Social Responsibility in the Public Sector – Opportunities and Prospects
Social Responsibility in the Public Sector – Opportunities and Prospects

Summary/Abstract: Social responsibility issues are of growing importance and top priority. Among the leading prerequisites for this are globalization, the role of knowledge, the role of information, cultural dialogue, the growing importance of social factors in governance, the role of public institutions, etc. Due to these considerations, the article presents a theoretical and empirical study of topical, controversial issues concerning the modern management concept of „social responsibility“ on the example of public institutions. Topics on the definitional definition of social responsibility are highlighted, and claims are proven through content analysis and a pilot empirical study on the aspects of its application in the public sector of the Republic of Bulgaria. In this regard, the aim of this publication is to justify the new role, opportunities and perspectives of the concept of social responsibility, as well as to explore aspects of its application on the example of public institutions in our country, in order to make their management more effective and prosperous.

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