What is it about?
This chapter explores and compares the effects of the pandemic observed at independently operated coworking spaces (CSs) located in the metropolitan areas of Central and Eastern European capital cities, namely, Bratislava, Prague, Tallinn, and Warsaw. This study, therefore, provides the first comprehensive insight on CSs in some Central and Eastern European countries. Collecting a sample of 112 independently run CSs, we built a dataset of virtual and on-site activities by searching their Facebook pages and analyzed it using frequency tables and multidimensional scaling techniques. We conducted in-depth interviews with 18 CSs to understand pandemic-driven changes and adopted a grounded theoretical approach.
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Why is it important?
It is widely recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected the activities of coworking spaces. The results of the social media analysis and interviews highlight spatial and relational disparities with a sharp decrease in in-person events and a lower increase in virtual events.
Perspectives
An interesting finding was that CS managers had to cope with maintaining an internal community in the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the number of knowledge interactions among coworkers decreased.
Assoc. Prof. Jana Matošková
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
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This page is a summary of: Independently operated coworking spaces and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, August 2022, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.4324/9781003181163-5.
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