Sharing Economy
Which are the features of sharing economy?
Individual consumption, peer to peer exchange and sustainability
Hierarchical relationships between producer and consumer
Collaborative consumption, peer to peer exchange and sustainability
Which sentence is true?
In sharing economy, firms recruit both customers and providers
In traditional economy, firms do not create their own supply
In sharing economy, firms hire employees
How supply is ensured in shared economy?
Supply is crowdsourced through a digital platform
Through the hiring of employees
Supply is produced by the company
How to mitigate the risks of crowdsourcing supply?
Avoid checks on the suppliers
Adopt background checks of suppliers, training, exams and rating system
Recruit as many suppliers as possible
How to be competitive and innovative in the sharing economy market?
Keep the prices low at the cost of providers’ exploitation and not sustainable practices
Promoting individualistic habits and practices
Promoting sustainable consumption practices and the sense of belonging to a community