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  SPATIAL PLANNING AS PART OF THE SYSTEM OF PLANNING

  The purpose of this study is to present the results of a survey and to analyze the characteristics, practices, regulatory and methodological preconditions and limitations of spatial planning as condition for economic growth and sustainable development. The object of the study is the process of spatial planning and coordination with its regional ... The purpose of this study is to present the results of a survey and to analyze the characteristics, practices, regulatory and methodological preconditions and limitations of spatial planning as condition for economic growth and sustainable development. The object of the study is the process of spatial planning and coordination with its regional development in Bulgaria. The subject of research is the normative, methodological framework and the existing models and practice in preparing documents for the planning and programming of spatial development. The main research thesis is that a planned activity in Bulgaria is carried out in conditions of imperfect institutional framework, including regulatory and methodological, which reflects negatively on the processes of integration, coordination and subordination of spatial and regional development. The results of the study can serve as guidelines for improving the planning process at national level

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  ETHICS AND COMPETENCE IN MANAGEMENT

  This study aims to define the principal theoretical and empirical aspects related to the position of ethics and competence in management. In this respect, the main objectives that we have set are: to research and define the significance of the problem; to outline the major possibilities provided by ethics and competence for the achievement of a ... This study aims to define the principal theoretical and empirical aspects related to the position of ethics and competence in management. In this respect, the main objectives that we have set are: to research and define the significance of the problem; to outline the major possibilities provided by ethics and competence for the achievement of a more sustainable managerial process and to bring forward ideas for a more effective application of ethics and competence in organizational development. The scientific and research thesis that we aim to defend is related to the possibility for developing good managerial practices for influencing behaviour which are based on competence and ethical relationships by using adequate training in ethical behaviour and developing a suitable code of ethics. On the basis of the research, we have achieved the following principal results: we have theoretically summarized conceptual formulations of ethics and competence in contemporary management, we have outlined the role and significance of ethical relationships and competence for effective communication in organizations, and we have made recommendations for the application of good managerial practices creating a favourable socio-psychological work climate

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  INCLUSIVE BUSINESS – A TOOL FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

  At the beginning of the 21st century in search of innovative solutions relating to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, particular attention is paid to the vulnerable layers of population with low incomes as a source of growth. Two expressions are in the focus of attention of researchers in search of synergy – inclusive business and bottom of ... At the beginning of the 21st century in search of innovative solutions relating to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, particular attention is paid to the vulnerable layers of population with low incomes as a source of growth. Two expressions are in the focus of attention of researchers in search of synergy – inclusive business and bottom of the pyramid. The purpose of this study is to reveal opportunities for implementing international best practices in the field of inclusive business as a tool for poverty reduction and social inclusion. The realization of the goal set involves performing the main tasks: studying the level and factors of poverty; presenting models and best practices of inclusive business; specifying the fields of interaction between global goals for sustainable development, sustainable growth and inclusive business. The object of this study is inclusive business as a tool for poverty reduction and social inclusion. The subject of the study are business models for the implementation of inclusive business. The thesis argued is that: inclusive business is an innovative tool to tackle poverty and social inclusion. Through its implementation it is possible to achieve sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth. The sustainability of the topic of poverty is linked to the fact that poverty puts a lot of dominants in the world development. In search of solutions to overcome this the inclusive business appears to be a business model that has potentialities for application. Inclusive business is an innovative tool to tackle poverty and social inclusion