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What facilitates organisational change in a flexible workspace?

  • Effective communication
  • Flexible working arrangements (correct)
  • Increased employee retention
  • Improved job satisfaction
  • What is a potential challenge of flexible working arrangements for employees?

  • Reduced overhead costs
  • Increased job satisfaction
  • Improved work-life balance
  • Isolation and feeling disconnected from the team (correct)
  • What is a benefit of flexible working arrangements for organisations?

  • Lower employee job satisfaction
  • Improved staff productivity
  • Reduced employee retention
  • Enhanced organisational reputation (correct)
  • What is a key step in implementing flexible working arrangements effectively?

    <p>Establishing a clear process for flexible working</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of the 1984 article by A. and Mascarenhas that discusses strategic flexibility?

    <p>The Need for Strategic Flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential challenge of flexible working arrangements for organisations?

    <p>Filtering flexible working requests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main topic of the 1998 article by Reilly?

    <p>Balancing flexibility: meeting the interests of employer and employee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can help organisations implement flexible working arrangements successfully?

    <p>Conducting pilots and trial periods for individual flexible working arrangements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Hecht and Allen (2009), what is the subject of their longitudinal examination?

    <p>Work-nonwork boundary strength construct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of flexibility involves the flexible allocation of labor, allowing employees to take on a range of tasks?

    <p>Functional flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of core workers in an organization?

    <p>Highly skilled and permanent members of the workforce</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of numerical flexibility in an organization?

    <p>Regulation of the number of employees to suit organizational requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of financial flexibility in an organization?

    <p>Attracting and retaining top talent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of temporal flexibility in an organization?

    <p>Varying the number of hours worked and the time of work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of temporal flexibility in an organization?

    <p>Enhancing work-life balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of financial flexibility in an organization?

    <p>Competing with payment/compensation packages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of spatial flexibility in an organization?

    <p>Changing location of work to meet the changing needs of the organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is most likely to benefit from organizational flexibility?

    <p>Both employees and employers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary challenge of implementing flexible working arrangements in an organization?

    <p>Managing the boundaries between work and personal life</p> Signup and view all the answers

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