1st Edition

The Impact of the Sharing Economy on Business and Society Digital Transformation and the Rise of Platform Businesses

Edited By Abbas Strømmen-Bakhtiar, Evgueni Vinogradov Copyright 2020
124 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

122 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

122 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The emergence of new platform business models, notably the sharing economy, is impacting the economy in various ways, altering the structure of many industries, and raising a number of economic and political issues. This book investigates the widespread influence of the sharing economy on businesses and society, as well as examining its underpinning economic principles and development.... Read more

1 Digital platforms at work: champagne or cocktail of risks?



Anna Ilsøe and Trine Pernille Larsen



2 Do you trust sharing your finances and financing?



Christina Öberg



3 Trust, control, and risk in MaaS alliances



Elena Dybtsyna, Terje Andreas Mathisen, Bjørn-Anders Carlsson and Kenneth Hardy



4 The effect of Airbnb on rents and house prices in Norway



Abbas Strømmen-Bakhtiar and Evgueni Vinogradov



5 Digital entrepreneurs in the sharing economy: a case study on Airbnb and regional economic development in Norway



Birgit Leick, Mehtap Aldogan Eklund and Bjørnar Karlsen Kivedal



6 Sharing economy in Arctic offshore logistics: a paradigm shift in facilitating emergency preparedness



Antonina Tsvetkova

Biography

Abbas Strømmen-Bakhtiar is Professor of Strategy and Technology at the Graduate School of Business, Nord University, Norway. His field of interest includes, but is not limited to, Digital Economy, Sharing Economy, Cloud Computing, Technology Management and Strategic Management. His most recent work is the book Introduction to Digital Transformation and Its Impact on Society.





Evgueni Vinogradov is a Senior Researcher at Nordland Research Institute, Bodo, Norway. He fields of interest include, among other areas, entrepreneurship and company establishment. He has broad experience from evaluations of business- oriented instruments and regional and industrial policy measures in Norway.