Theoretical dilemmas, conceptual review and perspectives disclosure of the sharing economy: a qualitative analysis
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Theoretical dilemmas, conceptual review and perspectives disclosure of the sharing economy: a qualitative analysis Manuel Sánchez‑Pérez1 · Nuria Rueda‑López1 · María Belén Marín‑Carrillo1 · Eduardo Terán‑Yépez1 Received: 17 June 2020 / Accepted: 21 October 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract The sharing economy (SE) has become a prominent theme in a broad variety of research domains in the last decade. With conceptions from an increasing range of theoretical perspectives, SE literature is disperse and disconnected, with a great pro‑ liferation of definitions and related terms which hinder organized and harmonious research. This study carries out a systematic literature review from 1978 to Sep‑ tember 2020, uncovering 50 definitions as units of analysis. The authors, through a qualitative–interpretative analysis, review definitions, identify perspectives, and critically assess their conceptual nature on an evolutionary basis. Findings show that despite the SE has been extending its routes and approaches, it is far from a stock of conceptual grounds. The paper makes three contributions. First, we portray SE within a common evolutionary framework by developing it as a life cycle model. Second, we clarify the definitional and terminological jungle. And third, we suggest a new definition that can enrich the discussion. Keywords Sharing economy · Systematic literature review · Qualitative interpretative analysis · Theory development · Umbrella concept JEL Classification M190 · M300 · O35 · L260
* Manuel Sánchez‑Pérez [email protected] Nuria Rueda‑López [email protected] María Belén Marín‑Carrillo [email protected] Eduardo Terán‑Yépez [email protected] 1
Department of Economics and Business, CIMEDES Research Center, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento, s/n, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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1 Introduction Sharing economy research faces an uncontrolled emergence of related terms and definitions, due to its rise to the forefront of entrepreneurship, innovation, tech‑ nology and management (Bouncken et al. 2020; Bouncken and Reuschl 2018; Muñoz and Cohen 2017). This has triggered a proliferation of contributions, con‑ tinuously expanding its nature and scope. This growth is not without controversy, in part because of the diversity of approaches and definitions (Filser et al. 2020; Hossain 2020; Paik et al. 2019), in part because of its profound economic, social, legal and political implications (Codagnone and Martens 2016), in addition to the limited empirical contributions (Laurenti et al. 2019), which have led to contra‑ diction, confusion, and complexity surrounding its identity. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to determining the nature and scope of the SE through exam‑ ining the conceptual evolution, by organizing definitions and terms, identifying perspectives, and providing an evolutionary framework to facilitate theory devel‑ opment and guide future research. Beyond the interest to study the SE at an instituti
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