Flexible Work Arrangement

Strategic Management

30.613

Term I 2013

Lecturer : Marveys Ayomi

Assignment 2

Due: June 28, 2013

Student Name Ta, Quoc Dat
Student ID #2126203 Word count: 2035

Flexible Work Arrangement Ta, Quoc Dat

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Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………… 4
Discussion and Analysis……………………………………………………………………. 5
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..11
Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………… 12
Reference…………………………………………………………………………………….13

I. Introduction
With the challenges of an ageing workforce, a smaller talent pool and growing concerns about competition, successful organizations are introducing different ways to work and gain significant benefits. One of those solutions is “Flexible work arrangement”. According to Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (2008), flexible work arrangements allow the employees a certain degrees of freedom in deciding how the work will be done and how they will coordinate their schedules with other employees. Flexibility in how and where employees work can have positive impacts on management and employee commitment, as well as business and operational outcomes. For instance, results from a survey conducted by OSAGI on flexible work arrangements in the UN Secretariat, demonstrate that flexible arrangements have led to positive outcomes for both staff and the organization. Survey respondents indicted that as a result of flexible work arrangement they are working more efficiently (69%); they are more satisfied with their job (67%); their motivation has increased (65%); and their desire to stay at the UN is much stronger (64%) (United Nation, 2010). The UN organization also points out some