Value configurations in sharing economy business models

Ride On! Mobility Business Models for the Sharing Economy

The public perception of shared goods has changed substantially in the past few years. While co-owning properties has been widely accepted for a while (e.g., timeshares), the notion of sharing bikes, cars, or even rides on an on-demand basis is just now starting to gain widespread popularity. The emerging “sharing economy” is particularly interesting in the context of cities that struggle with ...

Business Models in the Digital Economy

The internet and the wireless technology have become more than just communication media. They are important business supporting tools, if not the business drivers. E-commerce and wireless e-commerce (or mobile commerce) have become the features in the global economy. They enable free flow of information among business players, increasing the speed and accuracy with which businesses exchange inf...

Business Cycle Features In The Iranian Economy

Four Models of Sharing Economy Platforms

In less than a decade, sharing economy platforms have fostered competition and redefined industry boundaries in a range of businesses. Two sharing economy pioneers—Uber and Airbnb—are now well-known global giants and leading players in the sector, which is estimated to reach $335 billion by 2025.3 At the other end of the spectrum are small startups focusing on different niches; several hundreds...

Knowledge Intermediation: New Business Models in the Digital Economy

The upsurge of Internet and e-commerce strengthens the idea that knowledge is the key resource for competitive advantage, because such technologies offer opportunities to acquire and share knowledge with no geographical or temporal limits. Nevertheless, the experience shows that the practical implementation of new business strategies, grounded on the deliberate exploitation of knowledge though ...