2013, ISSUE 1

As a prerequisite for realizing the objectives of the administrative reform in Bulgaria is considered the change of the management style of public administration, by adapting and applying the approaches and tools used in business administration. Achieving high quality of the administrative services, efficiency and effectiveness of their creation activities highlight the critical importance of operations management in the public sector organizations and institutions. The object of this study is…

With the beginning of the transition towards market economy and democratic government of the state is initiated the beginning of the health reform. Nearly a quarter of a century later the health services in Bulgaria are in serious condition. The aim of the present article is to present main problems which restrain the future development of the health system in Bulgaria. For that purpose are investigated trends on a world scale in the field of health which direct challenges toward health system…

This paper gives an interpretation to the necessary and the sufficient conditions of the Bulgaria (and each of member states) full value participation in the EU's cohesion policy. At short range, the paper contents are directed: to reveal the conditions of the utility using in Bulgaria (for this member state and for the EU) of the Common Strategic Framework financial resources, that will be disposable for the country during the period 2014-2020; to assess the degree of fulfillment of these…

This article discusses the current issues in the management of the audit of the insurance company and its role in reducing risk and improving its competitiveness, attention was paid to the need for audit of the management structures and functions, and its content is considered basic principles and procedures for carrying out the audit and guidelines for the use of the information obtained by the insurance company managers for decision making, reveals the role of the auditor as a consultant and…

This study presents a conception for team and its characteristics. The conception is developed for the purpose of teams' performance controlling in the organization. The conception is based on classical and contemporary achievements of a number of management, social and psychological sciences. The study is worked out in two parts. The first part presents the author's notion about the nature of team. The second part clarifies characteristics by which the team is described for the purpose…