Problem
The behavior of employees working in the African branch changed. Their absenteeism rate decreased, and their productivity declined too. They were in front of their computers all the time, but the results got worse eventually. They became very stressed and scared in the workplace. It seems something went wrong there!
The monitoring system was hacked in the Asian branch. The virus, which was called "stare" was produced and destroyed the system. The HQ and top managers working in Hong Kong even couldn't check the employees in the Hong Kong branch, and all they could see was: "Don't stare at me like this!" that was displayed by the virus on their monitoring system's screen ... They also doubted whether the other branches could be monitored from Hong Kong. They were not entirely sure who hacked the system and why. The employees in Hong Kong didn't take the blame for generating the virus.
In Sweden's branch, everything seemed all right! The employees of the European branch were still working as before. They were very relaxed, and they worked as if there was no monitoring system at all. Most of them were also very interested in watching live sports events, movies, and talk shows even in the morning and evening times when they were in the workplace. Whenever possible, they watched live basketball, tennis, or other matches at work. The results showed that their absenteeism rate increased more than before, and they made use of corporate computers or vehicles, even for their personal purposes. Nevertheless, their productivity level didn't decline, and it was still high.
Given the situation above;
i. Which are your reflections based on each situation?
ii. Based on each situation, what benefits, problems, risks, and suggestions can be analyzed here?
iii. What are the possible solutions to this problems?
iv. What are the key advantages and risks associated with the given solutions?