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  OUTSOURCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MACHINE-BUILDING ENTERPRISES

  This study aims to identify the outsourcing opportunities for increasing the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises. The following main tasks are solved to achieve the stated objective: first, the state of the machine-building enterprises is investigated and assessed and the prospects for their development are outlined; second, the ... This study aims to identify the outsourcing opportunities for increasing the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises. The following main tasks are solved to achieve the stated objective: first, the state of the machine-building enterprises is investigated and assessed and the prospects for their development are outlined; second, the opportunities for gaining competitive advantages by using the potential of outsourcing are analyzed and evaluated; third, the degree of use of these opportunities is analyzed and evaluated based on the empirical study. The study includes 26 machine-building enterprises from Veliko Tarnovo district. The state of enterprises, outsourcing implementation, functions and activities that are often assigned to external specialized organizations, as well as various competitive advantages resulting from the implementation of this business model, are revealed based on data from the surveys.

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  EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF BREWERIES IN BULGARIA

  Contemporary realities and the transition to a new civilizational model of development – “Knowledge-based economy” modify the ways of achieving competitiveness of enterprises. ICT, innovations and human capital are becoming major factors of corporate progress. The three listed pillars determine relevant changes in the sectoral structure of ... Contemporary realities and the transition to a new civilizational model of development – “Knowledge-based economy” modify the ways of achieving competitiveness of enterprises. ICT, innovations and human capital are becoming major factors of corporate progress. The three listed pillars determine relevant changes in the sectoral structure of Bulgaria, especially in the brewing sub-sector; in the “architecture” of its competitive intensity and in the formation of its competitive advantages. In this respect, the purpose of this particular project study is to assess and analyze the competitiveness of Bulgarian enterprises in the brewing sub-sector at present and in the future. The paper advocates the idea that in order for the breweries in Bulgaria to be highly competitive, they have to intensively use ICT, actively implement innovations and constantly broaden and enrich the knowledge of their staff. The assessment (based on surveys and direct interviews) of the competitiveness of national brewers reveals their state and “bottlenecks”, defines the main conclusions and outlines recommendations for their effective development and growth.

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  PRODUCTION AND MARKETS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, FOODS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

  This paper aims to study and find out the problems in the production and markets for agricultural products in terms of genetically modified organisms and genetically modified foods. To achieve this aim the influencing factors, defined in the tasks, are identified. The scarcity of land as a resource, the global economic crisis, food security, ... This paper aims to study and find out the problems in the production and markets for agricultural products in terms of genetically modified organisms and genetically modified foods. To achieve this aim the influencing factors, defined in the tasks, are identified. The scarcity of land as a resource, the global economic crisis, food security, global famine and some other factors make it necessary to create species sustainable to natural and climatic conditions, on the one hand. On the other hand, the insufficient information about how safe species are in terms of production, distribution and use of genetically modified organisms and foods requires state intervention. The agricultural sector is a strategic sector that requires the application of well-grounded economic measures by the government for seeking ways to control and eliminate potential negative consequences in terms of providing normal conditions for the existence of humans, plants and animals and protection of environment.