When Harry met Sally: different approaches towards Uber and AirBnB—an Australian and Singapore perspective

Tham, Aaron

doi:10.1007/s40558-016-0070-3

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“…In contrast, the peer-to-peer platform model, appearing most frequently in our study, leverages ICT to mediate a two-or multi-sided market between peer providers and peer users. Literature also discussed consumer-to-consumer models [84,98,129], which was not fundamentally different from the peer-to-peer model. Similar in nature, business-to-business platforms also create two-or multi-sided markets, although between businesses in need of idling resources niche to their business sector.…”

Section: Platform or Organisational Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining the Sharing Economy for Sustainability

2019

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(1) Background: The sharing economy has emerged as a phenomenon widely described by academic literature to promote more sustainable consumption practices such as access over ownership. However, there exists great semantic confusion within academic literature surrounding the term “sharing economy,” which threatens the realisation of its purported sustainability potential. (2) Objective: The aim of this paper is to synthesise the existing academic definitions and propose a definition of the sharing economy from the perspective of sustainability science in order to indicate sharing practices that are consistent with the sustainability claims attributed to the sharing economy. (3) Methods: We conduct a database search to collect relevant academic articles. Then, we leverage qualitative content analysis in order to analyse the authors’ definitions and to synthesise the broad dimensions of the sharing economy in the discourse. (4) Results: We propose the following characteristics, or semantic properties, of the sharing economy for sustainability: ICT-mediated, non-pecuniary motivation for ownership, temporary access, rivalrous and tangible goods. (5) Conclusion: The semantic properties that inform our definition of the sharing economy for sustainability indicate those sharing practices that promote sustainable consumption compared to purely market-based exchanges. This definition is relevant for academics studying the sustainability impacts of the sharing economy in order to promote comparability and compatibility in research. Furthermore, the definition is useful for policy-makers, entrepreneurs, managers and consumers that have the sharing economy on the agenda in order to promote social enterprise and support sustainable consumption.

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Section: Platform or Organisational Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining the Sharing Economy for Sustainability

2019

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“…In China, ridesharing is framed as a service that will lead to substantial energy savings and emission reductions by weakening willingness to purchase new cars (Biying et al, 2017). In Singapore and Australia, ridesharing is framed as an important factor in building "smart tourism ecosystems" (Tham, 2016). On the other hand, ridesharing companies such as Uber are also framed as practicing the "neoliberal playbook" by misclassifying their workers, exploiting economically vulnerable workers (Zwick, 2017), and burdening drivers with superficial consumer ratings (Rosenblat et al, 2017).…”

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

Yuana

Sengers

Boon

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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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.

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“…Singapore is another location which has been relatively benign in its treatment of Uber. Tham [56], who compares Singapore with Australia in terms of their respective treatment of Uber and Airbnb, concludes that Singapore may have been the more welcoming of the two towards Uber because of its established "high-tech" status and smart-city aspirations. He also picks out the weakness of the (conventional) taxi union and the state's political stability as factors.…”

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“…As part of its management of ride-hailing firms, the Singapore government brought them together in order to redraft relevant regulations. As a result, ride-hailing drivers "are required to undertake training, medical and character checks" ( [56], p. 404). This collaborative approach may be unique.…”

Section: How Regulators Respond To Ubermentioning

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Being ready for the next Uber: can local government reinvent itself?

Cohen

2018

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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The history of Uber's interaction with local and national governments is surveyed to provide a case study for the wider issue of the governance of private-sector involvement, technological innovation and disruption in the mobility sector. Uber's tenacious and highly competitive approach to building markets is identified as a significant challenge to authorities and the limited power they have over Uber (beyond simply refusing access) is acknowledged. Uber's entry into the delivery of statutory services is identified as a particularly striking development. The case of Uber provides useful insights concerning technological innovation and disruption, but more important is the company's business model. The analysis enables some findings concerning how authorities can prepare for the "next" Uber: these include working on preparedness (by conducting futures work, for example); on standing arrangements (such as insisting on an open data model); and on responding to the entry of a challenging provider or service, through the use of experimental legislation.

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When Harry met Sally: different approaches towards Uber and AirBnB—an Australian and Singapore perspective

Cited by 38 publications

References 60 publications

Defining the Sharing Economy for Sustainability

Defining the Sharing Economy for Sustainability

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

Being ready for the next Uber: can local government reinvent itself?

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