The Promise of the Sharing Economy among Disadvantaged Communities
Jo?o Miguel O. Cotrim, Ph.D.
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Jo?o Miguel O. Cotrim, Ph.D.
?? AI & ?? Digital Platform Strategist | ?? Researcher in ?? Impactful Entrepreneurship & ?? Innovation | ?? Associate & Visiting Professor | ?? Conscious Business Advocate | ?? Leadership | ?? EURAM Academic Member
A very interesting paper available at Collaborative Economy website describing the results of a participatory-design based workshop to investigate the perception and feasibility of finding temporary employment and sharing spare resources using sharing economy applications. Specifically, this study included 20 individuals seeking employment in a U.S. city suffering economic decline. The authors identify success factors of the digital sharing economy to these populations, identify shortcomings and propose mitigation strategies based on prior research related to trust, social capital and theories of collective efficacy.