The Virtual Office Place: Is Working Remotely Productive?
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45% 42% 31% 21% 24% 37% 26% 27% 35% No 65% Yes 62% 55% 69% 31% 45% 38% 47% 16% 21% 63% 21% 6% 43% 32% 25% 22% 14% 64% 20% 20% 60% 73% Small Medium Large Medium Company Small Company Less than 250 employees 251 - 500 employees Large Company 501 + employees 49% 27% 24% Large Company All Companies Medium Company Small Company Does your company allow employees to work remotely? ...Of the 65% allowed to work remotely... By company size What factor most motivates you to go into the office? working remotely is Work Remotely Work in Office Work in Office and Remotely A recent study conducted by uSamp™ asked 1000 professionals from its business panel to share their attitudes on working remotely. Key decisions-makers from companies of all sizes and across all industries from tech to retail shared their thoughts in a survey on working remotely. This study identified the factors that motivate them to go into the office vs. telecommuting and their opinions on face-to-face time, offering a modern day interpretation of productivity in an age where 42% of the workforce is on social media networks. The findings may surprise you. uSamp™ (www.uSamp.com), is the premier provider of technology and global audiences used to obtain consumer and business insights. uSamp helps companies gain intelligence to make better, faster decisions about their products and services. uSamp is based in Los Angeles, with five offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. uSamp was No. 213 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies and Forbes’ America’s Most Promising Company list two years running. 70% of government employees work remotely with occasional office hours. 12% of education institution employees work remotely. only Disagree Neutral Agree Productive Liberating Agree Disagree Isolating Agree Neutral Disagree Neutral Office Place Virtual The PRODUCTIVE or DISRUPTIVE? 69% 7% 24% 67% 7% 26% 35% 31% 34% 3% 9% To Be a Team Player To Get Out of the House 23% To Have Face-to-Face Interactions 47% Because It’s Expected of Me 18% To Be More Productive
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As technology has advanced, so has the ability to work outside of the office. Today, 65 percent of companies allow employees to work remotely versus 35 percent that do not. The study conducted by uSamp using their B2B panel examined the office cultures and habits of 1,000 business professionals across the United States to find out how these workplaces compared. The research team at uSamp was able to analyze the data by company size, type of industry, type of organization, level in organization, education and age. The results may surprise you: - See more at: http://blog.usamp.com/s=infographic#sthash.QgFee34S.dpuf
Transcript of The Virtual Office Place: Is Working Remotely Productive?
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Does your company allow employees to work remotely?
...Of the 65% allowed to work remotely...
By company size
What factor most motivates
you to go into the office?
working remotely is
Work Remotely Work in Office Work in Office and Remotely
A recent study conducted by uSamp™ asked 1000 professionals from its business panel to
share their attitudes on working remotely. Key decisions-makers from companies of all sizes
and across all industries from tech to retail shared their thoughts in a survey on working
remotely. This study identified the factors that motivate them to go into the office vs.
telecommuting and their opinions on face-to-face time, offering a modern day interpretation
of productivity in an age where 42% of the workforce is on social media networks. The
findings may surprise you.
uSamp™ (www.uSamp.com), is the premier provider of technology and global audiences used to obtain consumer and businessinsights. uSamp helps companies gain intelligence to make better, faster decisions about their products and services. uSamp is basedin Los Angeles, with five offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. uSamp was No. 213 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 exclusiveranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies and Forbes’ America’s Most Promising Company list two years running.
70%of government employees work remotely with occasional office hours.
12%of education institution
employees work remotely.
only
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Productive
Liberating
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Office PlaceVirtualThe
PRODUCTIVE or DISRUPTIVE?
69% 7%
24%
67% 7%
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35% 31%
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9%To Be aTeam Player
To Get Out ofthe House
23%To Have
Face-to-Face Interactions
47%Because It’s Expected of Me
18%To Be More Productive
