Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series (Jan 2019)

Coworking Spaces – A Source for Developing Creative Business

  • Claudia Isac

Journal volume & issue
Vol. XIX, no. 2
pp. 36 – 41

Abstract

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The effects of information technology have allowed people to choose between working at the firm's office, home office or in collaborative spaces, in open plan office environments, where they work alongside other non-affiliated professionals for a monthly fee / office (Mobile professionals may choose to work in offices, executive suites, home offices, or other spaces. In this in the first part I showed what the notions related to the professional activity carried out outside the employer's spaces as a modern form of work organization are and we presented aspects regarding the advantages of using such spaces and a comparison between coworking and Home Office. By studying the specialized literature. I have summarized some of the most important studies and analyzes conducted on coworking in the USA and Europe, regarding the social, communication aspects, and I have highlighted the evolution of the worldwide coworking phenomenon in the last decade. At the end of the paper I identified some of the trends of coworking development in the next period.

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