a. What challenges to organizational culture do non-standard patterns of work cr

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a.     What challenges to organizational culture do non-standard patterns of work create?

FLEXIBLE WORKING Maintaining a collective corporate identity is an enduring problem for those managers responsible for flexible and non-standard patterns of work. Whether these are related to irregular hours, working in remote locations or telecommuting, the core need is to ensure that everybody is instilled with collective, cohesive and positive attitudes and values in their relationship with the organization. It is therefore a priority for managers faced with these issues to ensure that they visit and meet with their staff as often as possible, and where this is not possible, to ensure that they speak to them on the telephone. This is preferable to regular e-mails; where e-mails are used, important and urgent issues must always be followed up with telephone calls, and meetings where possible. Additionally, where flexible staff do attend at the organisation's headquarters or premises, they must be given the opportunity to meet and socialise with their colleagues, so that a personal, as well as occupational identity is developed.

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One of the basic and most prominent challenges that comes in the face of management while dealing with non standard patterns of work is the discomfort of the workforce. Employees have their own personal life which is accordingly planned. when these plans get distorted due to irregular work hours, remote locations or telecommuting there tends to have negative vibes across the organisation.

If this is not controlled well within a stipulated time, it might lead to a big catastrouphe. This is when the job of a manager comes in when he needs to instill the postive values and attitudes in specific to the organization. This must be a one to one and a personal approach as every individual is different and they have different priorities.

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