“Sharing Economy Platforms: a study on food waste reduction”

Laís Moltene Maia, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (2020) 138 pp. 

[available on the Internet at <https://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/bitstream/handle/10438/28923/Sharing%20Economy%20Platforms%20a%20study%20on%20food%20waste%20reduction%20-%20La%C3%ADs%20Moltene%20Maia.pdf> (last accessed on 27 March 2020)].

Abstract

This project addresses the issue of reducing food waste through shared economy digital platforms. This issue is relevant because according to FAO reports (2011, 2017b) 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted annually in the world, such amount could feed 2 billion people, decreasing the hunger and promoting improvements in food security. In this way, sharedeconomy digital platforms can be part of the solution to this problem, promoting sharing through the donation and sale of surplus food among institutions (governmental or nongovernmental), commercial establishments and final consumers. The main objective of this project is to understand how happens the acceptance and use of sharing economy platforms for food waste reduction. To achieve this goal, an exploratory qualitative research was conducted through a single case study on Ecofood platform, it was used interviews, secondary data collection and direct observation for data collection. Through data analysis it can be seen that the main determinant is the effort expectancy, which is fundamental for the use behavior. From the data comparison obtained in the two different cities was possible to develop six propositions and find two new factors that influence the intention and use of platforms, in addition to drawing the profile of users of the two groups involved in the platform (suppliers and end consumers).

● Timothy J. Richards and Stephen F. Hamilton, “Food Waste and the Sharing Economy”

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (National Instittue for Food and Agriculture, USDA)
(2018) 50 pp. 

Abstract

Wasting food is one of the rare problems that affects our ability to achieve economic goals in terms of food security, environmental sustainability, and farm-financial security. Most of the ideas proposed to this point involve either behavioral nudges or administrative regulations that are either too paternalistic or piecemeal to represent viable solutions. In this study, we investigate the potential for commercial peer-to-peer mutualization systems (CPMSs), or sharing-economy firms, to emerge as market plat forms for the exchange of surplus food. If a system of CPMSs is able to develop in a self-sustaining way, then the market prices they create will generate sufficient incentives for all actors to manage surplus food more efficiently. We develop an empirical model of a CPMS operating as a platform in a two-sided market, and examine its viability using data from one of the first CPMS firms in the surplus-harvest industry, Imperfect Produce, Inc. Empirical estimates of a two-sided network-demand model show that user-demand rises in the number of growers shipping to the platform, and grower demand for distribution rises in the number of users. Our findings indicate that secondary markets have the key elements needed for CPMS success, and that policy tools designed to facilitate transactions in secondary markets can be highly effective in reducing food waste.

LINK: https://app.box.com/s/mgkifudl6s55dj1jv816pkjq8c627s41

W

● Benedict G. C. Dellaert, “The Consumer Production Journey: Marketing to Consumers as Co-Producers in the Sharing Economy”

https://app.box.com/s/ciqi2tvvc72ctev9r1ztcw8d3rdzqzj0

Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2018) 54 pp.

Marketing Section, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands Phone + 31 10 408 1301, email dellaert@ese.eur.nl

W

Revista de estudios europeos - Año: 2017, Número: 70. Dedicado a la Economía colaborativa

 - Uber: ¿transportista o intermediaria en el transporte? el caso español por Silvia Boboc (consultar: http://www.ree-uva.es/images/numeros/70/2017-70-7-26.pdf )

- Reflexiones en torno a la responsabilidad de las plataformas electrónicas de economía colaborativa por María Angustias Díaz Gómez (consultar: http://www.ree-uva.es/images/numeros/70/2017-70-27-68.pdf )

- Contratos electronicos autoejecutables (“smart contract”) y pagos con tecnología “blockchain” por Marina Echebarría Sáenz (consultar: http://www.ree-uva.es/images/numeros/70/2017-70-69-97.pdf )

- El aseguramiento en las viviendas de uso turístico por Vicente Gimeno Beviá (consultar: http://www.ree-uva.es/images/numeros/70/2017-70-98-110.pdf )

- La oferta de viviendas de uso turístico a través de plataformas colaborativas: Reflexiones desde el derecho de la competencia desleal por Pedro Mario González Jiménez (consultar: http://www.ree-uva.es/images/numeros/70/2017-70-111-125.pdf )

Sigue en: http://www.ree-uva.es/index.php/sumarios/2017/n-70-julio-diciembre-2017

Véase el grupo "Collaborative consumption and sharing economy":

