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Current paper analyzes the main trends of the ERP-systems market in Russia and abroad. The main highlights of the research are the following ones: analysis of the market leaders; identification of the industry specificity; analyzes of the structure of the use of the most popular ERP-solutions; identification of the development direction as well as the changes of the market of the presented information systems in the medium-term; the forecasts for the dynamics of development in the medium term. As a result, the mai...

The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between organizational behavior variables by using hierarchical regression analysis. The survey responses collected in the study were analyzed and interpreted using SPSS for Windows 22.00 and AMOS 22.0 program. Descriptive statistical methods (Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard deviation) were used when study data were evaluated. Confirmatory factor analyzes of the scales were performed and the relationships between them were analyzed by hierarchical regre...

The aim of the paper is to analyze the risks of corruption, the manifestation and the impact of corruption in the local public administration in the Oltenia region. The objective of the article is to highlight the particularities of corruption in local public administration by correlating them in close connection with case studies. Based on specialized literature and anticorruption strategies and policies, we intended to find a correlation between public administration leadership and corruption in Oltenia by publi...

In the modern humanities one of themes is interpretation of terms, which were used in antiquity for designation of various types of settlements of the Roman empire. The choice of terms by ancient authors depended on many factors: extent of possession of relevant information, terminological tradition, character of the taking place events (in peace or wartime). Article purpose – to study the nature of the of the term a phrourion use in texts the of authors of the 5th century. Methods of research are comparative-hist...

In this article, the issues of the digital economy in the system of economic security that are relevant to modern Russia are considered. This work is devoted to the investigation of the impact of digital threats, challenges and risks of the digital economy on the economic security of the country. In the study, we set the following main tasks: to consider the main factors affecting the economy in the concept of digital transformation in Russia, to identify the key factors of influence, threats and challenges to eco...

Customer experience is increasingly perceived as the important marketing concept leading to differentiation and as an effective solution for building competitive advantage on the open global market. The core ability of companies adopting the customer experience management approach is to be able to understand customers’ perceptions of their business that is often significantly different from the conventional company’s view. Nowadays, the most used way to capture and further analyze this customer view is to create c...

Every citizen in the country uses the services provided by the public administration in daily contact. At present, we can see increasing demands on public administration employees, as well as changing citizens' understanding of the client and the consumer, as it is in the private sector. Here, however, it is important to point out that the citizen is more like an unwanted client, hitting a high level of bureaucracy and also the unwillingness of officials to act. The first impression and contact with professional o...

With the developing of China’s economy, the demand for health products in the Chinese market is increasing. Many countries entered the Chinese health product market in the last century, the Australian brands entered the Chinese market last year, but Russian health products brands are still blocked outside of the Chinese market. Under this background, this paper has been studied. There are not many studies on Russian health products about entering the Chinese market. CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) i...

Development of the digital economy and information technology requires the development of an effective urban space management system. In this regard, the Russian state has adopted a strategy for the development of the concept of Smart City. In the process of modernization of Russian energy and transport industries and Civil Engineering industry, new ways of the territorial energy efficiency improvement are relevant. The selected topic of the article is considered very relevant. The authors of the article on the ba...

Coach might be the main link among sportsmen, parents, sport’s federations, the media information and sport’s sponsors. Thus, the role of coach becomes the role of leader who has to think creatively and to plan strategically on the organizational level but at the same time coach as an individual has to stay empathetic as a parent or teacher. Accordingly, coach as a leader has to motivate an individual to make sports activities. In recent years, the scientists have been discussing a lot about importance of making s...

For a country or society, sustainable development means an economic activity that can resist, respecting both the individual and the environment. The world today is a reaction to the exceses of a market economy which has not always been misunderstood, leading to an imbalance of scarce natural resources, disruption of life in developing companies or even the global economy. Eco-Economy, under the circumstances, but respects the sustainable yield of the ecosystem on which it depends. How the company will manage to a...

In today’s business environment there is a set of skills and/or competences that are currently agreed by employers such as teamwork, customer orientation, continuous learning, proactivity, effective way of communication, agility and adaptability, solving complex problems, planning and organizing, and emotional intelligence. The paper presents some methods of thinking used both in the educational environment and in the business environment that can contribute to the creation of skills needed for those who seek to b...

