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Un estudio demuestra que trabajar desde casa es mas productivo que hacerlo en una oficina/A study shows that working from home is more productive than working in an office
17 May 2018
Professor Nicholas Bloom led this research developed over two years on the basis of 500 workers of Ctrip, a technology securities company based in China. Ctrip has a payroll of approximately 16,000 employees.
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As a result, positive effects such as an increase in the productivity of homeworkers arose. But there were also disadvantages visible: Many employees feel isolated after some time, because they lacked the exchange with colleagues. They also complained that their work was less recognized because they were also less visible due to lack of corporate presence. Nicholas Bloom, one of the authors of the study, therefore recommends that companies limit home work to two to three days a week so as not to jeopardize the cohesion of teams.
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