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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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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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Virtual Teams for NPD – An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers

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

illustrates how to apply virtual interaction tools and integrate engineers into the innovation process. Management of virtual R …

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Virtual Teams : A New Opportunity to Develop a Business

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

Virtual teams give many advantages to organizations, including increased knowledge sharing and improve organizational performance. Virtual teams have altered the expectations and boundaries of knowledge worker’s interactions and make a new opportunity to develop the business. In this paper, we...

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SMEs : ERP or Virtual Collaboration Teams

Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2013

Small firms are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role to promote economic development. SMEs in the beginning of implementing new technologies always face capital shortage and need technological assistance. Available ERP systems...

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Dealing with Virtual R&D Teams in New Product Development

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

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....

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Virtual Teams for New Product Development : An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers

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

guideline and also illustrates how to apply virtual interaction tools and integrate engineers into the innovation process …

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Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team

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

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 R&D Teams in Small and Medium Enterprises : A Literature Review

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

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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Virtual R&D Team : Technology Transfer Facilitator

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Shafia, Mohammad Ali; Tahbaz … - 2013

A conceptual model is proposed which facilitate the process of technology transfer by applying a virtual R&D team. The underlying hypothesis is responded to competitive challenges, the complex customer requirements and the high instability on the market. The context of the knowledge-based...

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