"Scientific research" Almanac

More titles

• 

  CUSTOMER RESPONSE PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS USING UPLIFT MODELLING

  Traditional customer response models are based on the understanding that marketing campaign effectiveness could be measured by predicting response probabilities of each customer. Such approach seems to be very reasonable and in most cases it gives better results than random targeting. A fundamental problem of response modelling is that it does not ... Traditional customer response models are based on the understanding that marketing campaign effectiveness could be measured by predicting response probabilities of each customer. Such approach seems to be very reasonable and in most cases it gives better results than random targeting. A fundamental problem of response modelling is that it does not separate the impact of a campaign from other stimuli and spontaneous responses because response models predict the wrong thing. They model and predict response probabilities, not the change in those probabilities as a result of the given marketing intervention. Following the understanding that traditional response models do not give optimal marketing decisions, the goal of this study is to define, estimate and apply on a real data base uplift model for predicting the change in customer behaviour resulting from marketing action. The specific tasks relate to studying the opportunities of a relatively new and less familiar methodology for identifying hesitant and persuadable customers. The study illustrates the application of the direct approach for uplift modeling and demonstrates its significant advantages over targeting based on uplift models over traditional response models.

• 

  PRACTICALAPPLIED PROBLEMS OF ACCOUNTING

  The subject of the study is an interesting topic for theoretical research and it is up-to-date and useful in practice. The aim of the study is to examine accounting in theoretical and practical aspects as an information system. To achieve this aim the following tasks have to be performed: to examine the accounting practice of Bulgarian enterprises ... The subject of the study is an interesting topic for theoretical research and it is up-to-date and useful in practice. The aim of the study is to examine accounting in theoretical and practical aspects as an information system. To achieve this aim the following tasks have to be performed: to examine the accounting practice of Bulgarian enterprises and its information opportunities; to examine the degree of application of the electronic signature, electronic banking, electronic invoicing and other electronic applications. The thesis statements are: the fast development of scientific and technical progress requires a change in the accounting information system; the need for comprehensive and timely accounting information requires the extensive use of electronic applications for transmitting and storing information. The results of the study we conducted enable us to outline several major conclusions: 1) accounting is a major information system in an enterprise, accounting information is a means for its effective management; 2) accounting regulations are in a continuous dynamics; 3) the aim of financial reporting is that the information in the financial statements has the property of ‘usefulness’; 4) the use of qualified electronic signature, electronic banking, electronic documents and other electronic applications is increasing, including in connection with the annual closing of accounts and the acquisition of fixed assets from the Operational Programme of the European Union.

• 

  RESEARCH ON THE CAPACITY OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS IN BULGARIA

  The purpose of this study is to present the results of a research conducted on the administrative capacity of district administrations in Bulgaria. The object of the study is the internal organizational functioning of district administrations in terms of the concept of continuously improving the work processes and increasing the administrative ... The purpose of this study is to present the results of a research conducted on the administrative capacity of district administrations in Bulgaria. The object of the study is the internal organizational functioning of district administrations in terms of the concept of continuously improving the work processes and increasing the administrative capacity. The study is based on an objective methodology developed by the team of authors, which includes a multicriterial system for administrative capacity assessment. The results obtained are a basis for presenting some best practices and making recommendations for future activities aimed at setting standards for quality and efficiency of the processes in these territorial structures. The main research thesis is that Bulgarian public sector has a significant potential for improvement and standardization of its internal organizational processes, which in the long term affects not only the quality of the public services provided, but also the district development.