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  Information Society in European Union and Bulgaria – Situation and Trends in Information and Communication Technologies Usage

  The European Union has long recognized the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as key factor to greater competitiveness and integration of business organizations of the continent into the global economy. Currently, the transition to the Information Society has no alternative. Matter of national choice of each Member State, ... The European Union has long recognized the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as key factor to greater competitiveness and integration of business organizations of the continent into the global economy. Currently, the transition to the Information Society has no alternative. Matter of national choice of each Member State, including Bulgaria, is not whether to build such, but manner and forms of its realization. Development of Information Society is a cross-border and transnational process in which individual countries implement their national policies. The theme of this paper is to investigate legislation, condition and trends in European Information Society. The aim of the study is a comparative analysis of indicators characterizing the Information Society in Europe as a whole and Bulgaria in particular. An empirical data from the websites of Eurostat, National Statistical Institute and the survey with the participation of the author are used for achieving the objective.

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  Interests and Behavioural Consistency in the Management System

  Individual behaviour is guided by self-interest. The self-interest of the subject of management is extended to a number of functional and group interests. Despite the partial discrepancy between the interest of an individual and the interest of the organization they belong to, when choosing an alternative of management decision the subject of ... Individual behaviour is guided by self-interest. The self-interest of the subject of management is extended to a number of functional and group interests. Despite the partial discrepancy between the interest of an individual and the interest of the organization they belong to, when choosing an alternative of management decision the subject of management often shows behavioural consistency under the influence of internal psychological factors. The subject of management is also often characterized by plurality, which is why their behavior is based on the congruence between the interests of a subject and an object of management and on the balance of the interests of a number of external stakeholders.

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  Order, Chaos, Control

  The accent is on the necessity to rethink the chaos as having considerable potential for the realization of unusual management practices. The crisis in the value system is a factor that causes disorder and the permanent values presume order. The article examines the relation between the social system and the natural environment, some management ... The accent is on the necessity to rethink the chaos as having considerable potential for the realization of unusual management practices. The crisis in the value system is a factor that causes disorder and the permanent values presume order. The article examines the relation between the social system and the natural environment, some management models in the aspect of the following categories: order, chaos, management, individualism and holism.