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Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team

Ebrahim, Nader Ale; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - HAL - 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 …

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Virtual Teams: a Literature Review

Ebrahim, Nader Ale; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - HAL - 2009

In the competitive market , virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to- market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time...

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Virtual Teams and Management Challenges

Ebrahim, Nader Ale; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - HAL - 2011

Introduction: Collaboration is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that makes business more competitive. Virtual teams are growing in popularity [1] and many organizations have responded to their dynamic environments by introducing virtual teams. Additionally, the rapid...

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Process Construct in the Virtual R&D Teams

Ebrahim, Nader Ale; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Rashid, Salwa … - HAL - 2012

literature proves the importance of the process role in the effectiveness of virtual research and development (R&D) teams for new product development (NPD). However, the factors that make process construct in a virtual R&D team are still unclear. The manager of virtual R&D teams for NPD does not...

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Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review

Ebrahim, Nader Ale; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - HAL - 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...

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China's new energy vehicles: value and innovation

Kimble, Chris; Wang, Hua - HAL - 2013

sector's focus on business model rather than technological innovation. Practical implications The article highlights the …

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Innovation and Knowledge Sharing Across Professional Boundaries: Political Interplay between Boundary Objects and Brokers.

Kimble, Chris; Grenier, Corinne; Goglio-Primard, Karine - HAL - 2010

The article examines the process of innovation and knowledge sharing from a perspective that focuses on the influence … innovation process and show that the role played by the broker can be political. We identify two strategies that are used by …

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Innovation and Leapfrogging in the Chinese Automobile Industry: Examples from Geely, BYD and Shifeng

Wang, Hua; Kimble, Chris - HAL - 2013

History provides numerous examples of incumbent market leaders being leapfrogged by newcomers that have exploited the opportunities offered by new technologies. In light of the growing number of ecological threats linked to the use of the internal combustion engine, can Chinese auto...

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