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@article{ Ale Ebrahim2009, title = {Virtual R&D teams in small and medium enterprises: a literature review}, author = {Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Taha, Zahari}, journal = {Scientific Research and Essays}, number = {13}, pages = {1575–1590}, volume = {4}, year = {2009}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-233020}, abstract = {Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the driving engine behind economic growth. While SMEs play a critical role in generating employment and supporting trade, they face numerous challenges, the prominent among them are the need to respond to fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Towards that end, research and development (R & D) aspect deserves particular attention to promote and facilitate the operations of SMEs. Virtual R & D team could be a viable option. However, literature shows that virtual R & D teaming in SMEs is still at its infancy. This article provides a comprehensive literature review on different aspects of virtual R & D teams collected from the reputed publications. The purpose of the state-of-the-art literature review is to provide an overview on the structure and dynamics of R & D collaboration in SMEs. Specifying the foundation and importance of virtual teams, the relationship between virtual R & D team and SMEs has been examined. It concludes with the identification of the gaps in the existing literatures and calls for future research. It is argued that setting-up an infrastructure for virtual R & D team in SMEs still requires a large amount of engineering efforts and deserves consideration at top level management.}, keywords = {Effizienz; Mittelbetrieb; efficiency; neue Technologie; computervermittelte Kommunikation; computer-mediated communication; virtual business; Forschung und Entwicklung; team; virtuelles Unternehmen; new technology; small business; medium-sized firm; research and development; Kooperation; Kleinbetrieb; Team; cooperation}}