{"id":2811,"date":"2020-08-20T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=2811"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T19:09:14","slug":"vladimir-zlatev","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/profile\/vladimir-zlatev\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Zlatev"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.course-feed-adjust p {margin: 0;}\n<\/style>\n<p>Dr. Zlatev is an experienced educator and entrepreneur, with an extensive background in industrial engineering and corporate management. He focuses on marketing research and competitive analysis based on specific industries and market segments, companies, and technologies. Zlatev\u2019s interests include applications of system dynamics in areas such as decision management, performance management, process management, and international marketing; and researching and managing complex high-technology initiatives that involve international cooperation, intellectual property rights, and technology transfer. In addition to his work in developing and delivering professional education programs, he serves as project leader in a European Union-financed initiative on the design, management, and implementation of educational programs and consulting projects as they relate to best-business theories and practices in the management of international tourism companies and destinations.\u00a0Zlatev is a member of the editorial board of the <em>International Journal of Business Competition and Growth<\/em> (InderScience Publishers, UK).<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research Interests<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Designing, analyzing, and implementing import-export strategies of businesses with the help of system dynamics<\/li>\n<li>System dynamics methodology and implementations for integrating project management, program management, process management, and performance management<\/li>\n<li>Applications of business analytics methods for innovative teaching of academic courses in management and marketing<\/li>\n<li>Economic sustainability, development, and competitiveness of tourist destinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Courses<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"course-feed-adjust\">\n<li>AD 100 \u2013 Pre-Analytics Laboratory (Faculty Coordinator)<\/li>\n<p><div class=\"course-feed\"><\/p>\n<li>MET AD 571 \u2013 Business Analytics Foundations<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>MET AD 715 \u2013 Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>MET AD 755 \u2013 Doing Business in North America<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>MET AD 760 \u2013 International Trade and Logistics<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>MET AD 856 \u2013 Market and Economic Research and Analysis<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>MET MG 523 \u2013 Marketing Research<\/li>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Scholarly Works<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rajagopal, Zlatev, V. <em>Business Dynamics in North America\u2014Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Trade Patterns<\/em>, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Edition (Palgrave MacMillan, 2018). \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/la\/book\/9783319576053#aboutBook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.springer.com\/la\/book\/9783319576053#aboutBook<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ivanov, P., Zlatev, V. \u201cPreparing Big Data Business Analysts for IT Project Management Profession.\u201d \u00a0In <em>Proceedings of the 12<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Fulda &amp; Nurnberg, Germany (July 1\u20134, 2016).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a> [Published Paper at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Zlatev, V., Burstein, L., Abrahamson, A., Gunasekaran, Y., Zlateva, T. \u201cIntegrated Virtual Laboratories: The Hands-on Backbone of the Educational Infrastructure.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the 12<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science<\/em>. Fulda &amp; Nurnberg, Germany (July 1\u20134, 2016).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a> [Published Abstract at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cTeaching Applied Business Analytics: Industry Tools in Virtual Laboratories.\u201d \u00a0In <em>Proceedings of the 11<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Boston, Mass., USA (June 4\u20137, 2015).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a> [Published Abstract at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Zlateva, T., Burstein, L., Abrahamson, A., Gunasekaran, Y., Zlatev, V., Burstein, J. \u201cApproaches for Integrating Virtual Laboratories with Online Content.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the 11<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Boston, Mass., USA (June 4\u20137, 2015).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a> [Published Abstract at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ivanov, P., Zlatev, V. \u201cBusiness Analysis for IT Practitioners\u2014An Educational Approach.\u201d \u00a0In <em>Proceedings of the 11<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Boston, Mass., USA (June 4\u20137, 2015).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a> [Published Paper at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cA Business Analytics Shell for Teaching Corporate Decision Making.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the 10<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Albena, Bulgaria (July 4\u20136, 2014).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a> [Accepted Paper at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chitkushev, L., Zlateva, T., Vodenska, I., Zlatev, V. &#8220;Analytics Dashboard Parameters for Digital Learning Management Systems.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the 10<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Albena, Bulgaria (July 4\u20136, 2014).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\"> <\/span><span class=\"s1\">[Accepted Paper at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOnline PLUS: Challenges and Opportunities of a Diverse Classroom.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the 9<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s3\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><em> Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science.<\/em>\u00a0Fulda, Germany (June\u00a029\u201330 2013) and Wurzburg, Germany (July 1\u20132, 2013). ISSN: 1313 \u2013 8624; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.csecs.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\"> <\/span><span class=\"s1\">[Accepted Paper at International Peer-Reviewed Conference]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Business Simulations for Teaching Complex Business Concepts.&#8221; In <em>Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science<\/em>. Boston and New York, U.S.A. Partners: University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany; Boston University Metropolitan College, Boston, U.S.A.; New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria (July 5\u20139, 2012).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Strategies and Decision Support in Organizations.&#8221; Dynamic business simulation package designed to illustrate the decision-making process on business and functional levels, and offer hands-on experience to students in the graduate course &#8220;MET AD 715 &#8211; Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making&#8221; at Boston University Metropolitan College. Copyright Zlatev, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Financial Forecasts for Different Importing\/Exporting Strategies.&#8221; Dynamic business simulation package designed to illustrate different international importing\/exporting concepts, and offer hands-on experience to students in the graduate course &#8220;MET AD 760 &#8211; Going International: Importing and Exporting operations and Techniques&#8221; at Boston University Metropolitan College. Copyright Zlatev, 2005\u20132012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntegrated Learning in Marketing Research and Analysis, Courses Delivered in Face-To-Face, Online, and Blended Format.\u201d <em>Proc. 7th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science<\/em>, New Bulgarian University (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011): 214\u2013224. Partners: University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany; Boston University Metropolitan College, Boston, U.S.A.; New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness Simulation in Blended Format for International Trade Education.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the 6th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science 2010<\/em>, Fulda\/Munich, Germany. Partners: University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany; Boston University Metropolitan College, Boston, U.S.A.; New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria (June 26\u201329, 2010): 217\u2013229.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPortable tour guide systems in tourism.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the International Conference \u201cTourism\u2014Theory and Practice.\u201d <\/em>University of Sofia \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski,\u201d Sofia, Bulgaria (June 1\u20132, 2007) (in English).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBulgaria\u2014destination for educated travelers: the corporate approach of Geotours Global Ltd.\u201d In <em>Proceedings of the International Conference, \u201cThe Tourist Science and the Challenge of 21st Century.\u201d<\/em> University of Economy, Varna, Bulgaria (November 3\u20134, 2005) (in Bulgarian).<\/p>\n<p>Principal investigator, Osmos International, Inc. &#8220;Summary of Diagnostic Evaluation for Submarine Cable Carthodic Protection System Protection&#8211;Feasibility Assessment of Technologies.&#8221; Technical report 1001931, Electric Power Research Institute (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.epri.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.epri.com<\/a>), 2001.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Development of an Integrated Executive Training Program for managers of tourism SMEs&#8211;methodology, curriculum, training of trainers, European Union Phare Programme, project BG2003\/004-937.11.03: Pilot Integrated Investment Scheme for Regional Development Actions (increasing the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises from the tourism industry of North East Planning Region of Bulgaria through educational and consulting programs for key management personnel), Bulgaria (January\u2013May 2006). <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.varh.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.varh.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video Introduction from Dr. Zlatev of BU Metropolitan College\" width=\"100%\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0zDjBcCn7M?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":16254,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/2811"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16254"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/2811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94924,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/2811\/revisions\/94924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}