Experiencing a New Place as an Atmosphere: A Focus on Tours of Collaborative Spaces

François-Xavier de Vaujany (), Aurore Dandoy (), Albane Grandazzi and Stéphanie Faure
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François-Xavier de Vaujany: Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Aurore Dandoy: Management & Organisation - DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Albane Grandazzi: Management & Organisation - DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Stéphanie Faure: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In this article, we ethnographically explore how tour guides convey different embodied experiences of space and place during tours of collaborative spaces. These tours draw on participants' embodied experience and emotions in order to reveal the invisible dimensions of everyday activities of collaborative spaces, in particular their different organizational atmospheres. By systematically coding 110 tours of such spaces, we identify four emotional registers – "initiation," "commodification," "selection," and "gamification," which are used by tour guides to produce a particular atmosphere. We feel that the concept of "atmosphere" is a powerful means of exploring the unbounded and fluid spatiality, the quasi-materiality, and the temporality of the work practices that individuals are likely to experience if they become members of these collaborative spaces. We conclude our analyses by considering the implications of this study for the management of collaborative spaces and new work practices more generally.

Keywords: collaborative spaces; tours; phenomenology; emotional registers; atmosphere visibility; experience; embodiment; place; space (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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Published in Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2019, 35 (2), ⟨10.1016/j.scaman.2018.08.001⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2018.08.001

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