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June 12, 2010. Replicative Study: Virtualworking. 2001 OPM Survey to encourage off-site working Are the 2001 results and themes still relevant? Virtual Office – Employees work cooperatively from different locations Virtualworker – Staff members who work from a virtual office.
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June 12, 2010 Replicative Study: Virtualworking
2001 OPM Survey to encourage off-site working Are the 2001 results and themes still relevant? Virtual Office – Employees work cooperatively from different locations Virtualworker – Staff members who work from a virtual office Virtual Environment
OPM’s 2001 study 20-60%Teleworkers 2010 Replicative Study interviewed 6 sets of 100% Virtualworkers (4 sets included in paper) Three Keys to Success Five Themes Replicative Study 2001-2010
Management open to experimenting and change Self-Starting motivated employees Clear communications and expectations Three Keys to Success
Increased Productivity Reduced Stress Additional Time Technology Interpersonal Relationships Five Themes
Management open to change Increased productivity Importance of Relationships in the Virtual Environment Three Prominent Repeats
Many GS-12 Employees virtualwork comfortably and they are not returning to the collocated offices. Virtualworking is now a recruitment and retention benefit for obtaining qualified applicants for many agency positions. The additional Revelation
i.e. Policy Analysis Organizational Development Public Personnel Administration (HR) Public Leadership Admin Law Research Development…etc. Ideas Developed from many Ex-MPA Courses
The world of virtualwork is expanding Leadership capabilities regarding trust and relationship building are especially important when leading a virtual staff Learning and continuing education experience Implications
Debbie Turnbull, Editor, Encourager, and supporter throughout. Rich Connor, Editor and Proofreader. Dr. Ingle, Advisor The entire ExMPA staff and fellow scholars. Acknowledgements
Virtual staffers are “more than a collection of individuals working in isolation” We all depend on our relationships with “one another to fulfill a common goal” Professor Jill Nemiro Questions?