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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 - 2014

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...

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Virtual R&D Teams : Innovation and Technology Facilitator

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - 2014

Innovation is becoming the most important key issue for company’s success in the 21st century. In the competitive … accepted that innovation is better achieved by working in team. The employed web services technology, although very popular … technology are formed to facilitate transnational innovation processes and it should be noted that innovation has a positive …

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Virtual R&D teams and SMEs growth: A comparative study between Iranian and Malaysian SMEs

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literature, attempt has been made to study the aspects by online survey method in...

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Virtual R&D Teams : A Potential Growth of Education-Industry Collaboration

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Abdul Rashid, … - 2013

In this paper, we present our more than two years research experiences on virtual R&D teams in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and draws conclusions, giving special attention to the structure of virtual teams required to support education-industry collaboration. We report the relevant...

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Virtual R&D Teams and SMEs Growth : A Comparative Study Between Iranian and Malaysian SMEs

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - 2014

This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literatures, attempt has been made to study the aspects by online survey method in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014044664

The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs : Experiences of Malaysian SMEs

Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2014

The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development (R&D) programs and employed virtual teams to create the greatest competitive advantage from limited labor are increasing. Global and localized virtual R&D teams are believed to have a high...

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The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Rashid, Abdul; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

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Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Hanim, Salwa; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Problem statement: Although, literature proves the importance of the technology role in the effectiveness of virtual Research and Development (R&D) teams for new product development. However, the factors that make technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. The manager of...

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Effective virtual teams for new product development

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Rashid, Abdul; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

At present, the existing literature shows that the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams for new product development are still ambiguous. To address this problem, a research design was developed, which includes detailed literature review, preliminary model and field survey....

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Virtual R&D Teams : A New Model for Product Development

Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2015

Increased global competitions have urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop new products faster. Virtual research and development (R&D) teams in SMEs can offer a solution to speed up time-to-market of new product development (NPD). However, factors that affect the effectiveness of...

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