MOTIVATION | What are the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting?

ANSWER

The advantages of telecommuting are:

•        Increased productivity

•        Fewer distractions

•        Less time spent on commuting to and from work

•        Freedom to schedule work timings

The disadvantages of telecommuting are:

•        Spending more time on work

•        Difficulty in separating work and personal life

•        Devoting less time for family

Source: Management, 11th Edition & 12th Edition- John R. Schermerhorn

Motivation | Describe three alternative work arrangements

Describe three alternative work arrangements.

Answer:

Three alternative work arrangements: flextime, job sharing, and telecommuting, alter work arrangements to increase motivation. 

Flextime, or flexible work hours, allows employees some discretion over their start and stop times, while requiring a specific number of hours per week. 

Job sharing allows two or more individuals to split a traditional 40-hour-a-week job. 

Finally, telecommuting, allows employees to do work at home through a computer linked to their office.

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Organizational Behavior / Robbins & Judge - 14th edition