Post-COVID reorientation of the Sharing economy in a hyperconnected world

What drives customers to continue using ride-sharing apps during the COVID-19 pandemic? The case of Uber in Egypt

“…Additionally, our study focuses on investigating some factors such as economic benefits, perceived infectability and fear of COVID-19 in influencing consumers' intention to use the ride-sharing apps during the pandemic. This is considered important, where there have been several calls to study the factors that impact the consumption of sharing economy apps during the COVID-19 pandemic (Buheji, 2020;Meenakshi, 2021). The findings of our empirical study provide recommendations and guidelines for companies that provide the ride-sharing services through mobile apps to follow to be able to survive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

The sharing economy at the base of the economic pyramid: How access‐based services can help overcome ownership risks

“…Another important aspect to consider is how the Covid‐19 pandemic has affected the sharing economy (Hossain, 2021; Meenakshi, 2021). Contamination concerns, in which consumers are reluctant to use objects that have been touched by someone else, have been identified as a barrier for consumers’ adoption of access‐based services (Hazée et al, 2019).…”

“…Defined as “a scalable socioeconomic system that employs technology‐enabled platforms to provide users with temporary access to tangible and intangible resources” (Eckhardt et al, 2019, p. 7), it comprises a variety of business models, such as peer‐to‐peer sharing platforms (e.g., Benoit et al, 2017; Stofberg & Bridoux, 2019), access‐based services from professional service providers, such as car sharing or fashion rentals (e.g., Lehr et al, 2020), or business‐to‐business services that replace ownership of industrial machinery (e.g., Schaefers et al, 2021). Although the COVID‐19 pandemic has severely affected some sharing economy business models, such as accommodation and transportation, the ongoing digital transformation appears to continue to drive the adoption of access‐as‐a‐service in a post‐pandemic world (Batool et al, 2020; Hossain, 2021; Meenakshi, 2021). At the same time, however, the pandemic has also highlighted how consumers’ perceived risks influence their willingness to engage with sharing economy services (Akhmedova et al, 2021).…”

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected the Functioning of Tourist Short-Term Rental Platforms (Airbnb and Vrbo) in Polish Cities

“…New rules for landlords were adopted, e.g., the use of personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, disinfectants) or the observation of a 24 h waiting period for entering a facility [ 79 ]. Therefore, one of the first consequences of the pandemic was an improvement in OHS standards in homesharing units (e.g., [ 46 , 47 , 80 , 81 , 82 ]).…”

“…They forecast changes in the breakdown of hosts (scenario 4). First of all, they expect a decline/outflow of capitalist hosts, i.e., those who to date have obtained the highest profits from renting, and an increase in the share of befriender hosts and ethicist hosts [ 49 ] who hold the platform’s original ethos more dear, i.e., sharing housing space with ordinary people [ 46 , 49 , 82 ]. Some point out that the uncertainty on the travel rental market may also bring huge losses to those hosts who manage multiple accommodations (enterprise-like hosts) or significantly reduce their profits.…”