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Improving Team Effectiveness in Tech Companies with Different Country of Origin
Tsvetelina Tsvetanova Panchelieva Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” E–mail: tsvetelina.ts.p@gmail.com Abstract: The purpose of the article is to exploit what the factors for team effectiveness in technological companies from different countries are. One aspect of team effectiveness that is important to the overall team performance is communication. Additional factors that influence team results are task distribution, […]
Business Communication skills of Bulgarians within a Multi-cultural Environment
Maya Yaneva University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia E-mail: maya_yaneva@yahoo.com Abstract: Communication is one of the most powerful tools in our private and business lives. A lot of researchers list [1] open and clear communication among the top priorities of business organizations. It takes months or even years to recover the damages of inappropriate […]
Music Identity Schizophrenia in the Current Alternative Rock Scene in Bulgaria. How Identity Emigration Led to the Rise of the Cover Value
Gergana Rayzhekova Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” E-mail: grayzhekova@yahoo.com Abstract: The current Bulgarian alternative music scene is divided internally and externally by various factors. After 1989, Bulgarian alternative bands intentionally moved astray from pro-Russian affiliation and Bulgarian musical idioms and quickly adopted the English language as a basic composing language. This situation was enhanced by the […]
The Communicative Potential of Non-figurative Sculpture
Kamen Tsvetkov University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG). E-mail: kamen.tsvetkov@gmail.com Abstract: Every piece of art affects the perceiving consciousness through images satisfying its aesthetic and cognitive needs. These images act as an intermediary through which a viewer moves from the real world of his own existence to the imaginary world of an artistic work. […]
The Role of Public Libraries in the Modern Interpersonal and Inter-group Intercultural Dialogue
Eli Popova Sofia University, Faculty of Philosophy E-mail: popova@phls.uni-sofia.bg Abstract: This article presents the modern library as a space for active dialogue between individuals – its actual and potential users; between representatives of different generations and cultures; between the librarian and other professional communities; between countries and their historical traditions; and between subcultures. It examines the […]
Success as a New Dimension of Cultural Variability: Linear vs. Relational Cultures
Hristina Sokolova University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” E-mail: hsokolova@uni-ruse.bg Abstract: The following paper discusses a proposition for the notion of success as a new cultural dimension. The main goal is to discuss whether “connected” and “linear” characteristics of success can be considered a new dimension of cultural variability in Bulgaria and Hungary. It can be speculated […]
Digital Communication through Effective Verbal Language in the 21st Century Classroom. Topic: Intercultural Communication
Maria Genova 2ELS “Thomas Jefferson”, Sofia, E-mail: maria_metodievabg@yahoo.com Abstract: The paper presents a piece of small-scale research carried out with 17-year-old students who follow an intensive five-year course in EFL. In accordance with the curriculum for the eleventh grade, they are presented with classical British and American literature. To motivate students to participate in classes and […]
Populist Approach to Migration in the Contemporary Media Ecosystem
Mariyan Tomov Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” E-mail: mariyan.d.tomov@gmail.com Lilia Raycheva Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” E-mail: lraycheva@yahoo.com Abstract: As a globalization-related phenomenon, voluntary or forced migration gradually occupies a leading place in the social agenda. The migrant problem is getting ever more complicated owing to reasons of international and national character. So far the European […]
Poland and its Neighbors – in the Context of Online Media Narrative
Katarzyna Gajlewicz-Korab University of Warsaw E-mail: k.gajlewicz@uw.edu.pl Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska University of Warsaw E-mail:a.ginalska@uw.edu.pl Joanna Szylko-Kwas University of Warsaw E-mail: j.szylko@uw.edu.pl Abstract: The purpose of the article is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of media reports on the subject of the relations of the Polish state with its neighbours, drawn from two prestigious Internet websites (Wyborcza.pl […]
The Rhetoric of Protests (Visual and Verbal Messages of the Protests)
Iglika Kassabova Sheffield University – Bulgaria E-mail: iglika_kassabova@hotmail.com Abstract: A major feature of the analysis impacts the rhetorical techniques used by creating powerful visual and verbal messages during the protests supporting the Central European University (CEU) in April 2017 in Budapest. Images as part of the visual rhetoric are considered as the main tools in the […]
