Paste youCritically discuss the nature of virtual work and consider the barriers to virtual working and how these can be overcome?
Virtual work has become increasingly popular in organisations around the world over the last decade with the capability of technology becoming more advanced, companies have recognised the benefits with saving money and increasing work flow. Virtual work has many benefits with International Business Machines IBM reducing costs for premises and other financial costs, providing a customer service with longer call centre hours with staff having more varied hours. (Lockey, 2006) Implications have arisen by holding a virtual worldwide network of virtual employees, a tight security system helping to prevent hackers accessing customer and staff account information has to be put in place costing the company millions every year and with research into new technology to always remain one step ahead of hackers so their cryptic network is safer again adds to the financial costs. (Hamel, 2012)
Virtual working and workers have many benefits for organisations, with many employees looking for new work with criteria that they can work from home, helping to reduce costs for themselves and reduce commuting time motivates staff to become more proficient in their work as they are more likely to be motivated. (Geister, 2015) (Reference Motivation Possibly). With employees commuting less and less it helps with many of the sustainable goals (Appendix A) an example of reasonable consumption and production from virtual working was is in 2014 the firm Bete a nozzle manufacture changing to a virtual office. Bete a company trading for over 60 years took the lead to improve technology has allowed them £50,000 a year with saving £4000 per employee a year with the 13.5sqm of floor space estimated to be used. While still remaining to keep the same high reputation with allowing the employees to work remotely. Beta is a proud promoter of their reduced footprint with a saving of 8.4 tons of CO2 a year. (Mir, 2014) A company welcoming to reduce their impact helps with another of the sustainable goals to help combat climate change.
Even with virtual work saving a company thousands and more a year and showcasing an efficient work force, during the 2012 Olympic games in London many company’s shutdown their offices and had to implement temporary virtual offices, due to the amount of tourists hitting the capital and congestion on the public transport. (Millard, 2013) Even though offices were let out during the games to teams, journalists from abroad the impact on staff showed. The ability to choose hours and save commuting charges, still left workers to feel neglected, the systems and technology used was not strong enough to cope with the new way of working and not enough time had been allowed for glitches.(Reference) Even though that many of the UN goals would be well achieved one goal that certainly was effected was goal 8, (Appendix A) Stress, exclusion and depression effected many employees, the lack of support from managers and infective communication lead to a lack of productivity with low motivation from the change.
Cisco systems who implemented virtual working before the London Olympics argued how and why it is impossible to remain in the traditional office environment. Travelling to and from the office wastes time, damages the environment, takes its toll on the employees and costs too much money. Having a virtual workforce increases the pool of talent for jobs and is an incentive for employees with a better work life balance and increased job satisfaction. (Cisco, 2013) It could be biased and figures manipulated with the fact Cisco industry is for the technology of company’s and virtual work, but even with what is stated by the company the fact that many aspects would be within the aims of the UN sustainable goal leading the way for a better future.
A barrier that can be seen by companies is the efficiency of staff working at home, with many distractions such as children, school run and having the environment of home. What systems would need to be developed to ensure staff are working when they say they are working. (DeMers,2014). Ctrip a Chinese travel website gave the opportunity for half their workforce to trail a 9-month programme to work from home. Even though there was many sceptics from middle management offering resistance with the struggle in change of management the results showed an increase of 13.3% in calls and a happier workforce but not all staff felt they could work from home and felt threatened which left the workers in the offices production rates to decline. (Bloom, 2014).
Yahoo’s Jackie Reses the chief of human resource for the company in 2013 took a complete U-turn for employees working from home after, teamwork becoming very poor, a lot of staff didn’t know who to take their problems to and minor issues were left until it began to impact the company. Reese’s statement to the employees ‘Being at yahoo isn’t just about the day to day job, it is about the interactions and experiences that are only possible in our offices’ (Carlson, 2013) Yahoos chef executive felt the company had lost its edge and direction since the virtual work move. This later made conflict and was argued the move was to entice employees to leave the company to reduce costs but a move like this would impact heavily for the UN goals reducing jobs, unhappy staff and a company known for conflict. The fact office space would need to be increased and increasingly using energy.
Possible bit for the Conclusion?
The fact technology is becoming ever more advanced and with company’s always looking to reduce costs. Having staff working in a virtual environment is becoming more and more inviting from an organisation. Preventions preventing hacking into companies could happen whether employees work remotely or office based the fear that customer data is accessed will always be an issue for a company, but it is a possibility so shouldn’t prevent the future office environment. Since the release of the UN sustainable goals and the push to gain support from partners a way to help achieve the goals would be virtual working which will help many.