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8575198

W

ANALYSIS OF MOBILITY PATTERNS AND INTENDED USE OF SHARED MOBILITY SERVICES IN THE BARCELONA REGION

Mireia Gilibert
SEAT, S.A., Autovía A-2, Km. 585 08760 Martorell, Spain
Departament d’Organització d’Empreses (DOE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Imma Ribas

Silvia Rodriguez-Donaire
Departament d’Organització d’Empreses (DOE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

ABSTRACT

Social and economic trends have strongly changed in the last years due to the economic crisis and the evolution of technology. These factors have influenced a sharing revolution, also in the mobility sector motivated for the increasing urbanisation and environmental consciousness. The paper focuses on the intended use of shared mobility services by citizens of the metropolitan Barcelona region, relying on a quantitative analysis of their mobility patterns, behaviours, needs and expectations. Six hundred surveys with commuting travellers were conducted in order to identify the differences among customers regarding different factors, such as their age, daily trips or personal incomes. Results show clear different patterns depending on whether commuting trips are within or out of the city and a greater intended use of ridesharing, carsharing and ride-hailing services of the youngest population. Besides, data indicates that travellers do not have preferences for a single mean of transport but for the service that best meets their needs in each occasion.

See more at: https://app.box.com/s/pk8zxnv6ge7chbg4k96ofw4fmwujuqqt

W

Service Providers of the Sharing Economy: Who Joins and Who Benefits?

QING KE, Indiana University, Bloomington

Many “sharing economy” platforms, such as Uber and Airbnb, have become increasingly popular, providing consumers with more choices and suppliers a chance to make profit. They, however, have also brought about emerging issues regarding regulation, tax obligation, and impact on urban environment, and have generated heated debates from various interest groups. Empirical studies regarding these issues are limited, partly due to the unavailability of relevant data. Here we aim to understand service providers of the sharing economy, investigating who joins and who benefits, using the Airbnb market in the United States as a case study. We link more than 211 thousand Airbnb listings owned by 188 thousand hosts with demographic, socio-economic status (SES), housing, and tourism characteristics. We show that income and education are consistently the two most influential factors that are linked to the joining of Airbnb, regardless of the form of participation or year. Areas with lower median household income, or higher fraction of residents who have Bachelor’s and higher degrees, tend to have more hosts. However, when considering the performance of listings, as measured by number of newly received reviews, we find that income has a positive effect for entire-home listings; listings located in areas with higher median household income tend to have more new reviews. Our findings demonstrate empirically that the disadvantage of SES-disadvantaged areas and the advantage of SES-advantaged areas may be present in the sharing economy.

See more at: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1709.07580.pdf

W

Where Home Meets Hotel: Regulating tourist accommodationsin the age of Airbnb

by Sarah Griffiths
LINK: https://app.box.com/s/4qv9aktyd65b00azh58bazgkh80gpnua

w

Collaborative Consumption: A Proposed Scale for Measuring the Construct Applied to a Carsharing Setting

Helena Dall Pizzol, Stefânia Ordovás de Almeida and Mauren do Couto Soares

Abstract:

In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards greater collaboration in various spheres of society, in which the creation of value from shared resources while balancing self-interestand community well-being is emphasized. Consumption has ceased to be characterized exclusively bythe purchase and possession of goods; instead new collaborative initiatives represented by exchanges, loans, renting, and other forms of sharing that allow consumers access to a good or service only in the time they are necessary have appeared. However, few studies have attempted to measure the reasons that lead consumers to practice collaborative consumption. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to propose a scale that measures the motivators, facilitators, and constraints for this mode of consumption. For this, a study was conducted among carsharing users in Brazil, which aimed to purify and validate the proposed scale. The results indicate that collaborative consumption applied to a carsharing setting is composed of six dimensions and confirm the validity and reliability of the studied construct. The discussion highlights the study findings and offers suggestions for further research into this topic.

Keywords: consumer behavior; collaborative consumption; carsharing

See more at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8575198/8575198-6266578935463583744

w

Hacia una economía colaborativa «responsable»

Albert Cañigueral - Connector Ouishare para España y América Latina

Oikonomics (N.º 6, noviembre de 2016) ISSN 2339-9546  -  Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

RESUMEN:

La economía colaborativa ha emergido con mucha fuerza en una amplia diversidad de sectores productivos (movilidad, turismo, finanzas, etc.). Esta aproximación colaborativa está demostrando ser eficiente desde un punto de vista de gestión del negocio, a la vez que ofrece oportunidades de intercambio de valor a los ciudadanos (dotándolos de mayor autonomía) y reduce la huella ecológica en muchos casos. Pero incluso con estas virtudes difíciles de negar, conviene revisar con una mirada crítica y constructiva si las empresas de economía colaborativa están también ayudando a cambiar los valores de la sociedad o si solo se limitan a hacer el capitalismo más eficiente. Para el análisis en este artículo: a) discriminamos la amplia diversidad de actores de la economía colaborativa según su propósito, y b) presentamos tres líneas de exploración que han ganado interés en el último año (Sharing Business Model Compass, el cooperativismo de plataforma y la economía colaborativa procomún). Estamos ante un momento crítico para acompañar la evolución de la economía colaborativa

hacia su mejor versión posible. Es un tema complejo que no debe ni puede ser simplificado.

