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Economics & Business Nov 19, 2021

Chance encounters in the workplace help build trust, so how do you replicate that online?

For many of us it feels like there's no going back—at least not full-time. We've had working from home foisted upon us. We've worked through it. We don't want to give it all up.

Economics & Business Apr 2, 2020

Onboarding new telework jobs in the time of corona

Now that "everybody" is working from home, it can be challenging for companies to recruit and onboard new employees. How can the new hires be productive and feel that they belong in the workplace when they are working from ...

Economics & Business Mar 25, 2020

Working from home does not make us less productive

Current research into teamwork is showing that we do not become less productive working from home, provided that we work intelligently and are equipped with tools that enable us to work together with our colleagues. In this ...

Social Sciences Aug 13, 2018

The march toward always-on technology may hinder groups' ability to solve complex problems: study

More than a decade after the introduction of the first smartphone, we are now awash in always-on technologies—email, IM, social media, Slack, Yammer, and so on. All that connectivity means we are constantly sharing our ...

Software Nov 2, 2016

Microsoft adds new chat-based service for workers

Taking a cue from competing online services like Slack, which let workers chat and share information on the job, Microsoft is adding a new program called "Teams" to its Office 365 suite of internet productivity software.

Internet Oct 17, 2016

New messaging apps gain traction in workplace

Looking to break out of a "messy" email situation, the nonprofit group dosomething.org recently switched over to a new way of communicating among its far-flung teams.

Internet Oct 10, 2016

Facebook launches intra-office 'Workplace' network

Social network giant Facebook on Monday launched new global product Workplace, a platform that it hopes will replace intranet, mailbox and other internal communication tools used by businesses worldwide.

Business Jun 13, 2016

Microsoft shifts to social with huge LinkedIn deal (Update 3)

Microsoft on Monday shifted its focus to social networking with a massive $26.2 billion deal for professional social network LinkedIn.

Internet Nov 17, 2014

Facebook At Work talk puts pressure on LinkedIn

Shares in LinkedIn dived on Monday as talk spread of plans by Facebook to step into its turf with a version of the leading social network tailored for the business world.

Software Sep 23, 2014

Messaging app seeks to bring voices back to phones

Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones.

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