This dissertation aims to provide guidance to research and practice in regards to the co-operation form of the virtual organisation and the insight that virtual organisation forms could prove to be a viable alternative to classic and traditional cooperation forms such as mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and others in business practice. Although the classic and more traditional cooperation forms are widely known and often discussed in the relevant press, the same does not seem to be true for the cooperation form of the virtual organisation. The explanation of the emergence and the theoretical foundation of the virtual organisation are mentioned in this dissertation. After that, typical characteristics and chances and risks of the organisation form follow. Empirical studies with business professionals and stock exchange listed companies in Europe prove that the concept of the virtual organisation is not so widely known in the public and in the business praxis as other classic and traditional cooperation forms. It is shown that on the other hand, many characteristics and aspects of the virtual organisation, as they are described in the relevant business and management theory, can also be found in business praxis and in real life companies. Case studies from modern business praxis will be discussed in order to further highlight the concept of the virtual organisation and its inherent characteristics via real examples from the business world. This dissertation aims to make clear this discrepancy of a lack of public conscious awareness on the one hand and representation of relevant characteristics of virtual companies on the other hand. The comparison with other forms of cooperation shows that virtual corporations can be clearly distinguished from other forms of cooperation, despite the fact that significant similarities and common grounds can be partially observed. The relevance and the potential of the cooperation type of the virtual organisation can have in the present and in the future is also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:425103 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Hanser, Nicholas |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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