Smart working a tool for social sustainability from a gender perspective complete.

This academic article discusses the potential of smart working as a social sustainability tool for achieving gender equality in organisations. With the rise of telecommuting and remote work due to technological advancements, companies must adopt a dynamic, innovative mindset open to sudden changes and challenges. Sustainable open innovation is a crucial aspect of fostering sustainability in business operations. Smart working is a recent phenomenon that has gained significant momentum during the Covid-19 pandemic, attributed to its decisive contribution to environmental sustainability. The article explores how smart working can contribute to social sustainability, particularly in the context of gender equality. The research question is whether smart working can become a social sustainability tool for companies to achieve gender equality. The paper aims to explore this issue using resource dependency theory as a key to interpretation. The article employs the case study methodology, which is most suitable for exploring the impacts of gender equity on corporate sustainability. The research highlights the need for more cohesive and consistent literature on the advantages and disadvantages of smart working from an employee perspective. The study indicates that smart working is associated with higher employee participation in company life, higher performance, and greater organisational effectiveness. The paper concludes that trends in remote working will continue after the pandemic and that smart working could be an opportunity for lasting behavioural change to strengthen the positive impact on the environment while achieving gender equality.