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My paper and instrumental theater piece explore the ways in which the binary norms of performance can be effectively questioned and replaced with an exercise of reflection on alternatives to normed approaches to performance.With De(s)Figuration, I propose to create a performance environment in which messages are no longer conveyed via traditional structures to traditional audiences. Instead, a community is created which engages in a social, rather than purely artistic, performance. The relationship between the per...

An important prerequisite for improving business performance is the high efficiency of internal processes, including the purchasing process. In order to increase the performance efficiency of industry enterprises as the suppliers, it is necessary to know and understand not only the course of the purchasing process in the companies of direct customers, but also their way of evaluating the performance of the suppliers, the actual purchasing process and its position in the business performance evaluation system. The ...

Business and its performance are influenced by many factors. In this paper we focused on the analysis of risks that are important determinants of business performance. The aim of the paper was to assess the impact of risks on performance as well as competitiveness of Slovak businesses. To fulfil the aim, the data of businesses operating in Slovak heat industry were used. The input analysis of selected risks was realised with the aim of generalizing and processing conclusions focused on the impact of risks on busin...

The article deals with the issues of revitalization of Olonkho in the dawn of the 21st century. The authors emphasize that the recognition of UNESCO's Olonkho as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind was part of the process in the revival and popularization of Olonkho in contemporary cultural space. The authors believe that organizing folklore festivals dedicated to the Yakut epic of Olonkho, as well as the Yhyakh New Year holidays in the uluses, contributes to the revitalization of the epic...

The concept of benchmarking can be defined in many ways. In general it is a method of increasing the performance and competitiveness of a company on the basis of comparing oneself with the best in a given field. The objective of this method is to gain information that will help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a company with its competitors and which will serve as inspiration for improvement. Information is gained by constant observation and evaluation. At present, businesses, if they want to be competi...