Using clan control to manage teleworkers
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The fear of managers that they will lose control once their employees start teleworking is hindering acceptance and use of teleworking. As an alternative the concept of clan control can be used, which is a way to create a sharing of assumptions and goal congruence among a group of individuals. Since clan control does not require close monitoring it can easily be used in a teleworking context where this kind of monitoring is not available. This paper discusses the ways in which this type control could be implemented and what would be the implications in a telework context.
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