[AISWorld] CFP: Internet Research Special Issue on the Sharing Economy

[Bo Xiao]

Special issue call for papers from Internet ResearchGuest Editors:

Dr. Bo Xiao, University of Hawaii at Manoa (boxiao at hawaii.edu)
Dr. Eric Lim, University of New South Wales (e.t.lim at unsw.edu.au)
Dr. Chee-Wee Tan, Copenhagen Business School (cta.itm at cbs.dk)
Dr. Zach Lee, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (
zach.lee at nottingham.edu.cn)

*Submission Deadline*: September 1st, 2017

*Motivation and Aim of the Special Issue*

Sharing is ingrained in the fabric of society and efficient access to goods
and services constitutes a major force driving much of the economic
activity today. With greater connectivity brought about by the
proliferation of internetworking technologies, it has become much easier
for individuals to circumvent spatial and temporal barriers during
interactions, thereby giving rise to a novel *Sharing Economy* that is
structured around the disintermediation of conventional channels of
commerce in the exchange of both tangible and intangible resources. The
sharing economy has gained notable attention within mainstream media as a
new economic paradigm that leverages peer-to-peer technological platforms
to facilitate exchange of resources among individuals who are joined via
fluid relational networks. Almost overnight, numerous peer-to-peer
platforms—in the likes of crowd-working (e.g., Airbnb, Uber, Amazon
Mechanic Turk, E-Lance, Fiverr), co-innovation (e.g., Mindmixer, Social
Innovator), crowd-funding (e.g., Kickstarter, Indiegogo), crowd-searching
(e.g., Crowdfynd, CrowdSearching), and crowd-voting (e.g., California
Report Card, Threadless) — have sprung up to facilitate both individuals
and/or organizations to pool resources in resolving problems.

While there are many practitioners who have prophesized the sharing economy
as a game-changer for how organizations and society function, there are
also a number of detractors who questioned the uncertain and potentially
disruptive future that is brought about by such peer-to-peer exchanges.
Critics have painted a dismal picture of the sharing economy as a means for
individuals and/or firms to dodge proper regulations and live beyond their
means, which in turn contributes to doomsday scenarios of massive job
displacements and spending habits detrimental to society. In light of the
opportunities and challenges posed by the sharing economy, there is a clear
urgency for a systematic and thorough scrutiny of how value creation and
appropriation can take place within such economic environments while
minimizing its negative impact to society.

The aim of this special issue of Internet Research is to sensitize both
academics and practitioners to the latest trends and developments in the
sharing economy in order to determine how value can be created and
appropriated within this novel economic environment powered primarily by
technology.
This special issue embraces both retrospective and progressive views of how
the sharing economy has evolved and would transform with technological
advances. We welcome papers that identify and address knowledge gaps in how
emergent technologies are shaping the access and sharing of resources
within online peer-to-peer communities. Papers that subscribe to
inter-disciplinary perspectives and/or adopt mixed methods are particularly
welcome.
Topics of Interest

Topics of interest of the special issue include, but are not limited to:

   - Collaborative consumption and production in sharing economy
   - Crowdfunding and communal investment
   - Crowdsourcing and open innovation
   - Crowd platform strategies
   - Data privacy and security in sharing economy
   - Design and innovation of crowd platforms
   - Digital business models of sharing economy
   - Digital labor markets and workforce management in sharing economy
   - Disruptive innovation in sharing economy
   - Market mechanics of sharing economy
   - Policy formulation for sharing economy
   - Reputation and trust in sharing economy
   - Social network in sharing economy
   - Socio-economic and political challenges of sharing economy
   - Value appropriation in sharing economy

Deadlines

   - *Submission due date*: September 1st, 2017
   - *First round reviews:* November 1st, 2017
   - *Revisions due:* December 15th, 2017
   - *Second round decision:* February 1st, 2018
   - *Revisions due:* March 1st, 2018
   - *Final editorial decision:* March 15th, 2018

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Best regards,
Bo Sophia Xiao

Associate Professor
Shidler College Research Fellow
Information Technology Management Department
Shidler College of Business
The University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tel.: (808) 956-7368
Email: boxiao at hawaii.edu
Website: http://shidler.hawaii.edu/directory/bo-sophia-xiao/itm