The Ground as a Facilitator of Collaborations: Organizational Design and Cultural Analysis
(2019) TKAM02 20191Division of Ethnology
- Abstract
- This thesis is based on the research that I conducted in a co-working space called The Ground, located in Slussen, Malmö, Sweden. The aim of the research is to investigate how The Ground (and other co-working spaces, as well) can become more pro-active in facilitating collaborations, especially inside its own community. The Ground is a small host organization itself. Parallel to its future growth, the research results suggest installing a shared services provider unit that operates with the purposes of running daily operations, community building and facilitating collaborations. This unit is discussed in the context of a description of the professional community generated through the fieldwork, in relation to concepts borrowed from... (More)
- This thesis is based on the research that I conducted in a co-working space called The Ground, located in Slussen, Malmö, Sweden. The aim of the research is to investigate how The Ground (and other co-working spaces, as well) can become more pro-active in facilitating collaborations, especially inside its own community. The Ground is a small host organization itself. Parallel to its future growth, the research results suggest installing a shared services provider unit that operates with the purposes of running daily operations, community building and facilitating collaborations. This unit is discussed in the context of a description of the professional community generated through the fieldwork, in relation to concepts borrowed from sociological, anthropological and management studies literatures. (Less)
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- author
- Gerey, Onur LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- TKAM02 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- co-working, start-up, collaboration, incubator, facilitator, professional community, management, social capital, rational myths, organizational studies, cultural analysis, MACA
- language
- English
- id
- 8990442
- date added to LUP
- 2019-07-10 22:52:10
- date last changed
- 2019-07-10 22:52:10
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