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In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and s... Full description
Alternative title: Virtual Teams: A Literature Review
Year of Publication: 2008-12
Authors: Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari
Institutions: Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Series: MPRA Paper
Subjects: Virtual team | Literature review | Effective virtual team
Classification: jel-L11; jel-O32; jel-M12; jel-L1; jel-L7; jel-O1; jel-M11; jel-M54; jel-P42; jel-O3
Type of Publication: Book / Working Paper
Notes: Published in Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3.3(2009): pp. 2653-2669
Title record from database: RePEc - Research Papers in Economics
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Summary: In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers. Nowadays, companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual teams growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions of virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams, different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we distinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges they entail. Finally, we have identified and extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted.
Item Description: Published in Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3.3(2009): pp. 2653-2669


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Managing Matrixed, Dispersed Advisors in Virtual Universities - Springer

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nformation Systems, E-learning, and Knowledge Management ResearchCommunications in Computer and Information ScienceVolume 278, 2013, pp 669-676

Managing Matrixed, Dispersed Advisors in Virtual Universities

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Abstract

There is a lack of research about how to manage the advising role in purely virtual universities. This paper highlights the need for virtual universities to coordinate a large, distributed teaching staff through virtual workgroups. In the particular case of academic advising, these groups may function in a virtual, matrix structure –as occurs in the Open University of Catalonia-, thus generating specific coordination challenges. The paper elaborates an Input-Process-Output model that can be used as a guide for researching the effectiveness of matrixed, dispersed advisors.

Managing Matrixed, Dispersed Advisors in Virtual Universities - Springer

Virtual Teams: a Literature Review - reviewed | Global Integration

Nader Ale Ebrahim C-2414-2009 - ResearcherID.com

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1.Title: Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’S H-Index
Author(s): MARYAM FARHADI; HADI SALEHI; EMBI, MOHAMED AMIN; et al.
Source: Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology Volume: 57 Issue: 1 Pages: 122-127 Published: 2013
Author-provided URL : http://www.jatit.org/volumes/Vol57No1/16Vol57No1.pdfhttp://eprints.rclis.org/20651/1/Maryam%20Farhadi%27s%20Paper%20in%20JATIT.pdfhttp://aleebrahim.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Maryam-Farhadis-Paper-in-JATIT. ...
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2.Title: Maximize Visibility: A Way to Increase Citation Frequency
Author(s): Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Hadi Salehi
Source: UM HIR SPECIAL FEATURE (27 May 2013) Pages: 1-5 Published: 2013
Author-provided URL : http://works.bepress.com/aleebrahim/77 http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=aleebrahimhttp://ssrn.com/abstract=2351122
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05-Nov-13
3.Title: Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency
Author(s): Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Hadi Salehi; Embi, Mohamed Amin; et al.
Source: International Education Studies Volume: 6 Issue: 11 Pages: 93-99 Published: 2013
DOI: 10.5539/ies.v6n11p93/ Author-provided URL : http://eprints.um.edu.my/8515/1/30366-105857-1-PB.pdfhttp://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies/article/view/30366http://ssrn.com/abstract=2344585
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20-Oct-13
4.Title: Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map
Author(s): Ale Ebrahim, Nader
Source: Research World Volume: 10 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-3 Published: 2013
Author-provided URL : http://www1.ximb.ac.in/RW.nsf/pages/A10.4http://ssrn.com/abstract=2280007http://aleebrahim.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Research-World-Volume-10-2013.p ...
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03-Jul-13
5.Title: Does it Matter Which Citation Tool is Used to Compare the h-index of a Group of Highly Cited Researchers?
Author(s): Hadi Farhadi; Hadi Salehi; Melor Md Yunus; et al.
Source: Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Pages: 198-202 Published: 2013
DOI: arXiv:1306.0727/ Author-provided URL : http://ssrn.com/abstract=2259614http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2013/March/198-202.pdfhttp://real.mtak.hu/5456/
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03-Jul-13
6.Title: Virtual Teams and its application in New Product Development, R&D and SMEs
Author(s): Nader Ale Ebrahim
Author-provided URL : http://works.bepress.com/aleebrahim/71
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03-Jul-13
7.Title: Do Criticisms Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor?
Author(s): Masood Fooladi; Hadi Salehi; Melor Md Yunus ; et al.
Source: Asian Social Science Volume: 9 Issue: 5 Pages: 176-182 Published: 2013
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v9n5p176/ Author-provided URL : http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/26977http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/download/26977/16466http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2257552
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8.Title: A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases
Author(s): Aghaei Chadegani, Arezoo; Hadi Salehi; Melor Md Yunus ; et al.
Source: Asian Social Science Volume: 9 Issue: 5 Pages: 18-26 Published: 2013
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v9n5p18/ Author-provided URL : http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/26960http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/download/26960/16449http://ssrn.com/abstract=2257540
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02-Jul-13
9.Title: How to write a review paper
Author(s): Ale Ebrahim, Nader
Source: Research Tools in Education Series Volume: 2 Issue: 5 Pages: 1-118 Published: 07 Aprilr 2013
Author-provided URL : http://aleebrahim.info/attachments/article/157/UM-How%20to%20write%20a%20review% ...http://aleebrahim.info/index.php/download/46-presentation/157-umisca-how-to-writ ...
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10.Title: The Effective Use of Research Tools Box and Resources
Author(s): Ale Ebrahim, Nader
Source: Research Tools in Education Series Volume: 2 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-113 Published: 2013
Author-provided URL : http://aleebrahim.info/attachments/article/148/UM-The%20Effective%20Use%20of%20R ...
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Nader Ale Ebrahim | University of Malaya | Technology Management, Virtual R&D teams | Department of Engineering Design & Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering

