A recent paper by Jose Maria Barrero (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), Steven J. Davis (University of Chicago Booth (School of Business), and Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University) shows that, while fully remote working decreases average productivity, hybrid is associated with positive impacts on average productivity.
Working from home in the US has grown significantly since the start of the covid pandemic, with 40% of employees now working remotely at least once a week. However, fully remote work is between 10% and 20% less productive than in-person work. This is driven by a range of factors, including barriers to monitoring, difficulties building and maintaining culture, and issues with self-motivation. Despite these concerns, cost savings and global hiring make fully remote work attractive.
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