?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Concurrent+collaboration+in+research+and+development&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=Integration+is+the+essence+of+current+research+and+development+(R%26D)+activity+in+many+organizations.+Integration+can+be+established+in+various+ways+depending+on+the+type%2C+size+and+intricacy+in+organizational+functions+and+products.+Nevertheless%2C+research+and+development+(R%26D)+has+become+an+inevitable+function+in+most+manufacturing+companies+in+order+to+develop+their+own+product+niches+for+their+survival+in+the+prevailing+highly+completion+market+environment.+Research+and+development+functions+are+fundamental+drivers+of+value+creation+in+technology+based+enterprises.+Of+creating+and+maintaining+a+vibrant+R%26D+environment%2C+organizations+individually+or+collectively+need+to+incorporate+virtual+R%26D+team.+A+virtual+R%5C%26D+team+can+introduce+new+product+in+less+lead+time+than+by+conventional+R%5C%26D+working.+Therefore%2C+how+to+increase+the+possibility+of+having+more+successful+R%5C%26D+is+a+critical+issue+for+enterprises.+This+paper+examines+the+current+approach+of+collaboration+in+R%5C%26D+issues+from+the+perspective+of+their+impact+on+virtual+R%5C%26D+team+in+enterprises+and+compares+the+findings+with+the+other+concepts+of+concurrent+collaboration.+By+reviewing+literature+and+theories%2C+the+paper+firstly+presents+the+definition+and+characteristics+of+virtual+R%26D+teams.+A+comparison+of+different+types+of+virtual+R%26D+teams+along+with+the+strengths+and+limitations+of+the+preceding+studies+in+this+area+are+also+presented.+It+is+observed+that+most+of+the+research+activities+encourage+and+support+virtual+R%5C%26D+teams+applicable+to+enterprises.+Distinctive+benefits+of+establishing+virtual+R%26D+team+have+been+enumerated+and+demand+future+attention+has+been+indicated+in+the+paper.&rft.date=2008-10&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7819%2F1%2FMPRA_paper_27052.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader+and+Ahmed%2C+S.+and+Taha%2C+Zahari++(2008)+Concurrent+collaboration+in+research+and+development.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7819%2F