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What is so special about the sharing economy: The customer experience view [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2021
Research background: From time to time utilization of modern technology innovatively disrupts the industry, as is true for sharing economy companies such as Airbnb and Uber.
Havir David
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Aprovechando y expandiendo la hiperflexibilización del empleo. El modelo Uber en España

open access: yesEMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales, 2023
Este artículo describe y analiza las estrategias empleadas para introducir Uber en España. Se emplea el concepto de entramado sociotécnico poniendo de manifiesto la interacción de múltiples factores para lograr la estabilización del modelo.
Víctor Riesgo Gómez
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The Socio-Economic Implications of Tourism Sharing Economy

open access: yesJournal of Tourismology, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the global economic map and the economic patterns which were anticipated to be a catalyst for the economic and developmental advancement of contemporary societies. It has consolidated the vigorous role of numerous
Mohamed Ramadan Ragab Abdelhady   +1 more
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A Precarização Do Trabalho Na Economia Compartilhada: O Caso Uber

open access: yesPrim@ Facie, 2020
This paper analyzes the possibility of recognizing an employment relationship between app-based transportation companies such as UBER, and the drivers.
Juliana de Castro Costa   +1 more
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Moving Beyond Uber

open access: yesKZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 2022
AbstractDiscussions on organizational models and work in the platform economy often center on Uber as a prominent example of a digital marketplace that relies on venture capital and gig labor from self-employed drivers. This focus on Uber underestimates the diversity of organizational models and work types that likely arise from struggles between firms
Kirchner, Stefan   +2 more
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Should Uber drivers be considered employees for South African income tax purposes?

open access: yesJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2021
Orientation: Uber is a leader in the gig economy both internationally and in South Africa. One of the key elements of Uber’s business model is that drivers operate as independent contractors rather than employees.
Mariam Hussein   +3 more
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APP-BASED RIDE SERVICES AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF METERED TAXIS IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness Excellence and Management, 2022
Developments in technology have disrupted many industries. Companies can no longer afford to ignore such vital technology. Many people in South Africa believe that the entry of ride-hailing apps like Uber and Bolt threatens the future of the country's ...
Siphokazi NONYUSA   +3 more
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zheng-lh/UBER: First release of UBER

open access: yes, 2021
This is the first release of the FORTRAN library UBER (for "Universal Boltzmann Equation Solver"), which solves the general form of Fokker-Planck equation and Boltzmann equation, diffusive or non-diffusive, that appear in modeling planetary radiation ...
Liheng Zheng
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Sharing economy: becoming an Uber driver in a developing country [PDF]

open access: yesREGE Revista de Gestão, 2019
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze why people have become suppliers in the sharing economy (SE) as Uber drivers in a developing country.
Eduardo Valente   +2 more
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Identifying Ridesharing Risk, Response, and Challenges in the Emergence of Novel Coronavirus Using Interactions in Uber Drivers Forum

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2021
The outbreak and emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected every aspect of human activity, especially the transportation sector.
Md Nizamul Hoque Mojumder   +2 more
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