Virtual R&D Teams

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"Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production download PDF M. A. Wazed, S. Ahmed, Yusoff Nukman, Nader Ale Ebrahim"

"Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production [ receive by email 992 K ] Authors: M. A. Wazed, S. Ahmed, Yusoff Nukman, Nader Ale Ebrahim "

"Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth of Education-Industry Collaboration 2nd International Congress on Engineering Education (ICEED) 2010 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid and Zahari Taha University of Malaya - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture and University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering Date Posted: December 19, 2010 Accepted Paper Series 13 downloads"

"Transforming the effectiveness of virtual teams Mobile and online collaborative tools have enabled the creation of virtual teams - but the ad hoc adoption of this form of working, with few companies creating clear management or technology adoption strategies, is leading to problems. With one in three individuals claiming that virtual teams are poorly managed, organisations need to consider the implications of virtual working and recognise that effective collaboration requires more than email and video conferencing. As Chris de Silva, managing director of NEC IT Solutions, explains, to exploit the value of virtual working, tap into global expertise and ensure consistent productivity, organisations must put in place robust management practices that are supported by tailored collaborative and communications technologies. "

"Authors: Daniel J. Rice Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA 13244 Barry D. Davidson Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA 13244 John F. Dannenhoffer Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA 13244 Geri K. Gay Kenneth J. Bissett Professor of Communications & Information Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA 14850-4623 Improving the Effectiveness of Virtual Teams by Adapting Team Processes 2007 Article Bibliometrics Data Bibliometrics · Downloads (6 Weeks): n/a · Downloads (12 Months): n/a · Citation Count: 0 Published in: · Journal Computer Supported Cooperative Work archive Volume 16 Issue 6, December 2007 Kluwer Academic Publishers Norwell, MA, USA table of contents doi>10.1007/s10606-007-9070-3"

"[7] Ebrahim, N.A. Ahmed, S. Taha, Z. SMEs and virtual R&D teams: A motive channel for relationship between SMEs"

"Keywords: * multiple team membership; * global virtual teams; * preparation activities; * transactive memory systems Summary We developed and tested a model that bridges existing team effectiveness theory with new ideas aimed at understanding the complexity of multiple team membership and virtuality. Using a sample of 60 global, virtual supply teams from a large multi-national organization, we propose that even for new team configurations, transactive memory systems and preparation activities are critical for effectiveness. We also examined the association between members' percentage of time allocated to a team, team virtuality, and interdependence on preparation activities. Our findings suggest that preparation activities related significantly to effectiveness as mediated by transactive memory systems. Furthermore, interdependence interacted with members' percentage of time allocated to the team as related to preparation activities. Specifically, members' percentage of time allocated to the team shifted from being a positive influence on preparation activities to a negative influence as team interdependence went from relatively high to relatively low levels. We discuss implications for theory, research, and practice. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd."

"The International Journal of Human Resource Management Antecedents of employee's preference for knowledge-sharing tools Antecedents of employee's preference for knowledge-sharing tools Preview Buy now DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.639552 Chunli Schwaera*, Torsten Biemannb & Sven Voelpela Available online: 11 Jan 2012 Alert me * TOC email alert * TOC RSS feed * Citation email alert * Citation RSS feed Abstract This study examines individual antecedents of employees' preference for formal or informal knowledge-sharing tools. We propose that the preference for different tools is determined by the combined effects of willingness to share knowledge, trust and role breadth self-efficacy (RBSE). The findings of the empirical study, which was conducted at a medium-sized Chinese company (N = 860), revealed that willingness to seek knowledge was related to the usage of both formal and informal tools. Furthermore, the willingness to give knowledge was significantly related to the usage of formal tools. RBSE had a significantly positive impact on both formal and informal knowledge-sharing tools' usage, while its effects on formal tools' usage were stronger than those on informal tools. Affect-based trust had a significantly positive impact on the usage of informal knowledge sharing, which was also stronger than its impact on formal tools' usage. Cognition-based trust positively moderated the relationship between willingness to seek knowledge and the usage of formal tools, and the relationship between willingness to share knowledge and informal tools' usage. * View full text * Download full text Keywords * knowledge-sharing tools, * role breadth self-efficacy, * trust"

" Virtual R&D Teams in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Literature Review Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha, University of Malaya - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya (UM), Date posted to database: January 5, 2010 Last Revised: February 2, 2010"

"Establishing a New Digital/Virtual Product Development Process in Design Education Creative intuition drives students' work at the university - based on knowledge, experience and skills - giving rise to strategic conceptual ideas, to be followed by preliminary design concepts and training in new, cutting edge product development processes."

