Business Management

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  THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDITORS IN BULGARIA – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

  Public sector internal control continues to be a major issue due to its essential role in the governance of public funds and activities. This article focuses on internal audit and the problems and opportunities related to maintaining and developing the professional competence of internal auditors as a key prerequisite for the efficient performance ... Public sector internal control continues to be a major issue due to its essential role in the governance of public funds and activities. This article focuses on internal audit and the problems and opportunities related to maintaining and developing the professional competence of internal auditors as a key prerequisite for the efficient performance of their audit engagements. The research of earlier and current audit practice and the acknowledgment of existing pitfalls provides a robust basis for improving this aspect of public sector internal control.

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  STRATEGY EVALUATION PROCESS AND STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE NEXUS

  Strategy evaluation process enables firms to continuously assess current practices and their contribution to strategy implementation. This study has examined strategy evaluation process and strategic performance of mobile telecommunication firms operating in Nigeria. The study provides new insights into the effect of strategy evaluation process on ... Strategy evaluation process enables firms to continuously assess current practices and their contribution to strategy implementation. This study has examined strategy evaluation process and strategic performance of mobile telecommunication firms operating in Nigeria. The study provides new insights into the effect of strategy evaluation process on strategic performance of large firms in an emerging market such as Nigeria. The authors used theoretical insights from strategic management literature to better understand how a firm process of strategy evaluation affects strategic performance. The research has been done in a single industry, using quantitative methods and survey to obtain information from employees of four mobile telecommunication MNCs operating in Nigeria. The findings suggest that a mobile telecommunication firm adopts a systematic approach to strategy evaluation which has a significant and positive impact on their strategic performance. This study contributes to the existing literature by providing experience on the strategy evaluation process of MNCs operating in the mobile telecommunication sector in an emerging market (Nigeria). The study recommends that firms should adopt a robust strategy evaluation process that will enable them to identify and take corrective action when strategic initiatives are failing or could be improved.

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  MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS IN A BIG DATA ENVIRONMENT

  In contemporary business development, digital transformation has become a major challenge to big data management. In an environment of increasing volumes of data, the major factors that are crucial to business development relate to big data processing and analysis. Open-source data processing technologies employ an innovative approach to the ... In contemporary business development, digital transformation has become a major challenge to big data management. In an environment of increasing volumes of data, the major factors that are crucial to business development relate to big data processing and analysis. Open-source data processing technologies employ an innovative approach to the design of data processing and data analytics tools in cooperation among developers, which ensures the transparency, accessibility and continuous improvement of those tools. The main objective of this article is to review popular open-source technologies for big data processing and identify trends in employing big data in business applications.