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Vanya Grigorova
Genesis of Modern Marketing Networks
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In modern economic practice as a natural result of a number of public and market processes emerge groupings of organizations with a common strategic objective, referred to as "networks". This form is a phenomenon with a complex manifestation and it is studied by a number of theories relating to networks - field of economics, which is still developing. So the motives of this study are several: to track groups of factors (etymological, philosophical and economic) that lead to the emergence of networks to clarify their inherent characteristics, to reveal the specifics of their manifestation in the marketing field and in result to enrich modern marketing paradigm to be able to develop new scientific approaches to building and managing marketing networks in Bulgaria.
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Nikolay Zhivkov
Democracy in the Writings of Venelin Ganev
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Venelin Ganev’s publications from the beginning of the last century view the requirements to the subjects of the government process for democracy when participating in it. In the mid 40s he presents his complete view of democracy. It is defined as a form of state structure and state government.
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Georgi Georgiev Dimitrov
Economic Efficiency Due to Improvements in the Road Infrastructure of the Transport Corridors on the Territories of the Republic of Bulgaria
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In the present study economic efficiency for users of road infrastructure in its building in directions of the land trans European transport corridors in the territory of the country. For the purpose shall be calculated the potential savings in operating costs, by using the method of the scenarios. In the case of the first variant road infrastructure is in this condition, and in the second option, it is accepted that are already built priority projects for the construction of highways and speed roads.
The main purpose of the study is to determine from a consumer point of view to which transport corridors it is economic priority to focus resources and efforts to build the road their infrastructure.
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Valentin Milinov
Investment Portfolios of Insurance Companies: Essence, Structure, Problems
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The article reviews the nature and changes in the investment portfolios of insurance companies in crisis. Investment of equity and reserves is an essential part of the overall activities of insurance companies. Insurance companies' asset management includes investments in securities that generate investment and operating cash flows in the financial markets. Under the conditions of a global financial crisis efficient investment portfolios must be built on optimal diversification of the various types of investment in order to reduce the investment risk.
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Silvia Todorova Dimitrova
Cultural Policy of Municipalities – Local Population’s Evaluation
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An essential element of public policy is the field of culture. In this sense, a significant milestone in the implementation of cultural policy, in terms of the distinctiveness of municipalities, is the assessment of the population, for which it is developed. The aim of this publication is to present the support of the local population for cultural policy by the assessment of included in it: cultural activities, priorities, segmentation of users (residents and visitors) and coherence with other public policies.
The article presents the results of the population survey on cultural policy implemented in six municipalities in Bulgaria - Kavarna, Balchik, Biala, Shabla, Avren and Dolni Chiflik. With the help of questionnaires were obtained estimates for cultural activities, infrastructure priorities and bottlenecks, as well as consistency with other public policies. Top rated are Kavarna and Balchik on the variety, intensity of the cultural calendar and cultural infrastructure, as well as the consistency of their public policies. Overall, the highest degree of consistency was observed between cultural policy and tourism. The results show that in the segmentation of users we cannot give priority to one category only - locals or visitors. They are equally represented as beneficients of cultural policy.
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Andrey Zahariev
Optimization of the Capital Structure of the Companies in Bulgaria (2011) – Technology and Practice
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The current survey aims to develop a technology for optimization of the capital structure of the Bulgarian firms based on empirical data in 2011. The study is an attempt to enlarge the researches in the field of the capital management under Bulgarian conditions. The resulted massive decapitalization of the Bulgarian stock exchange after 2008 introduce new, increased requirements towards the financial management in both tasks, firstly, in the construction of IPO’s, and secondly, in keeping the value of the company’s shares on levels, attractive for the institutional investors. The empirical results confirm the hypotheses for the existence of an applicable for the Bulgarian conditions technology for optimization of the capital structure of the Bulgarian firms.
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Hristo Nikolov
Organizational Structures in Management Systems - Science and Practice in Industrial Enterprises
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The article provides a theoretical overview of the nature and role of organizational structures in the enterprise management system. The processes that affect them are considered, as a result of which changes should be made in the organizational structures of enterprises in order to achieve effective management. Management systems are characterized. A definition of the industrial enterprise as a system is given and its main characteristics are indicated. The main approaches and methods of enterprise management are considered. The organizational structure in the management system is a variable of the internal environment of the industrial enterprise as a result of the influence of both internal and external factors.
