This document discusses managing a virtual workplace. It defines a virtual organization as one whose members work remotely using computers and technology while appearing as a single unified organization. A virtual workplace has no physical location and employees work remotely connected through technology without geographical boundaries. Managing a virtual workplace involves using virtual teams, telecommuting, and hoteling. There are business reasons for using a virtual workplace like reduced costs, increased productivity, and access to global markets, but also potential disadvantages like setup costs, cultural issues, and feelings of isolation. Managing virtual workplaces presents challenges like communication, recruiting, language barriers, and performance management.

1. Managing a Virtual Workplace
by
Wayne F. Cascio
Presented By :
Ashok Shrestha
Rajdhani Model College

2. Contents
• Introduction
• Managing the virtual workplace
• Business Reason for virtual workplace
• Potential Disadvantages of virtual workplace
• Challenges of manager
• Conclusion
• Lesson Learnt

3. What is Virtual Workplace ?
What virtual organization ?

4. Meaning of virtual organization
A virtual organization or company is one whose
members are geographically apart, usually
working by computer e-mail groupware while
appearing to others to be a single, unified
organization with a physical location.

5. Meaning of Virtual workplace:
A virtual workplace is a workplace that is not
located in any physical space . It is usually in a
network of several workplace technologically
connected the internet without regard to
geographical boundaries.

6. Managing the way of Virtual
workplace
• Virtual Team
• Telecommuniting
• Hosteling

7. Business reasons for virtual
workplace
• Reduced Real Estate Expense
• Increased Productivity
• Higher profit
• Improved Customer Service
• Aces In Global Market
• Environmental Benefits

8. Potential Disadvantages Of Virtual
Workplace
• Setup and maintenance Cost
• Loss Of cost Efficiencies
• Cultural Issue
• Felling Of Isolation

9. Is it appropriate For all types of
organization????
• Virtual work place are not appropriate for all
job.
• Job in sales, marketing, Project engineering,
and consulting seem to be best suited

10. Challenges for Manager
• Communication
• Recruiting
• Language
• Performance Management

11. Conclusion
• Virtual workplace helps to minimize the
expenses and increase a competitive power
• Virtual workplace allow a company to reach
more its employee via meeting workplace and
virtual training session.
• It is not suitable for all type of organization.

12. Lesson Learnt
• Before adopting a virtual workplace we need
to consider the parameter of job as well as
virtual work environment.
• Virtual workplace can be manage by three
way
• It is suitable for sales, marketing, Project
engineering and consults

14. Thank You