the workday. * Job-sharing - A program in which two people share a position‚ each working part of the week. * Part-time work - A work schedule that is less than full-time but is at least half of the regularly scheduled full time. * Telecommuting - A program designed to allow staff to work a portion of their normally scheduled work hours from a remote location. What is meant by ’flexible work’? Simply put‚ flexible work arrangements are
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Frolick‚ M.N.‚ Wilkes‚ R.B Gordon‚ G.E. 1997‚ ‚ The Last Word on Productivity and Telecommuting [Homepage of Gil Gordon Associates]‚ [Online]. Available: http://www.gilgordon.com/downloads/productivity.txt [2012‚ 3/5]. Hak‚ T Hamilton‚ C. 1987‚ " Telecommuting"‚ Personal Journal‚ ‚ pp. 90-101. Harpaz‚ I Hartman‚ R. I. & Stoner‚ C.R & Arora‚ R. 1991‚ “An investigation on selected variables affecting telecommuting productivity and satisfaction‚ Journal of Business and Psychology‚ vol. 6‚ no.
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mobile telework. 2.2 Development As described on the internet homepage of JALA International the term “telework” first appeared in the 1970’s in the United States and was mainly coined by Jack Nilles who nowadays is also known as “the father of telecommuting and teleworking” (Hunter 1999). Reasons for the development of telework were on the one hand‚
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should they promote education first? 7. Should the same laws which prohibit the sale and consumption of heroin be applied to tobacco? 8. Telecommuting refers to workers doing their jobs from home for part of each week and communicating with their office using computer technology. How do you think society will be affected by the growth of telecommuting? 9. To what extent should economic planning be influenced by the need of environmental conservation? 10. To what extent will migration
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Robbins & Judge Organizational Behavior 15th Edition Chapter 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications Lecture Objectives • After this lecture‚ you should be able to: – Describe the Management by Objectives Model and evaluate the way it motivates employees. – Describe the Job Characteristics Model and evaluate the way it motivates by changing the work environment. – Compare and contrast the three main ways jobs can be redesigned. – Identify three alternative work arrangements and show how
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home to keep a watchful eye on the baby‚ clothe him‚ feed him‚ and put him to sleep when needed. The downside‚ of course‚ is your concentration on work could possibly be diminished‚ but this is such a small setback compared to the advantages of telecommuting. Another great option for modern-day employees are employer-run child day care centers. These are facilities built right within the employees’ office building - perhaps a room or in some cases‚ an entire floor - devoted to child care services.
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help customers that are visiting the business website‚ and equip call centers with the latest phone equipment that makes customer service agents more efficient. Give customers a choice of ways to contact the company. * Telecommuting: Many small businesses now offer telecommuting and flex time as
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The Impact the Virtual Workplace has on the World Today U05a1 Jonnette Ott Jonnette_ott@yahoo.com BUS 3004 Developing a Business Perspective August 11‚ 2010 Introduction Telecommuting plays an important role in today’s changing business world. Because we have the virtual workplace such as the internet‚ we have begun to cut out and replace the workplace environment such as cubicles‚ and office buildings. The above statement mentions replacing the workplace environment by cutting
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way‚ students have to spend less on the means of transportation from home to school and can have access at anytime of the day. (Tudorache‚ I 2006). With the advancement of technology it has also provided an online way of making money known as telecommuting. By which one do not have to travel to his workplace; he can perform his work by sitting back at his home at anytime. Which over-all has benefits society‚ businesses and environment. (Harpas I‚ 2002) Page 1 of 4 Page 1 of 4 Negative arguments:
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radical change in work routines and behavior is vital‚ many companies across the nation and around the globe have found that telecommuting is an efficient‚ cost-saving‚ and flexible option to the conventional office. However‚ telecommuting significantly changes not only the way people go about their work‚ but the rest of their individual and home lives as well. While telecommuting can be best for those that find that the commute and time needed to be away from home hard‚ workers must be careful when
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