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Article Analytic Hierarchy Process in Determining Aircraft Basic Maintenance Training Durations(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2026) Acikel, Gurkan; Temel, Mine AlemdarogluPurpose - Currently, in aircraft basic maintenance training, it is determined that various aircraft basic maintenance training organizations around the world apply different basic maintenance durations for the same modules of the same licence categories. Aircraft basic maintenance training organizations are lacking a common curriculum with standard durations for the basic maintenance training modules. To remedy the problems associated with this issue, the purpose of this study is to develop and demonstrate a quantifiable reference (i.e. theoretical training and evaluation content intensity) based scientific theoretical method to determine the durations of the basic theoretical maintenance trainings held for B1.1 and B2 licence categories in aircraft basic maintenance training organizations. Design/methodology/approach - The total basic maintenance training duration was first allocated to basic, theoretical and practical maintenance trainings. The obtained basic theoretical maintenance training duration was then allocated to related modules and submodules by using weighted theoretical training content intensity and weighted theoretical evaluation content intensity, which were obtained by applying a multi-criteria decision-making approach using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Findings - In this study, it was found that there is no standardization upon aircraft basic maintenance training organizations for the allocation of the basic maintenance training durations to modules. To remedy this problem, a scientific method, which relies on quantifiable reference bases rather than subjective reasoning, is needed. The reference bases of the proposed theoretical method (i.e. theoretical training and evaluation content intensity) can be tuned with the inclusion of the effect of basic knowledge requirements through multi-criteria decision-making (AHP). The theoretical method proposed in this work is robust in terms of resulting in close proximity values of the basic theoretical maintenance training durations for the common modules of B1.1 and B2 licence categories. The theoretical method is proven to yield greater basic theoretical maintenance training durations for modules having greater theoretical training and evaluation content intensity and lower basic theoretical maintenance training durations for modules having less theoretical training and evaluation content intensity. A distinct similarity in terms of basic theoretical maintenance training durations and the ranking of the modules (in terms of durations) is not present when the average of the training organizations is compared to the results of the theoretical method. A quantifiable reference (i.e. theoretical training and evaluation content intensity) based scientific theoretical method to determine basic theoretical maintenance training durations was developed and demonstrated. Practical implications - Results of this study would especially be useful in an international effort to standardize the different basic theoretical maintenance training durations applied in various aircraft basic maintenance training organizations. Originality/value - To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first in providing and demonstrating a scientific theoretical method based on a systematic, multi-criteria decision-making approach to determine the durations of the basic theoretical maintenance trainings.Article Regenerating Shopping Mall Interiors through Stakeholder Engagement and Participatory Design(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2026) Kocaili, Ergin Kemal; Ergun Kocaili, BuketPurposeThis paper explores how participatory design approaches contribute to the regeneration of shopping mall interiors, with a specific focus on the design and spatial configuration of public restroom areas - critical, yet often overlooked, components of user experience in commercial environments.Design/methodology/approachAdopting a case study methodology, the research combines user surveys, stakeholder interviews and spatial analysis to investigate the participatory redesign process of restroom facilities in Kentpark Shopping Mall, Ankara. The study uses both qualitative and quantitative tools to evaluate user needs and the resulting spatial changes.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that engaging multiple stakeholders - including users, maintenance staff and management - through participatory methods leads to more inclusive, functional and context-sensitive interior solutions. In particular, data gathered through participatory processes directly informed the redesign of the public restrooms, resulting in significant improvements in layout, accessibility and spatial efficiency.Practical implicationsThe study offers a replicable model for incorporating participatory design into the regeneration of commercial interior spaces. It shows how empirical data collection and stakeholder input can be translated into the actual design of wet spaces, such as public restrooms, enhancing both usability and facility performance in aging shopping malls.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the limited body of literature on participatory design in commercial interiors by foregrounding restrooms as a meaningful site of spatial regeneration. It bridges the fields of interior architecture, spatial design research and facility management.Book Part The Intellectual Structure of Academic Studies on Blue-Collar Workers(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2023) Asbas, Caner; Tuzlukaya, Sule; Eroglu, Halil; Kirkbesoglu, ErdemThe main purpose of the study is to examine the intellectual structure of academic studies on blue-collar workers. In this context, (1) productivity and evolution of the field, (2) conceptual dimensions, (3) citation density and (4) structure of academic networks related to blue-collar workers were analyzed. The findings of the study produced results covering all fields of science, not just management and organization. As a result of the study, blue-collar studies by years, the most cited blue-collar studies, the researchers who published the most frequently about blue-collar workers, the researchers who conducted the longest research on blue-collar workers, the most frequently used keywords and academic networks in blue-collar studies are determined. The most important finding is that the blue-collar issue is the common intersection point of different fields of science such as health, medicine, finance, management and organization, marketing, psychology and sociology.
