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Virtual R&D Teams: A New Model For Product Development, N. Ale Ebrahim
Virtual R&D Teams: A New Model For Product Development, N. Ale Ebrahim
Research Publications (2011 to 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 virtual teams for NPD are still not adequately verified. This book presents the correlations between virtual R&D team constructs and virtual team effectiveness by developing a "Virtual Research and Development Team" (ViR&DT) model. The items, which may influence the effectiveness of virtual teams, are taken from the literature. Through an online survey and by application of structural …
Effective Virtual Teams For New Product Development, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Z. Taha
Effective Virtual Teams For New Product Development, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, S.H. Abdul Rashid, Z. Taha
Research Publications (2011 to 2015)
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. From literature review, the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams are identified and these factors are modified using a field survey. The relationship between knowledge workers (people), process and technology in virtual teams is explored in this study. The results of the study suggest that technology and process are tightly correlated and need to be considered …