%0 Journal Article
%T Colaborative spaces as a community of purpose
%A Koperska, Alicja
%J Public Management
%V 2020
%R 10.4467/20843968ZP.20.001.13066
%N Issue 1 (49)
%P 1-14
%K values, organizational objectives, communities of purpose, collaborative spaces
%@ 1896-0200
%D 2020
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/organizacje-kooperacyjne-jako-wspolnota-celu
%X 
	The role of values in the organizations has been the subject of an increasing amount of scientific attention. This paper describes values of collaborative spaces members intermediating in social exchange. The main research objective was to explore the organizational goals of these organizations and to reconstruct on this basis their aspirations and values to describe them as a community of purpose. Research method used is content analysis, which has been based on legal documents –statutes of non-governmental organizations working as collaborative spaces –Makerspaces, Hackerspaces and Fab Labs operating in Poland most often in the form of legal associations and foundations. The foundings provide a basis for further exploration of organizational phenomena occurring in cooperative organizations.