This article is a reflection of civil defence education as one of basic element of education. The research focuses on the period 1938 – 1951; period between the time before World War II burst out and the time of political changes in the Czechoslovakia. The aim of the research is to explore the basic approaches to the implementation of education in relation to civil defence education in Czechoslovakia. The comparative historical analysis is utilized as the research method on the subject of civil defence education. ...

As more organizations adopt project management approaches and the demand for project managers grows, there is increasing interest in the competence of project managers and in standards for development and assessment of project management competence. This paper will compare the level of achieved core competencies of the project manager within project management approaches. The current situation requires readiness of university students to be able to apply their knowledge of project management in their professional ...

Non-governmental organizations belong to the third sector and operate in the economy along with public administration (the first sector) and the business sector (second sector). Nowadays, most national economies are based on these three pillars, which form the basis for the cooperation, partnership and development. The purpose of non-governmental organizations is to meet social needs, therefore they are often called the foundation of a civil society. Non-governmental organizations present on the Polish market are ...

The trial of the Nazi war criminals who committed their crimes in the North-West of Russia was held in Leningrad in the winter of 1945 - 1946, simultaneously with the trial in Nuremberg. Its course was covered by all the major city newspapers: Leningradskaya Pravda, Smena, and Vecherny Leningrad. The criminal proceedings were attended by journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and newspaper cartoonists. In addition to regular reports on the progress of court sessions in the print media, op-ed articles, and intervi...

Clustering techniques are frequently applied in business and economy, for example in customer classification, enterprise grouping and in other economic data analysis. This paper presents a new clustering method, based on Delaunay triangulation and iterative aggregation of points distributed in the feature space. In the first part of the article we propose a clustering algorithm that utilises this concept. The algorithm iteratively connects specially selected pairs of nodes in the triangulation mesh and leads to sy...

Currently, many enterprises have an integrated management system, which usually includes: a quality management system, an environmental management system and a health and safety management system. Of course, depending on the type of business activity conducted by a given organization, other aspects may be subject to, such as: information security management system or energy management system. These standards are usually combined with the organizational benefits in mind, often ignoring the logical connections betwe...

Currently, there remains the uncertainty of action of the entity in creating a system of internal control committed to the facts of economic life, accounting and preparation of accounting (financial) statements. To reduce this uncertainty from our point of view tools of management accounting and controlling can be effectively used. Management accounting will enable the economic entity reasonable assurance that ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of its activities, including an optimum financial and operationa...

Paper's aim is to shed a light on theoretical and practical aspects of taken measures by the Russian government on agriculture business optimization in Southern Russia. Moreover, the paper develops methodology as recommendation for the small agriculture business in Russia based on economy theories, previous studies in the area of agriculture business development. This study analyses federal and regional governmental initiatives and programs addressing optimization of small agriculture business in the period of eco...

The current labour market in Latvia features shortage of professional labour due to demographic, emigration, payment, education and other reasons. An emerging tendency is that employees change their jobs more frequently, the mean duration of employment in a company is dropping, and companies experience higher levels of personnel turnover. Research reveals that it is the first six months of employment that have the crucial influence on the job performance of new employees and their intent to stay in the organisatio...

The issues of professional implementation and education are among the most important in our life. And it's not surprising, considering how much time each of us spends on study and work and how much depends on it. And of course, the radical changes that are taking place now can not but affect these spheres. Today in Russia, much attention is paid to the discussion of innovation, the digital economy, labor productivity and competitiveness. However, these plans are unrealizable without a systematic approach to the de...

Among the numerous classifications of economic systems, one of the most common classifications is based on the choice of an approach to managing and regulating the behavior of economic entities. As it is commonly believed, this approach can be based on economic and non-economic criteria for decision-making. In the latter case, they speak of the traditional model of the economy, which in modern conditions (from the standpoint of technocratic analysis) is considered to be backward and inefficient. Indeed, the standa...

Work arrangements constantly change, as the interest of individuals in greater flexibility in relation to their work arrangements increases. Remote jobs in Latvia become increasingly popular with the advancement of information technologies and the increasing wish of individuals for flexible working hours. Productive remote work is possible only by means of modern information and communication technologies. The research aim is to characterise the types of employment and identify the opinions of external relations s...

Nowadays organizations have external requirements to change and adapt more than ever before, and the individuals must be able to continuously develop their skills, personal resources and expertise to meet the organizational changes. This requirement raises the pressure and increases the stress level, as well as the difficulties in ensuring the balance between work and private life. To be able to adapt to the requirements of the employer, be competitive, not to let the stress adversely affect the performance and at...

