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Should Your Company Embrace Coworking?

By Liz Elam On December 8, 2015 In CoworkingPressCoworking Trends

MIT Sloan Management Review Magazine: Fall 2015 Research Highlight
Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Lyndon E. Garrett, and Peter Bacevice

The coworking movement developed to provide community and a collaborative working environment for independent and remote workers. It’s a trend some established companies are learning from.

Advances in technology have made it possible for many white-collar knowledge workers to do their jobs from virtually anywhere. But anywhere still means somewhere, and finding the right place is not always easy.

Some people try working out of a home office but end up feeling too lonely. Others experiment with coffee shops or hotel lobbies but find too many distractions. Now many people are turning toward coworking spaces — shared open office facilities where they hope to find the right balance of community and autonomy.

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