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Ivan Angelov
Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Foreign Direct Investment Attraction Factors
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The tendency towards increasing digitalization, automation and robotics in numeral branches of the economy reflects on different aspects of the international business affairs. The paper examines the impact of the upcoming fourth industrial revolution on the foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction and realization processes. It studies the specific features of Industry 4.0, stressing their importance for the stakeholders in FDI.
The main problem examined in the article is the shifting of the key FDI attraction factors that is expected due to the industrial revolution. The analysis of the FDI attraction factors amendment finds that we can expect changes in the behaviour and priorities of FDI stakeholders, but not a decrease in the international capital flows.
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Admira Boshnyaku
Characteristics of the Business Environment in the Context of Industry 4.0
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Today’s business organisations operate in an extremely complex and rapidly changing business environment. Among the reasons for this dynamics are rapid technological progress, business globalization processes, changes in consumer requirements, etc. The fourth industrial revolution and the massive application of the technologies associated with it in all aspects of our lives, in combination with the COVID-19 pandemic, have significantly strengthened all these processes, changing important factors of the surrounding business environment and thus posing new requirements and challenges for companies. In this regard, this article examines the main groups of macro factors of the business organizations' environment, analyzes some changes in them and some new requirements caused by Industry 4.0, that business organizations should take into account in the process of strategic business planning.
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Lyudmil Nestorov
Characteristics of Bulgarian Economy during the World Economic Crisis 1929 – 1938
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The objective of this publication is to review the situation of Bulgarian economy during the world economic crisis from 1929 till 1933. The research employs empirical approach and comparative economic analysis. The effect of the crisis upon major sectors of Bulgarian economy, such as agriculture and industry, has been examined, as well as its impact on the state of domestic and foreign trade, the state finance and the circulation of currency.
A conclusion has been made that owing to the economic policy which the government conducted at the time, Bulgarian economy performed relatively well during the economic crisis and succeeded in minimizing the negative consequences of the crisis.
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Hristo Sirashki
Innovation Management – an Alternative for the Ecologization of Activities in the Mining Industry
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This paper deals with some theoretical issues concerning innovation management. The emphasis falls on the importance of keeping the environment clean and the activities carried out in the mining industry. It analyzes and evaluates the results of a study on the state of certain sites for raw materials mining. It also draws conclusions on the management of innovations concerning the ecologization of the mining industry.
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Elitsa Dolapchieva
The Politics of the Firm toward Employment's Motivation in Wine-Producing Industry
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