Chapter 4 SwitzerlandFlexible Work Aligned with Organizational Culture: Choice with Responsibility at Novartis

Nikolett Nagy, Nicoline Scheidegger, and Jennifer L. Sparr

DOI: 10.4324/9781003307099-5

Case Synopsis

Novartis is a biotechnology and pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, with more than 100,000 employees worldwide. The case is about the “Choice with Responsibility” (CwR) work model as part of Novartis’ P&O (People and Organization) strategy and culture development program. CwR was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to leverage best practices from the pandemic’s acceleration of remote work to proactively co-create the future of working at Novartis. Thus, it provides a rich case for understanding flexible work as ...

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