Pfadbruch? Internationale Entwicklungen der räumlichen Dimension der Arbeitswelt nach Corona

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tele working remained far below its actual potential. Path dependencies can be cited as the reason for this. The origins of which can initially be traced back to positive coordination effects, learning effects and effects of adaptive expectations, but which over time have led to rigid routines and thought patterns. In the context of these path dependencies, the pandemic constitutes an external shock. It forced companies to relocate work to the private home wherever possible. Thus, there is currently the possibility of a path break that could lead to new path dependencies. Should this be the case, however, it is to be expected that large companies and highly educated and better-earning employees will benefit from this. The expected new path dependencies thus complement the current trends of transnationalisation and global market concentration, but may challenge the increasing clustering as a feature of the current global economy.