The COVID-19 crisis has turned teleworking from a minority option into an imposed and generalized way of life and has called into question its contribution to corporate sustainability. The present review is the first systematic review of the effects of telework on the environmental, social, and economic pillars of corporate sustainability in the scholarly literature published from 2020 to 2024. A total of 50 studies from three databases (Scopus, Science Direct, and Taylor and Francis) were reviewed according to PRISMA guidelines by both a data bibliometric analysis and narrative synthesis. The findings show that telework has the potential to improve environmental sustainability by decreasing commuting emissions (29–54% depending on its deployment intensity), but rebound effects such as increased residential energy use work against this (in part) positive regard. From a social point of view, telework is double-edged between helping balance personal and work life and possessing the potential to lead to greater isolation and aggravate existing inequalities, particularly in developing countries. Economically, it drives operational costs down and expands the talent pool, with micro-, meso-, and macroeconomic impacts. The possibility of telework as a tool of sustainable development is substantially moderated by organizational culture, digital infrastructure, sociodemographic reality, and even the physical environment. We argue that telework is a potentially transformative driver of corporate sustainability if deployed strategically within a given context; however, disciplinary fragmentation and methodological lacunae in common metrics remain, especially with regard to long-term effects and implementation in developing economies.

This study examines the relationships among telework, job satisfaction, and quality of work life among employees in the Peruvian public sector, specifically at the National University Pedro Ruiz Gallo in Lambayeque. Using a quantitative approach with an explanatory scope and a nonexperimental cross-sectional design, data were collected from 194 employees through a structured questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the relationships between variables. The results reveal a positive impact of telework on both job satisfaction (β = 0.389, p < 0.001) and quality of work life (β = 0.323, p < 0.001). Job satisfaction was found to mediate the relationship between telework and quality of work life (β = 0.425, p < 0.001). Additionally, years of work experience negatively moderated the relationship between telework and job satisfaction (β = −0.114, p = 0.017), whereas gender had a positive moderating effect (β = 0.275, p = 0.016). These findings contribute to the understanding of telework dynamics in the public sector and offer valuable insights for tailoring telework policies to maximize employee well-being and organizational effectiveness.

The COVID-19 crisis has turned teleworking from a minority option into an imposed and generalized way of life and has called into question its contribution to corporate sustainability. The present review is the first systematic review of the effects of telework on the environmental, social, and economic pillars of corporate sustainability in scholarly literature published from 2020 to 2024. And a total of 50 studies from three databases (Scopus, Science Direct and Taylor and Francis) were reviewed according to PRISMA guideline by both the data bibliometric analysis and narrative synthesis. Findings show that telework has the potential to improve environmental sustainability by decreasing commuting emissions (29%-54% depending on its deployment intensity), but rebound effects such as increased residential energy use work against this (in part) positive regard. From a social point of view, telework is double-edged, between helping balance personal and work life and possessing the potential to lead to greater isolation and aggravate existing inequalities, particularly in developing countries. Economically, it drives operational costs down and expands the talent pool, impacting micro, meso and macroeconomically. The possibility of telework as a tool of sustainable development is substantially moderated by organizational culture, digital infrastructure, sociodemographic reality and even the physical environment. We argue that telework is a potentially transformative driver of corporate sustainability, if deployed strategically within a given context; however, disciplinary fragmentation and methodological lacunae in common metrics remain, especially with regard to long-term effects and implementation in developing economies.

El artículo analiza problemas éticos y de integridad en la investigación que se realiza con inteligencia artificial en contextos universitarios, a partir del análisis de 35 artículos seleccionados, mediante el protocolo PRISMA para el período entre 2020 y 2024, adoptando el método de revisión sistemática. Los resultados permiten definir tres tipos de problemas: i) la desintegración de la autoría intelectual, sistémicamente promovida por el plagio automatizado y la suplantación de contenido; ii) la fractura metodológica como consecuencia de la opacidad algorítmica, sesgos y alucinaciones de los datos; y, iii) la gobernanza fallida, que tiene que ver con los vacíos regulatorios y protocolos inadecuados para lidiar con la inteligencia artificial en la investigación. Estos son signos de una crisis de credibilidad científica y reproducibilidad que genera desconfianza en el conocimiento científico. Los códigos éticos editoriales actuales son insuficientes ante la autoría automatizada emergente. Las mejores prácticas requieren formación en ética de inteligencia artificial, políticas institucionales, supervisión humana y transparencia algorítmica. Es necesario establecer marcos normativos adaptables y cultura académica que integre la inteligencia artificial preservando la integridad. Las investigaciones futuras deben incluir comparativas políticas, percepciones universitarias y evaluaciones longitudinales para mejorar la gobernanza ética de la investigación en inteligencia artificial.

The research examines organisational leadership styles in the transition to the circular water economy using explanatory quantitative methods, combining semantic normalisation of structured survey responses and latent class analysis. One hundred and fifty organisations from the water sector in Lima, Trujillo, and Cajamarca participated and received a previously validated 30-item Likert-type questionnaire (α = 0.97). The nine analytical domains were developed resources, leadership, culture, technological capabilities, rivalry, suppliers, regulatory framework/support, implementation, and results to discover different organisational configurations. The ideal model identified eight latent classes that are grouped into four organisational archetypes: established leaders, aspirants with regulatory deficits, environment-focused with medium execution, and structural laggards. The findings reveal that circular implementation and results depend more on the articulation between organisational culture, strategic leadership, and regulatory framework than on the availability of technical or financial resources. In addition, great interorganizational heterogeneity was found, which challenged homogeneous public policies and requires differentiated strategies according to the level of circularity in which each organisation finds itself. The research provides empirical evidence to operationalise water transition indicators within the framework of SDG 6 and SDG 12, developing a robust taxonomy to track institutional progress toward water sustainability.