The effectiveness of virtual R&D teams in SMEs: experiences of Malaysian SMEs

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim; Taha, Zahari

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dc.contributor.author	Ale Ebrahim, Nader	de
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, Shamsuddin	de
dc.contributor.author	Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim	de
dc.contributor.author	Taha, Zahari	de
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-15T17:33:00Z	de
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-30T07:08:15Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-30T07:08:15Z
dc.date.issued	2010	de
dc.identifier.isbn	978-967-5148-80-4	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/23311
dc.description.abstract	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 a high potential for SMEs growth. Due to the fast growing complexity of the new product, 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. An online questionnaire emailed to Malaysian manufacturing SMEs and 74 usable questionnaires were received, representing a 20.8 percent return rate. To avoid the bias that may result from pre-suggested answer, a series of open-ended questions asked from expertise. This study based on analyzing an open-ended question; extract four main themes among expertise recommendations on the effectiveness of virtual teams for SMEs growth and performance. These are suitable for SMEs new product design manager to realize the key advantage and importance of virtual R&D teams in the process of NPD, which lead to increase the effectiveness of the new product's procedure.	en
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Wirtschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Technik, Technologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Economics	en
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.ddc	Technology (Applied sciences)	en
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.other	virtual teams; new product development; survey finding; small and medium enterprises
dc.title	The effectiveness of virtual R&D teams in SMEs: experiences of Malaysian SMEs	en
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.collection	The 11th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference 2010 (APIEMS 2010)	de
dc.publisher.country	MISC
dc.publisher.city	Melaka, Malaysia	de
dc.subject.classoz	Interactive, electronic Media	en
dc.subject.classoz	Technology Assessment	en
dc.subject.classoz	Technikfolgenabschätzung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Management Science	en
dc.subject.classoz	Management	de
dc.subject.classoz	interaktive, elektronische Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Effizienz	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Mittelbetrieb	de
dc.subject.thesoz	efficiency	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Produkt	de
dc.subject.thesoz	neue Technologie	de
dc.subject.thesoz	computervermittelte Kommunikation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	computer-mediated communication	en
dc.subject.thesoz	product	en
dc.subject.thesoz	virtual business	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Forschung und Entwicklung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	team	en
dc.subject.thesoz	virtuelles Unternehmen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	new technology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	small business	en
dc.subject.thesoz	medium-sized firm	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Malaysia	de
dc.subject.thesoz	research and development	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kooperation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Malaysia	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kleinbetrieb	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Team	de
dc.subject.thesoz	cooperation	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-233115	de
dc.date.modified	2012-04-24T13:37:00Z	de
dc.rights.licence	Digital Peer Publishing Licence - Freie DIPP-Lizenz	de
dc.rights.licence	Free Digital Peer Publishing Licence	en
ssoar.greylit	f	de
ssoar.gesis.collection	SOLIS;ADIS	de
ssoar.contributor.institution	Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya	de
internal.status	3	de
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dc.type.stock	incollection	de
dc.type.document	Sammelwerksbeitrag	de
dc.type.document	Konferenzbeitrag	de
dc.type.document	collection article	en
dc.type.document	conference paper	en
dc.rights.copyright	f	de
dc.source.pageinfo	1-6
internal.identifier.classoz	20800
internal.identifier.classoz	1090401
internal.identifier.classoz	1080404
internal.identifier.document	25
internal.identifier.document	16
dc.contributor.corporateeditor	APIEMS	de
internal.identifier.corporateeditor	8	de
internal.identifier.ddc	600
internal.identifier.ddc	070
internal.identifier.ddc	330
dc.subject.methods	empirisch	de
dc.subject.methods	empirical	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
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internal.identifier.methods	4
internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	2
internal.check.abstractlanguageharmonizer	CERTAIN
internal.check.languageharmonizer	CERTAIN_RETAINED

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