Tactics for Tech Leadership (TTL)

Research on Remote Work (Remote Work Series - Part 2 of 3)

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 In this second part of a three-part series of the TTL podcast, Mon-Chaio and Andy dive into what research has to say about remote working. They explore various aspects including the impact of remote work on mental health, performance, synchronous vs. asynchronous communication, and team cohesion. Highlighting a study published in Nature titled 'Virtual Communication Curbs Creative Idea Generation', they discuss how virtual settings can limit creative idea generation compared to in-person settings due to narrowed visual fields and cognitive focus. However, they note that virtual communication might have a small positive effect on selecting the best idea from a generated pool. The conversation also touches on the importance of high synchronicity in media for effective team convergence and conveyance, and the effects of remote work on coworker relationships and productivity.


Transcript: https://thettlpodcast.com/2024/04/01/s2e13-research-on-remote-work-remote-work-series-part-2-of-3/


References

  • Virtual communication curbs creative idea generation - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04643-y
  • How Effective Is Telecommuting? Assessing the Status of Our Scientific Findings -https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1529100615593273
  • Co‐workers working from home and individual and team performance - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/ntwe.12153
  • Effects of Working from Home on Job Performance: Empirical Evidence in the Saudi Context during the COVID-19 Pandemic - https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/6/3216
  • Telecommuting's Differential Impact on Work-Family Conflict: Is There No Place Like Home? - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6698031_Telecommuting%27s_Differential_Impact_on_Work-Family_Conflict_Is_There_No_Place_Like_Home
  • Virtual (Zoom) Interactions Alter Conversational Behavior and Interbrain Coherence - https://www.jneurosci.org/content/43/14/2568
  • Self-Care and Mental Health Among College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social and Physical Environment Features of Interactions Which Impact Meaningfulness and Mitigate Loneliness - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.879408/full
  • Impact of Synchronous and Asynchronous Settings of Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education on Students’ Learning Experience During COVID-19 - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733554/full
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussions: Effects on Cooperation, Belonging, and Affect - https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/download/1517/426
  • Media, Tasks, and Communication Processes: A Theory of Media Synchronicity. - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220259966_Media_Tasks_and_Communication_Processes_A_Theory_of_Media_Synchronicity


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