Bright and dark sides of adopting a sharing economy (Chatterjee et al., 2023)

Welcome to Revise and Resubmit. Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of platform-based sharing economies, where competitors collaborate, organizations share resources, and the boundaries of traditional business models are challenged. Our focus today is the paper "Bright and Dark Sides of Adopting a Platform-Based Sharing Economy Business Model", authored by Sheshadri Chatterjee, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Demetris Vrontis, and Raj Mahto, published in R&D Management by Wiley on October 5, 2023. The sharing economy has revolutionized how businesses interact, offering a platform for organizations to share employees, data, and resources. But is it all sunshine and rainbows? What about the ethical concerns, or the risks involved when competitors share the same space? Through a resource-based view, this study explores both the opportunities and the challenges that organizations face in adopting this business model. With a robust analysis of 376 responses from organizations across India, the authors present a detailed conceptual model that shows how the benefits can outweigh the risks. So, what really motivates companies to dive into the sharing economy? Are the benefits truly enough to overcome the potential pitfalls? Stay tuned as we unpack the insights from this groundbreaking study. A big thank you to the authors, Sheshadri Chatterjee, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Demetris Vrontis, and Raj Mahto, and to R&D Management and Wiley for publishing this research. Now, let's get into it! Reference Chatterjee, S., Chaudhuri, R., Vrontis, D., & Mahto, R. (2023). Bright and dark sides of adopting a platform‐based sharing economy business model. R&D Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12650