https://journals.academicianstudies.com/jimra <p class="xmsonormal">Journal of International Management Research and Applications (JIMRA) is an international, open-access and academic peer-reviewed journal that aims to contribute to the literature by including original studies in the field of management sciences. The journal publishes theoretical and/or applied studies that contribute to the field. JIMRA started to be published in 2022, and it is published twice a year in June and December. The publication languages of the journal are Turkish and English.</p> Doç. Dr. Serhat ERAT en-US Journal of International Management Research and Applications 2980-0528 https://journals.academicianstudies.com/jimra/article/view/224 <p>This study examines how urbanization affected CO₂ emissions in selected 24 upper-middle income countries between 1990 and 2014. It contributes to the literature by investigating the nonlinear impact of urbanization while accounting for dynamics of cross-sectional dependency within the sample. By taking advantage of the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) and the Environmental Kuznet Curve (EKC) hypothesis and balanced panel data technique ecological modernization theory has been empirically proved. The evidence showed that, except for a small part of the countries belonging to the sample (Mauritius, Guatemala, Indonesia, China, Azerbaijan, and North Macedonia), the urbanization levels they reached within the analyzed period have already tended to reduce carbon dioxide. Apart from this, economic growth, population, and technology elasticities of carbon emission are positive, that is, in harmony with the existing STIRPAT model literature. The evidence in this article can provide a guide for policymakers and urban planners in upper-middle income countries for all steps to be taken to prevent climate change.</p> Hüseyin İnce Suat Mumcu Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of International Management Research and Applications 2023-12-29 2023-12-29 2 2 1 17 https://journals.academicianstudies.com/jimra/article/view/226 <p style="font-weight: 400;">In this paper, we analyze the effects of geographical characteristics and trade network positions of the countries on the international trade. For this purpose, we employ a gravity model of international trade and combine gravity, network, and trade datasets for the years between 1995 and 2010. We use country-specific properties such as GDP, population, and other geographical variables for the countries in this study. Besides, we also divide the data into developed and developing countries to analyze the differences among countries in terms of economic development. Apart from explanatory variables which are country-specific properties, we utilize network variables such as degree, strength, closeness, and eigenvector. Our findings show that the network variables positively and significantly affect bilateral trade. Since these variables are related with the position of the countries in the network, we conclude that countries having central role in international trade network involve in higher trade volumes.</p> Hasan Karaboga Halit Yanikkaya Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of International Management Research and Applications 2023-12-29 2023-12-29 2 2 18 35