Working from Home More Productive, According to Chinese Study
September 10th, 2012 by Chelsea
Maybe you write more coherent memos while in your pajamas, or you aren’t as tempted to shoot the breeze with your colleagues around the coffee pot. Reasons surely differ, but a new Chinese study supports the supposition that employees working from home are measurably more productive than their office-bound counterparts.
The study compared two groups — one working from home, one in the office, both under the supervision of the same manager — and found that the group working from home had a 13% increase in productivity.
We already knew that taking commuters off the road and cutting power usage in offices were sustainable policies — now we have evidence that worker efficiency is not compromised but bolstered. So put on that comfy robe, slide into those fuzzy slippers, and… get to work!
Source: TreeHugger
Image: telecommuting couple via Shutterstock
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About the Author
Chelsea is a former newspaper reporter who has spent the past few years teaching English in Poland, Finland and Japan. When she wasn't teaching or writing, Chelsea was traveling Europe and Asia, sampling spicy street food along the way.
