Learning everyday entrepreneurial practices through coworking

Butcher, Tim

doi:10.1177/1350507618757088

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“…Especially for workers in the creative industries, uncertain social and economic conditions for manyparticularly freelanceworkers force them to advance and exhibit their entrepreneurialism (Banks and Hesmondhalgh, 2009;Bridgstock and Cunningham, 2016;Butcher, 2018;Gill and Pratt, 2008;Hesmondhalgh and Baker, 2010). Yet, such entrepreneurial skills are not self-evident and often only taught superficially (if at all) in arts or creative industries education (Bridgstock, 2013;Oakley, 2014;Raffo et al, 2000).…”

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“…Proximity, by means of the circulation of tacit knowledge, allows for the diffusion of best practices, which potentially increases the competitiveness and innovativeness of places and creative workers (Capdevila, 2013). Co-locating and subsequent informal interactions afford such learning and the development of entrepreneurial social capital (Alacovska, 2018;Butcher, 2018;Gandini, 2015;Spinuzzi, 2012). Not surprisingly, therefore, tacit knowledge takes a central argument in the clustering discourse, as serendipitously acquired, locally embedded, 'sticky' skills and know-how (cf.…”

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Cultivating fertile learning grounds: Collegiality, tacit knowledge and innovation in creative co-working spaces

2020

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Recently, the rapid global rise in co-working spaces and shared workspaces has sparked a re-emergence of the clustering debate. Similar to the presumed innovative potential of (creative) clusters, such spaces are assumed to possess the power contribute to their users' innovativeness. This paper explores whether and how co-working and co-location could stimulate interactions and collaborations that potentially foster innovation in the creative industries. By building upon 46 interviews with Dutch co-located creative entrepreneurs and workplace managers, we argue that agglomeration economies are rarely of an economic (or radical innovative) nature. However, coworking members socially benefit from reduced transaction costs, buzz and the exchange of (tacit) knowledge. Especially, we contend that through physical proximity and play, networks of surrogate collegiality can emerge. Such networks are vital in bridging the transition from creative and arts education to the development of a professional, entrepreneurial skill set, providing a fertile ground for potential innovative prospects. Nevertheless, as outlined by some of the critical approaches to clustering theory, proximity alone has not been a sufficient condition for collaboration and innovation. On the contrary, the conjunction of the professional and private sphere can be challenging for creative workers. Interpersonal frictions, rivalry and mismatching cultures of work have been issues that could be addressed by workplace managers.

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Section: Tacit Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Learning Processesmentioning

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Section: Tacit Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Learning Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultivating fertile learning grounds: Collegiality, tacit knowledge and innovation in creative co-working spaces

2020

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“…Qualitative research on the new world of work probably outnumbers its quantitative counterpart. Various methods have been mobilized, including ethnographic research to explore coworking (see Butcher, 2018;Blagoev et al, 2019), freelancing (Osnowitz, 2010) or 'third workspaces' (Kingma, 2016); interviews with Uber drivers (Peticca-Harris et al, 2018), platform workers (Lehdonvirta, 2018), teleworkers (Baruch, 2000); or blog-based virtual ethnography (Boell et al, 2016). Still others have drawn from a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods (see for instance Feldman and Bolino, 2000 on career motivations in self-employment).…”

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Mapping themes in the study of new work practices

Aroles¹,

Mitev²,

Vaujany³

2019

New Technol Work Employ

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Both shaping and shaped by technological, economic and social facets, the world of work has witnessed a wide array of changes. This review article sets out to provide a synthesis of some of the main directions and insights of existing research connected to the new world of work. In particular, we approached the topic of new work practices through four key dimensions: (1) Conceptual and methodological dimensions in the study of new work practices; (2) Spatial and temporal manifestations of new work practices in the collaborative economy; (3) Individuals, organizations and new work configurations; (4) Power and control. The review article critically discusses the future of work and argues that the ‘new’ world of work simply repeats asymmetrical power relations and inequalities that characterise work activities, with the potential of exacerbating even further disparities, inequalities and precarity.

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“…Start connecting with other now to grow professionally and personally, it is tremendously profitable and productive too, a typical co-working office not only helps you grow in your profession, it also makes you socially agile, associative and personally responsible (Butcher, 2018).…”

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Role of Co-Working Spaces’ Services in Entrepreneurs Growth in Upper Egypt: The Case of Step Co-Working Space

Elsafty¹,

AlNawaly

2020

BMS

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Co-working spaces are a new concept in Upper Egypt; Step co-working space is the first co-working space in Assiut governorate. Through co-working spaces services and facilities, this paper developed a new operationalization of the entrepreneurs’ growth. This research design resulting conceptual framework proposes that certain combinations of cost-sharing concepts, entrepreneurial awareness, NGO support, Mentoring, and Networking activities would increase the expectation of challenging entrepreneurial growth in Upper Egypt.A survey of unstructured interview and questionnaire used two data collection methods as a research instrument and was applied to the owner managers of Egyptian enterprises. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurs’ growth expectations and cost sharing, awareness, NGOs support, Mentoring, Networking, gender, facilities, and unemployment in Upper Egypt.

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Learning everyday entrepreneurial practices through coworking

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Cited by 62 publications

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Cultivating fertile learning grounds: Collegiality, tacit knowledge and innovation in creative co-working spaces

Cultivating fertile learning grounds: Collegiality, tacit knowledge and innovation in creative co-working spaces

Mapping themes in the study of new work practices

Role of Co-Working Spaces’ Services in Entrepreneurs Growth in Upper Egypt: The Case of Step Co-Working Space

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