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Articles

CONTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN COUNTRY’S H-INDEX (with MARYAM FARHADI, HADI SALEHI, MOHAMED AMIN EMBI, MASOOD FOOLADI, HADI FARHADI, and AREZOO AGHAEI CHADEGANI), Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology (2013)
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Information and Communication Technology...
 
Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency (with Hadi Salehi, Mohamed Amin Embi, Farid Habibi Tanha, Hossein Gholizadeh, Motahar Seyed Mohammad, and Ali Ordi), International Education Studies (2013)
Due to the effect of citation impact on The Higher Education (THE) world university ranking...
 
Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map, Research World (2013)
With the increasing use of information and communications technology (ICT), researchers are able to use...
 
A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases (with Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani, Hadi Salehi, Melor Md Yunus, Hadi Farhadi, Masood Fooladi, and Maryam Farhadi), Asian Social Science (2013)
Nowadays, the world’s scientific community has been publishing an enormous number of papers in different...
 
Does Criticisms Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor? (with Masood Fooladi, Hadi Salehi, Melor Md Yunus, Maryam Farhadi, Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani, and Hadi Farhadi), Asian Social Science (2013)
Journal impact factor (IF) as a gauge of influence and impact of a particular journal...
 

Conference Papers

Process Construct in the Virtual R&D Teams (with Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha, and Marjan Mohammadjafari Dr), Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference (2012)
literature proves the importance of the process role in the effectiveness of virtual research and...
 
Managing Communication in New Product Development Process: Virtual R&D Teams and Information Technology (with Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, and Zahari Taha) (2011)
Literature proves the importance of the role of information technology in increasing the effectiveness of...
 
Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysia Manufacturing SMEs (with Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, and Zahari Taha) (2011)
This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The...
 
The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs (with Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, and Zahari Taha) (2010)
The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those involved with research and development...
 
Virtual R&D Teams: A potential growth of education-industry collaboration (with Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, and Zahari Taha) (2010)
In this paper, we present our more than two years research experiences on virtual R&D...
 

Presentations

The academic impact of research: Current and the future citation trends in developing countries, The scientific counselling of Islamic Republic of Iran in South East Asia (2013)
Writing an article for online distribution in a way that maximized the chances of citation...
 
Enhancing Research Visibility and Improving Citations: Publication Marketing Tools, Malaysian Postgraduate Workshop Series (MPWS) (2013)
Publishing a high quality paper in scientific journals is only the mid point towards receiving...
 
The Effective Use of Research Tools and Resources, Academic Collaboration Centre for Publication Promotion (2013)
This presentation is prepared to help scholars who seek to reduce the search time by...
 
Virtual Teams and e-Entrepreneurship, Academic Collaboration Centre for Publication Promotion (2012)
The advent of the virtual teams has facilitated the emergence and formation of new companies...
 
Practical Guide to Write a PhD Thesis, UPM-ISAM (2012)
This presentation is a practical guide on how to write a PhD thesis based on...
 

Popular Press

Maximize Visibility: A Way to Increase Citation Frequency (with Hadi Salehi), UM HIR SPECIAL FEATURE (2013)
The number of citations has over 30% share in Times Higher Education (THE) world university...
 

