changing from all employees coming to work (office work), to the work going to the employees (remote work) impacts employees

Introduction:

Remote work represents an instance of digital technologies changing the workplace because they enable it. Although working remotely rose to prominence with the Covid pandemic restrictions the concept of remote work has a long history and arguably what the restrictions did was accelerate an ongoing trend to moving out of the office.

Task:

What you are to do in this paper is discuss how changing from all employees coming to work (office work), to the work going to the employees (remote work) impacts employees, teams and organizations. You need to refer to what we’ve covered in the course in doing so.

First, identify what are thought to be the pros and cons of remote work compared to office work for employees working remotely (from home) and for those who manage them. A thorough internet search will get you the essential information. A search in our library may get you some more but the ROI isn’t that good. Just in case and with no offense intended, no cutting and pasting. Use APA formatLinks to an external site. for your citations, references.

After you’ve identified the pros and cons, use what we covered in the course to explain why remote work led to it or why it has the claimed impact or both. For example, if it is claimed that remote work increases motivation, what motivation theory could explain this? Not all that we covered in the course is relevant, if you don’t think it is don’t mention it. This is worth 85 points out of 100.

What’s been written about the pros and cons of remote work tends to focus on individuals and teams. Remote work could also be argued to have an impact on organizational structure, organizational culture and organizational change. Present one example of how for each. This is worth 15 points out of 100.

Grading:

• The assignment is worth 100 points. Question point values are in the assignment description.

Format:

Use the following headings to organize your work. You can drop the numbering if you want to.

1) Pros and cons of remote work found in your research.

1. Pro or con 1
   1. Explanation
2. Pro or con 2
   1. Explanation
3. Etc.

2) Other possible pros and cons of remote work

1. Pro or con-organizational structure
   1. Explanation
2. Pro or con-organizational culture
   1. Explanation
3. Pro or con-organizational change
   1. Explanation

3) References

Suggested length:

(This is a guideline. Grading is based on content not length. Provide the best answer you can. Don’t let the guideline get in your way but stay focused.)

• Approximately 75 to 125 words for each pro/con.
• 12 pt font size.
• Any file type (Word Doc/PDF) will be accepted.

This assignment is due by Sunday 11:59pm.

This activity address the following learning outcomes:

• CLO 1: Articulate the importance of organizational behavior for the effectiveness of organizations.
• CLO 2: Demonstrate the impact of personality and values on employee reactions to the work experience (emotions, attitudes, stress) and behavior.
• CLO 3: Analyze employee reactions to the work experience (emotions, attitudes and stress) and their impact on employee behavior.
• CLO 4: Assess employee motivation concepts and theories in the management of employee behavior and in diagnosing behavior and performance problems.
• CLO 5: Use the major decision-making concepts and models to improve decision making in the organization as well as to diagnose flawed decisions.
• CLO 6: Discuss teams in terms of their design and processes and demonstrate the impact of these on team effectiveness.
• CLO 7: Evaluate organizations in terms of their structure, culture, power and politics to produce organizational forms that support an objective (e.g., innovation) as well as to diagnose organizational effectiveness problems.
• CLO 8: Determine the appropriateness for different situations of the major leadership concepts and theories in the diagnosis of individual, team and organizational performance problems.
• CLO 9: Evaluate the organizational change process and models in the management of employee behavior as well as to diagnose change effort failures.

Chapters/Topics we’ve covered to think about – book includedIntroduction to the Field of Organizational BehaviorPersonality, & Values Work Emotions, Attitudes, & Stress Foundations of Employee MotivationApplied Performance PracticesDecision Making and CreativityGroups and TeamsCommunicating in Teams & OrganizationsPower and Influence in the WorkplaceConflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change