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    "Building Community in the Virtual Workplace Jennifer L. Carpenter "Work is a profoundly social activity. The design problem of cyberspace has thus become how to develop information systems that support work socially." -- Prof. David Hakken, SUNY Institute of Technology The Internet is more versatile than any other interactive medium available to us today. It enables us to communicate with friends or with total strangers, with individuals or with large groups, using our real names or remaining totally anonymous. The Internet is not simply a medium, like the telephone or mail system - it is also a place, a virtual community where people meet, engage in discourse, become friends, fall in love, and develop all of the relationships that are developed in physical communities. Yet, the very characteristics that make the Internet community unique - physical distance and the potential for anonymity - are the greatest obstacles to its success. Peter Kollock of UCLA's Center for the Study of Online Community explains, "The key challenges the Internet community will face in the near future are not simply technological, but also sociological: the challenges of social interaction and social organization. This is not to diminish the difficulties of creating new technologies, but rather to emphasize that even these tasks will pale beside the problems of facilitating and encouraging successful online interaction and online communities." 1 Nowhere are the social challenges of the Internet so pronounced as in the virtual workplace. More and more companies today rely on telecommuting to reduce overhead costs, increase productivity, and improve employee morale. 2 While technology and communications companies such as AT&T, Pacific Bell, Hewlett Packard, IBM and Cisco Systems have allowed telecommuting for years, financial services firms like Merrill Lynch and Arthur Anderson and retail companies like Levi Strauss, Pepsi Co., and Sears & Roebuck have recently instituted
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    "1. Critical factors for new product developments in SMEs virtual team [48.294%] Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari (2010) Downloadable! Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs. On the other hand, the rapid rate of market and technological changes has accelerated in the past decade, so this turbulent environment requires new methods and techniques to bring successful new products to the marketplace. Virtual team can be a solution to answer the requested demand. However, literature have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general, whereas NPD in SME's virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. This paper aims to bridge this gap by first reviewing the NPD and its relationship with virtuality and then identifies the critical factors of NPD in virtual teams. The statistical method was utilized to perform th 2. Virtual R&D teams and SMEs growth: A comparative study between Iranian and Malaysian SMEs [48.294%] Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari (2010) Downloadable! This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literature, attempt has been made to study the aspects by online survey method in Iran and Malaysia. In both countries, SMEs play an important role in their economies, employments, and capacity building. Virtual R&D team can be one of the means to increase SMEs efficiency and competitiveness in their local as well as global markets. In this context, surveys have been conducted to evaluate the effects of virtuality to th
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CiteSeerX - Citation Query Incorporating integrated product development with technology... - 0 views

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    "Virtual Teams: a Literature Review by Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha - AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES , 2009 "... In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and s ..." Abstract - Cited by 5 (4 self) - Add to MetaCart In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers. Nowadays, companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual teams growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions of virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams, different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we distinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges they entail. Finally, we have identified and extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team by Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha "... Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional
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How to run a 100% virtual company | Collaboration corner - 0 views

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    " Oct 02 How to run a 100% virtual company Posted by David Robins | No Comments Given all the attention on telecommuting and virtual operations, you would think there was now a huge roster of companies running entirely "in the cloud," if you will. But most, if not all companies, still have a physical, core presence somewhere. And there's a reason for that. Can you run an entire company out of Starbucks? Photo: Marguerite Reardon, CNET. What it takes to run an entire company out of Starbucks: communication, and lots of it. Photo: Marguerite Reardon, CNET. The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Emma Silverman describes the workings of one prototypical 21st-century "completely office-less" company: Web-services company Automattic Inc., which has 123 employees working in 26 countries, 94 cities and 28 U.S. states - all working from home. "Nobody knows for sure how many completely office-less companies there are or how fast their ranks are growing, but management researchers say such firms are still rare," Silverman writes. But their ranks are growing. Still, while virtual workplaces have a lot of pluses, there are still a lot of minuses as well that need to be overcome - both on the management and employee side. Managers often feel they are not in control of things when employees are not within sight. Plus, there may be data security or confidentiality concerns. For employees, there are often feelings of isolation and being left out of the career-advancement loop. To run an effective all-virtual organization - or partially virtual for that matter - communication is the vital link. Some observations made in the article include the following management tips: Address the "virtual workstyle" in hiring and orientation: Before making a hire, Automattic assigns applicants to work on a trial project. Plus, once hired, all new employees are required to work in customer service for their first three weeks. Emphasize "overcommunication": This is
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Knowledge Virtualization and Local Connectedness among Smart High-tech Companies - 0 views

