I think a big part of this boils down to communication style, and how comfortable people are communicating via the written word.
I've worked places where remote working was discouraged, and the reason given was along the usual lines of "well, it just works better to have everyone in the same room". But these were also places where I noticed an aversion to and an avoidance of writing in general.
Totally agree. Where I work, the loudest person wins and gets promoted. It's hard to be loud in email, not to mention, talk over a quiet persons ideas.
I've worked places where remote working was discouraged, and the reason given was along the usual lines of "well, it just works better to have everyone in the same room". But these were also places where I noticed an aversion to and an avoidance of writing in general.