THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF CROSS – FUNCTIONAL TEAMS ON THE EXAMPLE OF E – COMMERCE COMPANY

Authors

  • Marko Milosavljević Autor
  • Slobodan Morača Autor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24867/01GI01Milosavljevic

Keywords:

Teams, Cross functional teams, Team work, E-Commerce, Project management

Abstract

In today’s business environment, most of the companies are using teams as the basic organizational structure. This sort of organization allows them to deploy its employees’ capabilities in the best possible way, while simultaneously working on realization of organizational goals. This paper will show key elements which can influence team’s well functioning in an E – Commerce organization.

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Published

2019-01-28

Issue

Section

Industrial Engineering and Management