<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Information and communication technologies enable the emergence of a new phenomenon called the “sharing economy”. An increasing number of articles in the media as well as debates about the positive and negative aspects of the sharing economy show a growing interest in the subject. The paper aims to review the different approaches to the definition of the sharing economy and to present the authors’ views on the concept. The reviewed literature reveals the main drivers for participating in the sharing economy. A survey was conducted to learn more about the motives of Lithuanian people participating in this concept. The survey reveals the following leading factors of using the sharing economy platforms: an easy way to make extra money; supporting individuals and/or small/independent companies; meeting new people and having an interesting experience/doing something most people haven’t tried yet. The survey also reveals that most of the respondents prefer to own things rather than share them. Despite the widespread popularity of the sharing economy platforms in the world, this phenomenon is in its infancy in Lithuania.</p></abstract>

Information and communication technologies enable the emergence of a new phenomenon called the “sharing economy”. An increasing number of articles in the media as well as debates about the positive and negative aspects of the sharing economy show a growing interest in the subject. The paper aims to review the different approaches to the definition of the sharing economy and to present the authors’ views on the concept. The reviewed literature reveals the main drivers for participating in the sharing economy. A survey was conducted to learn more about the motives of Lithuanian people participating in this concept. The survey reveals the following leading factors of using the sharing economy platforms: an easy way to make extra money; supporting individuals and/or small/independent companies; meeting new people and having an interesting experience/doing something most people haven’t tried yet. The survey also reveals that most of the respondents prefer to own things rather than share them. Despite the widespread popularity of the sharing economy platforms in the world, this phenomenon is in its infancy in Lithuania.

Motives for participation in the sharing economy – evidence from Lithuania

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Business Management, Department of Economics and Management of Enterprises,

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Business Management, Department of Finance Engineering,

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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Information and communication technologies enable the emergence of a new phenomenon called the “sharing economy”. An increasing number of articles in the media...

Motives for participation in the sharing economy – evidence from Lithuania

Published Online: Jan 27, 2017

Page range: 7 - 17

Received: Jan 15, 2016

Accepted: Oct 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2016-0028

Keywords
sharing economy, collaborative economy, collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer

© 2016 Virginija Grybaitė et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Motives for participation in the sharing economy – evidence from Lithuania

Published Online: Jan 27, 2017

Page range: 7 - 17

Received: Jan 15, 2016

Accepted: Oct 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2016-0028

Keywordssharing economy, collaborative economy, collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer

© 2016 Virginija Grybaitė et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sharing economy, collaborative economy, collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer