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Coworking - konkurrent eller komplement

Åstedt, Milton LU and Markgren, Nils (2022) VFTM01 20221
Real Estate Science
Abstract
In recent decades, society has undergone rapid technological development, resulting in new ways of working. It is now easier than ever to work where, when and how you want. A global pandemic at the start of 2020 accelerated technological progress. Digital ways of working thus became commonplace for the majority of the office-working population. With the evidence that remote working is productive, the role of the office has begun to be questioned. As a result, flexible office solutions have become a common topic. An example of such a concept is coworking.

The aim of this report is to determine the future need of coworking-spaces in the Swedish office market. The idea for this thesis is based on the expectation that during the COVID-19... (More)
In recent decades, society has undergone rapid technological development, resulting in new ways of working. It is now easier than ever to work where, when and how you want. A global pandemic at the start of 2020 accelerated technological progress. Digital ways of working thus became commonplace for the majority of the office-working population. With the evidence that remote working is productive, the role of the office has begun to be questioned. As a result, flexible office solutions have become a common topic. An example of such a concept is coworking.

The aim of this report is to determine the future need of coworking-spaces in the Swedish office market. The idea for this thesis is based on the expectation that during the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a change in the need for traditional office space. The aim will be established by answering how COVID-19 has affected the future need for offices, what the future need for coworking solutions is and identifying other potential future office solutions than coworking.
The report consists of a literature review and a qualitative case study. The literature study provides a theoretical foundation on which the work is based on. The qualitative case study consists of semi-structured interviews with actors in the real estate sector and is applied to answer the three research questions. A total of nine interviews were conducted and the study is based on the perspective of investors.

Coworking is an opportunity for small businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups to work individually in shared spaces. The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced companies to consider other office solutions than the traditional office with a focus on flexibility. It is not clear what the long-term demand for office space will be. However, the need for flexible office solutions such as coworking will increase. Trends towards remote working, flexibility, innovation, technology, servitization and companies discussing to reduce their office space are contributing to this. The office of the future will demand flexibility, a range of basic functions and services. It is likely that coworking and traditional offices will be combined in the future in terms of services and offerings to meet the demands of large companies. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Under de senaste decennierna har samhället genomgått en snabb teknologisk utveckling som resulterat i nya arbetssätt. Det är nu lättare än någonsin att arbeta var, när och hur man vill. Att världen drabbades av en pandemi under inledningen av 2020 accelererade den teknologiska utvecklingen. Digitala arbetssätt blev därmed vardag för majoriteten av den kontorsarbetande befolkningen. När det bevisligen fungerar att arbeta på distans har kontorets roll börjat ifrågasättas. Som ett resultat av detta har flexibla kontorslösningar blivit omtalade. Ett exempel på en sådan lösning är konceptet coworking.

Syftet med rapporten är att fastställa det framtida behovet av coworking-kontor på den svenska kontorsmarknaden. Idén för detta examensarbete... (More)
Under de senaste decennierna har samhället genomgått en snabb teknologisk utveckling som resulterat i nya arbetssätt. Det är nu lättare än någonsin att arbeta var, när och hur man vill. Att världen drabbades av en pandemi under inledningen av 2020 accelererade den teknologiska utvecklingen. Digitala arbetssätt blev därmed vardag för majoriteten av den kontorsarbetande befolkningen. När det bevisligen fungerar att arbeta på distans har kontorets roll börjat ifrågasättas. Som ett resultat av detta har flexibla kontorslösningar blivit omtalade. Ett exempel på en sådan lösning är konceptet coworking.

Syftet med rapporten är att fastställa det framtida behovet av coworking-kontor på den svenska kontorsmarknaden. Idén för detta examensarbete grundar sig i förväntningen att det under COVID-19-pandemin skett en förändring i behovet av traditionella kontorsytor. Syftet ska fastställas genom att besvara hur COVID-19 har påverkat det framtida behovet av kontor, vad det framtida behovet av coworking-lösningar är samt identifiera andra potentiella framtida kontorslösningar än coworking.

Rapporten består av en litteraturstudie och en kvalitativ fallstudie. Litteraturstudien utgör en teoretisk grund att basera arbetet på. Den kvalitativa fallstudien består av semi-strukturerade intervjuer med aktörer inom fastighetssektorn och används för att besvara de tre frågeställningarna. Totalt genomfördes nio intervjuer och undersökningen utgår ifrån investerares perspektiv.

Coworking innebär en möjlighet för mindre företag, entreprenörer och start-ups att arbeta enskilt i delade utrymmen. COVID-19-pandemin har påverkat företag att överväga andra kontorslösningar än det traditionella kontoret med fokus mot flexibilitet. Det är inte tydligt hur lokalbehovet kommer se ut långsiktigt. Dock kommer behovet av flexibla kontorslösningar såsom coworking att öka. Trender mot distansarbete, flexibilitet, innovation, teknologi, tjänstefiering samt att företag diskuterar att minska sina lokalytor bidrar till detta. Framtidens kontor efterfrågar flexibilitet, utbud av basfunktioner och service. Sannolikt kommer coworking och traditionella kontor i framtiden kombineras avseende service och utbud för att anpassas till efterfrågan hos stora företag. (Less)
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author
Åstedt, Milton LU and Markgren, Nils
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Investerares syn på coworking och kontoret post COVID-19
course
VFTM01 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Coworking, COVID-19, Kontorshotell, Flexibla, Kontor, Kontorsmarknaden, Distansarbete, Fastighetsmarknaden, Flexibilitet
other publication id
ISRN LUTVDG/TVLM 22/5511SE
language
Swedish
id
9084033
date added to LUP
2022-06-10 10:20:32
date last changed
2022-06-10 10:20:32
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The aim of this report is to determine the future need of coworking-spaces in the Swedish office market. The idea for this thesis is based on the expectation that during the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a change in the need for traditional office space. The aim will be established by answering how COVID-19 has affected the future need for offices, what the future need for coworking solutions is and identifying other potential future office solutions than coworking.
The report consists of a literature review and a qualitative case study. The literature study provides a theoretical foundation on which the work is based on. The qualitative case study consists of semi-structured interviews with actors in the real estate sector and is applied to answer the three research questions. A total of nine interviews were conducted and the study is based on the perspective of investors.

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