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THE SOCIAL ASPECT IN COWORKING SPACES Cornelia Gerdenitsch Julia Andorfer Tabea Scheel Christian Korunka
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Results of a study about Coworking Spaces, presentation at the Eaohp conference 2014 in London
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THE SOCIAL ASPECT IN !
COWORKING SPACES!
Cornelia Gerdenitsch!Julia Andorfer!Tabea Scheel!Christian Korunka!
WHY COWORKING?!
General trend of distributed knowledge work !“Electronic cottage” (Toffler, 1980) !
ISOLATION, COMMUNITY, FEEDBACK, NETWORKING !(Spinuzzi 2012, Pohler, 2012)!
“Third spaces” (Oldenbourg, 1989) !2006 First Space: Hat Factory, San Fransico!
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WHY COWORKING?!
General trend of distributed knowledge work !“Electronic cottage” (Toffler, 1980) !
Isolation? Community? Feedback? !(Spinuzzi 2012, Pohler, 2012)!
“Third spaces” (Oldenbourg, 1989) !2006 First Space: Hat Factory, San Fransico!
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(Deskmag online magazine)!
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HOW CAN CWS BE CHARACTERISED?!
(Spinuzzi 2012; Pohler, 2012)! 5!
community workspace !• serves local community!• working alongside, few interaction!
Unoffices !• less expensive than a traditional
office space!• Discussion & interaction!
federated Space!• a social hub, a social environment
to work!• collaborating on projects!
What is the role of social support in Coworking Spaces?!
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Cross-sectional online survey in Europe!Job demands, Job ressources, outcomes (JD-R model, Bakker & Demerouti, 2007; Demerouti, et al., 2001)!
RESSOURCES IN COWORKING SPACES!
Is social support related to satisfaction with work, work engagement and self-efficacy?!Interaction with time pressure?!
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METHOD: PROCEDURE - RECRUITING!
208 Coworking Spaces (27 European countries) !50 guaranteed their support !Reminder two weeks afterwards!
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Coworking Spaces, Deskmag, !Coworking news!!
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Personal contact!!
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METHOD: INSTRUMENTS!
Study variable! References! Cronbachʼs alpha!
Social support! Work-related social support scale (Frese, 1989); fellow Coworker and (other) friends! .80!
Time pressure! ISTA – Semmer, Zapf & Dunckel, 1999! .81!
Self-efficacy! Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995)! .78!
Work engagement! Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES-9; Schaufeli, Bakker, & Salanova, 2006)! .89!
Satisfaction: Work Quality!
How satisfied are you with the quality of your work?!
Satisfaction: Achieving Objectives!
How satisfied are you with the achievement of the goals you have set for your work?!
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SEKTOR FIVE!• Software developer, male, 28 years!• Social media marketing agency, female, 30 years!• Mobile app developer, male, 25 years!
APPROPRIATNENESS OF THE SURVEY?!
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METHOD: SAMPLE!
N = 154 Coworkers!102 male, 52 female!Mean age: 35 (min:19, max:62, SD = 8.45)!79% university degree!Most self-employed (62%)!
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MAIN REASONS TO WORK IN A CWS!
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Friend's office!
My office!
Other places (cafe, train)!
Home office!
Coworking Space!
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Friend's office!
My office!
Other places (cafe, train)!
Home office!
Coworking Space!
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Friend's office!
My office!
Other places (cafe, train)!
Home office!
Coworking Space!
0! 20! 40! 60! 80! 100!
Flexibility!
Provision of infrastructure!
Networking!
Productivity!
Social interaction!
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INTERACTION WITH TIME PRESSURE #1!
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INTERACTION WITH TIME PRESSURE #2!
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Low time pressure!High time pressure!
• Coworkers experience social support in CWS, which is important especially in hard times!
• Cross-sectional study; Effects rather small!!
• Quality of social interaction!– Social support vs. social interaction!– Working alone together
drinking coffee and chatting collaborating on projects!
• Important as a first attempt to research the social aspect in Coworking Spaces!
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CONCLUSION!
[email protected]!@cgerden!linkd.in/16c3KU3!bit.ly/18Nx1kD!www.cgerden.net!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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