Year 2017, Issue 3

Date published

28.9.2017

Table of content

  • A. Nakonechna, A. Laktionova
    FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE ADAPTATION OF ENTERPRISES: QUANTITATIVE DOMINANTS IN THE CYCLICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    Summary: The article presents a study on the properties of adaptation of business financial architecture in a cyclical development of the economy. The importance of the ability to regulate both individual components and the architecture as a... The article presents a study on the properties of adaptation of business financial architecture in a cyclical development of the economy. The importance of the ability to regulate both individual components and the architecture as a whole in accordance with the stages of the business cycle in terms of reducing business and financial constraints and reducing capital costs is emphasized. The adaptation of financial architecture of large metallurgical companies for the period of business cycle in Ukraine is considered. The speed of the dynamic adjustment of architecture based on key industrial enterprises in Ukraine, as well as the acceleration for models of adaptive changes are estimated.
  • Teofana V. Dimitrova
    EVALUATING THE STRATEGIC POSITION OF AN ORGANISATION THROUGH SPACE ANALYSIS
    JEL: M31, L22
    Summary: The ability to adequately determine the position of an organisation in its external environment, i.e. in terms of other entities in the sector, is essential for strategic decision making. It helps entities integrate their resources... The ability to adequately determine the position of an organisation in its external environment, i.e. in terms of other entities in the sector, is essential for strategic decision making. It helps entities integrate their resources and activities and determines the success and sustainability of the business. This paper deals with SPACE analysis, a tool for analysing the strategic position of companies and evaluating their activity, which is less familiar in marketing management theory and practice. The paper focuses on some of the advantages of the method and systematizes some of the SPACE factors which are most frequently employed to evaluate the strategic position of entities by reviewing Russian and English sources. The method is applied to evaluate the strategic position of an industrial enterprise in the sector of ‘Wine production from fresh grapes’.
  • Velin S. Stanev
    HISTORICAL PERIODIZATION OF ADVERTISING – PROBLEMS AND INTENTIONS
    JEL: M37, M31
    Summary: The article focuses on certain discrepancies in the historical periodization of advertising artefacts and practices, found out when studying the development of advertising in literary sources intended for educational purposes, as... The article focuses on certain discrepancies in the historical periodization of advertising artefacts and practices, found out when studying the development of advertising in literary sources intended for educational purposes, as well as on the problematic semantics of some of the terms used.
  • Denitsa Zagorcheva, Y. Velcheva
    BUDGET DECENTRALISATION AS A FACTOR FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES AND THE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS
    Summary: The article presents the results of a study on budget decentralisation and its effects on the development of municipalities and the industrial business. The objective is to reveal the relationship and interdependence between... The article presents the results of a study on budget decentralisation and its effects on the development of municipalities and the industrial business. The objective is to reveal the relationship and interdependence between municipalities’ own-source revenues, which are characteristic of their financial and investment policies, and the extent to which industries are developed on their territories. The development of the industrial business is not directly affected, however, by the investment policy of the municipalities. Nevertheless, it contributes greatly to the increase of their own-source revenues.
  • Desislava V. Petrovska
    STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT
    JEL: G21, G30
    Summary: The strategic management of commercial companies in times of crisis places a strong emphasis on the management and control of the risk. There is no business activity in the world that is not associated with various types of risk. In... The strategic management of commercial companies in times of crisis places a strong emphasis on the management and control of the risk. There is no business activity in the world that is not associated with various types of risk. In a highly competitive and turbulent environment, the clear linking of the business strategy of the firm and its risk management makes it possible to identify and manage the risk of the surrounding environment and the on-going movements within it. Strategic risk management creates a protection value that ensures a sustainable internal environment. This is a continuous process that is embedded in the strategy.