Which recommendation would the researchers most likely support?
A company in Cairo allowed half of its employees to work from home for six months, while the others worked in the office. Managers measured the number of tasks completed per week. Those at home completed more tasks on average, and fewer of them left the company during the period. However, when the employees were asked about promotion, those who worked at home felt less likely to be noticed by senior managers. The researchers suggested that companies should consider both productivity and visibility when they design remote work plans, because efficiency alone does not give a full picture of an employee's experience.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Combine home working with ways of showing managers what each person achieves.
- Step 1: They advise considering both productivity and visibility in remote plans. Step 2. A plan that keeps home working but shares results with managers meets both aims. Answer: Combine home working with ways of showing managers what each person achieves. Why not the others: Forcing a return ignores the productivity gain; ignoring promotion ignores visibility; dropping measurement removes the evidence.
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