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    "Knowledge Virtualization and Local Connectedness among Smart High-tech Companies Contents: Author info Abstract Bibliographic info Download info Related research References Citations Lists Statistics Corrections Author Info Marina van Geenhuizen (m.s.vangeenhuizen@tudelft.nl) (Delft University of Technology, Delft) Peter Nijkamp (p.nijkamp@vu.nl) (VU University Amsterdam) Registered author(s): Peter Nijkamp Abstract Smart high-tech companies are characterized by knowledge intensity and open innovation. Even when these companies emerge in spatial clusters or dense urban places, they may utilize knowledge networks on a global scale. However, there is not much insight into the factors that shape knowledge networks, the role of virtualization herein and the impact of on global knowledge sourcing on local connectedness. This paper seeks to fill these gaps in understanding, by drawing on a selected sample of young high-technology companies in the Netherlands and application of rough set analysis to identify homogeneous categories of companies in the highly differentiated segment of young high-tech companies. The outcomes suggest that employing mainly local and employing mainly global knowledge networks coexist in city-regions, and that only part of the globalized companies are losing local connectedness, particularly those involved in co-creation with global customers and those acting as learning partners of multinational corporations ('reverse' knowledge transfer). Factors counteracting a weakening of local connectedness are specific local knowledge relationships and the strategy of developing local/regional customer markets. Download Info If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large. File URL: ht
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Toward a Theoretical Concept of E-Collaboration through Project Management in SMEs for ... - 0 views

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    "Review Article Toward a Theoretical Concept of E-Collaboration through Project Management in SMEs for Reducing Time and Cost in New Product: A Review M. Mohammadjafari, S.Z.M. Dawal, S. Ahmed and H. Zayandehroodi ABSTRACT Reducing time and efficient project execution is an objective in many industries and project management is one of the important keys for lead the company to this allegation. The project manager needs some tools for lead the firm to the success. Collaboration is one way to success and collaboration has many types, one kind is electronic collaboration. On the other hand, small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) are a part of manufacturing industries. Combining a literature review with our empirical experience we found that relationship between the project manager and related departments for production is essential for reducing time and cost in new product development. In this study, we describe about some definition of project management, E-collaboration, SMEs and new product and review some articles around this area. Services E-mail This Article Related Articles in ASCI Similar Articles in this Journal Search in Google Scholar View Citation Report Citation How to cite this article: M. Mohammadjafari, S.Z.M. Dawal, S. Ahmed and H. Zayandehroodi, 2011. Toward a Theoretical Concept of E-Collaboration through Project Management in SMEs for Reducing Time and Cost in New Product: A Review. Journal of Applied Sciences, 11: 174-182. DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.174.182 URL: http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2011.174.182 Received: August 16, 2010; Accepted: September 30, 2010; Published: November 10, 2010 INTRODUCTION Manufacturing industries play a vital role in many countries. SMEs are a part of manufacturing industries, but they have some limitation for attending and also for remaining in the market, especially in the global market (Mohammadjafari et al., 2010a). SMEs cannot compete with big companies, unless, they attend to customer needs.
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    "Results 1 - 21 of 21 Additional Information View Results by: 1 four stars Establishing Virtual R&D Teams: Obliged Policy Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim Shamsuddin Ahmed Zahari Taha; Date: 2012-08-04 Summary: In a global and technology oriented world the requirements that products and services have to fulfill are increasing and are getting more complicated. Research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that mak... Collection: Computing Research Repository (arXiv) 2 four stars Target ISI Journals: "HOW TO WRITE/PUBLISH ISI PAPERS" Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim; Date: 2010-01-01 Summary: * "I wanted to write a high quality paper, how can I prepare in the shortest possible time?" * " I do not now the Journal acceptance procedure. How many steps are needed?" * "I have written an article, and I am not able to find a proper ISI Journal" * "I ... Collection: CiteSeer 3 four stars Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim Shamsuddin Ahmed Zahari Taha; Date: 2012-10-28 Summary: In today s dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements... Source: African Journal of Marketing Management, 1(9) (2009) 211-219 Collection: Computing Research Repository (arXiv) 4 four stars New Product Development in Virtual Environment Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim; Date: 2008-01-01 Summary: Purpose - The literature on the topic has evolved exponentially since eight years ago. Relaying on a review of studies published in recent years, this article proposes and discusses a framework which incorporates a set of virtual team
Nader Ale Ebrahim

