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Kiril Dimitrov

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arXiv2018

Critical review of models, containing cultural levels beyond the organizational one

The current article traces back the scientific interest to cultural levels across the organization at the University of National and World Economy, and especially in the series of Economic Alternatives - an official scientific magazine, issued by this Institution. Further, a wider and critical review of international achievements in this field is performed, revealing diverse analysis perspectives with respect to cultural levels. Also, a useful model of exploring and teaching the cultural levels beyond the organization is proposed. Keywords: globalization, national culture, organization culture, cultural levels, cultural economics. JEL: M14, Z10.

econ.GN↗
arXiv2018

Geert Hofstede et al's set of national cultural dimensions - popularity and criticisms

This article outlines different stages in development of the national culture model, created by Geert Hofstede and his affiliates. This paper reveals and synthesizes the contemporary review of the application spheres of this framework. Numerous applications of the dimensions set are used as a source of identifying significant critiques, concerning different aspects in model's operation. These critiques are classified and their underlying reasons are also outlined by means of a fishbone diagram.

econ.GN↗
arXiv2018

Talent management - an etymological study

The current article unveils and analyzes important shades of meaning for the widely discussed term talent management. It not only grounds the outlined perspectives in incremental formulation and elaboration of this construct, but also is oriented to exploring the underlying reasons for the social actors, proposing new nuances. Thus, a mind map and a fish-bone diagram are constructed to depict effectively and efficiently the current state of development for talent management and make easier the realizations of future research endeavours in this field.

econ.GN↗
arXiv2018

Exploring the nuances in the relationship "culture-strategy" for the business world

The current article explores interesting, significant and recently identified nuances in the relationship "culture-strategy". The shared views of leading scholars at the University of National and World Economy in relation with the essence, direction, structure, role and hierarchy of "culture-strategy" relation are defined as a starting point of the analysis. The research emphasis is directed on recent developments in interpreting the observed realizations of the aforementioned link among the community of international scholars and consultants, publishing in selected electronic scientific databases. In this way a contemporary notion of the nature of "culture-strategy" relationship for the entities from the world of business is outlined.

econ.GN↗
arXiv2018

Dominating Attributes Of Professed Firm Culture Of Holding Companies - Members Of The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association

This article aims to outline the diversity of cultural phenomena that occur at organizational level, emphasizing the place and role of the key attributes of professed firm culture for the survival and successful development of big business organizations. The holding companies, members of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, are chosen as a survey object as the mightiest driving engines of the local economy. That is why their emergence and development in the transition period is monitored and analyzed. Based on an empirical study of relevant website content, important implications about dominating attributes of professed firm culture on them are found and several useful recommendations to their senior management are made.

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