The lifestyles of millennial coworkers in urban spaces

The case of Tel-Aviv

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ID21601583
AuthorsTsipy Buchnik (0009-0000-0394-5569, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology), Amnon Frenkel (0009-0003-0170-1132, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume31
Issue3
Pages528-553
Publication date2023-03-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Planning Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0965-4313 • E-ISSN: 1469-5944
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09654313.2021.1950641
OpenAlexW3182719027
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited71

The attraction of many millennials to working in coworking spaces is growing due to the benefits this work environment offers. These benefits, associated with the features of such workspaces, have been extensively researched. However, the complementarity research from the side of the coworkers, their features, and the lifestyle that accompanies them has not yet been deeply examined. The present study examines the unique features of coworkers and their lifestyle. The importance of such an examination stems from its contribution to city decision-makers in understanding the unique needs of this profile of workers which they are interested in attracting to the city. For this purpose, one of the largest coworking-spaces in Tel-Aviv – Mindspace, which has approximately 850 coworkers – served as a test case in the study. The results indicated that millennial coworkers do not distinguish between leisure and work hours and choose, therefore, to live in the city centre, a thriving hub of entertainment, culture, and leisure, and to work nearby, which fits their preferred lifestyles. Despite the tendency to label millennial coworkers as a homogeneous group, the findings clearly indicate the great heterogeneity that exists among coworkers, as expressed in their different lifestyles

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