Nuevas formas de trabajo para la implementación de un coworking en la Ciudad de Quito

Abstract

Companies, Pymes and entrepreneurs are currently in the new labor era, because new forms of work imply greater flexibility and independence that are focused on maintaining a work and personal balance. Currently, Organizations are constantly changing because the paradigm that a worker must be controlled under rigid norms and traditional structures has been broken. These changes have been influenced by employees that have been segmented by generational factors. The coworking spaces have promoted a new way of working by providing inspiring places to develop projects and entrepreneurship because the so-called cowokers have the opportunity to network and collaborate with other professionals creating a community in which ideas and new innovations arise. According to a recent study by Emergent Research there will be more than 26,000 coworking spaces worldwide. In Ecuador, the term coworking is currently not well known, but being a country with the highest number of entrepreneurs in Latin America (Lasio, Ordeñana, Guido, Samaniego , & Izquierdo, 2017) and accompanied by all new forms of work that are being developed worldwide and are becoming an excellent option. In the city of Quito, 27 coworking establishments have been found that are being used frequently by various types of professionals of different ages. In the present investigation it has been possible to rescue that all these spaces are located in strategic places of the city and have different characteristics, it has also been observed that their activity is focused on providing physical work spaces, however, it is necessary to foster the community through several strategies that allow to develop the philosophy of coworking.The importance of accompanying the coworker is rescued through specialized advice and training for the professional to develop the necessary skills and competencies to face a very competitive market. It is also considered essential to create strategic alliances so companies that do not have these spaces in their companies have several options and can develop new forms of work with all the benefits they have for their employees.