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Telecommuting
An increasingly
popular approach to alternative work
arrangements is
telecommuting
—
allowing employees to spend part of
their time working offsite, usually at
home. By using various forms of digi-
tal communication, many employees
can maintain close contact with
their organization and still get just as
much—or even more—work done at
home as if they were in their office.
The increased power and sophis-
tication of modern communication
technology are making telecommut-
ing easier and easier. One recent
study found that nearly 40 percent
of the U.S. workforce (33 million
workers) are in jobs that allow for
partial or complete telecommuting.
Nearly half of AT&T’s employees
have received mobile and remote
access technologies that provide
them with the flexibility to work
from various locations. And 40 percent
of IBM’s employees currently tele-
commute. (In the case of IBM, not
only are employees more satisfied
with the arrangement but the firm
also has saved close to $2 9 billion in
office space needs.
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USING REWARD SYSTEMS TO
MOTIVATE PERFORMANCE
Aside from these types of motivational strategies, an organization’s reward system is
its most basic tool for managing employee motivation. An organizational
reward
system
is the formal and informal mechanisms by which employee performance is
defined, evaluated, and rewarded. Rewards that are tied specifically to performance,
of course, have the greatest impact on enhancing both motivation and actual perfor-
mance. But managing rewards and motivation is not always as easy as it might first
seem.
Performance-based rewards play a number of roles and address a variety of
purposes in organizations. The major purposes involve the relationship of rewards
to motivation and to performance. Specifically, organizations want employees to
perform at relatively high levels and need to make it worth their effort to do so.
When rewards are associated with higher levels of performance, employees will
presumably be motivated to work harder to achieve those awards. At that point,
their own self-interests coincide with the organization’s interests. Performance-based
rewards are also relevant regarding other employee behaviors, such as retention and
citizenship.
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Telecommuting is becoming more and more common and can often help
enhance employee commitment and motivation. This man is spending his
morning working from home. He has served breakfast to his daughter and is
now discussing a work issue with a colleague. The flexibility afforded to him
by his employer helps him function more effectively as both a parent and an
employee.
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