An Analysis of the Demand-Side, Platform-Based Collaborative Economy: Creation of a Clear Classification Taxonomy

Kovács, Tünde Zita; David, Forest; Nagy, Adrián; Szűcs, István; Nábrádi, András

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Sustainability 2021, 13(5), 2817; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052817

Received: 20 January 2021 / Revised: 22 February 2021 / Accepted: 1 March 2021 / Published: 5 March 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability and Innovation: New Technologies Shaping the Marketplace)

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The rapid proliferation of the demand-side, platform-based collaborative economy and its various forms have been an aspect of everyday life for over a decade. However, despite the platform’s popularity, the descriptions and names attributed to the demand-side, platform-based collaborative economy are often used interchangeably and can be ambiguous, resulting in confusion among researchers and practitioners. This study examines the articles published during the previous ten years, which have aimed not only to define, but also to classify, the collaborative economy according to various criteria. After reviewing the existing classification criteria, this article presents a clearer taxonomy of the multiple forms of the collaborative economy by distinguishing service providers’ groups on their respective attributes. Our review and analysis have both theoretical and practical importance. Regarding the latter, our research will help managers and government officials alike in rethinking the taxation and subsidizing policies related to the various demand-side, platform-based collaborative economies and in preparing national and international consultations and conventions. This study aims to define the demand-side, platform-based collaborative economy and integrate the concept into various economic activities, providing a new and valuable contribution to the literature. View Full-Text

Keywords: platform-based economy; sharing economy; collaborative economy; collaborative consumption; demand-side

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Kovács, T.Z.; David, F.; Nagy, A.; Szűcs, I.; Nábrádi, A. An Analysis of the Demand-Side, Platform-Based Collaborative Economy: Creation of a Clear Classification Taxonomy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2817. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052817

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Kovács TZ, David F, Nagy A, Szűcs I, Nábrádi A. An Analysis of the Demand-Side, Platform-Based Collaborative Economy: Creation of a Clear Classification Taxonomy. Sustainability. 2021; 13(5):2817. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052817

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Kovács, Tünde Z., Forest David, Adrián Nagy, István Szűcs, and András Nábrádi. 2021. "An Analysis of the Demand-Side, Platform-Based Collaborative Economy: Creation of a Clear Classification Taxonomy" Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2817. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052817

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Tünde Zita Kovács

A second-year PhD student in the Ihrig Károly Doctorate School at the Faculty of Economics and Business of University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her thesis title is: "The Impact of the Tools and Objectives of the Collaborative Economy on the Theory and Practice of Corporate Strategy Management" Total number of scientific publications: 7, citations 4.

Forest David

He has taught strategic-management courses at Mississippi State University, Campbell University, and Francis Marion University. During fall 2019, Forest taught strategic management at Partium Christian University in Oradea, Romania. He worked on completing a PhD in Business at the University of Debrecen (UD) in Debrecen, Hungary. Forest is a resident of Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Total number of his scientific publications 27, citation 7587, Hirsch index 11, i10 index 13 (Google scholar)

Adrián Nagy

He is a graduate economist and agricultural engineer, PhD., MBA. He works as an associate professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. The research fields' main directions are related to strategic management, family-owned business and sports economics. Member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS). The total number of his publications is 146, the total number of citations is 235, Hirsch- Index is 7.

István Szűcs

He is an Associate Professor, PhD, Habil of economics in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. The research fields' main directions are related to the study of project management, sectorial economy, especially in connection with the agricultural economy and nowadays on the collaborative platform-based economy. He is member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), and elected vice-president of Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-branch Organisation; and Editorial Board Member of the "Farming" (Hungary) and "Fishing" (Hungary) scientific journals. The total number of his publications is 415, the total number of citations is 466, Hirsch- Index is 8.

András Nábrádi

He is a Professor, CSc, PhD, MBA, Habil. of economics in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. The research fields' main directions are related to strategic management, family-owned business problems, and nowadays, the collaborative platform-based economy. Member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), Chair of the Ag. Economics Committee of the Agricultural Division of the HAS, in Debrecen Executive Board member of the International MBA Network' AGRIMBA' (2000-2015) Elected President of European Society of Agronomy (2010-2012), Elected president of the Hajdú-Bihar County Division of Hungarian Association of Economists (2014). Editorial Board Member of Delhi Business Review (India), Economics of Agriculture (Serbia), The Annals of the University of Oradea Economic Sciences (Romania), Economic and Regional Studies (Poland), NUML International Journal of Business & Management (Pakistan) Deputy editor of Applied Studies of Agribusiness and Commerce APSTRACT (Hungary, Debrecen). The total number of his publications is 518, the total number of citations is 1058, Hirsch- Index is 13.

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