Being able to work from anywhere (WFA) may convince employees to delay retirement, says new Harvard study. (via CNBCMakeIt)
. They looked at productivity data for those who switched from working from home to working from anywhere.
The results revealed that examiners' work output spiked by 4.4% after transitioning to a WFA program. Researchers estimated that the 4.4% increase amounts to $1.3 billion of value to the U.S. economy each year, because of how much more economic activity could be generated for each additional patent. ...more employers may need to offer greater geographic flexibility if they want to attract and retain top talent — specifically, those with greater tenure and experience., was that workers "who had been on the job longer — that is, those older and closer to retirement age — were more likely to move to retirement-friendly coastal areas of Florida and Texas than their lower-tenured peers," while still choosing to work.
While this correlational finding isn't predictive, researchers suggest that offering a WFA policy could significantly yield career-extending benefits to both employees and organizations. How? By encouraging valued senior employees to remain in the workforce longer.
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