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Coworking as a model for conscious business

Coworking as a model for conscious business The purpose of this paper is to cross-reference the defining perspectives of coworking as an emerging integral model of conscious business.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological framework is built on transdisciplinary research of spatial scale of existence by using the qualitative approach of participant observations and interviews.FindingsThe empirical data suggest that independently organized and self-financed coworking spaces can be categorized as conscious businesses.Research limitations/implicationsCoworking spaces are evolving and hybridizing. While a conscious business model can be cross-referenced with independently run coworking spaces that target the self-employed as their user group, this is not certain for larger, franchise-based coworking centers as a larger sample would need to be researched and analyzed.Originality/valueNo attempts have been made previously for identifying cross-references between the concept of conscious business and the coworking model. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Global Responsibility Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
2041-2568
DOI
10.1108/jgr-11-2018-0068
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to cross-reference the defining perspectives of coworking as an emerging integral model of conscious business.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological framework is built on transdisciplinary research of spatial scale of existence by using the qualitative approach of participant observations and interviews.FindingsThe empirical data suggest that independently organized and self-financed coworking spaces can be categorized as conscious businesses.Research limitations/implicationsCoworking spaces are evolving and hybridizing. While a conscious business model can be cross-referenced with independently run coworking spaces that target the self-employed as their user group, this is not certain for larger, franchise-based coworking centers as a larger sample would need to be researched and analyzed.Originality/valueNo attempts have been made previously for identifying cross-references between the concept of conscious business and the coworking model.

Journal

Journal of Global ResponsibilityEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 21, 2019

Keywords: Social responsibility; Sustainable communities; Conscious business; Coworking; New economy

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