The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused big changes to customers’ perceptions and attitudes towards ride-sharing apps. The purpose of this article is to examine the factors that influence customers’ intention to continue using ride-sharing services during the pandemic. A conceptual...

Der vorliegende Beitrag erörtert die wichtigsten Herausforderungen, die sich durch die Digitalisierung stellen. Analysiert werden die Fragen, inwiefern die die Digitalisierung zu einer Monopolisierung von Märkten führt, wie das Kartellrecht nach der 9. GWBNovelle diese Befürchtungen...

We study how a pioneer of peer-to-peer rental, Airbnb, affects the local economy. Using venture capital infusions as plausibly exogenous shocks to Airbnb's expansion into a new county, we find that Airbnb expansion leads to poorer hotel performance in the local county. Meanwhile, Airbnb...

Chapter 1 The Sharing Economy & Tourism: An Introduction to the P2P Accommodation Sector -- Chapter 2 When, Why & How: The Growth of Airbnb Around the World -- Chapter 3 Western Australia – Background & Context -- Chapter 4 Concerns & Hopes of Stakeholders -- Chapter 5 Airbnb Demand in Western...