Where Are You Going, Work From Anywhere?

Abstract

The onset of the virtual revolution and global working trend known as working from anywhere (WFA) potentiated by the bio event COVID-19 shifted not only the way we work but also the focus of research on this topic. This chapter aims to portray in a systemic way the researchers conducted before and after the bio event in a systematic way in order to create a research map of topics by having as reference point the outbreak of the pandemic and by using VOS Viewer software to illustrate the resulting clusters of topics around this reference point topics before and after the pandemic hit. Results indicate a clear difference between the two periods regarding the WFA research. Firstly, the number of papers published on this topic has increased significantly, and secondly, the types of topics approached seem to have become more focused. Main topics of research are discussed as a way to reflect on the challenges for theory and practice that are to come.