A conceptual model of virtual product development process - Munich Personal RePEc Archive - 0 views

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    "A conceptual model of virtual product development process Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Taha, Zahari (2009): A conceptual model of virtual product development process. Published in: In: 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, (SEIT 2009), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. (8. July 2009): pp. 191-196. [img] PDF MPRA_paper_27374.pdf Download (430Kb) | Preview Abstract In today's dynamic marketplace, companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Besides, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to this pressing need there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual-team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual team, Stage-Gate system and finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual team in new products development. Item Type: MPRA Paper Original Title: A conceptual model of virtual product development process English Title: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Language: English Keywords: Modified Stage-Gate System, Virtual Product Development, Conceptual Model Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M1 - Business Administration > M12 - Personnel
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  • A conceptual model of virtual product development process Alternative title:  A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Year:  2009-04-30 Abstract:  In today’s dynamic marketplace, companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Besides, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge ... [more] In today’s dynamic marketplace, companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Besides, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to this pressing need there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual-team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual team, Stage-Gate system and finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual team in new products development. [less] Person:  Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari Institution:  Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Series:  MPRA PaperMPRA Paper Subject:  Modified Stage-Gate System; Virtual Product Development; Conceptual Model Classification:  jel-M12; jel-O32; jel-L17; jel-L1; jel-L2; jel-M11; jel-M1; jel-O3; jel-P4; ab
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    "A conceptual model of virtual product development process Alternative title: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Year: 2009-04-30 Abstract: In today's dynamic marketplace, companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Besides, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge ... [more] Person: Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari Institution: Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Series: MPRA PaperMPRA Paper Subject: Modified Stage-Gate System; Virtual Product Development; Conceptual Model Classification: jel-M12; jel-O32; jel-L17; jel-L1; jel-L2; jel-M11; jel-M1; jel-O3; jel-P4; jel-L15 Type of publication: Buch / Working Paper Title record from database: RePEc - Research Papers in Economics Availability: Full text Full text Bookmark record Ergenbis drucken Export"
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    "Critical Factors for New Product Developments in SMEs Virtual Team African Journal of Business Management Vol. 4(11), pp. 2247-2257, 4 September, 2010 Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, new product development (NPD) has increasingly been recognized as a critical factor in ensuring the continued survival of SMEs. On the other hand, the rapid rate of market and technological changes has accelerated in the past decade, so this turbulent environment requires new methods and techniques to bring successful new products to the marketplace. Virtual team can be a solution to answer the requested demand. However, literature have shown no significant differences between traditional NPD and virtual NPD in general, whereas NPD in SME's virtual team has not been systematically investigated in developing countries. This paper aims to bridge this gap by first reviewing the NPD and its relationship with virtuality and then identifies the critical factors of NPD in virtual teams. The statistical method was utilized to perform the required analysis of data from the survey. The results were achieved through factor analysis at the perspective of NPD in some Malaysian and Iranian manufacturing firms (N = 191). The 20 new product development factors were grouped into five higher level constructs. It gives valuable insight and guidelines, which hopefully will help managers of firms in developing countries to consider the main factors in NPD. Virtual R&D Teams and SMEs Growth: A Comparative Study between Iranian and Malaysian SMEs African Journal of Business Management Vol. 4(11), pp. 2368-2379, 4 September, 2010 This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literature, attempt has bee
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Virtual multicultural teams: real communication in the virtual world - Daily news in En... - 0 views

