Quokka Electronics Has Research and Development Operations in Three Locations

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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? Justify your choice.

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