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  EVALUATION OF THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BULGARIAN BICYCLE PRODUCERS

  The main purpose of the study is to analyze and evaluate the degree to which Bulgarian manufacturers of bicycles perceive the concept of social responsibility in their policies, plans and actions. Having set the purpose, we can bring forward the fol-lowing research objectives including a study of the existing scientific and empirical knowledge in ... The main purpose of the study is to analyze and evaluate the degree to which Bulgarian manufacturers of bicycles perceive the concept of social responsibility in their policies, plans and actions. Having set the purpose, we can bring forward the fol-lowing research objectives including a study of the existing scientific and empirical knowledge in the field of social responsibility, developing a methodological set of tools, implementing the methodology in the enterprises of the researched industry and analyzing the results. The thesis which we intend to test is that the Bulgarian enterprises manufacturing bicycles do not benefit from the full capacity of corporate social responsibility as a tool for achieving their strategic aims. The results of the research have found expression in the developed industry oriented methodology for evaluation of corporate social responsibility which is tested in six of the existing nine enterprises that manufacture bicycles in Bulgaria. Having analyzed the received data, we have confirmed the research thesis and identified the main strengths and weaknesses of each of the researched business organizations with respect to their social responsibility

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  LEGISLATIVE AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PLANNING ACTIVITY IN BULGARIA – OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

  The purpose of the paper is to present the results of a study carried out on the legislative and methodological framework of the planning activity in Bulgaria. The object of the study is the planning activity in the field of regional development in Bulgaria, and its subject – the legislative and methodological framework, in which the documents for ... The purpose of the paper is to present the results of a study carried out on the legislative and methodological framework of the planning activity in Bulgaria. The object of the study is the planning activity in the field of regional development in Bulgaria, and its subject – the legislative and methodological framework, in which the documents for the strategic planning and programming of regional development are elaborated. The results are the basis for working out guidelines for improvement of the regional development planning practice and defining a list of recommended actions that will increase the quality of the strategic planning process in Bulgaria. The main research thesis is that the planning activity in Bulgaria is carried out under the conditions of imperfect institutional framework, including both legislative and methodological, which has a negative reflection on the development, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation of the planning documents

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  QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS - PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

  The globalization of social and economic life, the scarcity of resources for production, the increasingly high demands of consumers require a new look at quality standards. Quality management is linked to compliance with certain standards at national, European and international levels. The purpose of this study is to analyze the problems in ... The globalization of social and economic life, the scarcity of resources for production, the increasingly high demands of consumers require a new look at quality standards. Quality management is linked to compliance with certain standards at national, European and international levels. The purpose of this study is to analyze the problems in organizations related to quality and to propose solutions for their elimination. The tasks that are placed are: a description of the basic principles concerning quality; characterization of standardization and its benefits; description of eco-efficient management; analysis of resistance in a change in the quality standards; clarifying the nature of the investment for training of human resources. The research thesis is related to the fact that problems associated with quality management can harm the competitiveness and sustainability of organizations. This in turn requires rethinking of management, directing the action to environmentally efficient management and adaptation of personnel to the new situation. As a result of this study recommendations are given for organizations to address the existing quality problems