The paper describes the image of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), reflected in school textbooks in contemporary Russia. On the basis of the content analysis the authors highlighted the main components of the image of Russian Orthodox Church during the period under review. First, we analyzed the total amount of pages devoted to the history of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Great Patriotic war in every textbook, we studied and counted the percentage of these pages with ...

The main purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the needs and consumer demand of citizens of the Republic of Kosovo in relation to the factors affecting it. Parts of the study were 500 citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, of which 64% (n = 320) were females and 36% (n = 180) were males. The analysis of empirical data is done through the SPSS program, where the measurement of the results is done with the techniques like correlation and Anova. From the findings of this study it has resulted that the income ...

The article is devoted not just to historical analysis of the Roman republican structures, but to the revealing of historical backgrounds of the institutes of democracy that we have today. In fact the Romans were the first who established the stable and viable institutes based on democratic principles and able to survive even great civil wars of the late Republic and to transform into effective mechanism of state management during the period of Empire. What was called in the ages of Rome “magistracy” today is call...

This article considers the development of the theory of knowledge management. The relevance of the article is due essentially to the powerful development of the information and digital economy and its impact on all areas of the economy of the state. The purpose of the article is the development of theoretical provisions on the strategy, organization and economy of the knowledge management system as a component of the enterprise management system as a whole. Methods of forming the strategy of the knowledge manageme...

Quality management and logistics processes in an enterprise should be closely related. The area of quality management and logistics processes must penetrate each other, co-exist. Their cooperation enables the company to achieve the organization's goals effectively, attract new customers and build a competitive advantage in the market. In the process of quality management in logistics, an important area is to prepare and constantly monitor the system of logistics implementation of customer service. The purpose of t...

This article is concerned with the “playful” strategy of decision-making developed by James G. March, which from his point of view is effective at all levels of human activities and can contribute to the transformation of the entire social structure of society. James G. March proposed the model of decision-making by individuals, organizations, social and cultural systems, which was based on the rejection of reasonable arguments in favor of sensible foolishness. The author demonstrates that the ideas of James G. Ma...

The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance of the initial orientation of startup businesses in the market and the problems that they face in the enfant industry phase. Thereof the paper aims to identify challenges and obstacles they face in this phase specifically in the transition country markets. There are many challenges including political, economic, social, cultural, legal, environmental, cultural and technological factors affecting the success or failure of businesses in initial stage. The paper ...

The paper dwells on the phenomenon of mass sport in the context of the social history of the Soviet society of the 1920s and 1930s. The sport is a subject of historical reflection attracting more and more attention. The paper analyzes the development of healthy lifestyles, physical culture and sports as a subject of scientific study. The study of the mechanisms of recruitment of participants of sports clubs, teams and societies, the formation of leisure sports practices is the field of the "new" social history of ...

Formation of goods range represents one of the main directions of enterprise commercial work which carries out selection of certain goods and offers this range in the market. Principle of production formation is reflection of demand features in assortment for target audience. In this case specific target audience is consumers who have similar criteria in individual characteristics and preferences. Full assortment analysis includes the use of several known and universal methods. Company can develop recommendations ...

Recurrent annual regularities of the level of production and sales of hard coal in the Polish market result in the coal companies facing the surplus of production in the, so called, slack season, as well as shortages of coal in the season of increased demand for coal. At present mining companies solve this problem by outsourcing mining workers. However, this is not the most favourable solution because of the negative approach of the mine workers towards this kind of practices. Moreover, planning of employment is c...

The article examines the issue of improvement the personnel reserve formation and the tools for its implementation. Requests of the companies’ management systems for methodical provision of assessment of the costs recovery invested in formation of the personnel reserve are stated. Development of the structural and substantive content of the personnel reserve technology is characterized. The fundamental criteria, which analyze to determine whether or not specialists are fit for personnel reserve and diagnose of mot...

The effect of goodwill is unquestionable against to its influence on the supplier. goodwill affects the marketing of the company and mainly affects its marketing strategy. The meaning of goodwill is not the same in the world but generally is considered to be an integral part of the company’s value and company assets mainly intangible assets. In many countries, goodwill is considered to be a long-term assets of the company. This refers to countries where is no difference between long-term tangible assets, intangibl...

