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Application of Cooperative Management in Enterprises: Management Approach, Problems and Recommendations

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Management of Network Organizations

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The goal of this paper is to identify the main aspects of cooperative management based on a thorough analysis of the available scientific literature together with the results of empirical research. The focus is on the management approach, i.e. how the enterprise effectively plans cooperation and organizes cooperative activities, leads its own employees, and monitors the implementation of cooperative goals. Accordingly, it is possible to identify problem areas related to the application of cooperative management and propose appropriate recommendations to remove these problems. The considerations presented may assist managers in terms of the effective management of cooperative relations and related activities. The paper offers managers a useful tool in the form of a set of recommendations (instructions) which are intended to support the problem-free use of cooperative management within enterprises.

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    Štefan Hittmár

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Lendel, V. (2015). Application of Cooperative Management in Enterprises: Management Approach, Problems and Recommendations. In: Sroka, W., Hittmár, Š. (eds) Management of Network Organizations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17347-4_5

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