Books

Virtual Teams and its application in New Product Development, R&D and SMEs (2013)
A comprehensive definition of virtual teams may be taken as: small temporary groups of geographically,...

Nader Ale Ebrahim | University of Malaya | Technology Management, Virtual R&D teams | Department of Engineering Design & Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering

Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency | Ale Ebrahim | International Education Studies

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Volume 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 93-99

Effective strategies for increasing citation frequency

Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya, Malaysia
Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran
Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600, Malaysia
Department of Financial Sciences, University of Economic Sciences, Tehran, 1593656311, Iran
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Advance Informatics School (AIS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Due to the effect of citation impact on The Higher Education (THE) world university ranking system, most of the researchers are looking for some helpful techniques to increase their citation record. This paper by reviewing the relevant articles extracts 33 different ways for increasing the citations possibilities. The results show that the article visibility has tended to receive more download and citations. This is probably the first study to collect over 30 different ways to improve the citation record. Further study is needed to explore and expand these techniques in specific fields of study in order to make the results more precisely. © by the author(s).

Author keywords

Citation frequency; H-index; Improve citation; Open access; Research impact; University ranking
ISSN: 19139020Source Type: JournalOriginal language: English
DOI: 10.5539/ies.v6n11p93Document Type: Article
Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency | Ale Ebrahim | International Education Studies

A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases

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A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases


Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani


Islamic Azad University; University Kebangsaan Malaysia

Hadi Salehi


Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch

Melor Md Yunus


National University of Malaysia - Faculty of Education

Hadi Farhadi


Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia-Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM)

Masood Fooladi


Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch

Maryam Farhadi


National University of Malaysia

Nader Ale Ebrahim


University of Malaya (UM) - 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)

April 7, 2013

Asian Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 18-26, April 27, 2013

Abstract:     
Nowadays, the world’s scientific community has been publishing an enormous number of papers in different scientific fields. In such environment, it is essential to know which databases are equally efficient and objective for literature searches. It seems that two most extensive databases are Web of Science and Scopus. Besides searching the literature, these two databases used to rank journals in terms of their productivity and the total citations received to indicate the journals impact, prestige or influence. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive comparison of these databases to answer frequent questions which researchers ask, such as: How Web of Science and Scopus are different? In which aspects these two databases are similar? Or, if the researchers are forced to choose one of them, which one should they prefer? For answering these questions, these two databases will be compared based on their qualitative and quantitative characteristics.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 9
Keywords: web of science, scopus, database, citations, provenance, coverage, searching, citation tracking, impact factor, indexing, h-index, researcher profile, researcher ID
JEL Classification: L1, L11, L7, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, Q31, Q32, P24, P42, P29, L17
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Date posted: April 29, 2013 ; Last revised: May 9, 2013

Suggested Citation

AghaeiChadegani,Arezoo and Salehi, Hadi and Yunus, MelorMd and Farhadi, Hadi and Fooladi,Masood and Farhadi, Maryam and Ale Ebrahim, Nader, A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases (April 7, 2013). Asian Social Science, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 18-26, April 27, 2013. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2257540

A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases by Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani, Hadi Salehi, Melor Md Yunus, Hadi Farhadi, Masood Fooladi, Maryam Farhadi, Nader Ale Ebrahim :: SSRN

EBSCOhost | 87664249 | A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases.

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A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases.

  • Source: Asian Social Science . May2013, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p18-26. 9p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram.
  • Author(s): Aghaei Chadegani, Arezoo; Salehi, Hadi; Md Yunus, Melor; Farhadi, Hadi; Fooladi, Masood; Farhadi, Maryam; Ale Ebrahim, Nader
  • Subject Terms: *SCIENTIFIC community   *SCIENCE databases   *H-index (Citation analysis)   *SCIENTIFIC literature   *THOMSON Reuters Corp.
  • Abstract: Nowadays, the world's scientific community has been publishing an enormous number of papers in different scientific fields. In such environment, it is essential to know which databases are equally efficient and objective for literature searches. It seems that two most extensive databases are Web of Science and Scopus. Besides searching the literature, these two databases used to rank journals in terms of their productivity and the total citations received to indicate the journals impact, prestige or influence. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive comparison of these databases to answer frequent questions which researchers ask, such as: How Web of Science and Scopus are different? In which aspects these two databases are similar? Or, if the researchers are forced to choose one of them, which one should they prefer? For answering these questions, these two databases will be compared based on their qualitative and quantitative characteristics.
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A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases

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A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases(arχiv:1305.0377)


By:Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani, Hadi Salehi, Melor Md Yunus, Hadi Farhadi, Masood Fooladi, Maryam Farhadi, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Posted or updated: 2013-05-02 to cs.DL, cs.CY
Comments: 9 pages, 4 figures
Abstract: Nowadays, the worlds scientific community has been publishing an enormous number of papers in different scientific fields. In such environment, it is essential to know which databases are equally efficient and objective for literature searches. It seems that two most extensive databases are Web of Science and Scopus. Besides searching the literature, these two databases used to rank journals in terms of their productivity and the total citations received to indicate the journals impact, prestige or influence. This article attempts to provide a comprehensive comparison of these databases to answer frequent questions which researchers ask, such as: How Web of Science and Scopus are different? In which aspects these two databases are similar? Or, if the researchers are forced to choose one of them, which one should they prefer? For answering these questions, these two databases will be compared based on their qualitative and quantitative characteristics.
A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases

Effects of a fishbone strategy on line balance efficiency, Master thesis presentation

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Effects of a fishbone strategy on line balance efficiency, Master thesis presentation

2013-06-11 14:00

Effects of a fishbone strategy on line balance efficiency - A simulation study at Volvo Trucks Tuve

Master of Science Thesis

by HENRIK RANSTRAND and MOHSEN ZIAEENIA
Supervisor: Jonatan Berglund
Examiner: Bertil Gustafsson

Abstract:

This master thesis has been carried out at Volvo Trucks in order to answer the question “how will line balance efficiency change when following a modularization concept with fishbone layout instead of doing lots of different tasks in the main assembly line?” Currently a lot of different tasks are made in the main assembly line which due to the high product variety causes line balance efficiency losses. In order to do this study, a concept of modularization in production with a fishbone layout has been studied. This concept has been modeled with discrete event simulation in order to find the balance efficiency in the final assembly. The current final assembly has also been modeled in order to find out the line balance efficiency in production today. The result of the DES-models of modularization concept shows high task variation in each fishbone. This model considers different scenarios and layouts for managing the fish bones e.g. average balancing, maximum balancing, serial line layout and parallel station layout in each fishbone. Following the modularization concept resulted in no more line balance efficiency losses. However, the improvement in line balance efficiency depends on the considered scenario. The result of each scenario differs from each other which led to the conclusion that the line balance efficiency in this modularization concept is highly dependent to the way each fishbone is organized and managed. The given possibility from the modularization concept to manage each fishbone separately and in different ways is concluded as the most important finding from this study.
Kategori Presentation studentarbeten
Föreläsare HENRIK RANSTRAND and MOHSEN ZIAEENIA
Arrangör Product and production development
Tid 2013-06-11 14:00
Sluttid 2013-06-11 15:00
Plats Conference room Toleransen, Hörsalsvägen 7a, 5th floor
Campus Johanneberg
Kontaktuppgifter
Bertil Gustafsson
Produktionssystem
+46 31 772 12 72
Uppdaterad: 03 juni 2013
Ansvarig för sidan:Kate Larsson

Chalmers: Produkt- och produktionsutveckling: Effects of a fishbone strategy on line balance efficiency, Master thesis presentation

The Effective Use of the Research Tools Box and Resources - Workshop on 28/12/2013

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The Effective Use of the Research Tools Box
and Resources 
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1. Introduction

The search can be time consuming and sometimes tedious task. How can make it easier? How do deal with situations such as:
“I just join as new postgraduate students and I am not sure how to do a literature search”
“I have been in research for some time now but I spend a lot of time to get the articles I want”
“I am sure I have downloaded the article but I am not able to find it”
“I wanted to write a new paper, how can I manage the references in the shortest possible time?”
“I have many references, some of my old papers, and some of my current research. Sometimes, they are so many that I can’t recall where I have kept them in my folders!”
“I have written an article and I am not able to find a proper Journal”
"I want to increase the citation of my papers, how do I do?"

We need an effective search strategy can save hours of wasted research time and provide a clear direction for your research. The benefits of attending this workshop are numerous and include learning how to change the direction of searching to discover and how to use more efficient the tools that are available through the Net.

2. Objective

The workshop seeks to serve the following objectives:
To help students who seek to reduce the search time by expanding the knowledge of researchers to more effectively use the "tools" that are available through the Net.*
To evaluate the types of literature that researchers will encounter.
To convert the information on the search for a written document.
To help researchers learn how to search and analyze the right journal to submit.
To promote their publication for further citation.

