Digital nomads: curiosity or trend?

Robert C. Litchfield and Rachael A. Woldoff

Chapter 10 in Handbook of Virtual Work, 2023, pp 186-196 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Digital nomads are individuals who are able to vary both their work and living locations as they choose, subject only to the constraint that they must have access to technology and high-speed internet, and who actively choose to change their working and living locations in some way that separates them from others who maintain lives based in a single location. In this review of the emerging literature on digital nomads, we consider attempts to formally define the phenomenon, articulate factors pushing and pulling individuals into the lifestyle, and note some differentiating factors for success in the lifestyle. We also consider a variety of research directions that may enable scholars to connect digital nomads to broader virtual work. We argue that the study of remote work can benefit from increased consideration of digital nomads because they have used the tools of mobility to innovate both technical and social aspects of virtual work.

Keywords: Business and Management; Innovations and Technology; Sociology and Social Policy; General Academic Interest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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