The sharing economy, defined as a social and economic system of transactions in which
individuals use third-party technology platforms that match providers and users to exchange …

This paper reviews the rapidly growing research in the area of the sharing economy.
Considerable confusion exists about what constitutes the sharing economy, what has …

This essay introduces the subject and interpretative perspective of the monograph
'Unboxing the Sharing Economy', and is divided into three parts. The first part illustrates the …

Advances in IT platforms coupled with movements towards sustainable consumerism
through resource sharing have fueled the growth of the" sharing economy". Businesses …

The philosophy behind the Sharing Economy–where access to resources and assets have
become more important than ownership itself (Conrad 2014: 7)–is far from new. Albeit …

What came to be called the sharing economy emerged on the US scene in 2008. Originally
termed “collaborative consumption”(Botsman and Rogers 2010), it was born out of …

Sharing is nothing new. It is as old as humankind and has been necessary for our survival
as a species (Belk 2014). Everatt and Solanki (2008) found that sharing is pervasive in …

I'm frequently asked to define the Sharing Economy and decided it was high time to pen the
definitive answer. A clear definition is needed not only for purposes of clarity and to enable …

In the spring of 2014, the sharing economy held an unusual gathering in San Francisco, a
sort of “coming out” party. Entitled “SHARE,” the conference included not only founders …

Recent societal forces, combined with advances in technology, have led to the creation of
the sharing economy, a 21st century socio-economic system built on the sharing of human …