Digital nomadism and the changing nature of the workplace : a Millennial and Gen-Z analysis

• Autor(a) principal: Canas, Sofia Margarida Meirinhos
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41070
• topic: Digital nomads; Digital nomadism; The future of work; Workplace dynamics; Flexibility; Remote working; Hybrid; Freedom; Nómades digitais; Nomadismo digital; Futuro do trabalho; Dinâmicas dos locais de trabalho; Flexibilidade; Trabalho remoto; Híbrido; Liberdade; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão

The ambition of travelling the world and developing a professional career at the same time has gripped the imagination for generations. Technological advancements have allowed this ambition to become a reality for more and more people, especially in developed countries. The Covid-19 pandemic forced many people to work from home, enhancing the possibility of becoming a Digital Nomad (DN). If you can work from home, why not from anywhere in the world? The Digital Nomad phenomenon presents, nonetheless, challenges at various levels: to public entities, to businesses, economies, legal systems, logistic systems and last, but not least, Human Resources departments. Adjustments will, arguably need to be carried out to accommodate this new social demand. The most recent developments in the Digital universe such as 5G, the metaverse, AR, etc., will constitute instruments that facilitate integration of Digital Nomads in the workplaces. This thesis studies progress of the development of this DN movement and seeks to understand to what extent changes in the nature of the workplaces can be observed. The results showed that the impact felt by companies, at this point, is not yet significant. DNs look for independent and freelancing opportunities and companies do not yet possess the resources and capabilities to integrate Digital Nomads as full-time employees.