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  SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IN A VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

  The present study is focused on the social network analysis and its opportunities for identification and analysis of virtual social structures that emerge in the process of education. The social world and the relative position of the individual members and cliques within the social network is investigated and described, based on empirical data for ... The present study is focused on the social network analysis and its opportunities for identification and analysis of virtual social structures that emerge in the process of education. The social world and the relative position of the individual members and cliques within the social network is investigated and described, based on empirical data for online interactions (private messages and postings in course forums) between 901 actors (including 14 teachers, 2 administrators and 885 students) emerging in the learning environment of the elective course “Business communications in foreign language”. This can help in better understanding and managing of their behavior in the process of collaborative learning.

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  RESEARCH OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INFLUENCE ON THE ECONOMY

  The presence of an up-to-date and sophisticated infrastructure signifies a fundamental stimulus for economic growth and hence raising people’s standard of living. Throughout its economic development our country needs fresh and unconventional decision-making in public servicing as well as modernization of infrastructure and public utilities. ... The presence of an up-to-date and sophisticated infrastructure signifies a fundamental stimulus for economic growth and hence raising people’s standard of living. Throughout its economic development our country needs fresh and unconventional decision-making in public servicing as well as modernization of infrastructure and public utilities. International experience reveals that public-private partnership (PPP) has turned out to be the most successful financial tool to provide funding for public infrastructure in times when central government and municipalities lack the necessary financial resources on the one hand and maximum effectiveness of invested capital is imperative on the other. This project relies on the theoretical consideration of the essence of public-private partnerships as well as empirical research of some operating public-private partnerships in Veliko Tarnovo region.

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  FEASIBILITY STUDY TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS PROCESSES IN NPP “KOZLODUY”

  In the global “turbulence” uncertainty increasingly engage the attention and desire of the leadership of business organizations to establish such rules and regulations to ensure the success of development. Organizational Excellence is a category that is closely subjective for each unit and in this sense we can say that this is the goal of any ... In the global “turbulence” uncertainty increasingly engage the attention and desire of the leadership of business organizations to establish such rules and regulations to ensure the success of development. Organizational Excellence is a category that is closely subjective for each unit and in this sense we can say that this is the goal of any organization which purpose it is hard to unify as a general rule. Modern management needs behavioral patterns ensure the removal of the uncertainty of global competition, but not models based on classical concepts of organizational integrity, and totally redesigned structures and approaches to development. Process management approach and in particular the concept of “Business Process Management” We offer such models for business development organization. Give a chance for the initial development of the organizations are in a difficult competitive situation. That is why Process management approach to increasingly become an economic reality.