The present study aims to analyze the perception of Eastern Europe in the thought and the political project of Niccolò Tommaseo, therefore, it seeks to examine not only the theoretical aspects, but also the geopolitical and geo-cultural significance of Eastern Europe, indispensable engine of the practical actions taken to bring about the desired path of emancipation of the peoples of that whole area. Aware of the value of this project, a source of inspiration for the actions of other patriots including Mazzini, th...

Today innovation activity is considered as one of the main conditions for the modernization of the economy and one of the main indicators of competitiveness of the state. The article presents the comparative analysis of innovative activity of Russia and foreign countries and shows the global innovation index of Russia. Based on the analysis, the strong and weak points of the innovation system of Russia have been identified, the main problems hindering the development of innovation activities in Russia have been re...

The visual identity of airlines is important component of their business. This is emerging from intermediate service character of air transport which is not primary target of passengers and is significantly unified at the international level. Air transport as a service is intangible, processes and resources are very similar and thus greater emphasis must be placed on the visual identity of companies. The article describes the specifics of the marketing mix of airlines with emphasis on the fifth and sixth P - Peopl...

Business entities represent one of the main and an inseparable part of economy in each country. On a daily basis these entities face to problems that influence their structure, results and business activity too. In addition to that, new business entities have to face to problems associated with the starting of a new business itself, especially with funding for first months. The most important step in a life of a new business entity is to getting a startup funding. This paper focuses on an identification of structu...

The purpose of the article is to answer the questions whether transport infrastructure in the EU countries is diverse and to what extent and whether the level of infrastructure development has changed over the years 2008-2015. A review of the literature on transport infrastructure in the EU countries and the impact of its state on the socio-economic development of the studied regions has been made. Due to its complexity, 10 indicators describing the condition of transport infrastructure in the EU countries were us...

The paper presents a new, developed by the author, concept of an artificial neural map, named COMSOM and inspired by classic SOM neural networks. The initial part of the article shows a general idea of COMSOM model and its structure, which includes two layers of artificial neurons: input layer (with typical task of distributing input values to data processing neurons) and basic layer containing usually a great number of processing elements, located inside a rectangular part of an XY plane, and able to move freely ...

Music is a sensory marketing element. Retail image is formed by material, functional and psychological factors in physical environment showing how consumers identify the brand, price position and offered values. Retail atmosphere is closely related to the perception of psychological factors, which are retained in memory as brand symbolism and a pleasant atmosphere affects consumer’s loyalty. Music stimulates consumer’s response and behaviour in the retail environment. The effects of music are studied in terms of e...

The personnel recruitment system is one of the key mechanisms in the work of the personnel management department. The personnel department is responsible for the attraction and selection of individuals with the required working skills. Problems in the researched organisation are inadequacy of employees in a stressful environment and oftentimes unsuccessful personnel recruitment processes. Str?ss is among the key factors which influence the job efficiency of the personnel in the researched organisation. Some employ...

Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is built on four pillars (dimensions) – economic, social, environmental and philanthropic. The main objective of the contribution is to find out more detailed information on CSR on transport enterprises through research. The work focuses on enterprises in the Transport and Storage sector, where primary research is carried ou...

This article shows how the developed, adopted and implemented by the Party and the Soviet power in 1929, regulations, resolutions and other acts marked the beginning of the new attack stage on the religious organizations when the state bodies in fact proceeded to their complete elimination. A particularly severe blow was inflicted on the Russian Orthodox Church. One of the main arguments of the outbreak of the anti-religious campaign was the accusation of the Russian Orthodox Church of being “counter-revolutionary...

In sectoral research of entrepreneurship there is a deficit of data about medical entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship of doctors. The medical sector is diverse because it encompasses various size business entities that specialize in many possible aspects of the medical business. It seems, however, that there are some common features of medical entrepreneurship which are worth investigating. The result of such analyses could be the construction of models of medical entrepreneurship, which would allow a better...

It is hard to imagine nowadays building a competitive economy without including in the process the achievements of scientists and Ph.D. students perceived as a source of new knowledge. The process of technology transfer and commercialization of knowledge is an important driving force for economic growth and social well-being. The transfer of knowledge from academic institutions to businesses and social environment can take place through various channels such as education, publications, commissioned research, staff...

In the demanding competitive environment, manufacturers find it more and more difficult to differentiate physical products, and so they resort to differentiation of the offer through services and customer solutions. The thing is that the product level cannot be assessed according to the quality of its technical features only, but particularly according to the way how the clients are provided with it - services. Their importance is growing on a long-term basis, and their sufficient level is a critical factor of the...