Like Uber, But for Local Governmental Policy: The Future of Local Regulation of the 'Sharing Economy'

Rauch, Daniel E.; Schleicher, David

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2549919

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“…In such situations, the digital platform is a means for facilitating the introduction of the product or service to the customers and selling or renting it. However, in the standpoint presented by Rauch and Schleicher (2016), the relationships in the SE are not necessarily between two parties other than the provider of the platform, as the asset or service provider may be the company providing the online platform itself [112]. Nevertheless, we believe that if the company owns the resources and uses them only for moneymaking through temporary access of other entities, and uses the online platform to present the resources to the customers, it does not have an intermediary role, and therefore, is not considered as a part of the SE.…”

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Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

2018

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Abstract:In recent years, through the advances in technology and highlighting the sustainability concepts in different aspects of human lives, the sharing economy has become an interesting topic for researchers, and also, many businesses claim to be active in this environment. However, a comprehensive definition, which is generally accepted, does not yet exist in the literature. In this paper, through a systematic literature review, analysis, and coding, a comprehensive definition, and also, an inclusive framework is presented for the sharing economy. This can help scientists and businesses to clarify which companies or parts of their activities fall into the SE category, and which do not. Such clarification in a small scale is done for five companies at the end of the paper.

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Section: Online Platforms the Intermediary Role And Convenience Of Pmentioning

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Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

2018

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“…On the other hand, criticism of the tourism related sharing economy has predominantly focused upon: the bypassing of government regulations by several peer-to-peer accommodation facilities, endangering consumer rights, product and service quality and safety, and disability compliance standards (Rauch and Schleicher, 2015); a parallel increase in consumer risks (Dredge and Gyimóthy, 2015); the extended loss of taxes, and unfair competition between hotels and peer-to-peer accommodation establishments (Lyons and Wearing, 2015); the subsequent potential for the sharing economy to pose an imminent threat to traditional hotels due to considerably lower prices (QTIC, 2014); the increased risk that employees have no security coverage when revenues from sharing economy activities become the sole source of income (Schor and Fitzmaurice, 2015); and the rise in a destination's social inequality, due to the higher level of social capital of its middle class compared with those who are unemployed, poor or live in peripheral (rural) areas (Dredge and Gyimóthy, 2015). All of the above highlight the necessity to further examine the aspects of the sharing economy in tourism and hospitality, as well as the complex relations that affect the tourism decision-making process.…”

Section: The Sharing Economy and Tourismmentioning

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The complexity of purchasing intentions in peer-to-peer accommodation

Παππάς

2017

IJCHM

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Purpose: The study aims to examine the complexity of attribute configurations affecting tourism decisions related to peer-to-peer accommodation and the sharing economy in destinations affected by recession.Design/methodology/approach: Based on chaos and complexity theories this nonparametric research examines the perspectives of 352 peer-to-peer accommodation holidaymakers in Athens, Greece. Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), the study examines the complex relations between social and economic aspects, benefits, risks, and consumer trust with regard to purchasing intentions. The paper also compares fsQCA with the dominant linear methods of analysis (regression; Cramer's V) and highlights fsQCA's suitability when dealing with tourism complexity. Findings:The results reveal three configurations explaining the attributes of holidaymakers' tourism decisions characterised by socio-economic orientation, trust formulation, and price sensitivity. They also highlight the superiority of fsQCA towards conventional linear analyses in complexity aspects. Research limitations/implications:The examination of the complexity concept using fsQCA can provide a better understanding of the influence of attributes which affect tourism decisions especially for countries suffering from deep recession such as Greece. Still, due to the lack of fsQCA implementation in tourism studies its full potential needs to be further examined. Originality/value:In terms of the literature, the study provides an understanding of the complexity formulation of tourism decisions during recession, with special focus on the sharing economy. It further explores the attributes that affect tourism decisions and associated linkages. Methodologically, the study highlights the value of fsQCA and its advantages compared to conventional methods of correlational analysis. It also progresses from fit to predictive validity for the models suggested.Keywords: Sharing economy, Chaos Theory, Complexity Theory, Holidaymakers, fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Greece Paper type: Research paper IntroductionThe sharing economy refers to exchange forms facilitated through the use of online platforms, and encompasses a diversity of activities that broadly aim to open access to under-utilised resources through what is termed 'sharing' (Richardson, 2015). Interest in the impact and nature of the sharing economy is rapidly growing, since the two dominant sharing economy platforms (Airbnb and Uber) have transformed within five years from entrepreneurial start-up companies to multi-billion internationally operating corporations (Konrad and Mac, 2014;Lashinsky, 2015). The development of the sharing economy is likely to transform the global tourism system and the way it serves societal needs (Martin, 2016). More specifically, Heinrichs (2013, p.228) perceives the sharing economy as a "pathway to sustainability" since it promotes sustainable consumption practices. Moreover it disrupts the driving unsustainable trends of hyper-consumption in m...

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“…Enabling the necessary regulatory reforms across the spectrum of issues will require innovative approaches to law and regulatory design. The implications of smart grids like the 'gig' economy itself for law, regulation, and policymaking are only beginning to be considered [10]. 'Gig'-based economic activity often raises issues with regard to the application of existing legal frameworks and blurs established lines between consumer and provider, employee and self-employed, or the professional and non-professional provision of services.…”

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Prosumers as New Energy Actors

Leal‐Arcas

Lesniewska

Proedrou

2018

Springer Proceedings in Energy

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This chapter analyses the opportunities that prosumers, as new energy actors, bring to achieving energy security goals in the context of the European Union (EU). In energy governance, there is a progressive top-down diffusion of potential, competences, and leverage across the energy value chain from States and corporate actors towards prosumers. Private and public finance should be attracted and directed to infrastructure schemes that will enable a transition from the traditional centralised power network to the decentralised nexus of smart grids. Technology will play a crucial role in facilitating the role of prosumers in the new market in-the-making.

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Like Uber, But for Local Governmental Policy: The Future of Local Regulation of the 'Sharing Economy'

Cited by 127 publications

References 9 publications

Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

Conceptualizing the Sharing Economy through Presenting a Comprehensive Framework

The complexity of purchasing intentions in peer-to-peer accommodation

Prosumers as New Energy Actors

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