Sharing Economy: Review of Current Research and Future Directions

The sharing economy, in which ordinary consumers also act as sellers, is attracting much interest from scholars and practitioners. The rapid growth of this sector of the economy and the emergence of several large brands like Uber and Airbnb raise several interesting questions that need to be researc...

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Published in:Customer needs and solutions 2018-03, Vol.5 (1-2), p.93-106
Main Authors: Narasimhan, Chakravarthi, Papatla, Purushottam, Jiang, Baojun, Kopalle, Praveen K., Messinger, Paul R., Moorthy, Sridhar, Proserpio, Davide, Subramanian, Upender, Wu, Chunhua, Zhu, Ting
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Language:English
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Business and Management
Economics
Management
Marketing
Research Article
Sharing economy
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Summary:The sharing economy, in which ordinary consumers also act as sellers, is attracting much interest from scholars and practitioners. The rapid growth of this sector of the economy and the emergence of several large brands like Uber and Airbnb raise several interesting questions that need to be researched. We therefore review and summarize the extant research on this sector and suggest several additional directions for future research.
ISSN:2196-291X
2196-2928
DOI:10.1007/s40547-017-0079-6