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Table 4.

Summary of identified aspects of sustainable coworking behavior

Theoretical pattern	Aspect	Descriptive quote
Productive behaviors	Remain focused	“I try to hide and avoid people to focus on my work”
	Be efficient	“Compared to any alternative, the coworking space makes me save a lot of time and be more efficient”
	Meet targets	“To do what is planned is to be productive”
	Generate new ideas	“There are two sides of productivity, one where you sit down and focus, and one, just as important, where you are creative and generate new ideas”
Prosocial behaviors	Share resources	“I have most office material in my private office. If someone asks, then I can share”
	Provide instrumental support	We have managed to build a cluster of companies with similar interest where we all work tightly and always have help nearby
	Provide emotional support	“Recently, I suffered a mental breakdown and being comforted by my colleagues helped me a lot”
	Volunteer for additional tasks	“I try to do more than just work here. For example, I ran a small campaign of the benefits with coworking hoping that someone would join this place”
	Suggest improvements	“Since we work here, we know best what we want, and we should communicate this to make the experience better for everyone”
	Engage socially	“If this space is supposed to cherish networking, socialization, collaboration etc. then it is everyone’s responsibility to do their part. The social culture does not come by itself, and it requires effort”
Responsible space sharing behaviors	Be environmentally responsible	“I could have chosen any alternative but one of the reasons why I stay here is because they seem to act more environmentally responsible”
	Care for the work environment	“Keep everything clean and welcoming. For example, if you happen to spill some liquid, wipe it up”
	Be legally responsible	“If you don't follow the rules, you are irresponsible”
	Be morally responsible	“It is not enough to follow the rules, there are also invisible rules to comply to”
	Confront irresponsible behavior	“If someone is irresponsible, it is your responsibility to confront them and ensure order in the shared space”

Theoretical pattern	Aspect	Descriptive quote
Productive behaviors	Remain focused	“I try to hide and avoid people to focus on my work”
	Be efficient	“Compared to any alternative, the coworking space makes me save a lot of time and be more efficient”
	Meet targets	“To do what is planned is to be productive”
	Generate new ideas	“There are two sides of productivity, one where you sit down and focus, and one, just as important, where you are creative and generate new ideas”
Prosocial behaviors	Share resources	“I have most office material in my private office. If someone asks, then I can share”
	Provide instrumental support	We have managed to build a cluster of companies with similar interest where we all work tightly and always have help nearby
	Provide emotional support	“Recently, I suffered a mental breakdown and being comforted by my colleagues helped me a lot”
	Volunteer for additional tasks	“I try to do more than just work here. For example, I ran a small campaign of the benefits with coworking hoping that someone would join this place”
	Suggest improvements	“Since we work here, we know best what we want, and we should communicate this to make the experience better for everyone”
	Engage socially	“If this space is supposed to cherish networking, socialization, collaboration etc. then it is everyone’s responsibility to do their part. The social culture does not come by itself, and it requires effort”
Responsible space sharing behaviors	Be environmentally responsible	“I could have chosen any alternative but one of the reasons why I stay here is because they seem to act more environmentally responsible”
	Care for the work environment	“Keep everything clean and welcoming. For example, if you happen to spill some liquid, wipe it up”
	Be legally responsible	“If you don't follow the rules, you are irresponsible”
	Be morally responsible	“It is not enough to follow the rules, there are also invisible rules to comply to”
	Confront irresponsible behavior	“If someone is irresponsible, it is your responsibility to confront them and ensure order in the shared space”

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