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Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at the regional and national level. In the competitive … innovation and the strategic objectives that have been set, firms will regularly have to modify the way in which their R&D and … innovation are organized. Nowadays, shift from serial to simultaneous and parallel working in innovation has become more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777361
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Virtuality, Innovation and R&D Activities
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment … achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the type of business, the type of innovation and the … strategic objectives that have been set, firms will regularly have to modify the way in which their R&D and innovation is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753054
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Consideration of the virtual team work and disabled citizens, as promising opportunity providers for the e government infrastructure's formation
Shafia, Mohammad Ali; Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The Information area has revolutionized the workplace. Douglas Kruse, a professor of human resources and the director of the program for disability research at Rutgers University, states that 7% of employed persons with disabilities work 20 hours or more a week from home. While some modern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753060
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Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the driving engine behind economic growth. While SMEs play a critical role in generating employment and supporting trade, they face numerous challenges, the prominent among them are the need to respond to fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866143
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Concurrent Collaboration in Research and Development
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Integration is the essence of current research and development (R&D) activity in many organizations. Integration can be established in various ways depending on the type, size and intricacy in organizational functions and products. Nevertheless, research and development (R&D) has become an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756290
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Critical factors for new product developments in SMEs virtual team
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740589
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Modified stage-gate: A conceptual model of virtual product development process
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In today’s dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866165
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SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Their continued growth is a major subject for the economy and employment of any country. Towards that end, virtual research and development (R&D) could be a viable option to sustain and ease the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742995
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Dealing with Virtual R&D Teams in New Product Development
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
National and global collaboration in research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that makes research and business more competitive. Multinational enterprises have increased their research and development (R&D) investment in different countries....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756481
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Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises through Virtual Team
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
New product development (NPD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. Literatures have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general. New product development especially for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008743010