?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=SMEs+and+virtual+R%26D+teams%3A+a+motive+channel+for+relationship+between+SMEs&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=In+today%3Fs+dynamic+marketplace%2C+manufacturing+companies+are+under+strong+pressure+to+introduce+new+products+for+long-term+survival+with+their+competitors.+Nevertheless%2C+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%2C+there+should+be+some+new+approach+compatible+in+flexible+circumstances.+This+paper+presents+a+solution+based+on+the+popular+Stage-Gate+system%2C+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)%2C+NPD+process+and+its+relationship+with+virtual+teams%2C+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.&rft.date=2009&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7813%2F1%2FSMEs%2520and%2520Virtual%2520R%2526D%2520Teams%2520A%2520Motive%2520Channel.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader+and+Ahmed%2C+S.+and+Taha%2C+Zahari++(2009)+SMEs+and+virtual+R%26D+teams%3A+a+motive+channel+for+relationship+between+SMEs.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7813%2F