Technological innovation and agile working: Evolutionary framework, sustainability dimensions and organisational profiles

Journal title QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO
Author/s Azio Barani
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2021/114 Language Italian
Pages 70 P. 187-256 File size 757 KB
DOI 10.3280/QUA2021-114007
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After the pandemic crisis, more and more companies are thinking of using smart working as a real way of working and no longer just as a necessary mode in a period of health emergency. It is therefore necessary to act on the transition towards the new normal, but to do so it is necessary to work on three guidelines: cultural, technological and regulatory. This essay aims to analyze the phenomenon of smart working not only with regard to the final result, that is the implementation of this working model, but also the phases that precede its implementation in the company or in public administrations. Various aspects of this way of working will be addressed: starting from the more general and regulatory aspect, we will move on to the definition of the pillars on which it is based, to the analysis of the Italian scenario compared to the European one and to the definition of the resulting advantages and disadvantages, up to the description of the phases necessary for its effective and efficient organizational implementation.

Keywords: smart working; sustainability; organizational culture; organizational implementation.

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Azio Barani, Innovazione tecnologica e lavoro agile: quadro evolutivo, dimensioni di sostenibilità e profili organizzativi in "QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO" 114/2021, pp 187-256, DOI: 10.3280/QUA2021-114007