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Innovation And R&D Activities In Virtual Team, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha Jan 2009

Innovation And R&D Activities In Virtual Team, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at the regional and national level. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently in new product development, which is a result of research and development (R&D) activities. It is necessary for them to put together different capabilities and services with the goal, through cooperation between suppliers and customers, service providers and scientific institutions to achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the type of business, the type of innovation and the strategic objectives that have been set, firms will …


Concurrent Collaboration In Research And Development, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha Oct 2008

Concurrent Collaboration In Research And Development, N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, Z. Taha

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

Integration is the essence of current research and development (R&D) activity in many organizations. Integration can be established in various ways depending on the type, size and intricacy in organizational functions and products. Nevertheless, research and development (R&D) has become an inevitable function in most manufacturing companies in order to develop their own product niches for their survival in the prevailing highly completive market environment. Research and development functions are fundamental drivers of value creation in technologybased enterprises. Of creating and maintaining a vibrant R&D environment, organizations individually or collectively need to incorporate virtual R&D team. A virtual R&D team …