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

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

[journal article]

dc.contributor.author	Ale Ebrahim, Nader	de
dc.contributor.author	Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim	de
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, Shamsuddin	de
dc.contributor.author	Taha, Zahari	de
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-10T19:27:00Z	de
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-30T07:05:20Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-30T07:05:20Z
dc.date.issued	2011	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/28478
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 high potential for the growth of SMEs. Due to the fast-growing complexity of new products 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. Online questionnaires were emailed to Malaysian manufacturing SMEs and 74 usable questionnaires were received, representing a 20.8 percent return rate. In order to avoid biases which may result from pre-suggested answers, a series of open-ended questions were retrieved from the experts. This study was focused on analyzing an open-ended question, whereby four main themes were extracted from the experts’ recommendations regarding the effectiveness of virtual teams for the growth and performance of SMEs. The findings of this study would be useful to product design managers of SMEs in order to realize the key advantages and significance of virtual R&D teams during the new product development (NPD) process. This in turn, leads to increased effectiveness in new product development's procedure." [author's abstract]	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.journal	Industrial Engineering and Management Systems	de
dc.source.volume	10	de
dc.publisher.country	MISC
dc.source.issue	2	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	efficiency	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Produkt	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Planung	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	medium-sized firm	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kooperation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Malaysia	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Mittelbetrieb	de
dc.subject.thesoz	product management	en
dc.subject.thesoz	planning	en
dc.subject.thesoz	virtuelles Unternehmen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Wettbewerb	de
dc.subject.thesoz	small business	en
dc.subject.thesoz	competition	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Malaysia	de
dc.subject.thesoz	research and development	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Produktmanagement	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Kleinbetrieb	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Team	de
dc.subject.thesoz	cooperation	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-284785	de
dc.date.modified	2012-04-24T13:39:00Z	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works	en
ssoar.gesis.collection	SOLIS;ADIS	de
ssoar.contributor.institution	University of Malaya	de
internal.status	3	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.rights.copyright	f	de
dc.source.pageinfo	109-114
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internal.identifier.classoz	1080404
internal.identifier.journal	158	de
internal.identifier.document	32
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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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