TY - JOUR T1 - How to Create Value(s) in the Sharing Economy: Business Models, Scalability, and Sustainability JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2019 A1 - Aurélien Acquier A1 - Valentina Carbone A1 - David Massé KW - business model KW - scalability KW - sharing economy KW - sustainability KW - value creation KW - value distribution AB - By organizing peer-to-peer exchanges and promoting access over ownership, the sharing economy is transforming a great variety of sectors. Enjoying fast growth, the sharing economy is an umbrella term encompassing heterogeneous initiatives that create different types of economic, environmental, or social value. This heterogeneity triggers tensions and intense disputes about the perimeter of the field. Do Airbnb and Uber belong to the sharing economy? How do we consider practices such as gifting, renting, and swapping that existed before the sharing economy boom? To sort out this complexity, we have adopted a pragmatic and grounded approach examining 27 initiatives that claim to be part of, or are perceived as emblematic of the sharing economy. We develop a typology of sharing economy business models revealing four configurations: shared infrastructure providers, commoners, mission-driven platforms, and matchmakers. Each configuration exhibits specific value-creation logics, scalability issues, sustainability impacts, and potential controversies. Our results provide guidance for sharing entrepreneurs, for established businesses that want to embrace the principles of the sharing economy, and for public actors wishing to regulate or support the field. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 9 UR - https://timreview.ca/article/1215 IS - 2 U1 - ESCP Europe, Paris Campus Aurélien Acquier is a Professor in the Management Department at ESCP Europe, Paris Campus. He teaches corporate strategy and organizational dynamics. He is the Scientific Co-Director of the ESCP Europe - Deloitte Chair on Circular Economy. In collaboration with various national and multinational companies, his research focuses on the relationships between sustainable development, corporate strategy, and institutional change. U2 - ESCP Europe, Paris Campus Valentina Carbone is a Professor in the Information and Operations Management Department at ESCP Europe, Paris Campus. She teaches supply-chain management and sustainable business models. She is the Scientific Co-Director of the ESCP Europe - Deloitte Chair on Circular Economy. Her research deals with sustainable supply-chain management, sharing and circular economy business models, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). U3 - ESCP Europe, Paris Campus David Massé is an Associate Professor and Head of the Economics and Management Group at Télécom ParisTech, and he is a Researcher at Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation (CNRS-UMR 9217). His main research interests are creative industries, the sharing economy, and digital innovation management. ER -