Article on the value of async-communication in workplaces
Studies https://hbr.org/2019/08/is-it-time-to-let-employees-work-from-anywhere show that working from home is more productive than working from the office. Authors speculates that's because it enabled 'deep work' instead of 'shallow work.
Like any of these articles its largely hand-wavey. But at least it has lots of links to help make its point.