Digital Nomadism in a Contemporary Business Environment

Žikica Milošević – Faculty of Technical Sciences Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia

Andrea Ivanišević – Faculty of Technical Sciences Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia

Alpar Lošonc – Faculty of Technical Sciences Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia

Minja Bolesnikov – Faculty of Technical Sciences Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia

Aleksandra Pavlović – The Academy of Applied Technical Studies in Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was essential to ensure the envi­ronment and the techniques for remote work, which was strongly advised for health reasons. After the pandemic was officially over, the companies under­stood that many workers were better off in that working mode, while some of them enjoyed coming back to the offices – it was connected to many person­al factors, among which motivation was one of the crucial ones for employ­ees, and the trust and control was crucial for employers. Some employees felt cut off from the corporate culture, thus feeling like “gig-workers” and craved to come back to their offices, while some of them felt uncomfortable coming back from the serenity of their homes and “digital nomadism”. In fact, digitisa­tion of the world hand in hand with globalisation has led to new opportuni­ties in reshaping the workplaces, such as remote work and so-called digital no­madism. Digital nomadism refers to the work practices far from the office, usu­ally from another town, country or continent, and it has brought many ben­efits like increased productivity and cash influx in less developed areas of the world, together with a sense of freedom, but they have also brought the sense of loneliness, uncertainty, financial difficulties, increased risk, and transnation­al gentrification. Many countries around the world, especially during and af­ter the COVID-19 pandemic, stepped out with measures aimed at enabling the digital nomads with adequate visas. Serbia is one of the countries with a high influx of digital nomads, that have changed its economy and culture.

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