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    "Virtual multicultural teams: real communication in the virtual world Intercultural | Irina Budrina | August 8, 2011 8:43 am The following situation sounds common enough for Romania, a country which has been chosen by many companies as their outsource location. The cheaper and more skilled labor force, plus the expansion of online technologies make it easy for Romanians to tele work with colleagues in other countries. But how easy is it to communicate with them? By Irina Budrina Let's start from the following situation: A company based in the United States develops multimedia software with a team of 7 free-lance developers located in 3 different countries, including Romania. The team was formed through Internet chat groups or interpersonal relations and is completely virtual. All developers are under commercial contract with the main company. The company has no offices and developers have never met with each other. All employees tele-work from home and informally communicate through electronic means. Each developer has specific tasks and is in charge of one part of the software development. They plan the work together at the beginning of each project. They work on the same data file and post their contributions on a collaborative platform. The company's job is to assemble the different pieces developed by the tele-workers. Many companies use virtual teams of geographically dispersed people to work on short- and long-term projects. A long-term "virtual" team is one that conducts its work almost entirely through electronic technology. Such technology and the expansion of global business have changed the work environment for organizations of all sizes, allowing even small companies to compete in the international market place. Communicating across cultures using technology can be a difficult task. It requires understanding the advantages and limitations of technology and how to build relationships via technology. Though it gives an opportunity for fre
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Printer Friendly - Jan/Feb 2012 Industrial Management-Managing the virtual world - 0 views

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    "Managing the virtual world By Golnaz Sadri and John Condia Executive Summary The skyrocketing availability of communication tools has given enterprises the ability to establish project teams that not only include office compatriots, but colleagues from other countries and continents. Some say management is management, but those who pick team leaders and members face additional challenges when managing their far-flung charges. Jon Katzenback and Douglas Smith in Harvard Business Review define a work team as a group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common mission, set of performance goals and task approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. Virtual teams possess these same qualities with the added ability to employ geographically dispersed people who use technology and communication to accomplish their work across time and space, according to Michelle LaBrosse in Employment Relations Today. The use of virtual teams is growing. A 2010 survey of employees at 600 multinational corporations conducted by RW3 CultureWizard found that 80 percent of respondents belonged to a virtual team. Those who manage virtual teams have challenges that sometimes differ from those who handle face-to-face teams. The following recommendations can help those involved in virtual team member selection, leadership and process, thereby maximizing their effectiveness. Though different in some ways, virtual teams have many characteristics in common with successful co-located teams. Blaise Bergiel, Erich Bergiel and Phillip Balsmeier in Management Research News describe the keys to success for both face-to-face and virtual teams as: high levels of trust, open and clear communication, strong leadership, clear goals and purpose and the use of appropriate levels of technology. Differences include the fact that virtual teams are able to span across spatial distance and multiple time zones. Team members can be as close as one floor away or as far apart a
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Academia.edu | Documents in Small and Medium-scale Enterprises - Academia.edu - 0 views

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    "Dealing With Virtual R&D Teams In New Product Development by Nader Ale Ebrahim نادر آل ابراهیم National and global collaboration in research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that makes research and business more competitive. Multinational enterprises have increased their research... more More Info: ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. (2008). Dealing with Virtual R&D Teams in New Product Development. In: The 9th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference and the 11th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Foundation for Production Research, 3 - 5 December 2008 Nusa Dua, Bali - Indonesia. Printed in Bandung, INDONESIA, by Department of Industrial Engineering Institut Teknologi Bandung, 795-806. Publication Name: knu.edu.tw Research Interests: Literature Review, Technology Management, Industrial Engneering, Virtual Teams (Virtual Communication), Virtual R&D teams, and 5 more 2 SMEs: ERP or Virtual Collaboration Teams by Nader Ale Ebrahim نادر آل ابراهیم Small firms are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role to promote economic development. SMEs in the beginning of implementing new technologies always face capital shortage... more More Info: ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. (2009). SMEs: ERP or Virtual Collaboration Teams. In: First Enterprise Resource Planning conference, January 27-28 Tehran, Iran. 1-12. Research Interests: Literature Review, Engineering Product Design, New Product Development, Operations Research, Collaboration Technology, and 10 more Download () 11 Virtuality, innovation and R&D activities by Nader Ale Ebrahim نادر آل ابراهیم Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently in new product development
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The 8 best collaboration tools for virtual teams | Time Doctor - Time Management Software - 0 views

