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The Reverse Synergy: Another Way of Thinking

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  • Andriy Andrushko

    (Lviv National Agrarian University)

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Synergy is deemed a good possibility to obtain competitive advantages and has already received a lot of attention in literature, but despite that fact, it is still a developing concept. Analyzing the traditional approaches to synergy attaining in business and the peculiarities of system nature the article develops specific prerequisites that can lead to synergy emergence. Based on the tendency of diminishing marginal product the paper recognizes another opportunity of increasing the economic efficiency. Understanding of the synergy emergence basic impacts may strengthen the managers’ approach while trying to improve organization overall efficiency. Moreover, the reverse thinking can help to discover organization’s intangible potentials. The article aims to extend the scopes of the synergy research and introduces a definition of the reverse synergy concept.

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  • Andriy Andrushko, 2012. "The Reverse Synergy: Another Way of Thinking," International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 2(2), pages 68-74, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:ijeptp:v:2:y:2012:i:2:p:68-74
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    Keywords

    business resources; change; positive result; reduction; synergy; system;
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    JEL classification:

    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management

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