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<p>The COVID-19 global pandemic raises fundamental questions about the future of global mobility. This paper considers publicly posted blog posts from members of the Irish diaspora during the early months of the global pandemic in 2020. Using real-time self-reporting blogs permitted an unobtrusive snapshot into the living experiences of members of the Irish diaspora during this time. Content analysis was undertaken on a total of fifty-nine individual blogs, and key themes across the blogs are explored. The primary theme of technology as both enabler and inhibiter is unpacked, in relation to global communication, work-life balance and working from home – anywhere in the world. A research agenda pertaining to the future of global mobility is proposed.</p>
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The COVID-19 global pandemic raises fundamental questions about the future of global mobility. This paper considers publicly posted blog posts from members of the Irish diaspora during the early months of the global pandemic in 2020. Using real-time self-reporting blogs permitted an unobtrusive snapshot into the living experiences of members of the Irish diaspora during this time. Content analysis was undertaken on a total of fifty-nine individual blogs, and key themes across the blogs are explored. The primary theme of technology as both enabler and inhibiter is unpacked, in relation to global communication, work-life balance and working from home – anywhere in the world. A research agenda pertaining to the future of global mobility is proposed.

Tales from the Irish diaspora during COVID-19: Prompting a future research agenda for global mobility

The Irish Journal of Management

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The COVID-19 global pandemic raises fundamental questions about the future of global mobility. This paper considers publicly posted blog posts from members of...

Tales from the Irish diaspora during COVID-19: Prompting a future research agenda for global mobility

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Apr 02, 2022

Page range: 157 - 172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2021-0012

Keywords
Blogs, COVID-19, Irish diaspora, global mobility, research agenda, technology

© 2021 Marian Crowley-Henry et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Tales from the Irish diaspora during COVID-19: Prompting a future research agenda for global mobility

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Apr 02, 2022

Page range: 157 - 172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2021-0012

KeywordsBlogs, COVID-19, Irish diaspora, global mobility, research agenda, technology

© 2021 Marian Crowley-Henry et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Blogs, COVID-19, Irish diaspora, global mobility, research agenda, technology