Overview
- Offers comprehensive insight into transformative Fab Labs, exploring often-overlooked organizational dynamics
- Examines Fab Labs' innovative departure from traditional work, offering cutting-edge insights
- Discusses Fab Labs' organizational dimensions, enriching literature for navigating this evolving sector
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Business (BRIEFSBUSINESS)
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Keywords
- Digital fabrication tools
- Collaborative work
- Knowledge and creativity economy
- Organizational and managerial aspects
- Economic implications
- Self-organization in Fab Labs
- Case study methodology
- Work organization
About this book
Fab Labs are transforming work and organizational landscapes, representing a "new revolution" in production processes and learning. These collaborative spaces enable the creation of almost anything through free access to digital fabrication tools. Emphasizing innovation, Fab Labs value individual and collective human intelligence, crucial for collaborative success. This book explores the organizational and economic aspects of Fab Labs, offering insights into their impact on internal dynamics and the surrounding ecosystem. Filling a gap in existing literature, it provides an integrated view of collaborative spaces, contributing to a more comprehensive knowledge base. With an emphasis on management, barriers, and self-organization, this work aims to guide those in the rapidly growing collaborative space sector. Ideal for researchers, academics, and professionals in organizational management and innovation.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Roberta Oppedisano, PhD, is a research associate in Business Organization at the University of Naples "Parthenope." She conducts research on collaborative spaces, with a focus on FabLabs, and has authored publications exploring the connections between compliance and ethical behavior.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Collaborative Spaces and FabLabs
Book Subtitle: A Global Organisational and Collaborative Network
Authors: Roberta Oppedisano
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Business
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-62828-3Due: 19 August 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-62829-0Due: 19 August 2024
Series ISSN: 2191-5482
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5490
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 48