Virtual R&D Team: Technology Transfer Facilitator

18th International Conference on Management of Technology, 2009

10 Pages Posted: 4 May 2011

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Nader Ale Ebrahim

Research and Technology Department, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran, Postcode: 19938 93973; Centre for Research Services, Institute of Management and Research Services (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM); University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture

Mohammad Ali Shafia

University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Industrial Engineering

Hamid Tahbaz Tavakoli

The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers

Date Written: April 7, 2009

Abstract

A conceptual model is proposed which facilitate the process of technology transfer by applying a virtual R&D team. The underlying hypothesis is responded to competitive challenges, the complex customer requirements and the high instability on the market. The context of the knowledge-based economy introduces a major shift from serial to simultaneous R&D activities in the way technology transfer is conceived. The traditional model of R&D team work is relies on the visual and face-to-face teams. The complexities involved in organizing face-to-face interactions among team members from one side, and the rapid developments of electronic communication technologies from the other ,caused firms to turn towards employing virtual R&D teams. The paper postulates that in the new perspective, virtual R&D team to be considered as a specific technology transfer means. It depends on the ways firms and other institutions are managing them, in particular the co-evolution of their absorptive capabilities and their technology conveying strategies. To support the theoretical analysis, this paper provides a comprehensive review based on authentic and reputed publications.

Keywords: Virtual R&D team; Technology Transfer; Conceptual model

JEL Classification: Q32, Q31, M11, L15, L23, O14, O4, Z, N6, M2

Suggested Citation

Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Shafia, Mohammad Ali and Tahbaz Tavakoli, Hamid, Virtual R&D Team: Technology Transfer Facilitator (April 7, 2009). 18th International Conference on Management of Technology, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1739055

Nader Ale Ebrahim (Contact Author)

Research and Technology Department, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran, Postcode: 19938 93973 ( email )

Iran

Centre for Research Services, Institute of Management and Research Services (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) ( email )

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603
University of Malaya (UM)
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 50603
Malaysia

HOME PAGE: http://https://umresearch.um.edu.my/

University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture ( email )

Kuala Lumpur, 50603
Malaysia

Mohammad Ali Shafia

University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Industrial Engineering ( email )

Tehran
Iran

Hamid Tahbaz Tavakoli

The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers ( email )

Tehran
Iran

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