Telecommuting

1. QUESTION 1 1.1. Pathnadabutr (2014) explains the concept of alternative workplaces as a strategy that divides a space based on activities among interruptible and uninterruptible work and work that requires collaboration. The concept limits private offices because it prefers an open plan layout with natural light. While Grobler et al (2012:12) describes the concept as “a combination of non-traditional work practices, settings and locations that is beginning to supplement traditional offices.”…

Periscope Periscope is a newer mobile live-streaming platform that is simple to use for your business and fun. Savvy marketers use Periscope in creative ways to grow their businesses. Here are a few ways to use Periscope for your business marketing: Live product demos Launching a new product is more fun when you can share it! Periscope is the perfect platform to do that, and you can answer questions, share details, and even show them how the product works. Share company or industry news…

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Work-Family Practices: The Usage and Effect on Employee Performance Facts and Statistics ● Employers turn to flexible scheduling for recruitment and employee retention in workplaces with labor shortages. They also use this as a method to increase productivity, and job satisfaction (Golden, 2001). ● Women with a college degree are about 1.3 times more likely to have access to a flexible work schedule (Glauber, 2011). ● Men and women who work in public sectors…

JPMorgan Chase is working Mothers friendly company? Vishal Attal Fairleigh Dickinson University EPS 5109 8A Fall 2015 SY KIM Abstract Today’s children are tomorrow’s citizens. The future of a nation depends on its citizens. As a mother is the first teacher and friend of every child, every nation depends on them for healthy and functional citizens. Motherhood gives women the responsibility of raising a child. Some compromises…

Preventing disease and injuries is key to improving America’s health. A healthy and fit nation is vital to its strength and impacts greatly productivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship essential for its future. Healthy people can enjoy their lives, go to work, contribute to their communities, learn, and support their families. A sound health plan recognizes that good health does not just come from receiving quality medical care but from stopping disease before it starts. Prevention must be…

employees gain new skills and experiences that can increase employee motivation and job satisfaction and help them more effectively manage job stress • Lower stress from overworking and create work/life balance: Work/life balance includes flextime, telecommuting, and changing roles. This is a best practice because when employees have options on how to balance their personal life and work they will be more productive and feel a lot less…

I. Introduction Ravi Verghese, sales director at the continuously growing rehabilitation and medical equipment company (PRME), faces a new challenge posed by the company’s CEO—increase sales of a new business sector, PRMESport, by 10% by the end of the year. In order to achieve this goal, Ravi needs to not only motivate employees, but start with critically analyzing the company, its policies, and its employees. II. Critical incidents Critical Incident #1: Introduction of new product line,…

Open Source Software Projects: A Balance of Trust and Control According to Jones et al. (2005), trust is the single most important driver for the success of virtual teams. However, as a result of Michael Gallivan’s (2001) case study on open source software projects, he now believes that there is another variable to this movement that can be found in control. He presents the McDonaldization theory by identifying four aspects of modern organizations: efficiency, calculability, predictability and…

Ys’ strong technical skills mismatch strong problem-solving skills or independent thinking, I become realise that Gen Ys should be prepared to prove themselves and gain the respect of peers and superiors before demanding a raise, a promotion, or telecommuting (Fenn, 2010; Nishizaki, 2013). Although many Gen Ys including I do not like to be stereotyped as…

illustrating the fact to the majority, they are the people who supplies us with feedback and tells us “what’s going on in our neighborhood.” There are multiple areas that televisions help us, for instance without televisions we would have never had telecommuting, cellphone displays hence no touch screens, or any type of inventions that contain liquid crystal displays. Furthermore television has not only affected us socially, but technologically, economically, and…