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Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysian Manufacturing SMEs

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

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 …

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

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim; Ahmed, … - 2011

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 …

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Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises Through Virtual Team

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - 2013

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 …

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Virtual R&D Teams for NPD in SMEs : Past, Present and Future Trend

Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2010

and dynamics of R&D collaboration in SMEs. SMEs are the backbone of the world business. The focus of the investigation is … on virtual R&D teams in SMEs. After providing a definition and importance of virtual teams, research and development (R …&D teams in new product development in SMEs, as a concentrate topic. Covering previous literatures, the research gaps derive …

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Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysia Manufacturing SMEs

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

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

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - 2012

necessary to support the development of new collaboration forms among industry and education. Virtual research and development …With the advent of the global economy and high-speed Internet, online collaboration is fast becoming the norm in … education and industry [1]. Information technology (IT) creates many new inter-relationships among businesses, expands the scope …

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Managing Communication in New Product Development Process : Virtual R&D Teams and Information Technology

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Abdul Rashid, … - 2014

Literature proves the importance of the role of information technology in increasing the effectiveness of virtual R&D teams’ communication for new product development. However, the factors that make information technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. Managers of virtual...

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Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams

Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2013

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; Abdul Rashid, … - 2013

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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Innovation Process is Facilitated in Virtual Environment of R&D Teams

Shafia, Mohammad Ali; Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin - 2013

Innovation is becoming the most important key issue for company's success in the 21st century. In the competitive environment it is necessary for the enterprises to put together different capabilities and services with the goal. It is widely accepted that innovation can be better achieved by...

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