What is Coworking? A Theoretical Study on the Concept of Coworking

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Tadashi UDA

Hokkaido University - Graduate School of Economics & Business Administration

Date Written: December 27, 2013

Abstract

 The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of coworking on the basis of reviewing discussions related to this concept and to demonstrate issues for theoretical development. Specifically, first an overview is made on the practical unfolding of coworking, which is the subject of increasing attention in Japan and overseas in recent years. Next, questions that have so far largely been untouched such as what kind of concept coworking is and how it differs from existing related issues, are examined utilizing the two concepts of coworker, i.e. working individual, and coworking space, i.e. workplace. On that foundation, three points are presented as issues for theoretical development. First, to systematically consider coworking based on the knowledge of previous research on working individuals and workplaces. Second, to construct an elaborate theoretical framework based on the review of related previous research. And lastly, to grasp the actual conditions and mechanisms of coworking by focusing on actors that strive to invoke the concepts of coworking while redefining the way of working and associated practices.

Keywords: coworking, coworker, coworking space, way of working

JEL Classification: M10, M13

Suggested Citation

UDA, Tadashi, What is Coworking? A Theoretical Study on the Concept of Coworking (December 27, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2937194 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2937194

Tadashi UDA (Contact Author)

Hokkaido University - Graduate School of Economics & Business Administration ( email )

Kita 9 Nishi 7, Kita-ku
Sapporo, 0600809
Japan

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