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    "Productivity, Remote Teams At Time Doctor, we work with staff members in more than nine different countries - as you can imagine, team collaboration has a range of unique challenges. There are a number of tools that we use in our company, most of them are free. ((With over 10 years of experience under our belts, we've tried the best and worst of many collaborative tools - we thought it would be valuable to share the tools we we use and what exactly we use them for; Google Docs Google docs - provides free online spreadsheets and document management with a Gmail/Google Account. The spreadsheet feature is particularly useful when you need to have multiple people working on the same spreadsheet at the same time (something you can't do with Dropbox). It doesn't have all of the features of Excel, but it's very useful for collaborative editing of documents (including text files). You can use Google Docs effectively as a company "wiki" where anyone in the company is able to add any information to the document. How we use Google Docs: Domain management, financial reports, feature suggestion lists, payroll coverage, performance appraisals, ranking reports, login information, directory lists and online resources. Jing Project Jing Project - This is a fantastic free collaboration tool (although you need to pay for some features). It allows you to take a screen or video capture of anything on your desktop. Screen captures can be easily annotated, and you can record your voice along with any video to easily explain something. You can upload the capture to Screencast.com and they'll turn it into a simple link where anyone can view the capture. This is perfect for communicating with designers for example when you wish to write comments and explain to a designer what needs to be changed. Here is an example: http://screencast.com/t/GuTz0hjDteI How we use Jing: communicating with designers and developers, creating training and instructional vide
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Emerald | International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management | Developing... - 0 views

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    " Search in this title: Journal cover: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management ISSN: 1741-0401 Previously published as: Work Study Online from: 2004 Subject Area: Performance Management and Measurement Content: Latest Issue | icon: RSS Latest Issue RSS | Previous Issues Options: To add Favourites and Table of Contents Alerts please take a Emerald profile Icon: .Table of Contents.Next article.Icon: . Developing a methodology for assessing virtual teams' performance perception Document Information:Title: Developing a methodology for assessing virtual teams' performance perception Author(s): Pedro Gustavo Siqueira Ferreira, (Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil), Edson Pinheiro de Lima, (Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil and Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil), Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, (Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil and Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil) Citation: Pedro Gustavo Siqueira Ferreira, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, (2012) "Developing a methodology for assessing virtual teams' performance perception", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 61 Iss: 7, pp.710 - 729 Keywords: Comprehension, Operation strategy, Operations management, Perception, Performance measures, Virtual teams Article type: Research paper DOI: 10.1108/17410401211263827 (Permanent URL) Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Abstract: Purpose - The main purpose of this paper is to describe and test a methodology to measure the level of comprehension of priorities in performance measurement systems by virtual teams. Design/methodology/approach
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Modified stage-gate: A conceptual model of virtual product development process - 0 views

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    "Modified stage-gate: A conceptual model of virtual product development process Contents: Author info Abstract Bibliographic info Download info Related research References Citations Lists Statistics Corrections Author Info Ale Ebrahim, Nader Ahmed, Shamsuddin Taha, Zahari Registered author(s): Nader Ale Ebrahim Abstract In today's dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in the competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to these pressing needs, there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the popular Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual teams, Stage-Gate system finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system to cope up with the changing needs. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual teams in new product development. Download Info If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large. File URL: http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/27043/ Download Restriction: no Bibliographic Info Paper provided by Universit
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[1210.7482] Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process - 0 views

