Social Aspects in Coworking Spaces
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The document discusses the social aspects of coworking spaces. It notes that coworking spaces provide social support and interaction for independent workers who may otherwise feel isolated. The study surveyed coworking space members across Europe to examine how social support relates to satisfaction, engagement, and self-efficacy, especially under time pressure. The results showed that social support in coworking spaces can help improve well-being and performance, especially for workers facing tight deadlines. However, the study was cross-sectional so could only show correlations rather than cause-and-effect. The quality of social interactions, such as casual conversations versus collaborating on projects, may also impact outcomes.
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Social Aspects in Coworking Spaces
- 1. THE SOCIAL ASPECT IN ! COWORKING SPACES! Cornelia Gerdenitsch! Julia Andorfer! Tabea Scheel! Christian Korunka!
- 2. 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! 2!
- 3. 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! 3!
- 5. 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!
- 6. What is the role of social support in Coworking Spaces?! 6! 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?!
- 7. 7! METHOD: PROCEDURE - RECRUITING! 208 Coworking Spaces (27 European countries) ! 50 guaranteed their support ! Reminder two weeks afterwards! ! Coworking Spaces, Deskmag, ! Coworking news! ! ! Personal contact! !
- 8. 8! 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?!
- 9. 9! SEKTOR FIVE! • Software developer, male, 28 years! • Social media marketing agency, female, 30 years! • Mobile app developer, male, 25 years! APPROPRIATNENESS OF THE SURVEY?!
- 10. 10! 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%)!
- 11. 11! MAIN REASONS TO WORK IN A CWS! 0! 20! 40! 60! 80! 100! Flexibility! Provision of infrastructure! Networking! Productivity! Social interaction! Percent
- 12. 12! INTERACTION WITH TIME PRESSURE #1! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! Low Social support! High Social support! SATISFACTION! 1! 2! 3! 4! Low social support! High social support! SELF-EFFICACY! Low time pressure! High time pressure!
- 13. 13! INTERACTION WITH TIME PRESSURE #2! 1! 2! 3! 4! Low social support! High social support! SELF-EFFICACY! Low time pressure! High time pressure!
- 14. • 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! 14! CONCLUSION!