Abstract
Although the common perception is that the pandemic is ‘the great equaliser’, workers’ tasks, contractual framework and position in the internal organisational hierarchy strongly affect their ability to work remotely.
Open Access funding provided by ZBW — Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
Footnotes
Armanda Cetrulo, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy.
Dario Guarascio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Maria Enrica Virgillito, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy.
Contributor Information
Armanda Cetrulo, Email: armanda.cetrulo@santannapisa.it.
Dario Guarascio, Email: d.guarascio@inapp.org.
Maria Enrica Virgillito, Email: mariaenrica.virgillito@santannapisa.it.
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