Framing the sharing economy: A media analysis of ridesharing platforms in Indonesia and the Philippines

Abstract

Few studies on ridesharing have so far been conducted in developing countries. To explore this, the present paper presents a frame analysis of news content on ridesharing platforms in Indonesia and the Philippines. We identify five distinct frames, perceiving ridesharing as a (1) commuter solution, (2) unregulated public transport service, (3) cooperative business, (4) non-conformity solution, and (5) informal livelihoods. We show how these frames emerge from a particular developing-economy context characterized by gridlock problems in densely populated cities, the utilization of "informal transport" as a gap-filler, and an emphasis on collectiveness. The paper furthermore argues that the identified frames shape different policy responses to ridesharing in Indonesia and the Philippines, which 1) address the absence of legal status; 2) ease traffic congestion. The paper concludes that these responses are driven primarily by commercial and legal concerns rather than sustainability concerns.

Culture and low-carbon energy transitions

“…64 Furthermore, Careem has sought to change the image and perceptions of drivers for hire across the GCC countries, calling them "Captains" to impart a greater level of respect and prestige for the job-and engaging with the cultural pride of Arabs to encourage to become Careem drivers. 67 In the Philippines and in Indonesia traffic, Grab and Go-Jek launched successful 233 motorcycle ridehailing services with recognition that sharing a motorbike is widely accepted and transport via motorcycles is a norm due to severe traffic congestion and the relative ease 235 with which motorcycles can navigate the traffic 68 which is a known automobility frame that is counter to ride sharing. 70 Such views on sharing rides are not limited to the GCC, however.…”

Dynamic Evolution of Safety Regulation of the Ridesharing Industry under Social Media Participation

“…Nevertheless, few platform companies voluntarily submit the complete data of ridesharing to governments, which leads to the regulatory information asymmetry of governments in regulations [17]. Due to the asymmetry of information, governments must pay higher costs to regulate the ridesharing industry to achieve the expected results [18]. Faced with these issues, scholars suggest that governments should utilize social regulation forces to regulate the ridesharing industry [19,20].…”

EXTENDED TAM TEST ON INDONESIAN SMEs’ FINTECH USERS & ITS FINANCIAL REPORTS

“…One of the factors to induce this is the popular use of ride sharing services in Indonesia. There are two dominating ride sharing services namely Go-Jek and Grab that bringing efficient transport process with predictable and competitive prices (Yuana et al, 2018). They then developed into many ways of services from motorcycle and car sharing only, into other services such as food delivery.…”

“…Many research tend to discuss about Go-Jek and Grab in the ride sharing services (Yuana et al, 2018;Silalahi et al, 2017;Santoso & Nelloh, 2017;Nasution et al, 2020;Suhartanto et al, 2020). This research will focus on OVO as Grab's FinTech.…”