Quokka Electronics Has Research and Development Operations in Three Locations

question 165

Essay

Quokka Electronics has research and development operations in three locations across Canada. The company is planning to develop a new microprocessor, which involves exploring previously untested ideas and applying methods that have a high degree of complexity. This project would require a dozen researchers and technicians with diverse skills and knowledge and whose individual work would be highly interdependent with each other. Under these conditions, would you recommend a virtual team or a conventional face-to-face team?

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