By Knowledge@Wharton, March 24, 2021
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The future of work is hybrid.
In the post-pandemic world, many companies will embrace the lessons learned from more than a year of telecommuting and not fully return to the office. Instead, Wharton management professor Martine Haas said, they will adopt a hybrid model with some combination of remote and in-person work.
Is Hybrid Here to Stay?
Haas said she believes the hybrid workplace will be standard for some time, especially because the pandemic accelerated an existing trend toward remote work. But whether the hybrid model becomes permanent is the “million-dollar question.” Some companies will find great advantages in it, from reduced office expenses to flexibility in hiring. But other firms may decide innovation, creativity, and collaboration are better when everyone is together.
