From the Classics to New Tunes: A Neoclassical View on Sharing Economy and Innovative Marketplaces
Ming Hu
Abstract
Operations management has the tradition of coming from and going back to real‐life applications. It deals with the management of the process of matching supply with demand. The emerging business process in a sharing economy or an innovative marketplace calls for active management at the operational level. We take a neoclassical perspective by drawing inspiration from the classic models in operations management and economics. We aim at building connections and identifying differences between those traditional models and the new applications in sharing economy and innovative marketplaces. We also point out potential future research directions.
Topics & Concepts
Sharing economyMatching (statistics)Process (computing)Perspective (graphical)Point (geometry)Computer scienceEconomicsIndustrial organizationBusiness modelBusinessEconomyKnowledge managementManagementArtificial intelligenceGeometryWorld Wide WebOperating systemStatisticsMathematicsTransportation and Mobility InnovationsSharing Economy and PlatformsDigital Platforms and Economics