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

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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.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-967-5148-80-4
• Extent: Seite(n): 1-6
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The 11th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference 2010 (APIEMS 2010)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Wirtschaft ; Technik, Technologie ; Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen ; Technikfolgenabschätzung ; Management ; interaktive, elektronische Medien ; Effizienz ; Mittelbetrieb ; Produkt ; neue Technologie ; computervermittelte Kommunikation ; Forschung und Entwicklung ; virtuelles Unternehmen ; Malaysia ; Kooperation ; Kleinbetrieb ; Team ; empirisch

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ale Ebrahim, Nader ; Ahmed, Shamsuddin ; Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim ; Taha, Zahari
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): APIEMS
• (when): 2010

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-233115
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST