Autori
Gastaldi, Luca
Langè,, Valerio

Titolo
Coping Italian Emergency COVID-19 through Smart Working: From Necessity to Opportunity
Periodico
Journal of Mediterranean knowledge (Online)
Anno: 2020 - Volume: 5 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 163 - Pagina finale: 171

Smart working is defined as a new managerial philosophy characterized by higher flexibility and autonomy in the choice of working spaces, time and tools in return for more accountability on results. The health emergency related to Covid-19 helped the spread of smart working and public administrations are experimenting a frequent and intensive use of smart working practices and technologies. Through a survey on 52 Italian municipalities and 26 other public administrations we have explored the level of adoption of smart working and explored its correlation with work-life balance, autonomy, and innovation. Findings show that: (1) before the spread of coronavirus and the consequent lockdown, workers used to work in the office just for half of their working time; (2) women are more likely than men to part-time work; (3) part-time work is an effective tool to promote worklife balance, which is easier for those who do not have relatives to take care for; (4) smart working adoption results in larger autonomy, which promotes confidence and so propensity towards innovation. The main contribution of this work is to draw a first overall picture of the effects of smart working on innovation in Italian municipalities. This work presents some first results of a research still in progress and can be the basis for further research, both as regards more extensive research and for more in-depth research. The work also provides some useful working ideas for setting the exit route from the health emergency.



SICI: 2499-930X(2020)5:1<163:CIECTS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Testo completo: https://www.mediterraneanknowledge.org/publications/index.php/journal/article/view/183

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