The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Coworking Spaces in Poland

The chapter deals with the changes occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic in the coworking sector. We have collected data and information from primary and secondary sources. The latter include in-depth interviews, covert participant observations and computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). We analysed the changes of the number of coworking spaces (CSs) and main mechanisms behind them. The findings reveal the relatively limited scale of decrease in the number of coworking spaces and illustrate how the pandemic outbreak influenced the effects of CS operations, especially on the real estate market. It is argued that independently-run CSs suffered the most, whereas corporate CSs with a stable core of corporate clients, central location and limited competition have been more resilient. With regard to the changes generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the most significant transformations are seen in the decreasing number of non-virtual events organised by CSs, whereas the scale of the other impacts of CSs on the local milieu decreased slightly. © 2023, The Author(s).

Using secondary data in research on social sustainability in construction project management: a transition from “interview society” to “project-as-practice”

Purpose: Access to unbiased self-reported (primary) data for a normative concept like social sustainability has been a challenge for construction project management (CPM) scholars, and this difficulty has been further amplified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to address this issue by asserting the suitability of secondary data as a methodologically sound but underutilized alternative and providing directions for secondary data-based research on social sustainability in a project setting. Design/methodology/approach: By drawing on a framework for social sustainability and using “project-as-practice” approach as its point of departure, this conceptual paper identifies possibilities for utilizing multiple secondary sources in CPM research. Findings: The paper provides a roadmap for identification of secondary sources, access to data, potential research designs and methods, limitations of and cautions in using secondary sources, and points to many novel lines of empirical enquiries to stimulate secondary data-based research on social sustainability in CPM. Social implications: Indicated secondary sources and empirical opportunities can support research efforts that aim to promote societal welfare through construction projects. Originality/value: The presented guidance will assist researchers in identifying, accessing and utilizing naturalistic, secondary data for designing and conducting empirical research that cuts across social sustainability and CPM. This, in turn, will facilitate methodological pluralism and “practice turn” in such research endeavors. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.

The Potential Implementation of Telemedicine in Frontier, Outmost, and Underdeveloped Region of Indonesia

Telemedicine offers consultations between patients and doctors in real-time. Thus, patients with limited access can still get health services. This study aims to analyze the potential of telemedicine implementation in the frontier, outermost, and underdeveloped areas in Indonesia (3T region) and develop strategies to increase the potency. This qualitative descriptive study using secondary sources collected from the literature study. The analysis is based on the telemedicine pillars and SWOT. The potency of telemedicine implementation in the 3T region is supported by most health facilities already connected to the internet, the high enthusiasm of government and the private sector to create healthcare applications and regulations. However, there are several issues in developing telemedicine: low fixed broadband penetration, uneven electricity sources, and low internet speed. Some of the strategies can be done to maximize the potential implementation are creating applications that can be run with a slow internet connection, using alternative electricity sources, setting up mobile broadband, encouraging a commitment of health data protection and specific law to prevent unauthorized and illegal service providers, health professional training in using the telemedicine application, and cooperating with community leaders in boosting public acceptance of telemedicine. © 2021 IEEE