Dear Readers,

Trends in Business and Economics, formerly known as the Journal of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Atatürk University, continues to build upon its academic legacy by offering an interdisciplinary perspective that sheds light on contemporary developments in the world of business and economics.

In the opening article of this issue, Ferhat Canlıtepe and Oğuz Saygın examine in detail the effect of foreign exchange positions on the financial performance of firms, using the Borsa Istanbul manufacturing sector as a case study. Following this, the work of Ömer Esen, Durmuş Çağrı Yıldırım, and Emre Akyurt provides valuable insights into how inflation and its uncertainty influence stock returns, offering implications for investor behavior.

Focusing on the use of AI-based tools in the digital age, Songül Bilgili Sülük and Serdar Pirtini conduct a netnographic analysis of ChatGPT usage in technology forums, framed within the Society 5.0 perspective. Emine Demet Ekinci Hamamcı and Tuba Şahinoğlu, on the other hand, present a sectoral analysis of the international competitiveness of the services sector in Turkey by examining its subcomponents.

İlker İbrahim Avşar compares the export performance of the G7 countries, China, and Turkey, offering a comprehensive evaluation of global trade dynamics. Şafak Sönmez Soydaş contributes a compelling application of AHP and TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making methods to portfolio selection processes.

The study by Şebnem Yücel and colleagues evaluates emotional labor and customer-induced social stressors among municipal employees, contributing significantly to the fields of public administration and organizational behavior. Hilal Öztürk Savaş and M. Koray Çetin explore international stock market dependencies through a causality approach, providing new findings on global financial integration.

The research by Ahmet Ayaz and his team investigates the adoption of the Microsoft Teams application among university students, shedding light on the growing role of digital learning tools in higher education. Finally, Bahri Fatih Tekin and Zekai Şenol analyze the connectedness between CDS premiums and oil markets using an asymmetric TVP-VAR approach, deriving valuable implications for portfolio strategies.

We believe this issue will serve as a rich resource for researchers interested in the fields of economics, finance, management, and technological transformation. We extend our sincere thanks to all authors, reviewers, and our editorial team for their invaluable contributions.

We would like to express our gratitude to the esteemed authors who contributed to this issue, and to the reviewers for their meticulous efforts throughout the evaluation process. We hope that our readers will benefit from these comprehensive and up-to-date studies and that the content will inspire new debates in the fields of business and economics.

Looking forward to seeing you in our future issues.

With our best regards,
Editorial Board
Trends in Business and Economics