the effects of green innovation on environmentally sensitive company performance. Here, green innovation includes green product and process sub-dimensions and environmentally efficient company performance has also two sub-dimensions as environmental performance and competitive advantage of company through its green facilities. In order to find out relationship between green innovation and environmentally sensitive company performance a survey was performed among companies which present first 500 companies with their turnover according to Istanbul Chamber of Industry's records. With gathered data from survey study, correlation and regression analyses were conducted. Moreover, to detect if there is any difference according to company characteristics, some further analyses were performed. Results of this study states that, green innovation activities have significant effect on a company's environmental performance and competitive advantage. Especially, green process innovation explains changes on environmental performance and competitive advantage. Any green difference of company's basic processes not only reduces company's environmental effects but also moves the company to a better position among its competitors.

This study aims to examine Turkish companies from a sustainability and green innovation point of view. Through this purpose, this research’s objective is to find out relationship between sustainability drivers and green innovation and also to search for green organizational culture’s mediation effect in this relationship. Survey was carried in companies operating in Turkey which were listed among Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) Top 500 companies for last 3 years successively and have ISO14001 Environmental Management Certificate. According to the survey results, it was manifested that factors directing companies to sustainability having a positive relationship with green organizational culture and green innovation. It is found that there is a partial mediation effect of green organizational culture between sustainability drivers and green innovation.

This study aims to examine Turkish companies from a sustainability and green innovation point of view. Through this purpose, this research’s objective is to find out relationship between sustainability drivers and green innovation and also to search for green organizational culture’s mediation effect in this relationship. Survey was carried in companies operating in Turkey which were listed among Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) Top 500 companies for last 3 years successively and have ISO14001 Environmental Management Certificate. According to the survey results, it was manifested that factors directing companies to sustainability having a positive relationship with green organizational culture and green innovation. It is found that there is a partial mediation effect of green organizational culture between sustainability drivers and green innovation.

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Mental workload is a popular topic for ergonomics, psychology, and organizational behavior-related studies. Difficulties and differences in defining and measurement of mental workload engage the attention of scholars to the concept. Furthermore, the importance of mental workload on performance and burn out increases attention to the topic for empirical studies. In this chapter, the authors reveal the relations between mental workload, burnout, and job performance. Data were obtained from 144 academicians in Turkey. Results demonstrated that mental workload has a 1) positive impact on burn out and 2) negative impact on job performance of academicians. Moreover, it was found that burn out and job performance are negatively correlated. Finally, findings reported that there are differences among some demographic variables in accordance with mental workload, burn out, and job performance.