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Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises through Virtual Team
Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, and Zahari Taha (Malaysia)
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Nader Ale Ebrahim	University of Malaya
Zahangir Alom	uits
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SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review

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AJET 27(6) Cheng and Yang (2011) - Student team projects in information systems development: Measuring collective creative efficacy

Hsiu-Hua Cheng
Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan
Heng-Li Yang
National Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan

For information systems development project student teams, learning how to improve software development processes is an important training. Software process improvement is an outcome of a number of creative behaviours. Social cognitive theory states that the efficacy of judgment influences behaviours. This study explores the impact of three types of team knowledge: domain knowledge, methodological knowledge and implementation knowledge, as well as achievement motivation on student teams' collective creative efficacy (CCE) during information system development. This research also discusses the correlation between CCE and project performance using data from 98 student teams. Because of the difference in project characteristics, we divided the teams into "actual demand" project teams (having a real business case) and "suppositional demand" (having no real case, just an artificial or simulated case) project teams. The results show that achievement motivation positively influences CCE, either in "actual demand" teams or in "suppositional demand" teams. Domain knowledge is significantly correlated to CCE in "actual demand" teams, but methodological knowledge and implementation knowledge significantly influenced CCE in "suppositional demand" teams. CCE is not significantly related to project performance in "actual demand" teams. However, CCE is related to process performance and product performance in "suppositional demand" teams. Whilst this study explores issues in team project learning activities for students in information systems, some suggestions are made for educational designers using similar activities in other disciplines.

AJET 27(6) Cheng and Yang (2011) - Student team projects in information systems development: Measuring collective creative efficacy

Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production

Abstract: Use of common parts for different products (commonality) is important methods for managing product variety and preserving competitiveness in the age of mass customization and supply chain competition. In literature, the advantages of inclusion of common components in a product family are well established. Unfortunately, most of the works have been conducted via simulation or conceptual thinking. The mathematical models in the premises are not adequate for production, planning and control in multistage production. This paper focuses on the advancement of venerable manufacturing resources planning models by incorporating the part commonality concept in a multiproduct, multi-period and multistage manufacturing system under a deterministic situation. The models are validated with established MRPII models. The material requirement schedule for the basic MRP II and proposed models are compared. It is really a good matching shown between the two schedules. The later bearing additional information of the location where to be available the parts in a time frame. The effects of commonality on cost, capacity and requirement schedule are discussed based on the outcomes of the mathematical models executed with the available live data.
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Endless Knots: Virtual Team Questionnaire from Croatia

Over the years, we've received scores of requests from graduate students around the world seeking help with their research on virtual teams, networks, and collaboration. In the past two years, there has been a sharp upturn in those requests.
Endless Knots: Virtual Team Questionnaire from Croatia

"Collaboration Tools for Education - by Nader Ale Ebrahim

Nader Ale Ebrahim, Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya

Suggested Citation

Nader Ale Ebrahim. "Collaboration Tools for Education - "Learn and teach online”" PNU, Kuala Lumpur Branch. Naab , No.130, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sep. 2011.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aleebrahim/55
"Collaboration Tools for Education - "Lea" by Nader Ale Ebrahim