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Small business and flexibility: friend or foe?

16 October 2014

Studies show that fears about remote workers being 'untrustworthy' and less productive are unfounded; a 2013 study by the London School of Economics and Political Science found that employees able to work from home are more productive than their office-bound colleagues because they are less distracted, grateful for flexibility and save time on commuting.

This article was published by Small Business on October 16, 2014
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Related Publications
'Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment', Nicholas Bloom, James Liang, John Roberts and Zhichun Jenny Ying, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1194, March 2013

Related Links
Nick Bloom webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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