Question

Management at a marketing consulting firm in Minnesota is concerned that many of their associates have trouble getting to work during the winter season due to snow storms and other adverse weather conditions. An analysis by the HR department finds that most of the associates could actually perform their jobs without being in the office so long as they have a laptop and Internet access. Management would like to offer a work option to its associates to address this situation. What would you recommend? Dejobbing Telecommuting Job sharing Flexible work schedules Based on your knowledge of different types of teamwork, select the best answer. Managers at a restaurant are concerned that they are inefficient in processing orders and getting food out to customers in a timely manner. It seems that the approach being used by store management for taking and processing orders is badly outdated and grossly inefficient. What type of a team should management create in this situation in order to address the problem? Virtual team Project team Process-improvement team Self-directed team

Answer 1

Serial wise Answers to the questions:

1. Telecommuring which means work from home

2. Process Improvement Team : In order to improve processes for a faster processing of orders

3. Establish formal guidelines for Telecommuring (To ensure that this facility is not misused by employees and their productivity is not adversely affected by working from homes)

4. Yeah, you guessed it righ. The correct answer is Ergonomics

5. Job rotation: To ensure that the employees chosen for succession (promotion) as store managers get hands on experience of all important jobs in the fuctioning of the store

6. Increase task Significance: To ensure that the employees feel their jobs as important and significant enough to contribute in achievement of the overall goals of their company. If the employees feel that their jobs are important to the long-term success and their company, they will feel proud of their jobs which will motivate them to perform better.