Factors Influencing Accounting Outsourcing Practices among SMEs in Pakistan Context: Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Resource-Based Views (RBV) Prospective | Hafeez | International Journal of Business and Management

Factors Influencing Accounting Outsourcing Practices among SMEs in Pakistan Context: Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Resource-Based Views (RBV) Prospective

Ajmal Hafeez, Otto Andersen

Abstract

The
present study was conducted to identify factors that affect Pakistani
manufacturing SMEs decisions tooutsource management accounting practices
in terms of transaction cost economics (TCE) and resource-basedview (RBV). A survey of 302 SMEs was carried out using convenience sampling, a personal interviewowners/managers/CFOs located in 9 major cities of Pakistan. Our multiple regression analysis revealed that thefrequency of non-routine tasks, asset specificity, opportunism, trust in accountant and competition has asignificant impact on accounting outsourcing. Furthermore, whilst we include control variables like gender,executive education, experience, firm size and firm age in our linear regression equation, the relationship amongfive variables and outsourcing intensity was remain statistically significant.
The findings imply that SMEs withresource constraint should shift their
traditional in-house accounting practices to the external
knowledgeableprofessional accountant. Finally, this study contributes to the body of knowledge with respect to managementaccounting outsourcing, TCE and RBV in the emerging economics context.

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VIRTUAL AND COLLOCATED PROJECT TEAMS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY IN MEDICAL DEVICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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Title:	VIRTUAL AND COLLOCATED PROJECT TEAMS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY IN MEDICAL DEVICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Authors:	O'Connor, Michael
Advisors:	Baecher, Gregory B
Department/Program:	Civil Engineering
Type:	Dissertation
Sponsors:	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Subjects:	Engineering
Keywords:	Collocated Development Productivity Research Team Virtual
Issue Date:	2014
Abstract:	Two project management environments, virtual and collocated project teams, were researched and analyzed in this dissertation to determine the impact in productivity in medical device research and development. The relationship between virtual and collocated project teams and project management levers was also explored in this dissertation using four case studies. This case study methodology was performed based on the lack of past research to explore virtual and collocated project teams in four research and development medical device environments. The following project management levers were integrated into the research: environment (virtual and collocated project teams), leadership, meetings, team maturity (knowledge and experience/expertise), continuous process improvement, and information communication technology processes. The research contributes to medical device research and development organizations that utilize virtual and collocated project teams and suggests best practices to improve productivity. This also provides project team members potential ideas into improved productivity. Both project team environments were viewed as effectively achieving productivity. The results of the four case studies indicated no significant differences between virtual and collocated project teams productivity. Minor differences were found across the project management levers in the case studies. The following major recommendations are made for improving productivity in future virtual and collocated project team environments: medical device research and development organizations should give additional attention to more up-front planning to determine risks, resources, continued process improvement, information communication technology, and leadership needed to complete the project; leadership and project management training should be provided, they should continue to seek a balance in project team resources and the level of project team maturity (knowledge and experience/expertise); meetings need to be performed efficiently and have an agenda and information communication technology tools need to be fully utilized and integrated across medical device research and development project teams.
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What about skills, tactics and practices of remote workers? Evidence and analyses

What about skills, tactics and practices of remote workers? Evidence and analyses  (Article)

[Télétravail et « travail à distance équipé »: Quelles compétences, tactiques et pratiques professionnelles?]

Fernandez, V., Guillot, C., Marrauld, L.

Telecom ParisTech, France

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Abstract

We aim to address the notion of
"teleworking", about the most classical meaning (home working) and
various realities that it involves: i.e. different shapes of work
organization without common units of time and space. We analyzed results
of a qualitative study conducted with 47 persons that regularly work
"remote". This paper expose main features of realities of these "new"
professional practices in relation with individual or collective tasks,
with coordination modes and with managerial control. We analyze ICT
5Information and Communication Technologies) place in these remote work
activities.

ISSN: 03384551Source Type: Journal
Original language: French

Document Type: Article

Publisher: Lavoisier

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Multiagent systems as a team member

International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society

Volume 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-90

Multiagent systems as a team member  (Article)

Turner, J.R.  

Applied Technology and Performance Improvement (ATPI) Program, University of North Texas, United States

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Abstract

With the increasing complex business
environment that organizations have to operate in today, teams are
being utilized to complete complex tasks. Teams are capable of
completing complex tasks that no one individual can achieve. Effective
team decision-making requires team members to discuss new information
(unshared knowledge) and to consider this new information along with
existing information (shared knowledge). Research has shown that shared
knowledge is favored over unshared knowledge during team discussions.
One method of transferring unshared knowledge to shared knowledge is to
take advantage of new multiagent systems that are designed to support
teams. Multiagent systems are capable of filtering information without
the bias toward shared information over unshared information. This paper
takes a theoretical approach supporting the use of multiagent systems
as a means to increase the effectiveness of team decision-making
processes by better capturing shared and unshared information. © Common
Ground, John R. Turner.

