Gaining Acceptance for Computer-Aided Monitoring
A study with young workers provides some understanding of when electronic
monitoring will be the best accepted. Seasonal high school and college students were surveyed about their reaction to being monitored in their work
at a summer amusement water park. In one condition of the study, lifeguards
were told in advance that they would be monitored to maintain safety standards and to reduce insurance costs. The lifeguards were even told when the
detectives with their video cameras would be on the scene. In the other condition, a group of private detectives posed as customers of the water park
and surreptitiously videotaped ticket agents, food service, and gift shop
employees. The workers had more favorable attitudes toward the surveillance when they were given advance notice of the system.
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(Would you
have predicted these results?)
An important recommendation to managers about electronic monitoring
of workers is to establish an Acceptable Usage Policy and an employee monitoring policy. The usage policy defines appropriate as well as inappropriate
use of corporate resources, including the use of telecommunication devices.
For example, setting up an eBay business with your employer’s desktop is
out of bounds. The monitoring policy explains exactly where and when inappropriate Internet access is blocked and when the company monitors telephone, computer, and Internet usage.
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