Smart working in Public Administration during the Coronavirus emergency: Some possible implications regarding public management and mental health

Journal title RIVISTA SPERIMENTALE DI FRENIATRIA
Author/s Stefano Tripi
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/2
Language Italian Pages 23 P. 75-97 File size 213 KB
DOI 10.3280/RSF2021-002007
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The author presents, as a consequence of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemiologic emergency, some of the first implications expected for the compulsory introduction of smart/remote working in Italian public administrations in the areas of public management and mental health. Aware of the ongoing situation, the author integrates findings from literature and from recent research. After describing the ordinary, and extraordinary, procedures for smart working in Italian public administrations, the author presents the main managerial and mental health implication for workers and concludes with some remarks on possible follow-ups regarding both research and policy.

Keywords: smart working, Public Administration, management, mental health, workers.

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Stefano Tripi, Lo smart working nella Pubblica Amministrazione ai tempi del Coronavirus: alcune potenziali implicazioni manageriali e di salute mentale in "RIVISTA SPERIMENTALE DI FRENIATRIA" 2/2021, pp 75-97, DOI: 10.3280/RSF2021-002007