Abstract

Aim of this article is to offer a proposal for effective planning and organization of cooperation activities in a company, based on a comprehensive analysis of scientific literature and performed empirical research in Slovak republic. The article thus provides a tool for company managers for managing their cooperation activities. Use of this tool is meant to help minimize occurrence of conflict situations and to support smooth progress of cooperation activities from the organizational and planning perspective.

Highlights

  • The topic of managing cooperation activities is currently highly up-to-date

  • It could be considered positive that almost half of the respondents (47.62 %) plans in the near future to establish a more intense cooperation with a company or an organization

  • During the interviews with representatives of companies that we conducted during the realized research, we identified the need for complex and at the same time clear and understandable model for the management of cooperation activities in a company

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Summary

Introduction

The topic of managing cooperation activities is currently highly up-to-date. In present, cooperation as such represents for a company an important tool for increasing its competitiveness. The topic of managing cooperation activities is highly up-to- date in Slovak enterprises. Managers in Slovak companies strive to build in their enterprises a functioning cooperation process, which would help with establishing of successful partnerships and cooperations In order for this initiative to be successful, it is necessary to apply elements of process management and to create an environment that would support establishing of partnerships, enable communication and efficient work with information related to cooperations. In this respect managers may find useful the model that we propose in this article for effective management of cooperation activities in a company

Objective and methodology
The current state of dealing with the issue
Situation in Slovak enterprises – results of the empirical research
A NEED FOR COOPERATION
Findings
Discussion
Conclusions
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