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Received: 2023-02-11  |  Accepted: 2023-06-06  |  Published: 2023-06-30

Title

Investigation of distinguished approaches towards synergy


Abstract

The investigation of synergy is the initial impetus for achieving effective investments in sustainable organisational solutions. This article focuses on synergy phenomenon; various views across different areas are critically reviewed. The authors investigate two essential areas: synergy and synergistic effects. The main result is the identification of seven sources, or, as the authors call them, generalised approaches to synergies. The paper provides a new contribution to area of management of companies, which cooperate, and competete simultanously. The obtained results may be instrumental for better strategic management of contemporary cooperating organisations.


Keywords

strategic management, cooperation, synergistic effects, investing in cooperation


JEL classifications

C70 , J50 , P13


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1093


DOI


Pages

293-306


Funding

This research was funded by VEGA: 1/0533/20 Online reputation management: Tools and methods

This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Holubčík, Martin
University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia https://www.uniza.sk
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Soviar, Jakub
University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia https://www.uniza.sk
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Lendel, Viliam
University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia https://www.uniza.sk
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

10


Number

4


Issue date

June 2023


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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