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  CORPORATE REPUTATION - A NEW TYPE OF COMPETITION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

  For the last few years corporate reputation has become a key asset of each organization. In the modern global economy characterized by a highly competitive business environment, the sustainability of an appropriate image as well as the creation of a positive public perception in the long run turned into major competitive advantages. The accession ... For the last few years corporate reputation has become a key asset of each organization. In the modern global economy characterized by a highly competitive business environment, the sustainability of an appropriate image as well as the creation of a positive public perception in the long run turned into major competitive advantages. The accession of Bulgaria to the EU and the penetration of Bulgarian companies on the European markets forced our companies to direct their efforts to improve the importance of their intangible assets and in particular of their corporate reputation and identity. The research aimed to define the level of efforts made by the companies in this aspect and the degree of awareness of the need for a positive corporate image; to specify the problems and difficulties in this field faced by the Bulgarian managers. The results of the research show that the companies in Bulgaria are trying to acquire positive reputation and image but are still insufficiently aware of the importance of the intangible assets (including the corporate reputation which is not per-ceived as a key factor for corporate success and a condition for economic growth.)

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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.

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  DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS OF RETAIL CHAINS IN BULGARIA

  The development of commercial chains in Bulgaria was caused by the benefits they provide to customers. In the last two - three years there is strong interest of foreign retail chains to the Bulgarian market. National chains, in turn, expand its network of stores in various cities throughout the country, and some of them even think of expansion ... The development of commercial chains in Bulgaria was caused by the benefits they provide to customers. In the last two - three years there is strong interest of foreign retail chains to the Bulgarian market. National chains, in turn, expand its network of stores in various cities throughout the country, and some of them even think of expansion abroad. The survival and the development of the commercial chains in a market with strong competition is connected with the identification and the use of sources of competition advantages as well as the permanent evaluation and analysis of their competitiveness – a subject of research in this work. Based on this conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made for increasing the competitiveness of the commercial chains.