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.
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Ale Ebrahim, N., Shafia, M. A., & Tavakoli, H. T. (2009). Virtual R&D team: Technology Transfer Facilitator. In IAMOT 2009 -The 18th International Conference on Management of Technology (pp. 1–10). Orlando, Florida, USA. Retrieved from http://aleebrahim.com/Conferenc%20Papers/Virtual%20R&D%20team%20Technology%20Transfer%20Facilitator-%20IAMOT2009.pdf
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