Author keywords

Multiagent systems; Shared and unshared knowledge; Teams

ISSN: 18323669Source Type: Conference Proceeding
Original language: English

Document Type: Article

Publisher: Common Ground Publishing

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Visibility and Citation Impact - E-LIS repository

Visibility and Citation Impact

Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Salehi, Hadi and Embi, Mohamed Amin and Habibi Tanha, Farid
Visibility and Citation Impact.
International Education Studies, 2014, vol. 7, n. 4, pp. 120-125.









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The number of
publications is the first criteria for assessing a researcher output.
However, the main

measurement for author productivity is the number of citations, and
citations are typically related to the paper's visibility. In this
paper, the relationship between article visibility and the number of
citations is investigated. A case study of two researchers who are using
publication marketing tools confirmed that the article visibility will
greatly improve the citation impact. Some strategies to make the
publications available to a larger audience have been presented at the
end of this paper.

Item type:	Journal article (Print/Paginated)
Keywords:	H-index, Research tools, Increase citations, Publication marketing, Bibliometrics, Improve citations, Maximized research visibility, Increase research impact
Subjects:	A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. B. Information use and sociology of information. B. Information use and sociology of information. > BA. Use and impact of information. B. Information use and sociology of information. > BB. Bibliometric methods.
Depositing user:	Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim
Date deposited:	30 Jun 2014 00:24
Last modified:	30 Jun 2014 00:24
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/23332

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Supplier Assessment and Selection Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Steel Manufacturing Company Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 1319-1338, 2014 Farzad Tahriri , Mohammad Dabbagh and Nader Ale Ebrahim University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Engineering , University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  15 Apr 2014 Accepted Paper Series 37 Downloads

Visibility and Citation Impact International Education Studies, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 120-125, 2014 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Hadi Salehi , Mohamed Amin Embi , Farid Habibi , Hossein Gholizadeh and Seyed Mohammad Motahar Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education , University of Economic Sciences , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Information Science and Technology Date posted:  03 Apr 2014 Accepted Paper Series 49 Downloads

Relationship Among Economic Growth, Internet Usage and Publication Productivity: Comparison Among ASEAN and World's Best Countries Modern Applied Science, 8(2), 160-170, 2014, doi: 10.5539/mas.v8n2p160 Hossein Gholizadeh , Hadi Salehi , Mohamed Amin Embi , Mahmoud Danaee , Seyed Mohammad Motahar , Nader Ale Ebrahim , Farid Habibi and Noor Azuan Abu Osman University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education , Islamic Azad University (IAU) - Department of Agriculture , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Information Science and Technology , Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Economic Sciences and University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Engineering Date posted:  20 Mar 2014 Accepted Paper Series 32 Downloads

Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’s H-Index Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, vol. 57, no. 1, 10 November, 2013. Maryam Farhadi , Hadi Salehi , Mohamed Amin Embi , Masood Fooladi , Hadi Farhadi , Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani and Nader Ale Ebrahim National University of Malaysia , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education , Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch , National University of Malaysia - Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM) , Islamic Azad University and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  11 Nov 2013 Accepted Paper Series 47 Downloads

Maximize Visibility: A Way to Increase Citation Frequency UM HIR SPECIAL FEATURE (27 May 2013), pp. 1-5, 27 May, 2013. Nader Ale Ebrahim and Hadi Salehi Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) and Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch Date posted:  07 Nov 2013 Accepted Paper Series 25 Downloads

Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency International Education Studies, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 93-99, 2013 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Hadi Salehi , Mohamed Amin Embi , Farid Habibi , Hossein Gholizadeh , Seyed Mohammad Motahar and Ali Ordi Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education , University of Economic Sciences , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Information Science and Technology and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Advance Informatics School (AIS) Date posted:  25 Oct 2013 Accepted Paper Series 305 Downloads

Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map Research World, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 1-3, Nader Ale Ebrahim Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  17 Jun 2013 Accepted Paper Series 138 Downloads

Does it Matter Which Citation Tool is Used to Compare the H-Index of a Group of Highly Cited Researchers? Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 198-202, March 2013 Hadi Farhadi , Hadi Salehi , Melor Md Yunus , Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani , Maryam Farhadi , Masood Fooladi and Nader Ale Ebrahim National University of Malaysia - Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM) , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , National University of Malaysia - Faculty of Education , Islamic Azad University , National University of Malaysia , Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  06 Jun 2013 Accepted Paper Series 63 Downloads

