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A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MCDM FRAMEWORK FOR CORPORATE GROWTH PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BIST TEXTILE FIRMS

KURUMSAL BÜYÜME PERFORMANSINA YÖNELİK ÇOK BOYUTLU BİR ÇKKV ÇERÇEVESİ: BİST TEKSTİL FİRMALARI ÜZERİNE KANITLAR

Osman Yavuz Akbulut(SIVAS CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-9225-1728
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1852–1879
Publication Date
2026-09-25
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Moreover, the sensitivity and robustness analyses conducted confirm that the suggested integrated framework produces methodologically consistent, stable, and reliable results.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study proposes a novel hybrid decision-making model for the multidimensional assessment of the growth performance of textile firms listed on BIST.
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Key Findings & Data:The proposed framework integrates the MAXC, WENSLO, and SWI approaches, whereby MAXC and WENSLO are employed for the objective weighting of the chosen performance metrics and SWI is utilized for the ranking of firms according to their growth performance.
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Conclusion & Impact:Moreover, the sensitivity and robustness analyses conducted confirm that the suggested integrated framework produces methodologically consistent, stable, and reliable results.
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📍Scope:2015–2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Büyüme Performansı · Tekstil Sektörü · MAXC

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This study proposes a novel hybrid decision-making model for the multidimensional assessment of the growth performance of textile firms listed on BIST. The proposed framework integrates the MAXC, WENSLO, and SWI approaches, whereby MAXC and WENSLO are employed for the objective weighting of the chosen performance metrics and SWI is utilized for the ranking of firms according to their growth performance. The applicability and validity of the model are tested through a case study drawing on the annual financial data of sixteen BIST-listed textile firms over the 2015–2025 period. The integrated weighting findings obtained in the first stage of the assessment process reveal that Tobin's Q ratio constitutes the most decisive criterion in explaining the growth performance of textile firms, followed respectively by net sales growth rate and total debt growth rate. According to the SWI-based ranking findings derived in the second stage, BLCYT emerges as the highest-performing firm while DIRIT records the lowest growth performance score. Moreover, the sensitivity and robustness analyses conducted confirm that the suggested integrated framework produces methodologically consistent, stable, and reliable results.

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Bu çalışmada, BİST’te işlem gören tekstil firmalarının büyüme performansının çok boyutlu olarak değerlendirilmesine yönelik yeni bir bütünleşik karar verme modelinin önerilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Sunulan karar çerçevesi; MAXC, WENSLO ve SWI yaklaşımlarının entegrasyonunu içermektedir. Bu modelde MAXC ve WENSLO seçilen performans göstergelerine ilişkin nesnel ağırlıkların belirlenmesinde, SWI ise firmaların büyüme performansı açısından sıralanması sürecinde kullanılmıştır. Önerilen karar modelinin kullanılabilirliği ve uygulanabilirliği, 2015–2025 dönemi için BİST'te işlem gören on altı tekstil firmasının yıllık finansal verileri üzerinden gerçekleştirilen vaka analizi aracılığıyla test edilmiştir. Değerlendirme sürecinin birinci aşamasında elde edilen entegre ağırlıklandırma sonuçları, Tobin Q oranının tekstil firmalarının büyüme performansının açıklanmasında en belirleyici kriter olduğunu ortaya koymakta; bunu sırasıyla net satış büyüme oranı ve toplam borç büyüme oranı izlemektedir. İkinci aşamada uygulanan SWI yöntemine dayalı sıralama sonuçlarına göre BLCYT en yüksek büyüme performansını sergileyen firma olarak öne çıkarken DIRIT en düşük büyüme performansı skorunu kaydetmiştir. Ayrıca gerçekleştirilen duyarlılık ve sağlamlık analizleri, önerilen entegre karar modelinin metodolojik açıdan tutarlı, kararlı ve güvenilir sonuçlar ürettiğini teyit etmektedir.

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Akbulut, O. Y. (2026). A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MCDM FRAMEWORK FOR CORPORATE GROWTH PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BIST TEXTILE FIRMS. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 1, 1852–1879. https://doi.org/10.31671/doujournal.1955993

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