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  INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR GOOD MANAGEMENT

  The concept of good management is directly related to the sustainable development policy. As such, it requires decision-making and regulation of relationships in an environment of uncertainty. In such conditions the achievement of the objective depends on a successful combination of the implemented management tools and practices. Thus innovation ... The concept of good management is directly related to the sustainable development policy. As such, it requires decision-making and regulation of relationships in an environment of uncertainty. In such conditions the achievement of the objective depends on a successful combination of the implemented management tools and practices. Thus innovation and innovative management become a key factor for the success of the organization. The purpose of the study is to review the innovative practices implemented by organizations. The research thesis: The organizational innovation is a key factor for sustainable management of a modern business organization. The authors set the following specific objectives to prove the thesis: 1. To review and analyze the theoretical concepts of innovations in management; 2. To conduct a field research on the existing management innovations; 3. To construct a model of innovative management; As a result of the theoretical and empirical research the following is achieved: • The terminology in the area of innovation and innovative business management is summarized and systematized. • Management innovation is characterized. • An innovative management model is presented. • Organizational innovation is analysed as a precondition for good management. • The achieved results are summarized and specific applied and research results are drawn

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  CHALLENGES FACING THE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION FINANCING BY BANKS

  The main purpose of this study is by analyzing the business practice in Bulgaria to identify the main problems facing the financing of housing construction, with an emphasis on bank financing. To achieve this objective the following should be clarified: (1) the specifics of housing construction; (2) the specifics of the investment process and ... The main purpose of this study is by analyzing the business practice in Bulgaria to identify the main problems facing the financing of housing construction, with an emphasis on bank financing. To achieve this objective the following should be clarified: (1) the specifics of housing construction; (2) the specifics of the investment process and financing of housing construction; (3) to analyze the status and trends of housing construction under the conditions of a global financial crisis; and (4) to study the situation and the problems facing the financing of housing construction in our country, incl. bank financing. This analysis uses public data from National Statistical Institute, specialized analyses and studies concerning the issues, other publicly available data, results of a conducted online survey (September 2014) on the bank loans offered to finance the purchase or construction of housing, an electronic survey (April 2016) on the state of housing construction in Bulgaria, as well as information from interviews and informal conversations with representatives of construction companies in the field of housing. The online survey was conducted through Google Forms of Google Docs. The data are processed and presented in tables and charts using MS Office Excel 2016

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  RESEARCH ON THE PROCESSES OF INTEGRATION AND DIFFERENTIATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

  The international regional integration and the processes taking place at the economic formations have been the subject of numerous economic, political and sociological studies since the 1950s. The core question that arises, in this regard, is if there can be noticed occurrence of processes, contradictory to the integration – processes of ... The international regional integration and the processes taking place at the economic formations have been the subject of numerous economic, political and sociological studies since the 1950s. The core question that arises, in this regard, is if there can be noticed occurrence of processes, contradictory to the integration – processes of differentiation and disintegration. The purpose of the study is to examine the processes of integration and differentiation within the European Union and the factors for their occurrence and development. The paper presents an analysis of the European integration process as well as a study on the factors, influencing the stability in the EU. Analyzed are the foreign trade flows of a group of Eastern European countries that are EU members – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia. The direction of the foreign trade connections of these countries with countries within the EU, as well as with non-EU countries, is examined as a factor for development of differentiation in the EU. The paper argues that the redirection of foreign trade flows from a group of certain Eastern European countries that are EU Member States, to non-EU countries, could be examined as a factor for the occurrence of processes of differentiation within the EU