%0 Journal Article %T The Evaluation of Businesses using the Upper Echelons Theory and BIST Sustainability Index Criteria %A A. G£¿zde G£¿z¨¹m %A G. P£¿nar Acar %J - %D 2018 %X Corporate sustainability is an organizational approach that creates long -term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing the risks associated with economic, environmental, and social developments. Sustainability operations are generally decided by the top management. From this perspective, this study aims to analyze businesses with using the Upper Echelons Theory and BIST Sustainability Index criteria. The demographical variables of the top managers of volunteer businesses and the businesses which has already right to be in the index but not indexed were compared. The results show that while there were no significant differences in mean age and tenure, there was a significant difference in education level between the two groups %K S¨¹rd¨¹r¨¹lebilirlik Endeksi %K Y£¿netim kurulu %K £¿cra kurulu %K BIST %U http://dergipark.org.tr/iuiieyd/issue/38206/441418