SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 916-930

  Ebrahim, Nader Ale ^a   Ahmed, Shamsuddin ^a   Taha, Zahari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

New product development; R D; Small and medium enterprises; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958063406     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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