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What is your reaction to the attendance plan implemented at TechTarget?Do you believe it is too simplistic? Defend your position.

The plan appears to work for TechTarget if you consider the revenue growth.Freedom and autonomy are clearly part of the organization’s culture. HRMactivities appear to support this approach to management. For example,according to the article the company hires people who function well withoutstructure and take responsibility for their deliverables,.

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Do you believe that such an employee policy as described in the case cansucceed in other companies? Why or why not?

Autonomy is part of the culture at TechTarget. Some organizations have culturesmore focused on direction and high involvement with managers. The high-techindustry is also widely-known for its creative, less structured environments. Thisapproach might work in other organizations, but not all organizations. For somecompanies, attendance at a certain time is crucial because customers expectemployees to be available.

3.What special Human Resource Management conditions must exist for sucha plan to work? Explain. How do you believe these conditions relate toemployee motivation?

The company must have staffing practices that ensure people who will succeedin this environment are hired. Training and development activities need toinclude information about how attendance works, employee accountability, andthe impact of not meeting one’s goals. Employee relations will likely need tohelp the organization resolve conflicts that will surface around differentemployees’ time management practices, as well as ensure policies are enforcedfairly. Communication is a key success factor in this environment.In terms of motivation, if TechTarget is hiring people motivated to work withautonomy, then the approach will help ensure people are exerting high