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The Journal. · Sunday, July 26, 2026

Conflicting Research on Remote Work Productivity

Research on the productivity impact of remote work yields conflicting results. While one early study suggested a significant drop in productivity for a remote company, a similar study on another firm found that remote work actually improved productivity.

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And one early study took a look at a specific company and found that when they were fully remote, they actually were a lot less productive.
There is a very similar study about another company that found the exact opposite.
That remote work actually improved productivity amongst the company.
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