{"id":3666,"date":"2026-07-27T12:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/the-real-reason-some-bosses-oppose-wfh-and-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-productivity\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:20:25","slug":"the-real-reason-some-bosses-oppose-wfh-and-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/the-real-reason-some-bosses-oppose-wfh-and-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason some bosses oppose WFH \u2013 and it has nothing to do with productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered why your boss wants you back in the office<\/a> full-time, rather than allowing hybrid work, where you can combine work from home and in an office? A fascinating study just shed fresh light on this topic<\/p>\n

Research published last month found narcissistic leaders \u2013 those with a tendency to be self-centred and entitled \u2013 were more likely than others to resist remote work. Why? The study concluded \u201cit interferes with their motivations for power and status\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what the latest study found \u2013 and how it fits into the broader research on whether employers get better results from making staff return to the office, or allowing some flexibility to work from home<\/p>\n

What prompted the new study?<\/h2>\n

The recent study was conducted by three Wharton School researchers: PhD candidates Marissa Shandell and Courtney Elliott, and high-profile author and professor in organisational psychology, Adam Grant<\/p>\n

Conducted over six years, the trio undertook three separate studies with more than 1,000 company executives, middle managers and supervisors. These examined the relationship between bosses\u2019 personalities and their views on remote work<\/p>\n

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Research found narcissistic leaders were more likely than others to resist remote work (Getty\/iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the first study, the authors analysed 259 Fortune 500 chief executive officers, using established indicators of narcissism from previous research<\/a> such as:<\/p>\n