Virtual R&D Teams

"Title: Managing virtual teams in multinational companies Author/s: Mogale, Lizzy Sutherland, Margaret LC Subjects: Multinational work teams International business enterprises -- Employees Virtual work teams Leadership Keywords: Virtual teams (Work teams) Issue Date: 2010 Publisher: Graduate School of Business Leadership and the Department of Business Management, University of South Africa Citation: Mogale, L & Sutherland, M 2010, 'Managing virtual teams in multinational companies', South African Journal of Labour Relations, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 7-24. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_labour.html] Abstract: Globalisation and advances in technology have led to the rapid increase in permanent virtual teams in multinational companies as a form of competitive advantage. The main purpose of this research was to identify perceptions on leadership preferences and factors enabling or inhibiting the effective leadership of virtual teams. The qualitative phase of this research generated in-depth knowledge on the constructs for phase 2, which consisted of a survey of 59 respondents from four continents. The outcome revealed that socio-emotional leadership capabilities are key to success in the leadership of multinational virtual teams. Specific recommendations are made to virtual team leaders on the basis of consistent views expressed by managers and subordinates on findings on the relative importance of key leadership skills, plus the enablers and inhibitors of managing virtual teams. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15316 ISSN: 0379-8410 Rights: Graduate School of Business Leadership and the Department of Business Management, University of South Africa Type: Article Language: en Appears in Collections: OpenUP (Research Articles University of Pretoria) Research Articles (GIBS) Files in This Item: File Description Size Format Mogale_Managing(2010).pdf Article 213.97 kB Adobe PDF View/Open "

" 1 Virtual Teams For New Product Development - An Innovative Experience For R&D Engineers (Hide Details...) Author(s) : Nader Ale Ebrahim; Shamsuddin Ahmed; Zahari Taha; Author Address : Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM) Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia Source : European Journal of Educational Studies ; Vol.1 No.3 Oct 2009 Keyword(s) : Virtual R&D Teams; New Product Development; Virtual Experience; R&D Engineers; Abstract : Abstract Peer Reviewed 2 Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team (Hide Details...) Author(s) : Nader Ale Ebrahim; Shamsuddin Ahmed; Zahari Taha; Author Address : Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya 50603 Lembah Pantai,Kuala Lumpur Malaysiad.ms-ex Source : European Journal of Scientific Research ; Vol.34 No.3 Aug 2009 [Page 297-307] Keyword(s) : Virtual team; Literature review; Innovation; Research and Development=al; Abstract : 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 which is a result of research and development (R&D) activities. It is necessary for them to put together different capabilities and services with the goal, through cooperation between suppliers and customers, service providers and scientific institutions to achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the type of business, the type of innovation and the strategic objectives that have been set, firms will regularly have to modify the way in which their R&D and innovation is organized. Nowadays shift from serial to simultaneous and parallel working in innovation has become more commonplace. Literatures have shown that collaboration is as a meta-capability for innovation