At the tip of the hype cycle, trust-free systems based on blockchain technology promise to
revolutionize interactions between peers that require high degrees of trust, usually facilitated …

The rise of Web 2.0, the advent of greater bandwidth, and new technology platforms have
made it possible to extend the range of focus-group research to the online environment. This …

This study analyzes the potential benefits and drawbacks of taxi sharing using agent-based
modeling. New York City (NYC) taxis are examined as a case study to evaluate the …

Trust has been in the focus of research on business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce in the
last decade. The rise of consumer-to-consumer (C2C) markets in the context of the sharing …

Purpose A growing body of research from various domains has investigated Airbnb, a two-
sided market platform for peer-based accommodation sharing. The authors suggest that it is …

Trust is a crucial prerequisite for peer-to-peer rental and sharing. Therefore, platform
operators such as Airbnb have implemented a plethora of trust-building mechanisms, user …

Enabled by mobile technologies and fueled by the economic downturn, ridesharing has
emerged in recent years as a private transportation facet of the shared economy. Our study …

We empirically analyze the competitive benefits of sharing economy services to understand
why people participate in the sharing economy. We employ the social exchange theory to …

Contemporary C2C platforms, such as Airbnb, have exhibited considerable growth in recent
years and are projected to continue doing so in the future. These novel consumer-to …

Ride sharing allows to share costs of traveling by car, eg, for fuel or highway tolls.
Furthermore, it reduces congestion and emissions by making better use of vehicle …