What mechanism design helps to realize the innovation function of maker-spaces: A qualitative comparative analysis based on fuzzy sets

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 9; p. e0274307
• Main Authors: Zheng, Jiancun, Shi, Lu, Jiang, Tianhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 09.09.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Buildings and facilities; Business enterprises; Comparative analysis; Computer and Information Sciences; Cooperation; Culture; Design; Engineering and Technology; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Fuzzy sets; Innovations; Management; Office space; People and Places; Physical sciences; Qualitative analysis; Research and analysis methods; Social networks; Social research; Social Sciences; Startups; Synergistic effect; Value creation; China

Most of the existing studies on maker-space focus on internal subjects (such as makers) or external factors (such as policy support, ecological environment, and more). There has been relatively little discussion on the design of a series of mechanisms of maker-space. This paper theorizes the operati...