by Željka Bedek – Mario Njavro International competitiveness, being a key objective of each economic entity, is at the same time significantly determined by the level of risk the entity is coping. Based on the assumption that risk management is directly linked to competitiveness in agribusiness, the scope of this paper…
Tourism performance of destinations based on settlement approach (How to set up regional database focused on tourism in Hungary)
by Csilla Szalók, Ágnes Holczerné Szentirmai, Ákos Probáld & Ilona Kovácsné Székely Recently in the regional development researches the attention draw to the way of measuring destination’s development and competitiveness. The further development of the Hungarian Tourism depends on the regions, destinations’ developments, their success in competitiveness and the ongoing innovation in tourism.…
THE SITUATION OF THE HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION
by Sándor Magda – Andrea Herneczky – Sándor Marselek – Erika Varga The knowledge-based, competitive economy places a great emphasis on the education system. The responsibility of higher education is to impart knowledge of high standard which is in harmony with the continuously changing environment. Higher education has a special role…
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL ECONOMY
by Sándor Magda, Róbert Magda and Sándor Marselek This paper seeks to provide an overview of those economic social and environmental issues which could be relevant for sustainable development of the rural economy. Rural development is of great significance for the future of both the EU and Hungary. We must reduce…
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL CAPITAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS IN POLAND
by Urszula Bronisz & Wim Heijman This article aims at presenting different approaches to the phenomenon of social capital. The concept of social capital is ambiguous and that is why we will highlight a number of definitions of this notion. The central attention of the paper focuses on the relationship between…
THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN TOURISM RURAL
by Donatella Privitera Many farmers, in addition to normal farming activity, have already turned to agritourism as a source of additional farm income and opportunities. There are numerous benefits from the development of agritourism: it may strengthen local economy, create job opportunities and new businesses; develop and promote training and certification…
COMPETETIVENESS OF THE MONTENEGRIN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SECTOR AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
by Radislav Jovovic A number of facts, primarily including high fragmentation at all levels, weak vertical integration, limited dimensions in comparison to competitors poor technological level and unbalanced quality/price ratio make the sector weak, low competitive and exposed to international competition, reducing its capacity to capture any existing market potential.…
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN AND THE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
by Andrea Emese Matkó & Prof. Dr. Csaba Berde One of the five basic factors in the Lengyel-type pyramid model – institutions and social capital – is essential in the economic growth of the region. Economic success however, does not only depend on participants in the economy, but on social…
ANALYSIS OF DEMAND FOR WELLNESS AND MEDICAL TOURISM IN HUNGARY
by Katalin Kiss Health tourism in Hungary holds major opportunities. When analysing medical and wellness accommodation data, it can be stated that the Hungarian population is keenly interested in health-related tourism services. From the aspect of further development, health tourism based on medical services can be a take-off point for…