Remote work is making productivity and innovation harder, says Microsoft study

0
116

Owen Hughes

By

Owen Hughes

| September 13, 2021 — 14:46 GMT (15:46 BST)

| Topic: Digital Transformation

shutterstock-1840129579.jpg

Shutterstock / Eakrin Rasadonyindee

A study of Microsoft employees in the US concluded that the organization-wide switch to remote working in 2020 damaged communication and collaboration between different teams – while driving up working hours.

A peer-reviewed study of Microsoft’s 61,100-plus-strong US workforce found that teams became more siloed and spent less time communicating with those outside of their immediate teams in the months after the software company instructed employees to work from home in March 2020.

Related Topics:

Microsoft

CXO

Innovation

Digital Transformation: A CXOs Guide

Big Data Analytics

Owen Hughes

By

Owen Hughes

| September 13, 2021 — 14:46 GMT (15:46 BST)

| Topic: Digital Transformation