?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+effectiveness+of+virtual+R%5C%26D+teams+in+SMEs%3A+experiences+of+Malaysian+SMEs&rft.creator=Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader&rft.creator=Rashid%2C+S.H.+Abdul&rft.creator=Ahmed%2C+S.&rft.creator=Taha%2C+Z.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Human+Computer+Interaction&rft.subject=Peer+Review&rft.description=The+number+of+small+and+medium+enterprises+(SMEs)%2C+especially+those+involved+with+research+and+development+(R%26D)+programs+and+employed+virtual+teams+to+create+the+greatest+competitive+advantage+from+limited+labor+are+increasing.+Global+and+localized+virtual+R%26D+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%2C+a+collaborative+approach+is+believed+to+be+the+future+trend.+This+research+explores+the+effectiveness+of+virtuality+in+SMEs%3F+virtual+R%26D+teams.+Online+questionnaires+were+emailed+to+Malaysian+manufacturing+SMEs+and+74+usable+questionnaires+were+received%2C+representing+a+20.8+percent+return+rate.+In+order+to+avoid+biases+which+may+result+from+pre-suggested+answers%2C+a+series+of+open-ended+questions+were+retrieved+from+the+experts.+This+study+was+focused+on+analyzing+an+open-ended+question%2C+whereby+four+main+themes+were+extracted+from+the+experts%3F+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%26D+teams+during+the+new+product+development+(NPD)+process.+This+in+turn%2C+leads+to+increased+effectiveness+in+new+product+development's+procedure.&rft.publisher=Korean+Institute+of+Industrial+Engineers&rft.date=2011-06&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7797%2F1%2F10-2-03-Nader_IEMS.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader+and+Rashid%2C+S.H.+Abdul+and+Ahmed%2C+S.+and+Taha%2C+Z.++(2011)+The+effectiveness+of+virtual+R%5C%26D+teams+in+SMEs%3A+experiences+of+Malaysian+SMEs.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7797%2F