PALABRAS CLAVE: economía colaborativa; responsable; cooperativas; procomún; ética

Consultar: http://oikonomics.uoc.edu/divulgacio/oikonomics/_recursos/documents/06/03_Oikonomics_6_Canigueral_es_2016.pdf

Guido Noto La Diega: "Uber law and awareness by design. An empirical study on online platforms and dehumanised negotiations"

Revue européenne de droit de la consommation/ European Journal of Consumer Law, 2016 (II). pp. 383-413. ISSN 0775- 3209

Published by: Larcier: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/27866/1/Guido-REDC.pdf

W

CUSTOMER VALUE IN SHARING ECONOMY: THE CASE OF AIRBNB

Author: Hong Ngoc Nguyen

Abstract

The sharing economy is an Internet-based business model in which users are directly connected to create, share and exchange goods or services built from underused resources. While this emerging phenomenon has been studied from different perspectives, including technical, social and economic, limited investigation has been done from the customer perspective. The aim of this thesis is to narrow the research gap by applying customer viewpoint to explore and identify customer perceived value inside the sharing economy. From this perspective, customer value is an important concept because creating excellent value to customers is one of strategic decisions for company to sustain and grow in the market. In order to address the research purpose, the author takes an interpretive approach to study customers’ experience of using sharing economy. Empirical data is collected, from the case of Airbnb, to identify customer perceived value representing for the sharing economy. The results found by this study are indicated as follows. Firstly, the sharing economy offers customers alternative choices with easier consumption methods at a lower cost. Secondly, the sharing economy offers customers a unique, personal and socially-integrated experience. Finally, the choice of sharing economy reflects a shift in consumer preferences. Although consumers are aware of the potential costs and risks, they still prefer using the sharing economy because of its flexibility and uniqueness. These findings could be useful insights for companies to sharpen their competitive advantages and navigate business strategies.

LINK: http://tampub.uta.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/100387/GRADU-1482240821.pdf?sequence=1

x

WEALTH OF TECHNOLOGY – A PLATFORM FOR BUSINESS AND COUNTRY

R. SHOBANA, Research Scholar, Department of Management, SNR and Sons College,
Coimbatore. TN INDIA

Abstract

Digital revolution is a blooming terminology which always makes people connected in. Technology has altered the traditional human recognition. How to get our self in the environment with differential perspectives are the challenges of any business man. New concepts are formerly accomplished through more conventional approaches are becoming increasingly difficult to manage. India is also coming up with adapting digital revolution to make it a developing country. This paper identifies few strategies which could transform a business unit by framing new core competencies and how to have a balance between technology, efficiency and humanity.

Keywords: Digital, Business, Communication, Strategies.

LINK: http://puneresearch.com/media/data/issues/582b546cd8bf3.pdf

Regulating the Sharing Economy: Applying the Process for Creative Destruction

Salman Dostmohammad and Jude Long, Dalhousie University

The rising popularity of sharing platforms such as Uber, AirBnB, Taskrabbit and others is democratizing access to services as part of a larger sharing economy phenomenon. The sharing economy is a hub of peer‑to‑peer activity for obtaining, giving, or sharing access, and is coordinated through a web interface featuring community feedback. Uber, AirBnB and other such firms are drawing the attention of regulators as the sharing economy operates within a gray zone that is not contained within the existing regulatory framework. As new technology is accelerating the emergence of new forms of economic activity, regulators must adopt quicker measures in order to remain relevant. This paper first examines the reasons that cause governments to regulate, the problems currently affecting the regulatory framework, and the trade-offs regulators must consider in formulating the appropriate regulatory response. This paper then calls for possible solutions by proposing a regulatory framework that is flexible and responsive enough to allow these companies to operate into the future. Responsiveness can be enhanced by creating an inter-jurisdictional task force that will develop government's foresight and anticipatory abilities, and applying the process of creative destruction toward regulations that can solve the problem of outdated regulations.

See more at: http://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/organization/sj-eng.aspx