Bu çalışmanın temel konusu internet ve e-ticarettir. Tarihsel sürece baktığımızda, internetin temellerinin günümüz kullanımından çok farklı bir amaç için atıldığı görülmektedir. Başlangıçta belirli bir kesime hitap eden internet zaman içerisinde herkesin kullanımına açılmıştır. İnternetin herkes tarafından kullanılmaya başlaması ise girişimcilere yeni ufuklar açmıştır. Bu bağlamda firmalar önemli ölçüde ürün ve hizmetlerinin satış ve pazarlamasını sanal ağlara taşımışlardır. Zamanla e-ticaret olarak adlandırılan sanal ağlar üzerinden yapılan ticarete güven artmış ve önemli bir ticaret platformu haline gelmiştir. Günümüzde internet ve e-ticaret birlikte gelişmektedir. İnternette meydana gelen gelişmeler e-ticareti etkilerken, e-ticarette meydana gelen gelişmeler de interneti etkilemektedir.

Bu çalışma üç temel bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde internet ve e-ticaret kavramları açıklanmış ve bu kavramların birleşenleri hakkında bilgi verilmiştir. İkinci bölümde, e-ticaretin gelişmesine yönelik dünyada ve Türkiye’de yapılan temel çalışmalara yer verilmiştir. Üçüncü ve son bölümde ise internet ve e-ticaret ile ilgili sayısal veriler derlenerek zaman içerisinde internet ve e-ticarette meydana gelen değişmeler vurgulanmıştır.

Adam Smith, with “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” published in 1776 is unanimously hailed as the founder of economics as a social science and also of “economic liberalism” or “capitalism” as it is called to contrast it with “socialism”, the latter propagated by K. Marx at a later date.

The group of economists that followed A.Smith, including such notable names as D.Ricardo, N.W.Senior, John Stuart Mill, culminating in Alfred Marshall (1890: Principles of Economics) is called the “Classical School” or alternately the “Manchester School” to refer to their place of origin. Their macroeconomic system is called the “Classical System”. Having accepted the Malthusian law of population (T.Robert Malthus: 1798 Essays on the Principle of Population) D. Ricardo had come up with a model in which growth eventually comes to a halt, moving to that point, however, all along at full employment equilibrium.This was also in line with the views of Adam Smith. Marshall had introduced the concept of elasticities and used the partial method of analysis. In contrast, Leon Walras, in his “Eléments d’Economie Pure ou Theorie de La Richesse Sociale” used the general equilibrium approach to prove that the economy arrives automatically to full employment equilibrium, following Adam Smith and the Classical School.

This book offers a summary of the basic views and conclusions of Adam Smith concerning economic regime, as is also followed by the rest of the members of the Classical School: In a milieu of perfect competition prevailing in all the markets or sectors of the economy, including the labor market, full employment equilibrium will be achieved automatically. This equilibrium will, therefore, also maximize the welfare of the workers because the market wage rate, with no intrusions from the government or the unions, will have ensured full employment. Hence, there is no need for interventionism, that is, for the state to intervene prices, wages, channeling of investments and economic decisions in general.

This study examines the effects of financial and moral incentives on employee performance within telecommunication organizations, focusing on Asiacell Company in Iraq.

The results indicate that a balanced incentive system integrating both financial and moral rewards generates higher levels of employee motivation, job satisfaction, and productivity compared to reliance on a single incentive type. Overall, the study concludes that while financial incentives are more effective in enhancing short-term performance, moral incentives—such as recognition, career development opportunities, and a supportive organizational culture—are essential for sustaining long-term employee engagement, loyalty, and innovation. Accordingly, the study recommends adopting a dual incentive strategy to strengthen sustainable performance and competitive advantage in the telecommunications sector.