?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Technology+Use+in+the+Virtual+R%26D+Teams&rft.creator=Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader&rft.creator=Ahmed%2C+Shamsuddin&rft.creator=Abdul+Rashid%2C+Salwa+Hanim&rft.creator=Taha%2C+Zahari&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Peer+Review&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=Problem+statement%3A+%0D%0AAlthough%2C+literature+proves+the+importance+of+the+technology+role+in+the+effectiveness+of+virtual+Research+and+Development+(R%26D)+teams+for+new+product+development.+However%2C+the+factors+that+make+technology+construct+in+a+virtual+R%26D+team+are+still+ambiguous.+The+manager+of+virtual+R%26D+teams+for+new+product+development+does+not+know+which+type+of+technology+should+be+used.+%0D%0AApproach%3A+%0D%0ATo+address+the+gap+and+answer+the+question%2C+the+study+presents+a+set+of+factors+that+make+a+technology+construct.+The+proposed+construct+modified+by+finding+of+the+field+survey+(N+%3D+240).+We+empirically+examine+the+relationship+between+construct+and+its+factors+by+employing+the+Structural+Equation+Modeling+(SEM).+A+measurement+model+built+base+on+the+19+preliminary+factors+that+extracted+from+literature+review.+The+result+shows+10+factors+out+of+19+factors+maintaining+to+make+technology+construct.+%0D%0AResults%3A+%0D%0AThese+10+technology+factors+can+be+grouped+into+two+constructs+namely+Web+base+communication+and+Web+base+data+sharing.+The+findings+can+help+new+product+development+managers+of+enterprises+to+concentrate+in+the+main+factors+for+leading+an+effective+virtual+R%26D+team.+In+addition%2C+it+provides+a+guideline+for+software+developers+as+well.+Conclusion%3A+The+second+and+third+generation+technologies+are+now+more+suitable+for+developing+new+products+through+virtual+R%26D+teams.+&rft.publisher=Science+Publications&rft.date=2012-01-30&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8017%2F1%2Fajeassp.2012.9.14.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader+and+Ahmed%2C+Shamsuddin+and+Abdul+Rashid%2C+Salwa+Hanim+and+Taha%2C+Zahari++(2012)+Technology+Use+in+the+Virtual+R%26D+Teams.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8017%2F