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    "Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha (Submitted on 28 Oct 2012) In today s dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in the competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to these pressing needs, there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the popular Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual teams, Stage-Gate system finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system to cope up with the changing needs. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual teams in new product development. Comments: 24 pages Subjects: Other Computer Science (cs.OH) MSC classes: 90B50, 90C29, 90C31, 91A35, 91B06 ACM classes: D.2.9; K.1 Journal reference: African Journal of Marketing Management, 1(9) (2009) 211-219 Cite as: arXiv:1210.7482 [cs.OH] (or arXiv:1210.7482v1 [cs.OH] for this version)"
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Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process - Cogprints - 0 views

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    "Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Taha, Zahari (2009) Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process. [Journal (Paginated)] Full text available as: [img] PDF 493Kb Abstract In today's dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in the competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to these pressing needs, there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the popular Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual teams, Stage-Gate system finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system to cope up with the changing needs. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual teams in new product development. Item Type: Journal (Paginated) Additional Information: ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2009. Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process. African Journal of Marketing Management, 1, 211-219. Keywords: Modified stage-gate system, virtual product development, conceptual model Subjects: Computer Science > Human Computer Interaction JOURNALS > Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology JOURNALS > Journal of Information Tec
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    " Search in this title: Journal cover: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management ISSN: 1741-0401 Previously published as: Work Study Online from: 2004 Subject Area: Performance Management and Measurement Content: Latest Issue | icon: RSS Latest Issue RSS | Previous Issues Options: To add Favourites and Table of Contents Alerts please take a Emerald profile Icon: .Table of Contents.Next article.Icon: . Developing a methodology for assessing virtual teams' performance perception Document Information:Title: Developing a methodology for assessing virtual teams' performance perception Author(s): Pedro Gustavo Siqueira Ferreira, (Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil), Edson Pinheiro de Lima, (Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil and Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil), Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, (Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil and Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil) Citation: Pedro Gustavo Siqueira Ferreira, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, (2012) "Developing a methodology for assessing virtual teams' performance perception", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 61 Iss: 7, pp.710 - 729 Keywords: Comprehension, Operation strategy, Operations management, Perception, Performance measures, Virtual teams Article type: Research paper DOI: 10.1108/17410401211263827 (Permanent URL) Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Abstract: Purpose - The main purpose of this paper is to describe and test a methodology to measure the level of comprehension of priorities in performance measurement systems by virtual teams. Design/methodology/approach
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    "Virtual R&D Teams: A New Model for Product Development Other Languages ID: 41771 Authors: Nader Ale Ebrahim Journal: International Journal of Innovation Abstract: Increased global competitions have urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop new products faster. Virtual research and development (R&D) teams in SMEs can offer a solution to speed up time-to-market of new product development (NPD). However, factors that affect the effectiveness of virtual teams for NPD are still not adequately verified. This paper presents the correlations between virtual R&D team constructs and virtual team effectiveness by developing a "Virtual Research and Development Team" (ViR&DT) model. The items, which may influence the effectiveness of virtual teams, are taken from the literature. Through an online survey and by application of structural equation modeling (SEM) technique, the proposed model (ViR&DT) has been tested. The results suggest that the process construct is strongly correlated to the effectiveness of virtual teams. Therefore, NPD managers in virtual R&D teams should concentrate on the process of new product development rather than simply equipping the teams with the latest technology or employing highly qualified experts. Further empirical research is recommended to fully explore and appreciate the breadth of application of the ViR&DT model. This paper is a part of my PhD journey. Keywords: Collaborative teams, cross-functional teams, product development, questionnaires, Team performance, Virtual R&D teams ABNT Citation: EBRAHIM, N. A.Virtual R&D Teams: A New Model for Product Development. International Journal of Innovation, v. 3, n. 2, p. 1-27, 2015. APA Citation: Ebrahim, N. A.(2015). Virtual R&D Teams: A New Model for Product Development. International Journal of Innovation, 3(2), 1-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5585/iji.v3i2.43 Permalink: http://spell.org.br/documentos/ver/41771/virtual-r-d-teams--a-new-model-for-product-development/i/en Document type
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