The Collaborative Economy in the Age of Digital Disruption
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 9966
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Interests: digital economy; digital business models; technological entrepreneurship; digital business strategy; marketing digital; digitalization and rural development; central bank digital currencies; social economy
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Interests: fiscal policy and taxation; CBDC; taxation; digital economy; collaborative economy, tax; redistribution; central bank digital currency
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Interests: corporate social responsibility; collaborative economy; common good; digital economy; earning management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, new technologies have been driving the strengthening of a digital ecosystem. In this context, new disruptive economic models are appearing that question the traditional balances and forms of economic and social organization. The consolidation of a cultural change, especially among the new generations, puts pressure on the transformation of traditional consumption patterns. Increased awareness of environmental sustainability is driving a transition toward more sustainable economic models in which access to assets is prioritized over their ownership.
The recent rapid growth of the collaborative economy in the global economy is evidence of its capacity to generate new employment and wealth opportunities. This new disruptive economic model contributes to boosting entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and innovation. On the other hand, the efficiency and sustainability gains derived from the use of underutilized assets and the greater supply and access to goods and services at a lower price reflect the potential for the development of these business models based on digital platforms.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent developments in the field of the collaborative economy and the platform economy. These challenges relate to emerging business models that use digital platforms to connect different users and operate in different sectors and include among others:
- Collaborative transportation: app-based short-distance ride-sharing services, long-distance ride-sharing services, carpooling, car-sharing networks, or parking sharing platforms;
- Collaborative accommodation: home-sharing; peer-to-peer rental platforms; home-swapping platforms or online-only vacation rental platforms;
- Collaborative finance: crowdfunding platforms (rewards-based crowdfunding or equity crowdfunding); lending platforms (peer-to-peer consumer lending or investor to SME lending);
- Collaborative e-learning: shared learning platform, open online courses, P2P education, etc.;
- On-demand household services: crowdsourced delivery networks (generalized “A-to-B” delivery networks or specialized, on-demand delivery services such as grocery delivery services or local restaurant delivery services); on-demand household chores (handyman and general DIY services or Specialized household services);
- On-demand professional services: large online-only freelancer marketplaces or specialized on-demand professional service platforms.
Prof. Dr. Javier Jorge-Vázquez
Prof. Dr. Sergio Luis Náñez Alonso
Prof. Dr. Mª Peana Chivite-Cebolla
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Collaborative economy
- Sharing economy
- Digitalization
- New technologies
- Digital platforms
- Collaborative platforms
- Peer economy
- Platform economy, Collaborative consumption
- Gig economy
- on-demand economy
- Access economy
- Commoning economy
- Carsharing
- Crowdfunding
- Homesharing
- Shared learning platforms
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