{"title":"Resource Potential for Developing Tourism in a Small Municipality","authors":"G. Lukanova","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2020.9.2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2020.9.2.3","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this paper is to analyse and assess the resource potential for developing tourism in a local tourist destination. In the first part of the research work there are presented several models for studying the tourist potential of a territory. What unites them is the fact that most models emphasize the separate constituent elements and the interrelations between them. In the second part the resource potential for developing tourism in the researched site is analysed. The major issues of the research concern the parameters of tourist supply that include geographical location, natural and resource potential, cultural-and-historic potential, touristic infrastructure and superstructure. The results of the analysis show good opportunities for the researched site to be formed as a local tourist destination through creating sustainable connection tourism – nature – sport – folklore – ecology.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126157435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Social Responsibility of Business Regarding Education","authors":"H. Blagoycheva","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2020.9.2.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2020.9.2.60","url":null,"abstract":"In the context of globalization and accelerated digitalization, the corporate social responsibility is a powerful support factor in improving the education and competencies of the current and future workforce. On the one hand, this will bring social and economic benefits to staff in terms of their development and career. On the other hand, a highly educated and skilled workforce is a valuable asset for competitiveness, high productivity and economic growth. In addition, the involvement of the employers in curriculum development and partnerships with NGOs can contribute to higher efficiency of educational systems to the current needs of the modern business organizations. Therefore, this article seeks good examples and solutions of how the corporate social responsibility can be directed to achieving better educational results.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115142460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regulatory Requirements for Integrated Management of Agro-Food Chain Activities: Advantages and Disadvantages","authors":"A. Stoyanova","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2020.9.1.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2020.9.1.54","url":null,"abstract":"Market dynamics of goods stems from ensuring conformity to requirements related to the introduction of various regulations and rules for their implementation. By imposing new regulatory requirements to various sectors of production and trade and bringing existing requirements up to date, it is possible to guarantee consumer health of a particular sector of consumption throughout the whole chain. The purpose of the present paper is to analyse advantages and disadvantages in applying an integrated approach to the implementation of uniform regulatory rules which are to ensure the quality and safety of goods across the entire agro-food chain. By applying the principles of the preventive approach to legislation, we seek to emphasize the key role of governmental agencies and their activities in setting common priority policies aimed at public health protection. The usefulness of the systematic approach in developing the general legislative framework which regulates safety along the entire agro-food chain has been also assessed. The results of said analysis show that the regulatory requirements are directly related to the strategic issues and goals of public administration and control regarding the provision and consumption of safe foods that will guarantee public health.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"127 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122161482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolution of Retail Distribution Functions in Omnichannel Environment (Evidence from Bulgarian Retail Sector)","authors":"Violeta Y. Dimitrova","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.101","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution of the distribution, as a result of the development of new communication technologies and transformations in consumer behavior, is the subject of extensive academic studies. The purpose of this article is to investigate and summarize the changes in the retail distribution functions in an omnichannel environment in the context of economic and marketing theory. The role of distribution services, wholesale and retail trade is the starting point in the analysis of the added value of the trade sector. The author argues that in order to make sense of changes in the retail distribution functions, it is necessary to look at the buying, selling and exchange functions, marketing and supply chain logistics in an interconnected way. The article is based on the research of authors in the field of distribution and retail economics and marketing. Empirical material from Bulgarian retail sector based on data from National Statistical Institution and Euromonitor illustrates that retailing has started to operate in a omnichannel environment.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123794677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current Trends in E-commerce Development in Hospitality","authors":"Alexander Dimitrov","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.119","url":null,"abstract":"Object of study in this report are the technological innovations in electronic commerce and the opportunities for growing the sales in the hotels. Following the trend that more and more people are using Internet for shopping and therefore to book their reservation online, there will be outlined the key current trends in e-commerce development. The report is based on the actual innovations such as mobile commerce and the expectations that most of electronic sales during the upcoming years will be through mobile devices; chatbots and the opportunity for optimizing the operational workload; alternative payment methods, which are becoming more preferable when finalizing the sales.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129527248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical Success Factors in Project Management - Theoretical and Practical Aspects","authors":"B. Galabova","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.47","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is dedicated on the critical success factors in project management. Different aspects of the question are analyzed - both theoretical and applied. The projects that are implemented in business organizations are the main focus. The aim is to seek, analyze and summarize various factors that are the most relevant for successful completion and final effect of the project - economic, technical, technological and social. Some adequate approaches and practices for reaching the intended project objective are searched for based on a study of theoretical positions, summary of current data and reports on the results of various projects. In the framework of this study is supported the thesis that there is a certain combination of critical success factors in the implementation of projects that have a decisive impact on the project process and its final result. For this reason, the good knowledge and effective management of these factors and their impact are confirmed as two of the main prerequisites for achieving success in the realization process.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"210 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114328156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Second-Hand Goods Market: Trends and Challenges","authors":"Y. Hristova","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.62","url":null,"abstract":"Second-hand goods have been popular in their use since the time of bartering, and in the context of digitalization, they are gaining popularity among consumers around the world, especially the X, Y and Z generations. The resale market is a worthy alternative and a competitive threat to the new consumer goods one not only for economic consumer reasons but also on a social and ethical ones. Content analysis of research papers shows that studies related to the development of the second-hand goods market and the factors that motivate consumers to participate are therefore few and there is no systematized statistical information for this type market segment. Considering the rapid development of the resale market which is scarcely researched, this paper investigate some of the major trends in the second hand goods market, their causes and impact on retail in the digital society.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114243720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opportunities for Financing Bulgarian Cultural Organizations (Chitalishta)","authors":"S. Dimitrova, S. Stoychev","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.128","url":null,"abstract":"Cultural resources are enormous, they are renewable and they must be considered as significant social and economic development drivers. In recent years, their contribution to a higher quality of life has been recognized at various levels. This is not the case with their financing. Financial solutions are still far from affordable and accessable. In this regard, the article examines the possibilities for financing the typical Bulgarian cultural institutions, namely the Chitalishte. First, the ways and methods of financing existing in the EU and in the world are presented. After that, the real possibilities for them are evaluated in the Bulgarian context.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117115662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Destination Bulgaria on the Silc Road - Opportunities and Challenges","authors":"S. Marinov, Krasimira Yancheva, Todor Dyankov","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.81","url":null,"abstract":"Тhe article reflects certain outcomes from the current research process within the project Silk Road Local Culture – SILC which is conducted under the Joint Operational Programme Black Sea Basin 2014-2020. The SILC project is still on elaboration by the research partners from Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece and Romania. The authors of the article represent the research team on the Bulgarian side and have already prepared some preliminary study according to the project requirements. In this relation the eastern part of destination Bulgaria has become the focal territory of the research scope. For that reason the main purpose of this article is to outline the strategic opportunities resulting from the SILC Road local culture project for destination Bulgaria based on successfully implemented good international practices.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122758160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alternatives for Maintaining the Viability of the Enterprise in Post-Crisis Phase","authors":"Tzveta J. Zafirova, Margarita Bachvarova","doi":"10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36997/ijusv-ess/2019.8.3.72","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to investigate the alternatives for getting out of the crisis in each enterprise to maintain its viability. Different approaches in the specialized literature in the field of management are explored. The legal aspects of these alternatives and good international practices in the field have been explored. A sufficient number of literature sources describing the theory and practice of organizational crises have been studied and systematized. The results will help business management to make the right choice to overcome the crisis.","PeriodicalId":147865,"journal":{"name":"Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122295707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}