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Roelants, Bruno

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“…Second, regarding participation processes, it is found that all the for-profit business models studied in depth have not established any type of system for democratic decision-making, while 11 out of 13 alternative business models have. Although even for non-profit organizations, improving economic transparency (especially for external actors) is a key element to improve, this report agrees with previous studies on social economy and cooperatives that point to the better working conditions of the cooperative models when compared with "traditional" businesses [39][40][41].…”

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Sustainable Platform Economy: Connections with the Sustainable Development Goals

2020

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The platform economy is growing exponentially while creating expectations for its potential to contribute to a sustainable development. However, research aimed at showing the potential contribution of each platform’s business model to sustainable development is needed. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are driving the policy agenda, but it remains unclear how far they encourage a sustainable platform economy. First, this article aims to study how each different type of platform contributes to sustainable development. Second, it analyses if and how the factors that contribute to the sustainable design of platforms are considered in SDGs. The paper departs from a framework of sustainable democratic qualities of the platform economy that considers governance, economic sustainability, technological and data policies, social responsibility, and external impact dimensions. The study is based on an empirical analysis of 60 platforms. The results show that a sustainable design of a platform economy promotes sustainable development. Furthermore, the contributions of the sustainable dimensions of a platform to SDGs are mainly connected to the impact and responsibility and the economic model, but governance and data dimensions are not present in the SDGs. This suggests that SDGs should improve their digital perspective to intertwine better with the sustainable platforms.

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2020

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“…Third, they foster economic self-determination within the community that is free of dependence on government welfare or charity (Angelini, Di Salvo, & Ferri, 1998; Davis, 2002b; Birchall, 2004; Holford, Aktouf, & Ebrahimi, 2008; Majee & Hoyt, 2011; Chaves & Monzón, 2012; Phillips, 2012; Roelants, Hyungsik, & Terrasi, 2014). Fourth, they foster and strengthen social capital thereby enhancing the underlying civil society within the community (Mutersbaugh, 2002; Holford, Aktouf, & Ebrahimi, 2008; Simmons & Birchall, 2008; Liang, Huang, Lu, & Wang, 2015).…”

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Developing a conceptual framework for the co-operative and mutual enterprise business model

Mazzarol

Clark

Reboud

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Journal of Management & Organization

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The co-operative and mutual enterprise business model represents a unique type of organisation that has a dual purpose focused on both economic and social goals. For nearly two centuries it has played an important role in economic development, job creation and addressing market failures. However, despite its potential importance to economic development it has been largely ignored within the mainstream economics and management literature. This paper provides an overview of the nature of the co-operative and mutual enterprise business model and also proposes a business model framework or ‘canvas’ that can be used for research, teaching and strategic analysis.

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“…We also observed other cases of collaborative economy platforms (such as femProcomuns) that were constituted as cooperatives but were not analyzed in this initial study. If the legal cooperative formula spreads among collaborative economy platform projects, as this investigation has found, we can expect new bonds in the growth of cooperatives [23] and the expansion of the social solidarity economy movement in the city of Barcelona [24].…”

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A Framework for Assessing Democratic Qualities in Collaborative Economy Platforms: Analysis of 10 Cases in Barcelona.

Morell

Espelt

2018

SSRN Journal

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The term "collaborative economy" or "collaborative economy platforms" refers to exchange, sharing, and collaboration in the consumption and production of capital and labor among distributed groups, supported by a digital platform. Collaborative economies' use is growing rapidly and exponentially, creating high expectations of sustainability and their potential to contribute to the democratization of the economy. However, collaborative economy platforms lack a holistic framework to assess their sustainability and pro-democratization qualities. In addition, there is confusion about platforms which present themselves as collaborative when they actually are not, and similar uncertainties and ambiguities are associated with diverse models. To address this confusion, this article provides a framework for assessing the pro-democratic qualities of collaborative economy initiatives. It was applied to 10 cases in the context of the city of Barcelona. The methods used in this study include mapping and typifying 10 collaborative economy cases in the city, structured and in-depth interviews, and a co-creation session. The results indicate the presence of several modalities for favoring democratic values in a collaborative economy.

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Sustainable Platform Economy: Connections with the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Platform Economy: Connections with the Sustainable Development Goals

Developing a conceptual framework for the co-operative and mutual enterprise business model

A Framework for Assessing Democratic Qualities in Collaborative Economy Platforms: Analysis of 10 Cases in Barcelona.

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