The sharing economy is transforming economies around the world, entering markets for
lodging, ride hailing, home services, and other sectors that previously lacked robust person …

Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year, 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards
A Publishers Weekly Fall 2020 Big Indie Book The dark side of the gig economy (Uber …

The sharing economy is a global phenomenon with rapid growth potential. While research
has begun to explore segmentation between users and non-users, only limited research has …

For social analysts, what has come to be called the “sharing economy” raises important
questions. After a discussion of history and definitions, we focus on 3 areas of research in …

This paper presents the findings of an international and interdisciplinary review of the
literature on digital platforms and cities, with a focus on sharing (peer-to-peer) and forprofit …

The rapid growth of Uber and analogous platform companies has led to considerable
scholarly interest in the phenomenon of platform labor. Scholars have taken two main …

The sharing economy has generated controversy for its effects on labour conditions, wages
and the distributions of income and wealth. In this article, we present evidence for a …

Advocated as a solution to a range of economic, environmental and social problems, the
sharing economy has grown rapidly in recent years. However, despite rising up the political …

Peer-to-peer business models rely on interpersonal communication for their success. In this
article, we focus on Airbnb–an exemplar of the so-called 'sharing economy'–and more …

The rise of digital technology is transforming the world in which we live. Our digitalized
societies demand new ways of thinking about the social, and this short book introduces …