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Exploring the role of the sharing economy in disasters management

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  • Seddighi, Hamed
  • Baharmand, Hossein

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Improvements in information and communications technologies (ICTs) have facilitated the inclusion of the sharing economy (SE) in societies more than ever. In the aftermath of recent disasters, the SE played significant roles to help the affected people and support official responders. However, the literature has not effectively explored these roles, and thus, no framework can support the systematic inclusion of the SE in disasters management. This paper aims to address the gap through a two-stage exploratory research approach. First, we conduct a systematic literature review to identify the extent to which the SE is taken into consideration in disasters. After that, we investigate the role of three Iranian SE-based companies that were involved in the 2019 Iran floods response. We collect empirical data by conducting semi-structured interviews and reviewing official reports.

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  • Seddighi, Hamed & Baharmand, Hossein, 2020. "Exploring the role of the sharing economy in disasters management," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:63:y:2020:i:c:s0160791x19306694
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101363
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