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Figuring Out Social Capital Is Critical for the Future of Hybrid Work
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Figuring Out Social Capital Is Critical for the Future of Hybrid Work

by Jennifer J. Deal, Alec Levenson
July 2021
Intermediate to advanced
6 pages
14m
English
MIT Sloan Management Review
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Figuring Out Social Capital Is Critical for the Future of Hybrid Work

The networks of employee relationships have been depleted during the pandemic, but companies can address this by focusing on three key areas in their return-to-work plans.

For many companies, the early months of the pandemic and the transition to remote work led to a jump in productivity. Despite the uncertainty and volatility of the global crisis — not to mention the seemingly constant Zoom calls — many teams were enabled by a strong foundation of social capital that had been established by previous long-term collaboration and in-person interactions.

Established social capital made it relatively easy to shift to remote work ...

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ISBN: 53863MIT63119