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Managing a Virtual Workplace by Wayne F. Cascio
This document discusses managing a virtual workplace. It defines a virtual organization as one whose members work remotely using computers and technology while appearing as a single unified organization. A virtual workplace has no physical location and employees work remotely connected through technology without geographical boundaries. Managing a virtual workplace involves using virtual teams, telecommuting, and hoteling. There are business reasons for using a virtual workplace like reduced costs, increased productivity, and access to global markets, but also potential disadvantages like setup costs, cultural issues, and feelings of isolation. Managing virtual workplaces presents challenges like communication, recruiting, language barriers, and performance management.
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- 1. Managing a VirtualWorkplace by Wayne F. Cascio Presented By : Ashok Shrestha Rajdhani Model College
- 2. Contents • Introduction • Managingthe virtual workplace • Business Reason for virtual workplace • Potential Disadvantages of virtual workplace • Challenges of manager • Conclusion • Lesson Learnt
- 3. What is VirtualWorkplace ? What virtual organization ?
- 4. Meaning of virtualorganization A virtual organization or company is one whose members are geographically apart, usually working by computer e-mail groupware while appearing to others to be a single, unified organization with a physical location.
- 5. Meaning of Virtualworkplace: A virtual workplace is a workplace that is not located in any physical space . It is usually in a network of several workplace technologically connected the internet without regard to geographical boundaries.
- 6. Managing the wayof Virtual workplace • Virtual Team • Telecommuniting • Hosteling
- 7. Business reasons forvirtual workplace • Reduced Real Estate Expense • Increased Productivity • Higher profit • Improved Customer Service • Aces In Global Market • Environmental Benefits
- 8. Potential Disadvantages OfVirtual Workplace • Setup and maintenance Cost • Loss Of cost Efficiencies • Cultural Issue • Felling Of Isolation
- 9. Is it appropriateFor all types of organization???? • Virtual work place are not appropriate for all job. • Job in sales, marketing, Project engineering, and consulting seem to be best suited
- 10. Challenges for Manager •Communication • Recruiting • Language • Performance Management
- 11. Conclusion • Virtual workplacehelps to minimize the expenses and increase a competitive power • Virtual workplace allow a company to reach more its employee via meeting workplace and virtual training session. • It is not suitable for all type of organization.
- 12. Lesson Learnt • Beforeadopting a virtual workplace we need to consider the parameter of job as well as virtual work environment. • Virtual workplace can be manage by three way • It is suitable for sales, marketing, Project engineering and consults
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