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Businesses and their employees. 11 April. Workplace Monitoring. Employers survey, track, or record all or certain aspects of employee’s behavior or performance. Electronic Monitoring. Behavior. Performance. Surveillance cameras Electronic badges Computer activity
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Businesses and their employees 11 April
Workplace Monitoring Employers survey, track, or record all or certain aspects of employee’s behavior or performance
Electronic Monitoring Behavior Performance • Surveillance cameras • Electronic badges • Computer activity • Web sites visited • Applications run • Capturing key strokes • Communications
Labor is Purchased • Employees provide services to employers • Pay only for services realized • Workers are paid according to their value to the organization • Monitoring can measure efficiency • 64% of employees admit to performing “personal” work, preventing is proven to increase efficiency • March Madness…
Performance • Can’t measure everything objectively • People begin to be treated like numbers • Ability to make improvements • But intangible improvements • Market knowledge • Hot issues
Problems Areas • What defines unproductivity? • Woman with medical condition • What is considered work appropriate? • Angry e-mail written but not sent
VIRTUAL OFFICES Worksite outside of the traditional office in which people do work associated with traditional office
Kinds of Virtual Offices • Home Office: space designated for work • Mobile Office: vehicle or travel • Hoteling: small shared space that is reserved
Technology • Basic Components • Telephone, Laptop, Internet Connection, Scanner/Fax • Instant Messaging • VoIP • Teleconferencing/Videoconferencing • Telepresence • Software • Virtual Worlds
Impacts Benefits Drawbacks • Flexible Schedule • Reduced commuting: time, cost, environment • Fewer closings • Less work/life conflict • Increases workforce • Overwork: no stopping • Technology dependence • Loss of socialization • Loss of separate identity • Security