External factors influencing Fablabs’ performance

Pauceanu, Alexandrina Maria; Dempere, Juan M.

doi:10.14254/2071-8330.2018/11-2/23

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“…The recognition of institutional proximity is characterised by the greatest simplifications. In this case, close entities are often understood as those that have the same institutional form, assuming that they also share a system of standards and principles (Ponds et al ., 2007). Most often, the division based on the triple helix model (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 2000) is used here in enterprises, scientific research units and public administration institutions.…”

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Studies of Proximity in Coworking Spaces: the Basic Conceptual Challenges

Micek

2020

ESR&P

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The article aims to identify main research challenges in studying coworking spaces (CSs) within the field of economic geography. It combines the perspective of proximity economics with the growing body of papers about spatial aspects of the operations of CSs and their role in stimulating collaboration. Based on a review of literature, the author identified the characteristic features of CSs and the corresponding proximity dimensions. He further assessed the significance of various dimensions of proximity in CSs. The article reveals how various proximities differ between CSs. It also distinguished the research strands referring to the spatialities of CSs. Next, it discusses the conceptualisation and operationalisation of proximity. Then, it applied it in the micro-scalar context of coworking spaces. The paper sheds a new light on ‘real CSs’ as physical spaces of strong institutional, cognitive and social proximities. It has been argued that even if organisational proximity in CSs is taken for granted, there is a heterogeneity amongst their users.

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Studies of Proximity in Coworking Spaces: the Basic Conceptual Challenges

Micek

2020

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“…In the years following the crisis, Fab Lab facilities grew at an exponential rate, particularly in Europe where there was a 'veritable explosion' in their number (Ramella and Manzo, 2018: 341). In the wake of the crisis, promoting economic development and maximising innovation and entrepreneurial activity became a key priority for governments worldwide (Pauceanu and Dempere, 2018). However, within the growing literature on Fab Labs there is an increasing recognition that they function as third places (Moilanen, 2012;Bar-El and Zuckerman, 2016;Taylor et al, 2016).…”

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Third place social infrastructure, after and in crisis: insights from a local case study

Bogue

Ouillon

2023

Global Social Challenges Journal

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Following the 2008 global financial crisis, Digital Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) have become a common feature of the urban landscape in cities throughout Europe. An emerging body of literature suggests that Fab Labs go beyond providing access to digital fabrication tools, and function as ‘third places’ as they enhance social connectedness. Drawing on a case study of a Fab Lab in the English city of Coventry, this article utilises the concept of ‘austerity urbanism’ to understand the changing nature of third places in England since the 2008 global financial crash. In doing so, we argue that a confluence of austerity urbanism and digital advancements has influenced both the emergence of new third places (such as Fab Labs) while simultaneously undermining long-established third places (such as libraries). As a result, vital aspects of social infrastructure are being shaped and reshaped in the contemporary era. The article reflects on what these changes mean for individual and community well-being.

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“…Previous academic research works have provided evidence about the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth and job creation (Baumol et al, 2007;Bjørnskov et al, 2016;Boudreaux & Caudill, 2019;Heckelman, 2000;Maradana et al, 2017;Pauceanu et al, 2018;Rypestøl, 2017). As a result, government authorities worldwide struggle to implement policies to enable entrepreneurship and harvest the tax benefits resulting from more rapid economic growth and subsequent job creation.…”

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The impact of economic-related freedoms on the national entrepreneurial activity

Dempere

Pauceanu²

2022

J Innov Entrep

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This article aims to analyze the explanatory power of the constituent components of the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom over the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute’s Global Entrepreneurship Index and its sub-indexes. We analyze a sample of 118 countries with available historic data from 2014–2019. We evaluate the impact of the business, labor, monetary, trade, investment, and financial freedom indexes over the Global Entrepreneurship Index and its sub-indexes. We performed a cross-sectional analysis using generalized linear models and weighted least squares models. We also analyzed our panel data using panel-corrected standard error models. We find a significant and positive relationship between the Global Entrepreneurship Index and the business and financial freedom indexes. We also find a significant and positive relationship between the business and financial freedom indexes and the entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities, and aspirations sub-indexes. The limitations of our study include the diversity of national entrepreneurial ecosystems and the difficulty of measuring them with a few quantitative variables. Additionally, our results are heavily influenced by the selection of countries in our sample. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no previous research article has studied the explanatory power of the Index of Economic Freedom’s constituent components over the Global Entrepreneurship Index and its sub-indexes. Similarly, our sample of 118 countries with data from 2014–2019 makes our study the most comprehensive global analysis about the relationship between economic freedom and entrepreneurship so far.

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External factors influencing Fablabs’ performance

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Studies of Proximity in Coworking Spaces: the Basic Conceptual Challenges

Studies of Proximity in Coworking Spaces: the Basic Conceptual Challenges

Third place social infrastructure, after and in crisis: insights from a local case study

The impact of economic-related freedoms on the national entrepreneurial activity

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