| Title |
Is The Sharing Economy Unfair Competition And Should It Be Regulated? |
| ID_Doc |
7044 |
| Authors |
Svecová, L; Veber, J |
| Title |
Is The Sharing Economy Unfair Competition And Should It Be Regulated? |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
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| Abstract |
The paper discusses the topic of sharing economy. In the introduction, the assumptions of sharing are described and the factors for increasing range of sharing economy are introduced. The second part is devoted to theoretical concepts of sharing economy. The principles of collaborative consumption are described. The related terms (access economy, P2P, circular economy, swarm economy) are defined. The next chapter focuses on key segments and key players in sharing economy. In the last chapter, the question "Is Uber an unfair competition and should it regulate it, or not?" is answered in case study of Uber, the player, who represents controversial approach to "carpooling", similar to Airbnb in accommodation segment. |
| Author Keywords |
Sharing Economy; Collaborative Consumption; Carpooling; P2P |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) |
| EID |
WOS:000419365600006 |
| WoS Category |
Economics; Information Science & Library Science |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Information Science & Library Science |
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