"This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the areas of e-commerce and the collaborative economy or sharing economy, offering a comprehensive perspective on the platform economy by connecting both the e-commerce and the collaborative economy...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and technological innovation (TI) are two fundamental driving forces for sustainable development. The importance of the CSR-TI relationship has grown in prominence over recent years. This study is motivated by two research questions: (1) What makes the...

This study highlights the potential impacts of blockchain technology on the collaborative economy, more colloquially known as the sharing economy. First, this conceptual review analyzes how the collaborative economy intersects with blockchain technology. Collaborative consumption involves an...

Under the Chinese Government’s “Internet plus” – a quinquennial plan to encompass big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT) with a broad range of industries, electronic commerce platforms segmenting the B2B market jumped on the occasion to facilitate user firms’...