Emerging themes and theories in the sharing economy: a critical note for hospitality and tourism
By L. Altınay, Babak Taheri. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 2019
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to review and synthesise recent studies in the sharing economy literature and identify the knowledge gap and future opportunities for hospitality and tourism researchers.Design/methodology/approachThe study commences by introducing sharing economy models and strategic frameworks for profitable service enabler performance. Following this, it identifies emerging overarching theories (e.g. complexity theory, social exchange theory, norm activation model, and value co-creation) and some emerging themes (i.e. trust and reputation, disruptive behaviour, choice and segmentation, pricing strategies, socially excluded consumers, personality and satisfaction) in current hospitality and tourism studies from top-tier journals.FindingsThe findings of the study suggest new paths for advancing theoretical and practical implications for hospitality and tourism studies.Practical implicationsThe themes, models and overarching theories reviewed in this study are relevant and insightful across the fulcrum of hospitality and tourism research. It offers several useful guides for practitioners and academics to trace relevant literature on different aspects of sharing economy and perceptibly highlight the gaps in existing studies.Originality/valueThe paper provides new directions to broaden interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches undertaken by scholars within both the field of hospitality and tourism management and beyond.
Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science
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- Ethical leadership and knowledge hiding: an intervening and interactional analysis (2020, background): “…of customers’ demands requires creativity, innovation, and smooth flow interpersonal exchanges of significant knowledge among service employees to meet such demands (Altinay & Taheri, 2019; Bueno et al., 2019; Cho, 2019; Szutowski, 2019; Singh et al., 2020; Storey et al., 2016; Zhao et al., 2016).”