HRM 7004 WEEK 1 NOTE AND ASSIGNMENT
Working Remotely
Flexible workplace, working from home, telecommuting, telework, remote work, distance working, and remote work are phrases that are used interchangeably to describe employees’ workstations and settings that do not require them to report to an office setting to complete their daily tasks. The advantages of having a flexible workplace include time not wasted on commuting, not having to worry about childcare, and fewer distractions from coworkers.  However, there are also downfalls, with depression being the most worrisome disadvantage of not reporting to a workspace daily.   
Over the years, many studies have been conducted investigating whether working from home is beneficial for the employee while asking the question if staff is actually productive. Mirela (2020) conducted a study investigating the advantages and disadvantages of working from home and attempting to find ways to better work from home. The study found working from home had a negative effect on staff productivity.
A separate large-scale study involving nine different European countries, consisting of 11,011 participants, yielded similar results. In this study, working remotely was found to negatively affect productivity for individual contributors and team performance suffering when co-workers were dispersed (Lippe & Lippényi, 2020). However, a study carried out by Russo et al. (2021) investigating over 50 psychological factors tied to the well-being and productivity of software engineers forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic found a positive correlation between well-being and productivity as it related to remote work.        
References
Lippe, T., & Lippényi, Z. (2020). Co‐workers working from home and    individual and team performance. New Technology, Work &    Employment, 35(1), 60–79.
Mirela, B. (2020). The impact of working from home on productivity. A study on the pandemic period. Annals of the University of Oradea, Economic Science Series, 29(2), 267–275.
Russo, D., Hanel, P.H.P, Seraphina, A., & van Berkel, N. (2021). Predictors of well-being and productivity among software professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic – a longitudinal study. Empirical Software Engineering, 26(62), 1 -63
Signature Assignment Preview
The culminating signature assignment due towards the end of the course may require you to complete some work ahead of the due date. To ensure you are prepared and have adequate time to complete this assignment, please review the instructions by looking ahead to the Signature Assignment. Contact your professor if you have questions.
Weekly Resources and Assignments
Review the resources from the Course Resources link, located in the top navigation bar, to prepare for this week’s assignments. The resources may include textbook reading assignments, journal articles, websites, links to tools or software, videos, handouts, rubrics, etc.

Week 1 Resources
•    Co‐workers Working from Home and Individual and Team Performance
Lippe, T., & Lippényi, Z. (2020). Co‐workers working from home and individual and team performance. New Technology, Work & Employment, 35(1), 60–79
Focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting as it relates specifically to team performance versus individual contributors.
•    The Impact of Working from Home on Productivity. A Study on the Pandemic Period
Mirela, B. (2020). The impact of working from home on productivity. A study on the pandemic period. Annals of the University of Oradea, Economic Science Series, 29(2), 267–275. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,ss o&db=bth&AN=148178006&site=eds-live&custid=natuniv
Explores the advantages and disadvantages of working remotely with paying special attention to the COVID-19 pandemic.
•    Workplace Flexibility and Worker Well‐Being by Gender
Kim, J., Henly, J. R., Golden, L. M., & Lambert, S. J. (2020). Workplace flexibility and worker well‐being by gender. Journal of Marriage & Family, 82(3), 892–910. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12633
Investigates the topic of remote work, and the advantages and disadvantages, but from the perspective of gender.
•    Working Remotely During the COVID-19 pandemic: Efforts of the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates
AlMarar, R., Alkhodari, A., Atia, D.Y., Mohamed, S., & Shubair, R. M. (2021). Working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic: Efforts of the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates. TIJAB (The International Journal of Applied Business), 5(1), 1–17.
Provides an international perspective of how an organization transitioned to remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Week 1 – Assignment: Assess the Remote Workforce
Allowing employees to work remotely can have positive attributes such as higher productivity due to less or no commute time.  But there are also negative aspects of remote work like less collaboration and possible burnout.
For this assignment, discuss the positive and negative aspects of allowing employees to work remotely. You could use several different types of charts to accomplish this, one being the Venn Diagram.  However, please feel free to use other types of charts to display this information. 
When evaluating the positive and negative viewpoints, be sure to assess items such as:
•    Employee engagement/motivation
•    Employment laws and regulations  
•    Employee performance/productivity 
•    Supervising remote employees     
When rating the items in your chart as positive or negative, please justify why you decided so. 
Length: 250-word chart (approximately 1 page) with separate title page and reference page
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly references.
The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards

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