Virtual R&D Team: Technology Transfer Facilitator
18th International Conference on Management of Technology, 2009
10 Pages Posted: 4 May 2011
Date Written: April 7, 2009
Abstract
A conceptual model is proposed which facilitate the process of technology transfer by applying a virtual R&D team. The underlying hypothesis is responded to competitive challenges, the complex customer requirements and the high instability on the market. The context of the knowledge-based economy introduces a major shift from serial to simultaneous R&D activities in the way technology transfer is conceived. The traditional model of R&D team work is relies on the visual and face-to-face teams. The complexities involved in organizing face-to-face interactions among team members from one side, and the rapid developments of electronic communication technologies from the other ,caused firms to turn towards employing virtual R&D teams. The paper postulates that in the new perspective, virtual R&D team to be considered as a specific technology transfer means. It depends on the ways firms and other institutions are managing them, in particular the co-evolution of their absorptive capabilities and their technology conveying strategies. To support the theoretical analysis, this paper provides a comprehensive review based on authentic and reputed publications.
Keywords: Virtual R&D team; Technology Transfer; Conceptual model
JEL Classification: Q32, Q31, M11, L15, L23, O14, O4, Z, N6, M2
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