2018, Issue 1

Today`s globalized world and knowledge-based economy as well as the recent evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) impose new requirements and challenges to the Higher Education (HE). The universities should integrate new educational technologies, ICT-based teaching methodologies and tools, new approaches to teaching and learning, in order to create opportunities for entry to new markets and new global partnerships, to stimulate new distribution and delivery approaches and…

Digital marketing talent crisis is global and part of the wider digital skills deficit. Even the digital natives' generation has digital skills shortfalls. European Commission monitoring of the digital single market identifies that many of the EU countries have a deficit in digital capacities. The aim of the paper is to explore the opportunities that Joint European Master's Degree in Digital and Social provide for bridging the skills gap. it is grounded on the supported by Erasmus programme…

This article discusses the essence of sustainable management of social structures. An attempt has been made to clarify the "points of contact" between the two modem management concepts - social enterprises and sustainable management. The approaches to modem interpretations of the sustainable management of social enterprises and innovations, as well as the indicators for evaluation of this management in the modem world, are briefly explained. As a result of the analyzed research, a typology…

In global economy corporate social responsibility (CSR) is synonym of sustainable development. The European debate in this point of view relates directly to perspectives of non-financial reporting of companies in the European Union. The goal of publication is to deepen the theoretical analysis of the corporate social responsibility based on actuel academic publication, to analyze the European definition, ti investigate the main tendencies in corporate social policies in Bulgarian firms, to illustrate…

Technology-Enabled Services have changed the way people live. Their massive usage has influenced the attitude and knowledge of users regarding their relationship with the service system and staff, their involvement as a co-producers, the formation of the value-added and service quality. Although technology plays a key role in innovation or the shifting of a number of traditionally existing services from the market, it can be asserted that the engine of these changes is not just technology. Driving…

This article discusses the essence of sustainable management of social structures. An attempt has been made to clarify the "points of contact" between the two modem management concepts - social enterprises and sustainable management. The approaches to modem interpretations of the sustainable management of social enterprises and innovations, as well as the indicators for evaluation of this management in the modem world, are briefly explained. As a result of the analyzed research, a typology…

Maintaining high market share in the logistic business of express delivery services requires continuous monitoring of technologies and innovations' implementation in business sectors where the main contracting entities operate. Three-dimensional printing technology (3D printing) is using more actively in different manufacturing and service sectors, which reflects on the production process and supply chain in these sectors. Particularly relevant are the questions about changes in consumers'…

This study is devoted to the quality of the loans, extended by commercial banks in Bulgaria in the period 2007 - March 2017. The dynamics of the quality of bank loans has been analysed by researching some key indicators of the state of credit portfolios. The major factors have been extrapolated which have an impact on the studied dynamics and the main trends in the quality of loans have been outlined. The current state of the quality of the credit portfolio of the banking system has been researched…

This study is devoted to the quality of the loans, extended by commercial banks in Bulgaria in the period 2007 - March 2017. The dynamics of the quality of bank loans has been analysed by researching some key indicators of the state of credit portfolios. The major factors have been extrapolated which have an impact on the studied dynamics and the main trends in the quality of loans have been outlined. The current state of the quality of the credit portfolio of the banking system has been researched…

This study is focused on the �price-to-sales ratio� (P/S) and the �enterprise value-to-sales ratio� (EV/S), which are used in relative valuation, in the analysis of companies� performance, as well as in the analysis of different sectors and of the market as a whole. Special attention is paid to certain important requirements, related to the correct interpretation of market and sector averages of these ratios nowadays, including against the background of their historic levels. The identification,…