As working arrangements become more flexible and many people work remotely, the
risk of social isolation rises. Coworking spaces try to prevent this by offering not only a
workplace, but also a community. Adopting a person-environment fit perspective, we
examined how the congruence between workers’ needs and supplies by coworking
spaces relate to job satisfaction and intent to leave. We identified five needs (i.e.,
community, collaboration, amenities, location, and cost), of which community was
expected to be the central need. An online questionnaire was distributed among
coworkers in Germany and Austria, resulting in a sample of 181 coworkers. Results
showed that needs-supplies fit regarding community was related to job satisfaction
and intent to leave in coworking spaces. Findings for the other needs, however, did
not show that congruence is associated with outcomes. Overall, the findings highlight
the importance of community fit in coworking and offer insights for workers and
entrepreneurs in this area.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:84446 |
| Date | 31 March 2023 |
| Creators | Lashani, Eileen, Zacher, Hannes |
| Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 1664-1078, 620794 |
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