Coworking (R)evolution

Edited by Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Professor of Human Resource Management and Labor Economics, Business School, TELUQ University, University of Québec, Montréal, Canada and Gerhard Krauss, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Business and Social Administration, School of Social Sciences, Rennes 2 University, France

‘An impressive selection of cases that reflects the variety and scope of the coworking phenomenon, setting a milestone for future research on the topic.’

• Contents:Introduction to The Coworking (R)evolution 1Gerhard Krauss and Diane-Gabrielle TremblayPART I CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DEFINITIONS OF THIRDPLACES, COWORKING, AND COWORKING SPACES1 Third places, coworking, and coworking spaces as concepts respondingto current social and economic trends 7Gerhard Krauss and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay2 Collaborative working, coworking spaces, and communities of practice:their origins, definitions, forms, different types, and forms of collaboration 26Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Arnaud ScaillerezPART II THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES3 How coworking spaces have spread beyond larger metro areas: a spatialdiffusion analysis in France 42Christine Liefooghe, Guy Baudelle, Sébastien Le Gall, and Clément Marinos4 A new mode of reconciliation of professional and personal life: thecontribution of coworking space 59Guy Baudelle, Flavie Ferchaud, Gerhard Krauss, Anne-Laure Peyrou, andDiane-Gabrielle Tremblay5 Perceived health and well-being of workers: understanding the effectsobserved in coworking spaces 75Nathalie Marceau and Diane-Gabrielle TremblayPART III SOCIAL EXCHANGE, COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION6 Motivations to collaborate and motivations to work in coworkingspaces: a comparative analysis 93Jennifer Urasadettan, Anne-Laure Le Nadant, Pascal Glémain, and GerhardKrauss7 Coworking, legitimate practice, and physical presence in the modern workplace 111Peter A. Bacevice and Gretchen M. Spreitzer8 Co-working and entrepreneurship in non-metropolitan ThirdWorking-places: which local transition? A first analysis in the westregion of France 125Pascal Glémain, Jennifer Urasadettan, and Valérie Billaudeau9 Nuances of working together: the influence of managerial approacheson collaboration within coworking spaces 142Costantino Romeo, Ignasi Capdevila, Barbara Da Roit, and Maurizio BusaccaPART IV THE MOBILITY OF CO-WORKERS10 Coworking spaces: a way of promoting more sustainable mobility andlifestyles? The example of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France 160Patricia Lejoux, Aurore Flipo, Nathalie Ortar, Nicolas Ovtracht, andStéphanie Souche-Lecorvec11 Daily mobility patterns of coworkers in non-metropolitan areas:a French case study 174Benoît FeildelPART V THE DIVERSITY OF SOCIAL TRAJECTORIES,INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT, COOPERATION, POLICYMEASURES, AND MOBILITY PATTERNS: LESSONSFROM EMPIRICAL FIELD STUDIES IN FRANCE, ITALY,NORWAY, CANADA, VIETNAM, LEBANON AND POLAND12 Coworking spaces, digital nomads, and urban development: insightsfrom Beirut, Lebanon 192Divya Leducq and Étienne Bou Abdo13 Third places for transitions? The role of an awareness-raising methodwith the transition-meter 209Valérie Billaudeau and Pascal Glémain14 The coworking space: a catalyst for initiatives at the crossroad ofmobility and embeddedness. Lessons from peripheral areas of Western France 226Sébastien Le Gall, Guy Baudelle, Anne-Laure Peyrou, and Clément Marinos15 Public libraries as new community hubs for remote workers? 244Mina Di Marino and Ilaria Mariotti16 The diversity of coworking spaces: case studies from Canada 257Arnaud Scaillerez and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay17 The little-observed spread of coworking spaces in Asia and theirpotential for urban and economic transition: the case of Vietnam 270Helga-Jane Scarwell and Divya Leducq18 Case studies in post-socialist Poland: the development of coworkingspaces in small towns and rural areas 284Barbara Konecka-Szydłowska and Mariusz CzupichConclusion to the coworking (r)evolution 301Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Gerhard KraussIndex