New VMware Research Suggests Businesses and Employees at Odds Over Workplace Innovation
More companies with hybrid working policies use formal metrics to measure impact over their office-only counterparts
Automation technology investments seen as key to making hybrid work a success
The study, “The Distributed Work Dilemma: When Innovation and Job Satisfaction Compete,” conducted by
With growing economic uncertainty, business leaders could be driving employees back into the office with hope that it will enable greater employee innovation and productivity, but with little certainty on its real benefit.
In fact, a higher percentage of organizations with anywhere- and hybrid-work policies have formal metrics in place to track innovation and its impact on the business and employees. Nearly all organizations with an anywhere work policy (
“Greater economic uncertainty is propelling businesses to become even more focused on innovation and productivity, but this shouldn’t be at the expense of all the progress made in developing more flexible working practices,” said
Over the next 12 months, almost three quarters (
Automation and digital tools are helping organizations do more with less. Among businesses where investment in automation has increased, more than half (
Iyer adds, “The mythical inflection point where all employees are office-based is not guaranteed to happen. Companies must continue to strike the right balance between boosting innovation without crushing employee motivation and productivity. By investing in digital collaboration tools, automation, and team-building policies, business leaders can drive efficiencies and boost success while still offering the flexibility of office or remote working.”
Workplace innovation is one of many topics touched on in The Distributed Work Dilemma: When Innovation and Job Satisfaction Compete. Other key findings include:
- Power Shifts Between Employers and Employees: While the Great Resignation and near-universal talent shortages have put employees in the driver’s seat in recent months, the current economic climate is adding a layer of tumult to employer-employee power dynamics – with employers beginning to have the upper hand. View the infographic.
- Large Talent Gaps and Increasing Turnover: Despite an overall increase in job satisfaction over the past two years, all sectors, departments, and regions are experiencing talent shortages. And turnover within cybersecurity teams is especially high.
- Automation Facilitates Anywhere and Hybrid Work: Technology – and more specifically, automation – investments are critical for reducing burnout and facilitating the collaboration necessary to maintain innovation, even in a distributed environment. View the infographic.
Additional Resources
- Download the full report, “The Distributed Work Dilemma: When Innovation and Job Satisfaction Compete,” here
- Read more about VMware’s latest research on the VMware End-User Computing blog
- Learn more about VMware Anywhere Workspace
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