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The CEO of Person M banned the option of working from home to improve team activity and collaboration. Company Y has an internal virtual private network through which most of the employees use for login at remote locations. Person M stated that the disadvantages of working from home outweighed advantages.
She stated that the quality and productivity of Company Y is at unacceptable levels, as most of the employees are working from home. She believed that speed and quality will be sacrificed if employees are working from home.
To determine: The way to measure the productivity and quality of employees who are working from home.
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