The topic of sustainability, and in particular the sustainability practices of companies, is especially relevant nowadays. The introduction of such practices is very important for Eastern European countries, including Bulgaria. This study is part of a large-scale university project (UNWE, Sofia) that focuses precisely on sustainability practices in international business. The aim is to find out if Bulgarian companies are familiar with sustainable practices and whether they apply them correctly in their daily operations. This is achieved via analysis and synthesis of results from a survey. The summarized data of the aforementioned survey is part of the whole project and represents the policies for sustainable development in specially selected Bulgarian private companies. Each of the companies included in the survey is ISO 14000 certified (the international standards for environmental management) and this condition determines the scope of the study. The research could serve as a basis for better understanding of the integration process of sustainability practices in Bulgarian companies.
Blockchain technology is recognised as a digital tool that contributes to increasing the competitiveness of a business organisation, and it is most often applied in the financial sector and supply chains. The technology is widely used in developed countries, but it is also gradually entering developing economies. Attention to technology is provoked under the influence of factors de termining innovation development and penetration into the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Some of them are psychological, the others are economical, but in general, they influence the management decision-making to use the technology in the enterprises. The primary purpose of the research is to reveal and group the factors provoking the implementation of blockchain technology in Bulgarian companies. In order to collect the necessary data, an empirical study of the Bulgarian entrepreneurial ecosystem was conducted using a survey method. A factor analysis of the two groups of reasons motivating and limiting the application of blockchain technology was performed with a view to uncovering the hidden factors influencing its implementation in organisations. A regression analysis was then performed to answer the question of which factors most affect the interest in implementing BCT in the business organisation to increase their competitiveness in the supply chain. The research data can be used as a working framework for implementing decentralised software applications in companies that are not informed about the pros and cons of blockchain technology but are looking for a position in the global digitised world.
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