UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Arvind Malhotra, a professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, studies the future of work.
He says people want to control when they work, where they work, and what they're working on.
The challenge for companies is to create jobs that reflect workers' desire for autonomy.
This article is part of a series called "Future of Work," which examines how business leaders are rethinking the workplace.
What makes a job meaningful? Does the five-day workweek make sense? And is work-life balance even possible? These questions have consumed Arvind Malhotra for nearly two decades — long before anyone had even heard of COVID-19.