The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development (R … localized virtual R&D teams are believed to have high potential for the growth of SMEs. Due to the fast-growing complexity of … future trend. This research explores the effectiveness of virtuality in SMEs’ virtual R&D teams. Online questionnaires were …

infrastructure usage is less. SMEs now have the necessary technology to begin the implementation process of collaboration tools to … enterprises (SMEs). The specific objective of the study is better understanding of the application of collaborative technologies … in business, to find the effective factors to assist SMEs to remain competitive in the future. The paper stresses to find …

New product development (NPD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) virtual team has not been systematically … general. New product development especially for SMEs virtual team are somewhat lacking in the literature and constitute a … then identifies the critical factors in definition of NPD in SMEs virtual team. The statistical method was utilized to …

This paper relates to an R&D project – called NOEMI – aiming to propose to SME’s a collaborative management of their … internal staff. The model developed in the project focuses on the usual IT activities of the SME’s, which are classified in … are discussed and compared with other classical solutions usually encountered within IT practices of SME’s. The last part …

Innovation has become a central theme and challenge in the literature of entrepreneurship, SMEs management, and … conducive to long-term investments in new business activities. This way, the development of innovation policy in SMEs forms an … approach to entrepreneurship and innovation. In this paper we address the innovation strategies of SMEs engaged in the …

This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a … to study the aspects by online survey method in Iran and Malaysia. In both countries, SMEs play an important role in … their economies, employments, and capacity building. Virtual R&D team can be one of the means to increase SMEs efficiency …