A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases Asian Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 18-26, April 27, 2013 Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani , Hadi Salehi , Melor Md Yunus , Hadi Farhadi , Masood Fooladi , Maryam Farhadi and Nader Ale Ebrahim Islamic Azad University , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , National University of Malaysia - Faculty of Education , National University of Malaysia - Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM) , Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch , National University of Malaysia and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  29 Apr 2013 Last revised:  09 May 2013 Accepted Paper Series 321 Downloads

Does Criticisms Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor? Asian Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 176-182, April 2013. Masood Fooladi , Hadi Salehi , Melor Md Yunus , Maryam Farhadi , Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani , Hadi Farhadi and Nader Ale Ebrahim Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch , Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch , National University of Malaysia - Faculty of Education , National University of Malaysia , Islamic Azad University , National University of Malaysia - Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM) and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  28 Apr 2013 Last revised:  09 May 2013 Accepted Paper Series 69 Downloads

Virtual R&D Teams Definition Nader Ale Ebrahim Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  21 Mar 2013 working papers series 39 Downloads

Process Construct in the Virtual R&D Teams in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference (APIEMS 2012), Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand, 2012, pp. 1822-1828, December 2012 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid , Zahari Taha and Marjan Mohammadjafari Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture , University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  22 Feb 2013 Accepted Paper Series 63 Downloads

Effective Virtual Teams for New Product Development Scientific Research and Essay, 7(21), 1971-1985, June 2012 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture and University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering Date posted:  17 Jun 2012 Accepted Paper Series 92 Downloads

Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth of Education-Industry Collaboration Academic Leadership Journal, 9(4), pp. 1-4, Fall 2011 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  20 Apr 2012 Accepted Paper Series 33 Downloads

Virtual Teams and Management Challenges Academic Leadership Journal, 9(3), pp. 1-7, Summer 2011 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  19 Apr 2012 Accepted Paper Series 100 Downloads

Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysian Manufacturing SMEs Advanced Materials Research, pp. 1653-1659, 2012 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid , Zahari Taha and Md. Abdul Wazed Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture , University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  06 Feb 2012 Accepted Paper Series 44 Downloads

Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 9-14, 2012 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture and University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering Date posted:  06 Feb 2012 Accepted Paper Series 65 Downloads

Managing Communication in New Product Development Process: Virtual R&D Teams and Information Technology United Kingdom - Malaysia - Ireland Engineering Science Conference, pp. 495-502, 2011 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture and University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering Date posted:  30 Oct 2011 Last revised:  22 Jun 2014 Accepted Paper Series 85 Downloads

Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Iran: An Empirical Study Using Structural Equation Modelling Middle East FORUM, Vol. 1, Issue, 9, pp. 71-85, December 2009 Ahmad Jafarnejad , Arash Golnam and Nader Ale Ebrahim Faculty of Management, University of Tehran , The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  14 Oct 2011 Accepted Paper Series 203 Downloads

Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Technologies (MIMT 2011) Md. Abdul Wazed , Yusoff Nukman , Nader Ale Ebrahim and Shamsuddin Ahmed University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya , Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  17 Aug 2011 Accepted Paper Series 42 Downloads

The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs IEMS, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 109-114, June 2011 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture , University of Malaya (UM) and University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering Date posted:  15 Jun 2011 Accepted Paper Series 76 Downloads

Virtual R&D Team: Technology Transfer Facilitator 18th International Conference on Management of Technology, 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Mohammad Ali Shafia and Hamid Tahbaz Tavakoli Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Industrial Engineering and The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers Date posted:  04 May 2011 Accepted Paper Series 41 Downloads

Heavy Duty Fleet and Transportation in Iran the Past, the Present Condition, the Future Perspectives and its Interaction with Economy FISITA 2006 World Automotive Congress, Yokohama, Japan Nader Ale Ebrahim and Arash Golnam Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) and The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers Date posted:  10 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 32 Downloads

The Biggest Experience to Reduce Environmental Pollutants by Substitute Fuel CNG in the Middle East & the Middle Asia 9th International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV) Conference, Buenos Aires, 2004 Ali momeni , Maziar Rostamnezhad and Nader Ale Ebrahim affiliation not provided to SSRN , Diesel Co. and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  10 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 23 Downloads

Research, Development, Production and Performance of Heavy Duty CNG Fleets in Iran ANGVA 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nader Ale Ebrahim , Maziar Rostamnezhad and Ali momeni Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , Diesel Co. and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date posted:  10 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 19 Downloads

Applying System Dynamics to Confront Complex Decision Making in R&D Systems 5th Conference of Industries and Mines R&D Centers, November 22-23, 2005 Arash Golnam and Nader Ale Ebrahim The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers and Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  08 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 82 Downloads

Virtual Marketing in Virtual Enterprises International Marketing Management Conference (IRMMC), 2008 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Hamid A. Fattahi and Arash Golnam Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , The R&D Fund of Industries and Mines and The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers Date posted:  08 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 71 Downloads

