Yahoo CEO issue a Ban on Telecommuting for Employees
1. Do you agree or disagree with the CEO's decision to ban employees from telecommuting at Yahoo? What is the basis of your position?
2. Critics of the decision to restrict telecommuting at Yahoo point to the poor financial and stock market performance of Yahoo in the years prior to this order, and they suggest that the CEO's motive was to impress investors by displaying more control over Yahoo employees. It is likely that the CEO expected - by mandating that employees be present in the office on a regular basis-that they would have more fortuitous conversations in the corridors of Yahoo that would likely lead to increased level of innovation and new product development. Can you think of alternative ways that the company could engage employee innovation and creativity without restricting their freedom to work at home?