* For more information on this workshop, see the Research Tools web page.
This workshop, aims to help research students in order to reduce research time by developing researcher knowledge to use more effectively the “Tools” which are available through the net. Research Tools is the skill to understand and use information technology tools to carry out research, including the use of discipline-related software and online resources.
The online “Research Tools” box is included over 700 tools. However, the speaker tries to introduce all necessary tools to postgraduate students in a simple and applicable way.

3. Who should attend?

The workshop is aimed at postgraduate students, young academics and researchers who have started his/her research and would like to increase the effectiveness of the research. The e-skills learned from the workshop are useful across various research disciplines and research institutions. Participants should have the requisite computer skills prior to taking the workshop.

  • مجری: انجمن دانشجویان ایرانی دانشگاه ملی مالزی
  • استاد: جناب آقای دکتر نادر آل ابراهیم
  • زمان: شنبه مورخ 2013/12/28، ساعت 10 لغایت 13
  • مکان: سالن سایبر، کتابخانه دانشگاه ملی مالزی، طبقه 4
  • هزینه: 25 رینگیت، لطفا مبلغ مذکور را به شماره حساب 12180115227527 به نام سرکار خانم مرضیه مقربی نزد بانک CIMB واریز نمایید و اطلاعات پرداختی را از طریق سایت در زمان ثبت نام اعلام فرمایید.
  • گواهینامه پایان دوره: توسط انجمن دانشجویان ایرانی دانشگاه ملی مالزی اعطا می گردد
  • زبان: فارسی​
  • روش ثبت نام: از طریق سایت انجمن

Iranian Students Association at National University of Malaysia
Website: www.isaukm.org
Facebook: ISAUKM
           
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EMBRACING GREEN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION THROUGH STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY · Science Publications

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EMBRACING GREEN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION THROUGH STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY

Reihaneh Montazeri Shatouri, Rosmini Omar, Kunio Igusa and Flavio de Sao Pedro Filho
DOI :10.3844/ajebasp.2013.56.64
American Journal of Economics and Business Administration
Volume 5, Issue 2
Pages 56-64

Abstract

What makes a technological innovation successful for an industry? This study examines how green technology innovation is impacted by strategic management of the human resource in firms. The value of this study lies in its intention to explain the needs to effectively blend people matters first before endeavouring technologies. We focus on Malaysia’s leading automobile manufacturer, Proton which currently embarks on smart green initiatives in its product development. The quantitative survey identifies potential challenges of Proton’s human resource management that may infringe green technology process. Our findings confirm the effects of strategic human resource management system on adopting the green technology innovation. The most important factors affecting the implementation of green technology include knowledge application, team development, knowledge sharing, performance-based reward and training of before and during the process of embracing the new technology.

Cite this Article

Shatouri, R.M., R. Omar, K. Igusa and F.D.S.P. Filho, 2013. Embracing green technology innovation through strategic human resource management: A case of an automotive company. Am. J. Econ. Bus. Admin., 5: 56-64.

EMBRACING GREEN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION THROUGH STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY · Science Publications

Tools for Reading, Writing & Thinking

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 Source: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=478
Tools for Reading, Writing & Thinking
ReadingWriting
Name
Description
üüAcademic NotesA note-taking page with helpful reminders in the margin that help students to define, summarize, serialize, classify, compare, and analyze ideas and concepts
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A series of graphic organizers that use different formats for tracing causes and effects
 üA note-taking page to develop an idea using the claim, evidence, and interpretation strategy
ü Character BookmarkA reproducible page with four book marks that can be copied back-to-back; one side has space for notes on characters that students encounter during reading, while the opposite side provides question stems to promote active reading
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A series of graphic organizers for studying the methods of characterization, character traits, and the relationship between character development and conflict
ü Classification NotesThree graphic organizers for categorizing ideas and information into six, four, or three categories
üüCollaborative QuestionsA graphic organizer that encourages students to pose questions about a text at different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy; students then share their questions with a partner and formulate answers to each other's questions based on their discussion
üüA series of graphic organizers for examining the similarities and differences between and among different ideas or concepts, including (but also moving beyond) the traditional Venn diagram
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An alternative to the traditional Venn Diagram that includes a space for summarizing the compared and contrasted ideas
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A four-column graphic organizer for identifying "someone...wanted...but...so" in order to dissect conflicts that are presented in text
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Two graphic organizers that help students work through a decision-making process
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A graphic organizer that helps students prepare for a discussion about a text, with prompting questions in the margin that help to guide their thinking
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A web for charting the who, what, where, when, why and how of a particular event
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A graphic organizer that generates a series of details related to a subject and then moves to a main idea through induction
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A circular graphic organizer for organizing literal information in the inside wedges of the circle and inferences in the outer wedges of the circle
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A set of graphic organizers that can be used for the different roles in a literature circle (e.g., discussion director, illustrator, connector, word watcher, summarizer), including bookmarks that remind students of questions they might pose while reading and discussing their book
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Modified stage-gate: a conceptual model of virtual product development process

