The transformation of work in the digital age: Coworking spaces as community-based models of work organization

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Abstract

This chapter delivers an exhaustive analysis of work organization transformation, spotlighting coworking spaces as a symbol of this evolution. It traces the metamorphosis from industrially-imprinted to information-based and thence to virtually-integrated work models examining shifts from traditional structures like Fordism and Taylorism, through Toyotism and lean management, to Waymoism, Uberization, and coworking. It explores coworking spaces to be more than a spatial arrangement, and delves into the major transformation from firm-based to project-based work, to cooperative action and community-based management of work organizations. This shift is based on the long-term transformation of value-chain organization, as well as on a fundamental change in economic logic and resource utilization during the last century. The analysis substantially advances current research on work organization by presenting coworking spaces as not merely an alternative, but as a transformational model reshaping modern work practices. Furthermore, the multi-dimensional approach of the analysis promotes conceptual frameworks which foster future exploration of the broader socio-economic implications of these transformations.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Handbook of Organizing Economic, Ecological and Societal Transformation
EditorsElke Weik, Chris Land, Ronald Hartz
Publisherde Gruyter
Pages125-144
Number of pages20
ISBN (electronic)9783110986945
ISBN (print)9783110998320
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-0170-7713/work/173987308

Keywords

Keywords

  • Community-based forms of work organization, Coworking spaces, Future of work, Transformation, Work organization