Sharing Economy

by Pia A. Albinsson (Editor), B. Yasanthi Perera (Editor)

Sharing business models have been rapidly growing over the past decade. The general idea behind these platforms is that they offer consumers temporary access to (underutilized) products instead of ownership, which is mediated by the Internet. Apart from its economic relevance, the Sharing Economy is of particular interest to researchers, as prior studies have shown that the Sharing Economy seems to fundamentally change consumers´ consumption patterns.

by Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro (Editor), Raymond Okwudiri Onuoha (Editor)
Digital transformation concepts have created new business principles such as the on-demand economy and a new sharing economy.

Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection of online platforms and apps that promise to transcend capitalism. Supporters argue that the gig economy will reverse economic inequality, enhance worker rights, and bring entrepreneurship to the masses. But does it?