Quaderni IRCrES 14 cap.1 

Chapter 1

Introduction

Emanuela Reale

CNR-IRCrES, National Research Council of Italy – Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth, via dei Taurini 19, Rome – Italy

corresponding author: emanuela.reale@ircres.cnr.it

 

Abstract

CNR-IRCrES has investigated on the effects of the agile working on researchers and technologists, in the specific context of the Italian Public Research Organizations (PROs), during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is one of the research initiatives launched by the CNR to deal with the emergency of COVID-19. Between February and March 2021, a year after the widespread emergency adoption of agile working during the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey was launched, which was based on a structured online questionnaire targeted to the research personnel working in two Italian PROs. Our investigation focuses on several dimensions either directly related to the research work – namely: scientific creativity and productivity, researchers’ well-being, the use of ICT tools – or involving general aspects, such as the effects on the environment by the reduction of the carbon footprint.

Keywords: agile working, COVID-19 pandemic, Public Research Organisations.

ISBN (online): 978-88-98193-26-4

ISBN (print): 978-88-98193-27-1

 

How to cite this chapter

Reale, E. (2022). Introduction. In Reale, E. (ed). Agile working in Public Research Organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizational factors and individual attitudes in knowledge production (pp. 3-8). Quaderni IRCrES 14. Moncalieri, TO: CNR-IRCrES. http://dx.doi.org/10.23760/2499-6661.2022.14