Amidst the rise of remote work, we ask: what are the effects of proximity to coworkers? We find being near coworkers has tradeoffs: proximity increases long-run human capital development at the expense of short-term output. We study software engineers at a Fortune 500 firm, whose main campus has...

"The mere suggestion of employees working from home is enough to make many managers sweat. Faced with the prospect of managing an employee they can't even see, many discover that their managerial style just doesn't work anymore. As an increasing number of jobs can be executed from home, managers...

Seit Jahrzehnten praktizieren zahlreiche Unternehmen in Europa und den USA eine räumliche und zeitliche Flexibilisierung von Arbeit, die durch digitale Technologien gestützt wird. Als Präventionsmaßnahme zum Infektionsschutz gewann das Arbeiten von zuhause in den letzten beiden Jahren eine...