The concept of the social responsibility of the firms is especially current in the last years. Researchers from academic institutions, as well as representatives of the business, authorities, international and non-governmental organizations participate actively in the dedicated to this topic...

The paper is based on building up a Matrix of concurrence – a specially devised in-strument using in details the OECD Principles, White book and the two ROSCs for Cor¬po¬rate Governance in Bulgaria. It gives an opportunity to evaluate the degree of concur¬rence of Bulgarian code to the...

The corporate governance (CG) system in Japan at the start of the XXI century is analyzed in the study along the following lines: changes in the corporate ownership structure – the dissolution of stable and cross ownership; changes in the composition and structure of corporate boards; the...

The modern corporate governance structure in any country includes as its key factor the structure and functionality of the corporate boards. Currently, the boards experience a more or less radical change of their traditional activities and structure, acquiring new features and diversifying the...

The pressure for change and synchronization in the accession process affected, practically, all the aspects of Bulgarian corporate governance (CG), one of them outstanding - the relevance and synchronization of the Bulgarian corporate boards (CB) to the European ones. The corporate boards'...

Bulgarian stock market experienced sharp and continuous decline in 2008 causing this way a heavy pressure and turmoil among its investors. The decline hit the confidence in the prospects for its development raising a lot of concerns. This paper addresses some questions about the contingency of...

In order to reveal the current practice on the discussed problems is carried out a study, which ranges 15 trade banks working on the Bulgarian market and concentrating large part of the total activity of all trade banks in Bulgaria. The questionnaire is made in the following banks: United...

The aim of the research is to make a review and appraisal of the Banking competition between the commercial Banks in this country and its Reveal in the basic directions of the Banking activities in order to expose the problems and determine the prospects of its development. For the realization...

A central aspect of the economic and political life in Bulgaria before the EU accession is the development of an active and competitive private sector. Small and medium-sized business contributes to accelerating economic development, employment, improving the competitive environment, promoting...

In the mid-1990s, the East Asian countries experienced severe financial crisis, followed by deep economic downturns. A variety of methodologies have been used to explain the Asian financial crisis. However, the impact of the Asian financial crisis of 1997 on the efficiency of the financial...