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Becoming a Digital Nomad Entrepreneur: A Process Theory

T.S. Stumpf

E-Service Journal2022https://doi.org/10.2979/eservicej.13.3.02article
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Abstract

There is an opportunity to expand the travel and technology literature by integrating additional provision for the entrepreneurial side of digital nomadism. Digital nomad entrepreneurship (DNE) is a distinctive approach to life, travel, and entrepreneurship, and is a growing phenomenon. Previous research has tended to focus on either the philosophical/lifestyle or the entrepreneurial-level aspects of DNE. This study uses grounded theory method to investigate the merger of philosophical/ lifestyle and business factors that merge to form the process for how an individual becomes a digital nomad entrepreneur. The findings reveal a model termed the "Digital Nomad Entrepreneurship & Lifestyle Design Process," which is comprised of four conceptual sub-categories: Pre-Day Zero-Lamentation & Discovery; Plugging In-Transition & Acculturation; Just Get Started-1,000 Messy Days; and The Other Side-Mentality Shifts and Scale Lessons. With the increasing focus on remote work, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, this process theory uses insights from digital nomad entrepreneurs to inductively generate a practical guide for aligning income generation with a lifestyle characterized by geographic flexibility.

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@article{t.s.2022,
  title        = {{Becoming a Digital Nomad Entrepreneur: A Process Theory}},
  author       = {T.S. Stumpf},
  journal      = {E-Service Journal},
  year         = {2022},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2979/eservicej.13.3.02},
}

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