Collaborating and connecting: the emergence of the sharing economy

Schor, Juliet B.; Fitzmaurice, Connor J.

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“…Grybaitė and Stankevičienė (2016) and Kennedy (2016) insist that helping others or charity is not a correct meaning for sharing [33,53]. The second large group agree with both profit-based and non-profit-based activities (e.g., [39,46,72,74,117,118]) and finally, a very small group insist on non-profit activities and gift-giving practices to be considered in the SE [119]. However, due to the mechanism of the SE and its economic nature, in this paper, we mostly agree with the first group of researchers, emphasizing that the economic benefit should not always be a monetary amount, but could be another tangible or intangible asset.…”

Section: For-profit Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Firnkorn and Müller (2011) considered the case of Car2go in Germany, and concluded its positive effect regarding CO 2 emission and land consumption [126]. Besides, Schor and Fitzmaurice (2015) believe that if the SE grows significantly in the next decade, it has the potential to increase sustainability and reduce environmental negative effects in some key areas [74]. This is while a few other scholars claim that this is not always the case, and a paradoxical potential exists in this regard [40], called the sustainability paradox or the paradox of sustainable development, which refers to the increase in consumption due to societal and economic factors, while there is an environmental need for reducing the consumption [127].…”

Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

2018

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Abstract:In recent years, through the advances in technology and highlighting the sustainability concepts in different aspects of human lives, the sharing economy has become an interesting topic for researchers, and also, many businesses claim to be active in this environment. However, a comprehensive definition, which is generally accepted, does not yet exist in the literature. In this paper, through a systematic literature review, analysis, and coding, a comprehensive definition, and also, an inclusive framework is presented for the sharing economy. This can help scientists and businesses to clarify which companies or parts of their activities fall into the SE category, and which do not. Such clarification in a small scale is done for five companies at the end of the paper.

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Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

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Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

2018

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“…On the other hand, criticism of the tourism related sharing economy has predominantly focused upon: the bypassing of government regulations by several peer-to-peer accommodation facilities, endangering consumer rights, product and service quality and safety, and disability compliance standards (Rauch and Schleicher, 2015); a parallel increase in consumer risks (Dredge and Gyimóthy, 2015); the extended loss of taxes, and unfair competition between hotels and peer-to-peer accommodation establishments (Lyons and Wearing, 2015); the subsequent potential for the sharing economy to pose an imminent threat to traditional hotels due to considerably lower prices (QTIC, 2014); the increased risk that employees have no security coverage when revenues from sharing economy activities become the sole source of income (Schor and Fitzmaurice, 2015); and the rise in a destination's social inequality, due to the higher level of social capital of its middle class compared with those who are unemployed, poor or live in peripheral (rural) areas (Dredge and Gyimóthy, 2015). All of the above highlight the necessity to further examine the aspects of the sharing economy in tourism and hospitality, as well as the complex relations that affect the tourism decision-making process.…”

Section: The Sharing Economy and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The complexity of purchasing intentions in peer-to-peer accommodation

Παππάς

2017

IJCHM

101

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Purpose: The study aims to examine the complexity of attribute configurations affecting tourism decisions related to peer-to-peer accommodation and the sharing economy in destinations affected by recession.Design/methodology/approach: Based on chaos and complexity theories this nonparametric research examines the perspectives of 352 peer-to-peer accommodation holidaymakers in Athens, Greece. Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), the study examines the complex relations between social and economic aspects, benefits, risks, and consumer trust with regard to purchasing intentions. The paper also compares fsQCA with the dominant linear methods of analysis (regression; Cramer's V) and highlights fsQCA's suitability when dealing with tourism complexity. Findings:The results reveal three configurations explaining the attributes of holidaymakers' tourism decisions characterised by socio-economic orientation, trust formulation, and price sensitivity. They also highlight the superiority of fsQCA towards conventional linear analyses in complexity aspects. Research limitations/implications:The examination of the complexity concept using fsQCA can provide a better understanding of the influence of attributes which affect tourism decisions especially for countries suffering from deep recession such as Greece. Still, due to the lack of fsQCA implementation in tourism studies its full potential needs to be further examined. Originality/value:In terms of the literature, the study provides an understanding of the complexity formulation of tourism decisions during recession, with special focus on the sharing economy. It further explores the attributes that affect tourism decisions and associated linkages. Methodologically, the study highlights the value of fsQCA and its advantages compared to conventional methods of correlational analysis. It also progresses from fit to predictive validity for the models suggested.Keywords: Sharing economy, Chaos Theory, Complexity Theory, Holidaymakers, fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Greece Paper type: Research paper IntroductionThe sharing economy refers to exchange forms facilitated through the use of online platforms, and encompasses a diversity of activities that broadly aim to open access to under-utilised resources through what is termed 'sharing' (Richardson, 2015). Interest in the impact and nature of the sharing economy is rapidly growing, since the two dominant sharing economy platforms (Airbnb and Uber) have transformed within five years from entrepreneurial start-up companies to multi-billion internationally operating corporations (Konrad and Mac, 2014;Lashinsky, 2015). The development of the sharing economy is likely to transform the global tourism system and the way it serves societal needs (Martin, 2016). More specifically, Heinrichs (2013, p.228) perceives the sharing economy as a "pathway to sustainability" since it promotes sustainable consumption practices. Moreover it disrupts the driving unsustainable trends of hyper-consumption in m...

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“…businesses vs consumers (Möhlmann, 2015), and different market orientations, i.e. providers operating for profit and non-profit (Schor and Fritzmaurice, 2015). There are very different types of collaborative consumption, for instance, business-to-consumer (Cohen and Kietzmann, 2014;Lamberton and Rose, 2012), peer-to-consumer (Cohen and Kietzmann, 2014) and self-regulating communities (Cohen and Kietzmann, 2014;Ozanne and Ballantine, 2010).…”

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Power versus trust – what matters more in collaborative consumption?

Hofmann¹,

Hartl

Penz

2017

JSM

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For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Abstract Purpose -Collaborative consumption, such as car sharing, specifically implicates customer-to-customer interaction, which must be regulated by service providers (companies, peers and self-regulating communities), comprising different challenges for business organizations. While in conventional business relations, consumers are protected from undesirable customer behavior by laws, regulations (power) in the context of collaborative consumption are rare, so that trust becomes more relevant. It is the purpose of the study to investigate possible mechanisms to prevent undesirable customers in collaborative consumption. Design/methodology/approach -In between subject designs, samples of 186 and 328 consumers filled in experimental online questionnaires with vignettes. Analyses were made of differences among car sharing companies, private persons and car sharing communities in terms of the power of providers, trust in providers and trust in other users of the shared goods, undesirable customer behavior and consumer-provider relations. *Related content and download information correct at time of download.Findings -Companies, private persons and self-regulating communities differ in terms of perceived power and trust. Participants specifically perceive mainly coercive power with the car sharing company, but with the private person and the community, reason-based trust in other users is perceived as prevalent. Nevertheless, undesirable customer behavior varies only marginally over the models. Originality/value -The present study is the first to investigate measures to prevent undesirable customer behavior over different collaborative consumption models. This enables appropriate identification of market segments and tailoring of services. The study identifies opportunities for companies in contrast to private persons and self-regulating communities and, in doing so, provides important stimulation for marketing strategy and theory development.

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Collaborating and connecting: the emergence of the sharing economy

Cited by 340 publications

References 6 publications

Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

The complexity of purchasing intentions in peer-to-peer accommodation

Power versus trust – what matters more in collaborative consumption?

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