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=Strategies on Enhancing Motivation=

As an alternative to drastically restructuring the organization, management can attempt increase employee motivation by affording employees greater flexibility in their work schedule and hours. Given employees are increasingly concerned about maintaining a healthy work lifes balance, mangers are increasingly favouring this strategy over more drastic measures. There are several options available to employers to implement a modified work schedule strategy.

Flextime:
toc Flexitime allows employees to arrange their work hours according to their individual needs and preference. This can dramatically increase job satisfaction because employees will feel empowered to manage their own work schedule. Furthermore, managers can derive benefit from having employees working outside traditional hours, especially if the organization is heavily involved in international business.

The Compressed Work Week:
This option combines longer work days with the expectation that employees will demonstrate greater efficiency in their work. Cost savings related to operational expenses can also be realised with this option.

Telecommuting:
Given most employees are equipped with a home office that affords most of the capabilities available in the workplace; individuals can easily complete their work assignment at home. Moreover, technologies such as VoIP capability allows face to face interaction when collaboration is necessary, thus illuminating the need to present oneself at the office.

Work share programs:
Work share programs allow more than one individual to share the same job. This strategy can be beneficial to the organization in that it can actually illuminate the need multiple part time positions with minimal hours. Instead, the employer only incurs salary cost for one full time salary that is shared by multiple individuals.

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