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The Effectiveness Of Virtual R&D Teams In Smes: Experiences Of Malaysian Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S.H. Abdul Rashid, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
The Effectiveness Of Virtual R&D Teams In Smes: Experiences Of Malaysian Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S.H. Abdul Rashid, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha
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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 high potential for the growth of SMEs. Due to the fast-growing complexity of new products coupled with new emerging opportunities of virtual teams, a collaborative approach is believed to be the future trend. This research explores the effectiveness of virtuality in SMEs’ virtual R&D teams. Online questionnaires were emailed to Malaysian manufacturing SMEs and 74 usable questionnaires were …
Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams In Malaysia Manufacturing Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Z. Taha
Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams In Malaysia Manufacturing Smes, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2011 to 2015)
This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The study focused on the influence of virtual research and development (R&D) teams within Malaysian manufacturing small and medium sized 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 an answer for a question “Is there any relationship between company size, Internet connection facility and virtuality?” The survey data shows SMEs are now technologically capable of performing …