This assignment explores the impact of remote work on motivation and performance management systems, considering potential factors that may increase or decrease motivation and the need for adaptations to traditional performance management systems.

Introduction
Remote work represents an instance of digital technologies changing the workplace because they enable it. Although working remotely rose to prominence with the Covid pandemic restrictions the concept of remote work has a long history and arguably what the restrictions did was accelerate an ongoing trend to moving out of the office.
Please double-space your answers. The suggested answer length for each question is 250 to 375 words.
Questions
1) Discuss the possible impact of working remotely on motivation. What might increase motivation? What might decrease it? Consider possible individual differences in reactions to this form of work. Refer to theories of motivation, personality and values in your answer. (50 points)
2) Discuss the possible impact of working remotely on performance management systems. In other words, can a performance management system created for working in the office be applied to remote work or are there changes that need to be made? (50 points)