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UNIT – I Lesson 1 HRM – AN OVERVIEW Lesson Outline Nature of ...

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The characteristics <strong>of</strong> virtual organization are power flexibility information<br />

communication, flat organization, multidisciplinary team work where organizational<br />

boundaries are vague.<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> HR issues are involved in virtual organization. Recruitment <strong>of</strong> highly<br />

skilled people, fast recruitment and sociability are some <strong>of</strong> the issues.<br />

Selection <strong>of</strong> personnel for virtual organization, BPOs require special talent search.<br />

MNCs have added a new dimension to HR functions.<br />

Answer key<br />

1. Features<br />

The virtual organization is a social network in which all the horizontal and vertical<br />

boundaries are removed. It consists <strong>of</strong> individuals working out <strong>of</strong> physically dispersed<br />

workspaces, or individuals working from mobile devices and not tied to any workspace.<br />

Virtual teams differ from face to face teams. They are<br />

i. Absence <strong>of</strong> paraverbal and non-verbal cues.<br />

ii. Limited social context.<br />

iii. Ability to overcome time and space constraints.<br />

2. HR issues <strong>–</strong> Recruitment, placement, power dispersal, compensation fixation etc.,<br />

3. MNCs <strong>–</strong> Characteristics <strong>–</strong> special skill <strong>–</strong> adjustments <strong>–</strong> sociability <strong>–</strong> language<br />

and cultural adjustment <strong>–</strong> communication skills.

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