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African Journal of Marketing Management Vol.1(9) , pp. 211–219 , December 2009

ISSN 2141-2421 ©2009 Academic Journals

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Modified stage-gate: A conceptual model of virtual product development process

Nader Ale Ebrahim*, Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zahari Taha

Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Email: aleebrahim@perdana.um.edu.my
Accepted 31 December 2009
Abstract

In today’s dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in the competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to these pressing needs, there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the popular Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual teams, Stage-Gate system finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system to cope up with the changing needs. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual teams in new product development.
 
Key words: Modified stage-gate system, virtual product development, conceptual model.




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A virtual team (also known as a geographically dispersed team, distributed team, or remote team) is a group of individuals who work across time, space and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology. Powell, Piccoli and Ives define virtual teams in their literature review article "as groups of geographically, organizationally and/or time dispersed workers brought together by information and telecommunication technologies to accomplish one or more organizational tasks."Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S. & Taha, Z. in a 2009 literature review paper, added two key issues to definition of a virtual team "as small temporary groups of geographically, organizationally and/ or time dispersed knowledge workers who coordinate their work predominantly with electronic information and communication technologies in order to accomplish one or more organization tasks". Members of virtual teams communicate electronically and may never meet face-to-face. Virtual teams are made possible by a proliferation of fiber optictechnology that has significantly increased the scope of off-site communication. Virtual teams allow companies to procure the best talent without geographical restrictions. According to Hambley, O’Neil, & Kline (2007), "virtual teams require new ways of working across boundaries through systems, processes, technology, and people, which requires effective leadership...despite the widespread increase in virtual teamwork, there has been relatively little focus on the role of virtual team leaders."

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Technology use in the virtual R&D teams

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Technology use in the virtual R&D teams

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Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim; Taha, Zahari

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AbstractProblem statement: Although, literature proves the importance of the technology role in the effectiveness of virtual Research and Development (R&D) teams for new product development. However, the factors that make technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. The manager of virtual R&D teams for new product development does not know which type of technology should be used. Approach: To address the gap and answer the question, the study presents a set of factors that make a technology construct. The proposed construct modified by finding of the field survey (N = 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. Results: These 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&D team. In addition, it provides a guideline for software developers as well. Conclusion: The second and third generation technologies are now more suitable for developing new products through virtual R&D teams.
Keywordsresearch and development; teamwork; virtual business; effectiveness; communication technology; computer-mediated communication; software; management; Internet
ClassificationSociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology; Interactive, electronic Media; Technology Assessment
Free Keywordscollaboration teams; questionnaires; performance; cross-functional teams; product development; structural equation modeling; measurement model; literature review
Document languageEnglish
Publication Year2012
Page/Pagesp. 9-14
JournalAmerican Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 5 (2012) 1
StatusPublished Version; reviewed
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Face-to-Face Versus Virtual Teams: What Have We Really Learned? - The Psychologist-Manager Journal - APA Journals

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Face-to-Face Versus Virtual Teams: What Have We Really Learned?

JournalThe Psychologist-Manager Journal
PublisherAPA Journals
ISSN1088-7156 (Print)
1550-3461 (Online)
CollectionPsycARTICLES®
CategoryArticle
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DOI10.1037/mgr0000009
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Radostina K. Purvanova1 Email for ina.purvanova@drake.edu
1Drake University
Abstract
The present article reviews results from the rich experimental literature on virtual teams and compares them with results from emerging field research on virtual teams. The experimental literature has largely reported negative results for virtual teams, whereas field investigations and case studies of real virtual teams employed by business organizations report positive outcomes for virtual teams. One potential reason for this discrepancy may be that experimental research tends to lack ecological validity, as it has generally failed to simulate the conditions under which real virtual teams work well. Despite the wide differences in results reported by experimental versus field studies, and despite the general lack of ecological validity in experimental studies, however, the present article notes that both literatures have revealed negative attitudes toward virtual communication media.
Keywords
virtual teams, computer-mediated communication, face-to-face teams, review
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