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  MODERNIZATION AND FIRM COMPETITIVENESS – THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS AND EFFECTS

  The quantitative and qualitative resources restraints create competition between business organizations. To be able to succeed in this competition the enterprises must incessantly enhance their competitiveness. One of the means for achievement higher and sustainable competitiveness is the modernization. In the presented research a main emphases is ... The quantitative and qualitative resources restraints create competition between business organizations. To be able to succeed in this competition the enterprises must incessantly enhance their competitiveness. One of the means for achievement higher and sustainable competitiveness is the modernization. In the presented research a main emphases is done on the problems of modernization and firm competitiveness of the cement production plants. On the basis of developed by our teem methodology we explore and measure the influence of the modernization on the competitiveness of the selected enterprises. As a result we have outlined some problems, formulated are conclusions and ideas (recommendations), which can be used for the cement production plants in their choice and realization of concrete competitive strategies.

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  THE ROLE OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION FOR ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH-WESTERN PLANNING REGION

  This survey is pointed to the evaluation of the present capacity of the local authorities to the process of endogenous development. In particular, the focus is on public administration in North-Western Planning Region and its attitudes towards and perceptions of the existing process and future prospects of community-based development. Our ... This survey is pointed to the evaluation of the present capacity of the local authorities to the process of endogenous development. In particular, the focus is on public administration in North-Western Planning Region and its attitudes towards and perceptions of the existing process and future prospects of community-based development. Our research shows a significant reticence of region authorities on implementtation of endogenous development concept. Despite ongoing development activity in the regional policy, the respondents would seem to be in rather chaotic phase of search where local problems have been identified and some ideas of development have been generated, but strategic solutions have not. In addition, local authorities would seem to seek for short-term results, while national government expects to create a long-term strategic planning in the locality. For effective endogenous development it is crucial to consolidate the local administration, to set up strong institutional nets to serve a community, to embrace leadership and participation in local dialog, to stimulate the interchange of ideas and information, particularly in ways which extend to the broader population, to strengthen interregional cooperation and so on. Social entrepreneurship required to use existing resources effectively and creatively to influence the planning level strategically administered.

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  BULGARIAN TOURIST FIRMS PRESENTING IN INTERNET

  To be in Internet is obligatory for the tourist firms and that leads to big amount of websites, focused on this area. This circumstance poses the necessity to evaluate the information content and functionality of the tourist websites and rank them. For the purpose of this scientific-practical research a special methodic for assessment of tourist ... To be in Internet is obligatory for the tourist firms and that leads to big amount of websites, focused on this area. This circumstance poses the necessity to evaluate the information content and functionality of the tourist websites and rank them. For the purpose of this scientific-practical research a special methodic for assessment of tourist websites has been developed. It has been applied for estimating the presence of Bulgarian tourist firms in Internet and supported defining some directions for their elaboration. Some issues on innovations as competitive advantages were discussed and as a final result a catalog of Bulgarian tourist firms has been created, ranked by the criteria of the created methodic.