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Innovation Process is Facilitated in Virtual Environment of R&D Teams
Shafia, Mohammad Ali; Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Innovation is becoming the most important key issue for company's success in the 21st century. In the competitive … accepted that innovation can be better achieved by working in team particularly in the virtual environments. The employed web … findings. Virtual teams base on information technology are formed to facilitate transnational innovation processes and it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753083
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Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysian Manufacturing SMEs
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Abdul Rashid, … - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014041587
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Managing Communication in New Product Development Process : Virtual R&D Teams and Information Technology
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Abdul Rashid, … - 2014
Literature proves the importance of the role of information technology in increasing the effectiveness of virtual R&D teams’ communication for new product development. However, the factors that make information technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. Managers of virtual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014042284
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Virtual R&D Teams for NPD in SMEs : Past, Present and Future Trend
Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2010
This paper provides a comprehensive review on different aspects of virtual teams based on authentic and reputed publications. The purpose of the state-of-the-art literature review is to provide an overview of what is known about the structure and dynamics of R&D collaboration in SMEs. SMEs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134933
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Innovation Process is Facilitated in Virtual Environment of R&D Teams
Shafia, Mohammad Ali; Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin - 2013
Innovation is becoming the most important key issue for company's success in the 21st century. In the competitive … accepted that innovation can be better achieved by working in team particularly in the virtual environments. The employed web … findings. Virtual teams base on information technology are formed to facilitate transnational innovation processes and it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014192314
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Virtual R&D Teams Definition
Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2013
The literature related to virtual R&D teams reveals a lack of depth in the definitions (Ale Ebrahim et al., 2010). Although virtual teamwork is a current topic in the literature concerning global organizations, it is problematic to define the meaning of 'virtual teams' across multiple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014039257
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Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises Through Virtual Team
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014044335
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Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams
Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2013
Problem statement: Although, literature proves the importance of the technology role in the effectiveness of virtual Research and Development (R&D) teams for new product development. However, the factors that make technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. The manager of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013091674
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SMEs and Virtual R&D Teams : A Motive Channel for Relationship between SMEs
Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2013
This paper explores potential advantages and barriers of virtual teams toward making an interrelation between small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on different aspects of virtual teams in SMEs based on authentic and reputed publications. The purpose of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014044339
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The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs : Experiences of Malaysian SMEs
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim; Ahmed, … - 2011
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014043685