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  OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATING PRACTICAL INNOVATION STRATEGIES IN BULGARIAN AGRARIAN BUSINESSES

  The study aims to evaluate the development opportunities of the strategic innovation potential of agrarian businesses, as a major factor in improving their competitiveness. In this context the following tasks are set: identifying barriers in the implementation of innovation as a means to increase competitiveness of Bulgarian agrarian businesses; ... The study aims to evaluate the development opportunities of the strategic innovation potential of agrarian businesses, as a major factor in improving their competitiveness. In this context the following tasks are set: identifying barriers in the implementation of innovation as a means to increase competitiveness of Bulgarian agrarian businesses; studying and evaluating the innovation potential in agrarian business on the example of the North Central Region; analyzing and assessing the readiness of agrarian businesses from the North Central Region to apply and develop innovations; outlining the possible strategies for developing the innovation potential of the respondents. The main thesis of the study is that because of the very specific nature of the agricultural sector production the competitiveness of agrarian businesses is highly dependent on the implemented innovation and innovation strategies. The study highlights the following conclusions/results: increasing the innovation potential of agrarian businesses is a factor to improve their competitiveness; in Bulgarian agribusinesses the focus is still inside the business structure and very rarely is directed outside to consumers and market demand; the prevailing sole proprietorships in agribusiness and reconciling the functions of owner and manager lead to underestimation of the need for a strategic approach to achieving long-term objectives; besides, a significant part of them do not set long-term goals.

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  BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ADOPTION IN A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

  The basic idea of the research is inspired by the vivid controversy about the quality of higher education and the unsatisfying position of the Bulgarian higher educational institutions in the international and European charts. However, there is free potential for better institutional management of the educational institutions within the framework ... The basic idea of the research is inspired by the vivid controversy about the quality of higher education and the unsatisfying position of the Bulgarian higher educational institutions in the international and European charts. However, there is free potential for better institutional management of the educational institutions within the framework of the autonomy secured by law. This potential can be found in the presence of large datasets. Intelligence systems need to be established in the universities in order to have systematic and automatic integration, data processing and analysis of these large datasets. The objective of the research is to present the capabilities of the business intelligence system that has been developed and established at the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov. Such system would dramatically increase the capacity of the academic leaderships for taking prompt, informed, well-grounded and proactive governing decisions – to be more adequate regarding the more and more dynamic and rival educational environment, as well as the rapidly changing learning needs of the students.

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  IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENES OF TRAINING IN CONTROL AND ANALYSIS THROUGH INTERACTIVE MODELS

  The development of modern information technologies has a significant impact on teaching, learning and communication. Within the process of globalization of higher education, educational institutions strive to improve their positions in the global educational environment in order to remain competitive. This process invariably includes ... The development of modern information technologies has a significant impact on teaching, learning and communication. Within the process of globalization of higher education, educational institutions strive to improve their positions in the global educational environment in order to remain competitive. This process invariably includes implementation of new educational forms and methods. The current study reviews the modern teaching methods based on learning management systems. It includes an analysis of the key competences required from the specialists in the field of control and analysis and presents the stages of development, approbation and enhancement of the web-based learning management system Moodle.