?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Virtual+teams+for+new+product+development%3A+an+innovative+experience+for+R%26D+engineers&rft.creator=Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader&rft.creator=Ahmed%2C+S.&rft.creator=Taha%2C+Zahari&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Human+Computer+Interaction&rft.subject=Peer+Review&rft.description=New+interaction+tools+such+as+internet+allow+companies+to+gain+valuable+input+from+research+and+development+(R%5C%26D)+engineers+via+virtual+teams.+Consequently%2C+engineers+also+get+more+expertise+in+diminutive+time+frames.+Virtual+R%5C%26D+teams+present+the+key+impetus+to+the+technology+acquisition+process.+The+present+knowledge-economy+era+is+characterized+by+short+product+life-cycles.+Virtual+R%26D+teams+may+reduce+time-to-market%2C+make+available+a+large+pool+of+new+product+know-how+and+provide+greater+flexibilities%2C+which+are+the+key+success+factors+in+a+competitive+market.+This+comprehensive+review+contains+almost+100+references+and+covers+the+recent+literature+with+emphasis+on+the+topic.+The+review+has+focused+on+authentic+and+reputed+publications+and+extracts+the+results.+This+article+presents+the+type+of+virtual+teams+and+their+main+features+and+explains+how+virtual+R%26D+team+can+play+a+prominent+role+in+developing+new+products.+The+article+is+evolved+future+study+guideline+and+also+illustrates+how+to+apply+virtual+interaction+tools+and+integrate+engineers+into+the+innovation+process.+Management+of+virtual+R%26D+teams+in+new+product+development+(NPD)+processes+in+an+innovative%2C+effective+and+efficient+is+of+a+high+importance%2C+but+the+issue+has+been+poorly+addressed+in+the+previous+studies.+Findings+show+that+virtual+R%26D+team+provides+valuable+input+for+new+product+development+and+R%26D+engineers+are+able+to+attain+virtual+experience.&rft.publisher=Ozean+Publication%2C+2141+Baneberry+Ct.+43235%2C+Columbus%2C+Ohio%2C+USA&rft.date=2009-10&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7805%2F1%2FMPRA_paper_27034.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader+and+Ahmed%2C+S.+and+Taha%2C+Zahari++(2009)+Virtual+teams+for+new+product+development%3A+an+innovative+experience+for+R%26D+engineers.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7805%2F