Coworking: assessing the role of proximity in knowledge exchange

Coworking: assessing the role of proximity in knowledge exchange

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Article ID: iaor201526863
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 261
End Page Number: 271
Publication Date: Aug 2015
Journal: Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Keywords: social networks
Abstract:

This article contextualises the rising phenomenon of coworking in the theoretical framework of proximity and knowledge exchange. We present an empirical study through which we were able to assess if the physical co‐presence of coworkers in these shared environments stimulates knowledge exchange among them. After identifying two different configurations of coworking spaces from the perspective of the forms of proximity that they involve, we designed a research project aimed at isolating geographical proximity and studying its role in facilitating the transmission of knowledge. The qualitative study of these two configurations of spaces underlined the importance of elements of organisational and social proximity in stimulating collaboration among coworkers and in promoting exchange of other forms of knowledge.

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