Managing Global New Product Teams: A Theoretical Perspective
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Although global new product teams offer several opportunities, they are hard to manage and present some serious challenges. The objective of this paper is to suggest a theoretical viewpoint focusing on the management issues related to global new product teams. Specifically, the concept of shared mental model and its scope is discussed. The extended scope of shared mental models constitutes a valuable addition to the extant research on this issue. Additionally, the theory of interdependence is discussed in order to bring attention to the effects of different situations faced by global new product team members.
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