If you give employees the right to telework, be careful! The very technology tha

If you give employees the right to telework, becareful! The very technology that enables working from home could be   1  its value to your company. Although productivity may increase in theshort term, working from home may prevent your teams from working   2 .

While remote workers may indeed be happier, morecarefree and   3  , that doesn’t mean it’s good for their  4  . A company is more than just the work that needs tobe done, plus the workers who are there to do it.

A healthy organization has a   5   thatallows the sharing of values and ideas and the   6   

of competitive spirit that allows a company to be flexibleand creative.

However, working from home can fail to motivate remoteworkers in the same way as a/an

  7   company environment. As a result, companies   8  — despite the increases in productivity and happiness that come withteleworking.

In work environments where co-workers socialize andhave   9   lunchtime chats, some real learning getsdone. A lot of information   10   takes place, whichallows the very same workers to increase their   11   tothe organization. There is something   12   aboutspending the time together, about sharing meals, about   13   ideas,and about asking.

Magical or not, the fact remains that teleworking generallydoesn’t work well. As technological change   14   andmarketplace pressures increase, companies need to become more flexible andcreative, just to keep up.

Strange as it sounds, the very technology that madeteleworking a real option is now requiring workers to remain in the   15 .

1.A. testing                          B.destroying              C.keeping                   D.assessing

2.A.effectively          B. normally                 C.formally                  D.separately

3.A.attentive             B.talkative                  C.productive             D.sensitive

4.A. workers              B.companies              C.health                      D.family

5.A.leader                           B.rule                          C.party                        D.culture

6.A.sense                            B.cost                          C.way                          D.lack

7.A.independent               B.different                 C.special                     D.shared

8.A.develop              B.survive           C. suffer                      D.expand

9.A. official                          B.regular                    C.required                 D.planned

10.A.exchange                   B.technology             C.gap                           D.search

11.A.availability                  B.damage                   C.value                       D.disappointment

12.A.reasonable                B.magical          C. psychological         D.typical

13.A.discussing                  B.changing                 C.welcoming              D.selling

14.A.varies                          B.differs                     C.accelerates            D.stops

15.A.place                           B.house                      C.distance                  D.office

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1.B

2.A

3.C   

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

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