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  POWER DECISIONS AND BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

  In today’s conditions of globalization, it is not enough to achieve sustainability of management and administration. The application of innovative methods and approaches related to decisions and behaviour leads to competitive management and administration. Thus, business organizations survive and increase their efficiency. The objective of this ... In today’s conditions of globalization, it is not enough to achieve sustainability of management and administration. The application of innovative methods and approaches related to decisions and behaviour leads to competitive management and administration. Thus, business organizations survive and increase their efficiency. The objective of this study is to examine the possibilities of power decisions and behavioural approaches for achieving sustainability and competitiveness in management and administration. The thesis that is defended is the achievement of sustainability and competitiveness in management and administration through power decisions and behavioural approaches. In order to justify the main objective, the following tasks are set in the study: 1. Studying and analyzing the categories of ‘power’ and ‘behaviour’ in management and administration; 2. Revealing the relationship between power and behaviour and sustainability and competitiveness in management and administration; 3. Describing power decisions as a factor to achieve competitiveness in management and administration. As a result of the study, the objective is achieved; conclusions and recommendations are also made to justify the thesis.

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  OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATED PRODUCTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

  The study is based on the thesis that integrated production is a system for agricultural production, processing and realization of food, which optimizes the use of resources and natural regulation mechanisms, ensuring viability and sustainability of agriculture in the long term. In this regard the main research objective is deduced: studying the ... The study is based on the thesis that integrated production is a system for agricultural production, processing and realization of food, which optimizes the use of resources and natural regulation mechanisms, ensuring viability and sustainability of agriculture in the long term. In this regard the main research objective is deduced: studying the opportunities for development and the problems in practising plant-growing integrated production, as well as the prospects for sustainable development of the agricultural sector. The specific tasks are related to disclosing the economic, ecological and social benefits of integrated production; identifying its problems, assessing the readiness of economic subjects for sustainable integrated production and outlining possibilities for coordination and interaction in its development in the rural areas. The results of the study are: working out approaches to reduce the risks and impact of pesticide use on human health, stability of agrarian-ecosystems and environmental pollution, through long-term sustainable development of agricultural business and increasing the viability of the rural economy; preparation of an alternative model for sustainable agricultural development based on the integrated production of plants and plant products; displaying the advantages and challenges as an opportunity for manufacturing high added-value products while managing sustainably the natural resources.

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  AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT IN TEACHING STUDENTS OF ECONOMICS

  When implementing the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union the agricultural sector needs to have well-trained specialists to optimally expend the funds envisaged in order to meet the dynamic challenges facing it and contribute to achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The purpose ... When implementing the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union the agricultural sector needs to have well-trained specialists to optimally expend the funds envisaged in order to meet the dynamic challenges facing it and contribute to achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The purpose of this paper is to study and outline the modern aspects of agricultural holdings management. It focuses on the following tasks: studying the theory and practice in terms of the management of agricultural holdings; identifying the problems that influence agricultural holdings management; evaluating the state of the agricultural sector in terms of the opportunities to conduct an economic survey in the field of agricultural holdings management; making recommendations and conclusions regarding the agricultural holdings management. The object of study is agricultural holdings. The subject of study focuses on the modern aspects of agricultural holdings management in teaching students of economics. The research thesis emphasizes the need that agricultural holdings should be managed by trained specialists, who are professionally and technically competent – a prerequisite for the development of the agricultural sector. The above stated is a reason to look for ways for better and high-grade training when preparing agricultural economists in the context of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.