Critically discuss the nature of virtual work and consider the barriers to virtual working and how these can be overcome?
Virtual work has become increasingly popular in organisations around the world over the last decade with the capability of technology becoming more advanced, companies have recognised the benefits with saving money and increasing work flow. Virtual work has many benefits with International Business Machines IBM reducing costs for premises and other financial costs, providing a customer service with longer call centre hours with staff having more varied hours. (Lockey, 2006) Implications have arisen by holding a virtual worldwide network of virtual employees, a tight security system helping to prevent hackers accessing customer and staff account information has to be put in place costing the company millions every year and with research into new technology to always remain one step ahead of hackers so their cryptic network is safer again adds to the financial costs. (Hamel, 2012)
Virtual working and workers have many benefits for organisations, with many employees looking for new work with criteria that they can work from home, helping to reduce costs for themselves and reduce commuting time motivates staff to become more proficient in their work as they are more likely to be motivated. (Geister, 2015) (Reference Motivation Possibly). With employees commuting less and less it helps with many of the sustainable goals (Appendix A) an example of reasonable consumption and production from virtual working was is in 2014 the firm Bete a nozzle manufacture changing to a virtual office. Bete a company trading for over 60 years took the lead to improve technology has allowed them £50,000 a year with saving £4000 per employee a year with the 13.5sqm of floor space estimated to be used. While still remaining to keep the same high reputation with allowing the employees to work remotely. Beta is a proud promoter of their reduced footprint with a saving of 8.4 tons of CO2 a year. (Mir, 2014) A company welcoming to reduce their impact helps with another of the sustainable goals to help combat climate change.
Even with virtual work saving a company thousands and more a year and showcasing an efficient work force, during the 2012 Olympic games in London many company’s shutdown their offices and had to implement temporary virtual offices, due to the amount of tourists hitting the capital and congestion on the public transport. (Millard, 2013) Even though offices were let out during the games to teams, journalists from abroad the impact on staff showed. The ability to choose hours and save commuting charges, still left workers to feel neglected, the systems and technology used was not strong enough to cope with the new way of working and not enough time had been allowed for glitches.(Reference) Even though that many of the UN goals would be well achieved one goal that certainly was effected was goal 8, (Appendix A) Stress, exclusion and depression effected many employees, the lack of support from managers and infective communication lead to a lack of productivity with low motivation from the change.
Cisco systems who implemented virtual working before the London Olympics argued how and why it is impossible to remain in the traditional office environment. Travelling to and from the office wastes time, damages the environment, takes its toll on the employees and costs too much money. Having a virtual workforce increases the pool of talent for jobs and is an incentive for employees with a better work life balance and increased job satisfaction. (Cisco, 2013) It could be biased and figures manipulated with the fact Cisco industry is for the technology of company’s and virtual work, but even with what is stated by the company the fact that many aspects would be within the aims of the UN sustainable goal leading the way for a better future.
A barrier that can be seen by companies is the efficiency of staff working at home, with many distractions such as children, school run and having the environment of home. What systems would need to be developed to ensure staff are working when they say they are working. (DeMers,2014). Ctrip a Chinese travel website gave the opportunity for half their workforce to trail a 9-month programme to work from home. Even though there was many sceptics from middle management offering resistance with the struggle in change of management the results showed an increase of 13.3% in calls and a happier workforce but not all staff felt they could work from home and felt threatened which left the workers in the offices production rates to decline. (Bloom, 2014).
Yahoo’s Jackie Reses the chief of human resource for the company in 2013 took a complete U-turn for employees working from home after, teamwork becoming very poor, a lot of staff didn’t know who to take their problems to and minor issues were left until it began to impact the company. Reese’s statement to the employees ‘Being at yahoo isn’t just about the day to day job, it is about the interactions and experiences that are only possible in our offices’ (Carlson, 2013) Yahoos chef executive felt the company had lost its edge and direction since the virtual work move. This later made conflict and was argued the move was to entice employees to leave the company to reduce costs but a move like this would impact heavily for the UN goals reducing jobs, unhappy staff and a company known for conflict. The fact office space would need to be increased and increasingly using energy.
Possible bit for the Conclusion?
The fact technology is becoming ever more advanced and with company’s always looking to reduce costs. Having staff working in a virtual environment is becoming more and more inviting from an organisation. Preventions preventing hacking into companies could happen whether employees work remotely or office based the fear that customer data is accessed will always be an issue for a company, but it is a possibility so shouldn’t prevent the future office environment. Since the release of the UN sustainable goals and the push to gain support from partners a way to help achieve the goals would be virtual working which will help many.
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