Mobilya Endüstrisinde Finansal Okuryazarlık Düzeyi: Gaziantep Şehri, Türkiye Örneği

Bu çalışmada mobilya endüstrisindeki yöneticilerin finansal okuryazarlık düzeyi incelenmiştir. Bu araştırmanın örneklemini, Gaziantep şehrinde faaliyet gösteren mobilya endüstrisindeki 30 yönetici oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama metodu olarak yüz yüze görüşme ile anket kullanılmış ve elde edilen bulgular frekans tabloları şeklinde gösterilmiştir. Bazı sonuçlar olarak, yöneticilerin %96,7’sinin taksitlendirme yaparken gelirlerini dikkate aldıkları ve kredi kartı kullanırken ödeme güçlerine göre harcama yaptıkları bulunmuştur. Diğer taraftan bu yöneticilerin %16,7’si İMF politikalarının ekonomi üzerindeki etkisini tartışamadıklarını ifade etmişlerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Finansal okuryazarlık, Ekonomik farkındalık, Finansal bilgi

Financial Literacy Level at Furniture Industry: A Sample of Gaziantep City, Turkey

In this research, financial literacy levels of managers were investigated at furniture industry sector. The specimen of this study comprised of 30 managers at Gaziantep furniture industry. Survey method was used for managers. Research data was analyzed by SPSS program. It was determined that while using credit card, 96,7% of managers spent with respect to ability to pay and takes into consideration their income when making installment. On the contrary, 16,7% of these managers said that they cannot estimate the influence of IMF policies about finance.

Keywords:

Financial literacy, Economic awareness, Financial knowledge,

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