Clarifying the sharing, gig, and on-demand economies and their implications for entrepreneurship: A systematic literature review
Objective: The article aims to develop conceptual clarity around the three distinct terms emanating from the growing platform economy, i.e., the sharing, gig, and on-demand economies and link them to entrepreneurship. Research Design & Methods: We applied the aggregative systematic review met...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cracow University of Economics
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review |
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| Online Access: | https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2701 |
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| Summary: | Objective: The article aims to develop conceptual clarity around the three distinct terms emanating from the growing platform economy, i.e., the sharing, gig, and on-demand economies and link them to entrepreneurship.
Research Design & Methods: We applied the aggregative systematic review methodology. We did it to clarify and operationalise the differences among the on-demand, gig, and sharing economies, as well as seek to address implications for how each specific type of platform economy concept influences entrepreneurship and impacts our understanding of it.
Findings: The article sets out to define and increase understanding of what is behind the on-demand, gig, and sharing economies. We argue that the lack of consistent definitions of all three phenomena has resulted in several misconceptions and perhaps reduced potential progress with further studies, which now require more knowledge structuring and organisation regarding the three concepts.
Implications & Recommendations: The article provides important nuances to concretise fundamental distinctions among the three concepts and their implications for platform entrepreneurship. Although, at first glance, the differences might seem subtle, they are essential to address a rising complexity related to entrepreneurship.
Contribution & Value Added: Through its findings, the article presents criteria for enhancing conceptual clarity among the sharing, gig, and on-demand economies as well as links these three concepts to entrepreneurship. By doing so, the article also identifies some intersections with different entrepreneurship forms.
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| ISSN: | 2353-8821 |