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Co-evolution of three mega-trends nurtures un-captured GDP – Uber’s ride-sharing revolution

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  • Watanabe, Chihiro
  • Naveed, Kashif
  • Neittaanmäki, Pekka

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Uber used a disruptive business model driven by digital technology to trigger a ride-sharing revolution. The institutional sources of the company’s platform ecosystem architecture were analyzed to explain this revolutionary change.

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  • Watanabe, Chihiro & Naveed, Kashif & Neittaanmäki, Pekka, 2016. "Co-evolution of three mega-trends nurtures un-captured GDP – Uber’s ride-sharing revolution," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 164-185.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:46:y:2016:i:c:p:164-185
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2016.06.004
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