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In the presented report are exploited the results of research at the Center for Creative Leadership (USA) as well as some observations of the author, which confirm the changing nature of leadership. The older models give way to a new concepts and theories, such as super-leadership, spiritual visionary, connected leadership, etc. Along with that we are witnessing a new phenomenon – mass movements without personalized leadership, such as “The Indignant”, “Occupy”, “Anonymous”. An attempt to „measureв...

The paper tells about distinctive features, problems and prospects in the field of corporate social business responsibility in modern Russia. The structure of the system of measures of control actions of big business for sustainable socio - economic development of the regions cannot be the same as for the country as a whole and for each individual region. The participation of companies in the development of the regions should be strictly voluntary. Strategically minded management of large corporations builds its p...

This research paper is devoted to the issue - the development of a regional cluster-oriented policy of Russia and other developed foreign countries. The purpose of this paper is to research aspects of the integration of structural elements of the cluster as well identify opportunities and challenges during the formation of food industry clusters. In this research paper theoretical and empirical research methods are used, e.g. literature review and the survey of industrial clusters representatives, building a cogni...

Republic of Macedonia in the early nineties became independent from other former states of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as a result of overall(vast) political, social and economic changes that took over (fell upon) Eastern European countries in the late eighties. After the dissolution of former Yugoslavia and the changes in the economic and political system in Republic of Macedonia, a new democratic system should be established based on equal ethnic and cultural rights, where the human rights and their freedom,...

Study offers an attempt to a systematic and historical approach to the problematic of political culture on the case of Czech Republic. Czech Republic, as well as most of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, we can still rank among countries in transition. Czech Republic belongs to this category not for incomplete economic transformation, but rather the still unfinished process of transition from non-democratic to democratic state, although certainly belongs to those, that are closest to democracy. The leve...

The contribution is focused to prove necessary of establishing the qualification requirements for the performance of the mayor to legislation of Slovak republic by the introduction of continuing problems in the practice of self – government. The dynamic development of society requires a flexible response to emerging issues. Educated employees in the public administration constitute a guarantee for effective use of resources. Increasing the qualification in state government is one of the modernization changes, bu...

Fitting in with the current research paradigm, studies in the image of the world, as a system of principles that are used to organize a person`s worldview, indicate that politicians` hidden intentions could be revealed by the semantic analysis of their verbal output. To this aim, we reconstructed the general tenets of the image of the world of the most prominent Russian politician – Vladimir Putin, analyzing his 2854 responses to questions in his live public interviews in 2010-2012 by means of the Information Sy...

In the past few years, scientists from different countries examines the factors affecting the competitiveness of high-tech industries. Much attention is paid in the literature to scientific and technical progress and the effects that it receive from developed countries. In developing countries, the effects of new technologies arise very late. This is because developing countries do not have sufficient technological capabilities and dynamic capabilities. The development of these countries is due to borrowing of new...

The career of a public worker represents a reality of contemporaneity, being a truly complex career, very important and well designed in any modern, democratic state. A public worker's career represents the fundament of any educated, regulated and modern society, and it's characterized by professionalism, community spirit and continuous development. The public worker in Romania, occupies an important place inside the state mechanism, being a real liaison between the power and the people. A public worker must fulfi...

This study presents an analytical framework for understanding the conflict in one of the most dangerous regions of the world – the South Caucasus. This article follows the logic of qualitative research to “scale down” and trace the bellicose aspects of armed conflict. The overall objective of this research is to identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for the transformation of conflicts into armed conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh. I argue that armed conflict in the South Cau...

In the article the results of research of efficiency of interaction of state bodies and business structures in the territories of presence. Defined indicators of sustainable development of the regions, which considerably influence the activities of large corporate structures. The results of the analysis can be used in the process of formation of mechanisms of interaction of state bodies and large corporate structures, and in conducting a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency of this interaction.

Position of the Roma ethnicity in Slovakia is unsolved problem. Even the communist regime was forced to admit that the Roma problem really existed. It admitted that solving the Roma issue was inadequate. And more Roma population themselves were not interested in solving their specific problems. The existence of specific Roma organization seemed to be beneficial. Such organization would have knowledge of their environment, language, traditions and mental characteristics. Its aim was to engage Roma population in sol...

The evolution of political party systems in the Slovak and Czech Republic is very specific during last 25 years. It is really questionable if it is stabilized right now or if some other changes can be expected as still new parties emerge. The article deals with current position, influence and strength of relevant political parties in the Slovak and Czech republic within the context of the election to the European parliament in May in 2014 and compares the results with the last parliamentary election in both countr...