The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed many aspects of our society and work life. The COVID-19 pandemic: Management Assignment, UO, UK

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed many aspects of our society and work life. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned life upside down. The rapid worldwide spread of COVID-19 caught organizations and communities off-guard. The scale of the pandemic is reflected in the exponential increase in new cases every day, requiring organizations and communities to continuously adjust work and life routines.

The reach of the COVID-19 pandemic raises the question if organizational members are affected in their work behavior by the extreme event of local COVID-19 case fluctuation and how organizations, and particularly their leaders, can intervene to prevent negative spillover of the external events on their employees. Employee satisfaction, work productivity, workplace safety, flexible working hours, remote working facility, etc. are a few important concerns now in the era of the global pandemic.

Top management needs to maintain work/organizational efficiency along with supporting employees in working remotely. The pandemic sweeping the world, COVID-19, has rendered a large proportion of the workforce unable to commute to work, to mitigate the spread of the virus. This has resulted in both employers and employees seeking alternative work arrangements, especially in a fast-paced metropolis like Hong Kong. Due to the pandemic, most if not all workers experienced work from home (WFH).

Hence WFH has become a policy priority for most governments. In doing so, the policies must be made keeping in mind Assignment Brief the practicality for both employers and employees. However, this current situation provides unique insight into how well working from home and may play a vital role in future policies that reshape the current structure of working hours, possibly allowing for more flexibility.

• Learning Outcomes

1. Examine appropriate research methodologies and approaches as part of the research process.
2. Conduct and analyze research relevant to a business research project.
3. Communicate the outcomes of a research project
4. identified stakeholders.
5. Reflect on the application of research methodologies and concepts.

• Scenario 
  This current COVID 19 global pandemic has changed the work style and lifestyle of people everywhere. Many organizations in both the private and public sectors have been successful in coping with this situation, whereas, many others have collapsed. You are working as a Research Consultant with a Business Research company in London and have been asked by the Director of Research in your organization to conduct research under the theme “Global Pandemic & Workplace” for a prospective client. You may choose any company or any industry to write your research report.