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Kristiyan Hadjiev, Nadia Marinova
Project-based Management/A Project Perspective of Management
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This article examines theoretical and methodological traits of project management and their practical dimensions. It proposes a project-based management perspective and argues that this perspective enjoys the flexibility enabling an organization to respond to volatile environmental stimuli, to foster its creative capacity and to maintain its competitiveness. The proposed conceptual principles and models are elicited by analyzing the structure of the management process and examining its impact on the achievement of various strategic (project) goals. Finally, we identify specific team characteristics and leadership responsibilities conducive to best results in project management.
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Krasimir Angelov Krumov
Software-Defined Networks as a Basis for the Information Infrastructure of the Future
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Increasing information needs in the corporate sector changed the generally accepted conceptions for design and construction of modern computer networks. Nowadays, services and applications being developed require flexibility and efficiency when using the capacity of the communication channels. The existing network architectures have the potential to fulfill this requirement, but at the cost of a lot of resources. That drew the attention of many specialists to a new architectural concept – SDN, which provides a better management for the network infrastructure of business organizations.
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Krasimira Slaveva
Comparative Analysis for Structural Changes in Export and Import of Bulgaria for the Period 1992-2009
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After 1989, in the Economy of Bulgaria a number of transformations were made, leading to significant economic reforms. The change in the organization of economic processes, the opening of the country to the world and the ability to access international markets, caused both structural changes in production and foreign trade. Commodity structure of foreign trade is a reflection of the status and structure of the national economy.
The article examined the foreign trade structure and dynamics of the general measurers of structural changes for the period 1992-2009. The study includes the establishment of changes in export and import structure and monitoring of trends in summary measures of structural changes. The survey results show that: compared with 1992, there are significant changes in the export structure; predicting of the dynamics of structural change in export and import is risky because of diverse change in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the foreign trade and its structure are important factors that determine both the direction and pace of development of national economy.
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Yasen Daskalov
Standardized Approach to Identification of Infrastructure Assets in Public Sector
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This paper presents accounting analysis of infrastructure assets as elements of fixed assets in the public sector. Infrastructure assets are significant assets for the public sector. Significant resources of the society are invested in these assets. This paper defines public sector assets and outlines major differences with the definitions in the private sector. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the regulations on infrastructure assets in the European Accounting Rules and International Public Sector Accounting Standards. The paper presents the main accounting policies applied in accounting for infrastructure assets in New Zealand, which is one of the few countries in the world that apply the full version of International Public Sector Accounting Standards. Some of the problems in accounting for infrastructure assets in Bulgaria have been systematized.
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Viktor Hadjiev
Structural Model of Organizational Behavior
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The study examines the interaction between managerial processes, structure and goals. The nature of this interaction is conditioned upon the level of interdependence between various managerial activities and their level of complexity. The argument is that the level of managerial comprehension of organizational processes and activities is a preconditioning factor optimizing organizational performance. In addition, the study introduces a conceptual framework the helps reveal the nature of interdependence between the examined managerial units in the implementation stage of the planned strategic goals. A number of environmental factors are put into perspective in the light of strategic decision-making and organizational behavior optimization.
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Daniela Feschiyan
Financial Analysis of the Structure, Composition and Effective Use of Publicly Owned Real Estate
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The research presents the structure and content for a system of indicators for financial analysis of publicly owned real estate. The aim is to clarify the logic, significance, numerical values and methods of use of the proposed indicators for financial analysis and evaluation of the effective use real estate. Potential approaches of examining their comparability and compatibility with other indicators, as well as opportunities for clustering of similar performance and time tracking analysis of objects are discussed. The methodology for deriving the indicators and their meanings enables the study of the effectiveness of the functioning of publicly owned real estate. The proposed system of indicators will improve the effective decision making in the management of publicly owned real estate. Developed by the author, a system of indicators of financial analysis of municipal property was piloted in 6 municipalities in South-Eastern Europe - the Municipality of Tirana, Municipality of Bucharest, Sofia Municipality, Municipality of Athens, City of Zagreb, and Municipality of Cajetina.
