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Title Tourism multi-sided platforms and the social innovation trajectory: The case of Airbnb
ID_Doc 66165
Authors Presenza, A; Panniello, U; Petruzzelli, AM
Title Tourism multi-sided platforms and the social innovation trajectory: The case of Airbnb
Year 2021
Published Creativity And Innovation Management, 30.0, 1
DOI 10.1111/caim.12394
Abstract Multi-sided platforms (MSPs) have recently gained significant attention due to their disruptive innovation capacity, which is introducing deep changes in several industries. Previous work has studied how MSPs grow and design the development of their business models (BMs). However, none of the previous work has studied how these MSPs innovate their BM by leveraging and implementing social innovations. In this paper we aim at filling this gap. In particular, we focus on the tourism sector and, using the theoretical lens of business model innovation (BMI), we explore the Airbnb case study with a qualitative approach. We identify three main stages that characterized the innovation of the Airbnb's BM. Each of them presents specific peculiarities that have been analyzed. Our study offers new insights to understand how the BM of the MSPs is evolving toward a more sophisticated one that includes also a deeper orientation toward sustainable and social goals.
Author Keywords Airbnb; business model innovation; multi-sided platform; social innovation; tourism
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000545382800001
WoS Category Management
Research Area Business & Economics
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