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Virtual Organizations in Croatia: The Case of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Last modified: 2012-07-18
Abstract
Virtual organization represents a modern way of organizing business processes and organizational structures, with mission of establishing an effective organization. In developed countries, virtual organizations are common due to the large availability of information-communication technology (ICT), possession of adequate knowledge as well as the existence of large corporations. In our research, we examined the practice of virtual organizations and virtual teams in a Croatian Bjelovar-Bilogora County, which belongs to the middle to lower developed areas. The results were analyzed considering the previous researches done in Croatia. Furthermore, the results are subjected to testing by Kruskal-Wallis method, in order to determine whether there are differences in the orientation of the virtual practice within the industries: Processing, Trade and Construction. We also tested the differences between groups formed according to company size. This generated useful findings regarding the characteristics of virtual organization in one Croatian county that is not leading by the level of economic development.