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Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth Of Education-Industry Collaboration, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha
Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth Of Education-Industry Collaboration, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
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 results of an online survey study. The online questionnaire was emailed by using a simple random sampling method to 947 manufacturing SMEs. The findings of this study show that SMEs in Malaysia and Iran are willing to use virtual teams for collaboration and the platform for industry-education collaboration is ready and distance between team members or differences …
Work Together… When Apart Challenges And What Is Need For Effective Virtual Teams, R.R. Raval, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Work Together… When Apart Challenges And What Is Need For Effective Virtual Teams, R.R. Raval, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
Increasingly competitive global markets and accelerating technological changes have increased the need for people to contact via electronic medium to have daily updates, the people those who could not able to meet face to face every day. Those who contact via electronic medium i.e. Virtual Team, are having number of benefit but to achieve these potential benefits, however, leaders need to overcome liabilities inherent in the lack of direct contact among team members and managers. Team members may not naturally know how to interact effectively across space and time. By this paper author try to throw some lights on the …
Critical Factors For New Product Developments In Smes Virtual Team, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Critical Factors For New Product Developments In Smes Virtual Team, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs. On the other hand, the rapid rate of market and technological changes has accelerated in the past decade, so this turbulent environment requires new methods and techniques to bring successful new products to the marketplace. Virtual team can be a solution to answer the requested demand. However, literature have shown no significant differences between traditional …
Virtual R&D Teams And Smes Growth: A Comparative Study Between Iranian And Malaysian Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Virtual R&D Teams And Smes Growth: A Comparative Study Between Iranian And Malaysian Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 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 literatures, attempt has been made 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 and competitiveness in their local as well as global markets. In this context, surveys have been conducted to evaluate the effects of virtuality …
Virtual Teams: A New Opportunity To Develop A Business, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Z. Taha
Virtual Teams: A New Opportunity To Develop A Business, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
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 present summary results of an online survey. The online questionnaire was emailed by using a simple random sampling method to 356 Malaysian manufacturing small and medium –sized Enterprises (SMEs). The findings of this study show that SMEs in Malaysia are gaining to use virtual teams, and it can be concluded that virtual teams provide a new platform for developing the …
Smes, Virtual Research And Development (R&D) Teams And New Product Development: A Literature Review, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Smes, Virtual Research And Development (R&D) Teams And New Product Development: A Literature Review, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
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 operations of SMEs. However, literature shows there has not been a great deal of research into the diverse characteristic of virtual R&D teams in SMEs. This article provides a comprehensive literature review on different aspects of virtual R&D teams collected from the reputed publications. The purpose of the literature review is to provide an …
Benefits And Pitfalls Of Virtual R&D Teams: An Empirical Study, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Benefits And Pitfalls Of Virtual R&D Teams: An Empirical Study, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
In this paper, advantages and drawbacks of virtual teams in research and development (R&D) are studied. With the globalization of commercial practices and advances in information and communication technologies, increasing numbers of enterprises are establishing cross-functional, geographically distributed virtual teams. Virtual teams in R&D are designed to access external resources and knowledge to maximize the competitive advantage from limited labor and resources. A survey has been conducted on 210 Malaysian and Iranian manufacturing companies, aimed to investigate the characteristics of R&D collaborations and extract the main advantages/disadvantages’ factors of virtual teams. These factors can be a guide line for R&D …
Envisages Of New Product Developments In Small And Medium Enterprises Through Virtual Team, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Envisages Of New Product Developments In Small And Medium Enterprises Through Virtual Team, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
New product development (NPD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. Literatures have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general. New product development especially for SMEs virtual team are somewhat lacking in the literature and constitute a research gap. This paper aims to bridge this gap. This study first reviews the NPD and its relationship with virtuality and then identifies the critical factors in definition of NPD in SMEs virtual team. The statistical method was utilized to perform the required analysis of the data from survey. …