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SHRM Poll: Transitioning to a Virtual Organization

SHRM Poll: Transitioning to a Virtual Organization. December 2, 2009. Definition

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SHRM Poll: Transitioning to a Virtual Organization

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  1. SHRM Poll: Transitioning to a Virtual Organization December 2, 2009

  2. Definition • For the purpose of this survey, virtual office or workspace is defined as the work site of employees such as sales reps, part-time or full-time telecommuters, etc. who work off company premises and communicate with their respective workplaces via telephone and/or computer.

  3. Does your organization currently provide virtual work options to your employees? • Differences by organization staff size: • Respondents from large-staff-sized (63%) and small-staff-sized organizations (55%) were significantly more likely than those from medium-staff-sized organizations (41%) to report that their organization provided virtual work options. • Differences by organization operations location: • Organizations with multinational operations (63%) were more likely to provide virtual work options than organizations based only in the United States (48%). n = 383 Note: Small-staff-sized organizations = 1-99 employees, medium-staff-sized = 100-499 employees, large-staff-sized = 500 or more employees. Only statistically significant differences are presented.

  4. What percentage of your employees work virtually? n = 176 Note: Asked only of respondents who said that their organizations offered virtual work options. Excludes respondents who answered “not sure.”

  5. Within the next 12 months, do you expect the percentage of your employees who work virtually to increase, decrease or remain the same? n = 199 Note: Asked only of respondents who said that their organizations offered virtual work options. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

  6. In what ways does your HR department currently support your organization’s virtual workforce? n = 256 *E.g., web conferencing software, webinars for working virtually, social networking tools, e-learning programs. **Styles that promote trust and maintain effective working relationships with virtual workers. Note: Asked only of respondents who said that their organizations offered virtual work options. Percentages do not total 100% as respondents were allowed multiple choices.

  7. Results From Companies That Do Not Offer Virtual Work Options to Employees

  8. Does your organization have plans to provide virtual work options to your employees within the next 12 months? n = 184 Note: Asked only of respondents who said that their organizations did not offer virtual work options.

  9. Demographics: Organizational Industry n = 383 * Less than 1% Note: Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

  10. Demographics: Organizational Industry (continued) n = 383 * Less than 1% Note: Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

  11. Demographics: Organizational Sector n = 379

  12. Demographics: Organization Staff Size n = 381

  13. Demographics: Organization Region n = 374

  14. Demographics: Organization Operations Location n = 379

  15. SHRM Poll: Transitioning to a Virtual Organization Methodology • Response rate = 17% • Sample consists of 383 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM’s membership • Margin of error is +/- 4 • Survey fielded November 19–24, 2009

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