Which are the features of sharing economy?

Hierarchical relationships between producer and consumer

Collaborative consumption, peer to peer exchange and sustainability

Individual consumption, peer to peer exchange and sustainability

Which sentence is true?

In sharing economy, firms recruit both customers and providers

In sharing economy, firms hire employees

In traditional economy, firms do not create their own supply

How supply is ensured in shared economy?

Supply is produced by the company

Supply is crowdsourced through a digital platform

Through the hiring of employees

How to mitigate the risks of crowdsourcing supply?

Avoid checks on the suppliers

Recruit as many suppliers as possible

Adopt background checks of suppliers, training, exams and rating system

How to be competitive and innovative in the sharing economy market?

Keep the prices low at the cost of providers’ exploitation and not sustainable practices

Promoting individualistic habits and practices

Promoting sustainable consumption practices and the sense of belonging to a community