Working in a cocoon: (Co)working conditions of office nomads – a health related qualitative study of shared working environments
Autor: | Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache, Gabriele Perger, Ricarda Servaty |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male 030506 rehabilitation Applied psychology Business model 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology Workplace Productivity Occupational Health Qualitative Research Transients and Migrants Health management system Field (Bourdieu) Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Flexibility (personality) Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Content analysis Female 0305 other medical science Stress Psychological Qualitative research |
Zdroj: | Work. 60:527-538 |
ISSN: | 1875-9270 1051-9815 |
Popis: | Background The flexible working and business model of coworking spaces inherits the provision of workspace and further the construction of a network for entrepreneurs, creative and knowledge workers. Until now, research on coworking spaces is scarce in the field of health sciences. Objective This study investigated reasons and motives for working in coworking spaces and working conditions under health related aspects. Demands and resources while working in coworking spaces were analyzed according to a theoretical model for (Job-demands-resources model - JDR) perceived working conditions. Methods Twenty semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with coworkers (n = 14) and coworking operators (n = 6) in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. Participants were asked to describe the reasons and motivations for working in coworking spaces and their perceived working conditions. Transcripts were analyzed according to content analysis. Results The most mentioned reason for using coworking spaces were the community aspect (n = 15) followed by the alternative to home office (n = 12). Negative job demands seem to result from unfavorable ergonomic conditions, working disruptions, miscommunications and missing privacy. Time flexibility, social surrounding and increased productivity were interpreted as job resources. Conclusions These results can be seen as a basis for further quantitative research in order to generalize these findings, by testing hypotheses and develop workplace-related concepts for health management. |
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