Version 1
: Received: 2 June 2022 / Approved: 3 June 2022 / Online: 3 June 2022 (09:50:49 CEST)
How to cite:
Parisi, L.; Wang, R.; Ma, R. Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Preprints2022, 2022060039. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0039.v1
Parisi, L.; Wang, R.; Ma, R. Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Preprints 2022, 2022060039. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0039.v1
Parisi, L.; Wang, R.; Ma, R. Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Preprints2022, 2022060039. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0039.v1
APA Style
Parisi, L., Wang, R., & Ma, R. (2022). Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0039.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Parisi, L., Ruijiao Wang and Renfei Ma. 2022 "Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0039.v1
Abstract
Previous research has either neglected to consider misbehaviour or misconduct in the virtual workplace during the current COVID-19 pandemic or highlighted some challenges encountered with remote working or work from home but in isolation, e.g., misbehaviours or ethical concerns associated with improper use of technology when accessing clients’ confidential information, without understanding their aetiology and context in a holistic manner. This has impacted the ability of existing research in providing recommendations organisations can practically implement to improve the sustainability and productivity of the virtual workplace, especially as they seek to navigate the current pandemic and prepare for the global business environment in the next decade. Instead, this study, for the first time, proposes a novel holistic methodology to identify the aetiologies of ethical and performance challenges with focus to the Information Technology consulting sector, as well as developing a set of recommendations companies can adopt to manage such behavioural and productivity challenges. Thus, this study illustrates the key issues associated with remote working implemented to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic, which mine not only the individual performance in an organisation but also its overall productivity, as well as suggests the main performance and reward management strategies that can be leveraged to mitigate them. Tailored strategies are described and discussed as referred to this industry to help in navigating a more unstable yet competitive market to manage the virtual employees’ misbehaviours in the workplace and drive growth for individuals and organisations alike.
Keywords
Performance Management; COVID-19; Virtual Workplace; Trust-Based Working; Business Continuity; Pandemic
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Human Resources and Organizations
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