Knowledge Management in Iran Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition (KMICE), 2006 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Ali Ghazizadeh and Arash Golnam Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , Planning Director and The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers Date posted:  08 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 49 Downloads

R&D Management in Iran, Opportunities and Threats 16th International Conference on Management of Technology (IAMOT), 2007 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Ali Ghazizadeh , Arash Golnam and Hamid Tahbaz Tavakoli Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , Planning Director , The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers and The R&D Society of Iranian Industries and Mines Date posted:  08 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 47 Downloads

Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges for R&D Management and the Role of the R&D Society for its Improvement – A Case Study in Iran The R&D Management Conference, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, UK, 2006 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Reza R. Tavakkoli-Moghaddam , Arash Golnam , Morteza Vasei and Ali Ghazizadeh Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran , The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers , affiliation not provided to SSRN and Planning Director Date posted:  08 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 45 Downloads

Demystifying the Legend of Resistance to Change IAMOT 2008: 17th International Conference on Management of Technology, April 6-10, 2008 Hamid Tahbaz Tavakoli , Nader Ale Ebrahim and Arash Golnam The R&D Society of Iranian Industries and Mines , Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) and The Society of Iranian Industries & Mines - Research & Development Centers Date posted:  08 Apr 2011 Accepted Paper Series 42 Downloads

Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysia Manufacturing SMEs 2nd International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Technologies, 2011 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed , Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid , Zahari Taha and Md. Abdul Wazed Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture , University Malaysia Pahang - Department of Manufacturing Engineering and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  01 Mar 2011 Accepted Paper Series 56 Downloads

Virtual R&D Teams: Innovation and Technology Facilitator Engineering Education in 2025, 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  13 Jan 2011 Accepted Paper Series 50 Downloads

Consideration of the Virtual Team Work and Disabled Citizens, as Promising Opportunity Providers for the E-Government Infrastructure's Formation Second Conference on Electronic City, 2009 Mohammad Ali Shafia , Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Industrial Engineering , Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  13 Jan 2011 Accepted Paper Series 44 Downloads

Virtual Teams and Management Challenges 1st Executive MBA Conference, Tehran, Iran, May 18-19, 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  13 Jan 2011 Accepted Paper Series 128 Downloads

R&D Networking and Value Creation in SMEs Seventh conference of Industries and Mines R&D Centers - R&D and Network Value Creation, Tehran, Iran, June 29-30, 2008 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  13 Jan 2011 working papers series 89 Downloads

Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy Seventh Conference of Industries and Mines R&D Centers - R&D and Network Value Creation, Tehran, Iran, June 29-30, 2008 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  13 Jan 2011 working papers series 39 Downloads

Virtual R&D Teams: A Sustainable Infrastructure for Promoting SMEs 2nd Engineering Conference, 2008 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  30 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 43 Downloads

SMEs: ERP or Virtual Collaboration Teams First Enterprise Resource Planning Conference, 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  30 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 92 Downloads

Virtual Environments Innovation and R&D Activities: Management Challenges Proceedings of the International Graduate on Engineering and Science, 2008 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  30 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 52 Downloads

Virtual Teams for NPD – An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  30 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 35 Downloads

Virtual R&D Teams for NPD in SMEs: Past, Present and Future Trend Asia pacific Conference on Management of Technology and Technology Entrepreneurship, Melaka, Malaysia, October 29-30, 2008 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  22 Dec 2010 working papers series 63 Downloads

A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, (SEIT 2009), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, July 8-9, 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  22 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 53 Downloads

Virtuality, Innovation and R&D Activities 14th International Conference, 'Thinking Minds: Nurturing the Design of a Better Future', June 22-26, 2009, Malaysia Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  22 Dec 2010 working papers series 52 Downloads

Dealing with Virtual R&D Teams in New Product Development The 9th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference and the 11th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Foundation for Production Research, December 3-5, 2008, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  22 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 45 Downloads

Concurrent Collaboration in Research and Development National Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering (DECON) October 28-29, 2008, Melaka, Malaysia Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  22 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 39 Downloads

SMEs and Virtual R&D Teams: A Motive Channel for Relationship between SMEs International Conference for Technical Postgraduates, December 2009 Nader Ale Ebrahim Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  20 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 36 Downloads

Innovation Process is Facilitated in Virtual Environment of R&D Teams International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 2009 Mohammad Ali Shafia , Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha University of Science and Technology - Faculty of Industrial Engineering , Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  20 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 46 Downloads

Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual R&D Teams: An Empirical Study 6th International Communication & Information Technology Management Conference, 2010 Nader Ale Ebrahim , Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (UM)Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM) , University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM) Date posted:  20 Dec 2010 Accepted Paper Series 67 Downloads

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