Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs
small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major part of the industrial economies. Their survival and growth has therefore been a prominent issue. Research and development (R&D) enables firms to create new technologies and/or to build on existing technologies obtained through technology t...
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| author | Ale Ebrahim, N. Ahmed, S. Taha , Z. |
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| description | small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major part of the industrial economies. Their survival and growth
has therefore been a prominent issue. Research and development (R&D) enables firms to create new technologies and/or to build on existing technologies obtained through technology transfer. Nowadays unpredictable environment suggests that many firms seek new ways of conducting their business through some kind of R&D activities to make a profit and stay ahead of the competition. To survive in the global economy SMEs have to improve their products and processes exploiting their intellectual capital in a dynamic network of knowledge-intensive relations inside and outside their borders. SMEs need to focus on core competences for efficiency matters; they need to cooperate with external partners to compensate for other competences and resources. Responding to the increasing de-centralization and globalization of work processes, many SMEs have responded to their dynamic environments by introducing virtual teams. Virtual teams are growing in popularity. By a comprehensive literature review this article following define a virtual teams, SMEs and its characteristics, addressing a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs. Finally conclude that managers of SMEs should invest less in tangible assets, but more in the areas of expanding virtual R&D activities which will directly generate their future competitive advantage. Future research need to elaborate the effect of virtual R&D team working on the performance of SMEs. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-22152011-10-31T02:56:53Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/2215/ Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs Ale Ebrahim, N. Ahmed, S. Taha , Z. H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) T Technology (General) small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major part of the industrial economies. Their survival and growth has therefore been a prominent issue. Research and development (R&D) enables firms to create new technologies and/or to build on existing technologies obtained through technology transfer. Nowadays unpredictable environment suggests that many firms seek new ways of conducting their business through some kind of R&D activities to make a profit and stay ahead of the competition. To survive in the global economy SMEs have to improve their products and processes exploiting their intellectual capital in a dynamic network of knowledge-intensive relations inside and outside their borders. SMEs need to focus on core competences for efficiency matters; they need to cooperate with external partners to compensate for other competences and resources. Responding to the increasing de-centralization and globalization of work processes, many SMEs have responded to their dynamic environments by introducing virtual teams. Virtual teams are growing in popularity. By a comprehensive literature review this article following define a virtual teams, SMEs and its characteristics, addressing a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs. Finally conclude that managers of SMEs should invest less in tangible assets, but more in the areas of expanding virtual R&D activities which will directly generate their future competitive advantage. Future research need to elaborate the effect of virtual R&D team working on the performance of SMEs. 2008-12-18 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_sa http://eprints.um.edu.my/2215/1/Virtual%2520R%26D%2520Teams%2520A%2520Sustainable.pdf Ale Ebrahim, N. and Ahmed, S. and Taha , Z. (2008) Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs. In: 2nd Engineering Conference (EnCon 2008), 18-19 December, Crowne Plaza Riverside Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1732593 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) T Technology (General) Ale Ebrahim, N. Ahmed, S. Taha , Z. Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs |
| title | Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs |
| title_full | Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs |
| title_fullStr | Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs |
| title_short | Virtual R&D teams: a sustainable infrastructure for promoting SMEs |
| title_sort | virtual r d teams a sustainable infrastructure for promoting smes |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) T Technology (General) |
| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/2215/1/Virtual%2520R%26D%2520Teams%2520A%2520Sustainable.pdf |
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