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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Definitions:

Boreal Forest

The northern coniferous forest biome found primarily in Canada, northern Europe, and Siberia; also called taiga.

Corresponding Latitudes

Locations across the globe that share the same distance north or south of the Equator.

Tundra

A cold, treeless biome found in the Arctic and atop mountains, where the climate is characterized by very low temperatures, short growing seasons, and permafrost.

Permafrost

Permanently frozen subsoil characteristic of frigid areas such as the tundra.