"Establishing a New Digital/Virtual Product Development Process in Design Education"

"Team Knowledge Research Emerging Trends and Critical Needs 1. Jessica L. Wildman 2. Amanda L. Thayer 3. Davin Pavlas 4. Eduardo Salas 1. University of Central Florida, Orlando 1. John E. Stewart 1. Army Research Institute, Fort Rucker, Alabama 1. William R. Howse 1. Damos Aviation Services, Gurnee, Illinois 1. Eduardo Salas, PhD, Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida, 3100 Technology Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826; e-mail: esalas@ist.ucf.edu. Abstract Objective: This article provides a systematic review of the team knowledge literature and guidance for further research. Background: Recent research has called attention to the need for the improved study and understanding of team knowledge. Team knowledge refers to the higher level knowledge structures that emerge from the interactions of individual team members. Method: We conducted a systematic review of the team knowledge literature, focusing on empirical work that involves the measurement of team knowledge constructs. For each study, we extracted author degree area, study design type, study setting, participant type, task type, construct type, elicitation method, aggregation method, measurement timeline, and criterion domain. Results: Our analyses demonstrate that many of the methodological characteristics of team knowledge research can be linked back to the academic training of the primary author and that there are considerable gaps in our knowledge with regard to the relationships between team knowledge constructs, the mediating mechanisms between team knowledge and performance, and relationships with criteria outside of team performance, among others. We also identify categories of team knowledge not yet examined based on an organizing framework derived from a synthesis of the literature. Conclusion: There are clear opportunities for expansion in the study of team knowledge; the science of team knowledge would benefit from a

"Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysia Manufacturing SMEs"

"Virtual R&D Teams"

"SME E-Cooperation: A Theoretical Team Contract Analysis Under Hidden Information María Verónica Alderete, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina Virtual Cooperation among SME firms can be analyzed from different theoretical perspectives. This paper considers e-cooperation among firms under asymmetric information. Firms cooperate jointly to produce some output or service, and they organize in teams whose firms' characteristics are imperfectly observed. Suppose firms can observe their efforts or actions but they cannot observe the disutility of effort which they can discover after the contract is signed. The objective of this paper is to analyze virtual cooperation contracts under hidden information based on the original papers of Holmstrom (1982) and Rasmussen (1987). Some conditions are derived under which it is possible to implement an optimal sharing rule for a virtual team of SME under a hidden information frame. To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/article/sme-cooperation-theoretical-team-contract/61405 To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below. http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=61405 "

"SME E-Cooperation: A Theoretical Team Contract Analysis Under Hidden Information"

"Buyer acceptance of g2b e-government services: an empirical study of inter-entity supply contracts Full Text: PDFPDF Buy this ArticleBuy this Article Authors: Shin-Yuan Hung National Chung Cheng University, Min-Hsiung Chia-Yi, Taiwan Roc Chia-Ming Chang Shih Chien University , Kqohsiung, China Kuanchiun Chen Western Michigan University , Kalamazoo, MI, USA King-Zoo Tang TOKO University, Pu-tzu, Taiwan Roc Chin-Hua Chou National Chung Cheng University, Min-Hsiung Chia-Yi, Taiwan Roc Buyer acceptance of g2b e-government services: an empirical study of inter-entity supply contracts Published by ACM Article Bibliometrics Data Bibliometrics · Downloads (6 Weeks): 0 · Downloads (12 Months): 0 · Citation Count: 0 Published in: Cover Image · Newsletter ACM SIGMIS Database archive Volume 42 Issue 4, November 2011 ACM New York, NY, USA table of contents doi>10.1145/2096140.2096146"

"Psicothema ISSN EDICIÓN EN PAPEL: 0214-9915 2012. Vol. 24, nº 1, pp. 29-34 Copyright © 2012 Ver PDF EL PAPEL DEL ENTRENAMIENTO AUTOGUIADO EN LA RELACIÓN ENTRE EL CONFLICTO DE TAREA Y LA INNOVACIÓN EN EQUIPOS VIRTUALES Edurne Martínez Moreno, Virginia Orengo Castellá y Ana Zornoza Abad Universidad de Valencia El objetivo del estudio es analizar el papel modulador de un programa de entrenamiento autoguiado en la relación entre conflicto de tarea e innovación en equipos virtuales (EV) y a través de comunicación sincrónica mediada por ordenador (CSMO). Para ello, se llevó a cabo un estudio de laboratorio donde 26 equipos fueron asignados a la condición de entrenamiento y 24 a la condición control. Nuestros resultados confirman que si bien la relación entre el conflicto de tarea y la innovación en los equipos es negativa, el entrenamiento autoguiado puede frenar los efectos contraproducentes. Así, nuestro estudio aporta evidencia adicional de la relación lineal entre el conflicto de tarea y la innovación en equipos de CSMO, amplía la investigación previa realizada en equipos cara a cara al contexto virtual y sugiere que el entrenamiento autoguiado puede ser útil para la innovación de los equipos virtuales. The role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and innovation in virtual teams. This study was conducted to evaluate the moderating role of self-guided training in the relationship between task conflict and team innovation in synchronic computer-mediated communication (SCMC) teams. For this purpose, a laboratory study was carried out in which 26 teams were assigned to the training condition and 24 to the control condition. Results confirmed that SCMC teams develop a negative relationship between task conflict and innovation, but also revealed that self-guided training may slow these counterproductive effects down. Our study provides new evidence of the linear relationship between task conflict and