The sharing economy and collaborative consumption: Strategic issues and global entrepreneurial opportunities

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss the topics sharing economy collaborative consumption (CC) within domains global entrepreneurial opportunities, strategic issues, emerging online businesses. Both remain immensely rich intertwined because their interdisciplinary perspectives multifaceted issues. CC-based digital platforms clearly support complement today’s business models, corporate expansion, growth. CC models continue grow yet can be disruptive in international entrepreneurship. investigates as well ten sectors (73 firms) from perspective “commercial systems” (Lamberton Rose 2012, p. 109). Findings reveal that two distinctly interconnected when dealing with initiatives, consumers markets. work systematically lays foundation for future research entrepreneurship literature its related areas. Companies pursue areas sharing-based systems tend inherently innovative venturesome platforms. also provides a agenda managerial implications timely discussion continues