Remotely Productive: The Efficacy of Remote Work for Executives

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY
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Research Seminars in Finance

Denis Sosyura

Paper Title: Remotely Productive: The Efficacy of Remote Work for Executives
 
Speaker:  Denis Sosyura, Arizona State University
 
Time and Date: 12-1 pm, Monday 10th March 2025 (AEDT)
 
Location: CB08.08.003, Level 8, Building 8, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (Map of campus)

Abstract: We study the efficacy of remote working arrangements between CEOs and firms. Long-distance CEOs underperform according to operating performance, firm valuation, insider reviews, and announcement returns to CEO departures. These effects are stronger when the CEO lives further away and crosses multiple time zones. Using the private costs from uprooting the CEO’s spouse as an instrument for the CEO’s decision to work remotely, we verify the robustness of performance outcomes. The underperformance of long-distance CEOs is related to short-termism, loss of information, and consumption of leisure, such as recreational boats and beach homes.

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