From the course: Human Resources: Job Structure and Design
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Emerging trends
From the course: Human Resources: Job Structure and Design
Emerging trends
- There are a lot of conversations these days about how to make work more attractive to employees. Many organizations are offering innovative new ways to work, so if you're not, it might be time to reconsider. Let's talk about some of these alternative work patterns and how you can integrate them into your job design. First is telecommuting, or working virtually. Thanks to technology, workers can communicate and perform their job from home, in hotel rooms, and even in airplanes. I once met a woman on a plane who flew home every Friday morning, but worked on the plane the entire way, so Friday still counted for work. Telecommuting also promotes feelings of autonomy, a key principle of job design. Nothing says I trust you to do your work better than letting people work from wherever they want to work from. But there are some things to watch out for too. Telecommuting can hinder feedback and leave people unable to see the real impact of their work. So, if you offer telecommuting, you…
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