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  ENHANCING THE ADJUSTMENTS OF MARKET MULTIPLES FOR BETTER OPERATING EFFICIENCY

  The study focuses on one of the specific applications of the market approach. The market approach is a valuation method whereby the fair market value of the target company is determined by reviewing comparable companies with similar operational and financial characteristics. The International Valuation Standards (2017) require that a valuer should ... The study focuses on one of the specific applications of the market approach. The market approach is a valuation method whereby the fair market value of the target company is determined by reviewing comparable companies with similar operational and financial characteristics. The International Valuation Standards (2017) require that a valuer should make adjustments to the selected market multiples. Kasarova, Pramatarska and Lazarova (2009) and Todorov (2015) propose a method for adjusting market multiples for country risk and efficiency when the market approach is applied to emerging markets. We enhance their adjustment approach by removing its inherent restrictions.

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  EMOTION MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE

  Emotions are at the heart of our social life. They function as filters of perceptions that affect our conscious actions and even decision-making. The range of acceptable emotions varies with culture, gender, and age. In many areas of life, inappropriate emotions cause trouble. Organizations therefore require and expect their employees to manage ... Emotions are at the heart of our social life. They function as filters of perceptions that affect our conscious actions and even decision-making. The range of acceptable emotions varies with culture, gender, and age. In many areas of life, inappropriate emotions cause trouble. Organizations therefore require and expect their employees to manage their emotions and refrain from negative emotional outbursts. This creates the need to investigate the opportunities how to regulate emotional behaviour as a means of controlling the negative effects of emotions in the workplace.

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  CHANGES AND TRENDS IN THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN BULGARIA AND THE EU

  This research focuses on the ongoing changes and the new challenges faced by labor in the process of transition to a new type of economy. It is structured in two parts. The first part systematizes the main changes in the characteristics and requirements to labor in the context of the formation of a new economy and the transition to a digital one. ... This research focuses on the ongoing changes and the new challenges faced by labor in the process of transition to a new type of economy. It is structured in two parts. The first part systematizes the main changes in the characteristics and requirements to labor in the context of the formation of a new economy and the transition to a digital one. The second part makes an empirical analysis and draws up the specific aspects in the dynamics of the indicators of the employment status of university graduates in Bulgaria and the EU which are relevant to the latest changes in the increasing imple¬mentation of more complicated mental labor. By applying methods of fore¬casting, the author brings forward certain short-term trends in the fluctuations of the relative ratio of the employed persons with a university degree in Bulgaria and the EU. The research implements the methods of analysis and synthesis, the means and methods of empirical-descriptive, as well as the econometric analysis.