scholarly journals Tourist guides and free tours: A controversial relationship

2021 ◽  
pp. 146879762110160
Author(s):  
Rosario Navalón-García ◽  
Carmen Mínguez
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Collaborative Consumption ◽  
New Business ◽  
Guided Tours ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Tourist Guides ◽  
New Business Models

Like other tourism subsectors, guided tours have been affected by the emergence of the sharing economy. Although this subsector of tourism is not as well known, it constitutes an interesting scenario for studying these new business models and it is also generating debate. This article analyses the uniqueness of the tourist guide services provided through online platforms under the name of free tours. The study includes a bibliographical revision and it is carried out from a qualitative methodology based on a survey conducted among tourist guide professionals and in-depth interviews. The study analyses the point of view of professionals in the guiding sector from 11 European cities subject to common regulations. It aims to determine how they are affected by the free tours as well as to assess their relationship with this new activity, a complex relationship with many controversial elements in terms of labour, tax and organisation. It will be shown that the free tours respond to the trends of contemporary society but are not an expression of the collaborative consumption among equals, but rather an effective marketing strategy.

Technology and Sharing Economy-Based Business Models for Marketing to Connected Consumers

2020 ◽  
pp. 62-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumesh Singh Dadwal ◽  
Arshad Jamal ◽  
Tim Harris ◽  
Guy Brown ◽  
Siti Raudhah
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
New Business ◽  
New Business Models

The new technological innovations are changing the ways businesses are being operated. The sharing economy-based new business models (SEBMs) using technology have many benefits at national, organisational, community, and individual levels. The sharing economy provides a huge potential of creating millions of jobs by leveraging the business sector and providing a new way to producers and consumers to meet each other's needs. To maintain and enhance the use of technology-enabled sharing economy-based models (SEBMs), it is paramount to understand these SEBMs models and the behavior of the market, particularly on how to influence the market's attitude towards using SEBMs. This chapter analyses the new sharing economy-based and technologically-enabled business models and their antecedents.

scholarly journals New business models for advertisers: The video games sector in Spain. Advergaming Vs Ingame Advertising

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Sebastián Morillas ◽  
Marian Núñez Cansado ◽  
Daniel Muñoz Sastre
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
New Business ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
New Business Models

The article aims the advertising efficiency video games have in Spain, which is of the<br />utmost importance considering results from latest studies on effectiveness. Video games<br />have become one of the most valuable platforms used by advertisers when looking for<br />new ways to reinforce brand awareness. This study seeks to explain the reasons why<br />brands are using the advergaming and ingame advertising in order to have their advertising<br />messages being effectively reached by the target audience. The topic proposed<br />in this paper deploys a qualitative research methodology focused on a bibliographic<br />review, in-depth interviews and the analysis of several case studies. Results obtained by<br />this research may help companies to develop effective marketing and communication<br />strategies.

scholarly journals Social Payments: Innovation, Trust, Bitcoin, and the Sharing Economy

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Taylor C. Nelms ◽  
Bill Maurer ◽  
Lana Swartz ◽  
Scott Mainwaring
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Mobile Platforms ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Business ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
New Business Models ◽  
Rapid Transformation

The payments industry – the business of transferring value through public and corporate infrastructures – is undergoing rapid transformation. New business models and regulatory environments disrupt more traditional fee-based strategies, and new entrants seek to displace legacy players by leveraging new mobile platforms and new sources of data. In this increasingly diversified industry landscape, start-ups and established players are attempting to embed payment in ‘social’ experience through novel technologies of accounting for trust. This imagination of the social, however, is being materialized in gated platforms for payment, accounting, and exchange. This paper explores the ambiguous politics of such experiments, specifically those, like Bitcoin or the on-demand sharing economy, that delineate an economic imaginary of ‘just us’ – a closed and closely guarded community of peers operating under the illusion that there are no mediating institutions undergirding that community. This provokes questions about the intersection of payment and publics. Payment innovators’ attenuated understanding of the social may, we suggest, evacuate the nitty-gritty of politics.

scholarly journals Additive Manufacturing in the Clothing Industry: Towards Sustainable New Business Models

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 8994
Author(s):  
Siavash H. Khajavi
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Clothing Industry ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Collaborative Consumption ◽  
Sustainability Issue ◽  
New Business ◽  
New Business Models

The clothing industry is among the most polluting and waste-generating industries in the world, and it is responsible for the release of large amounts of greenhouse gases. The industry’s massive size and significant environmental footprint with regard to water and energy consumption and waste generation make it a valid improvement candidate. While in recent years, global clothing brands and retailers have taken steps to reduce their ecological footprint, there still is a lot of room for improvement. In this research, we view this sustainability issue from a lifecycle perspective and study the new business models (NBMs) that may arise from the utilization of additive manufacturing (AM) technology. AM is emerging as a method of production for final parts. Moreover, as the range of material and available production processes expands, it is increasingly important to study the potential impact of this promising production technology and potential NBMs enabled by it on the clothing industry. Additionally, the obstacles to AM utilization in the clothing industry are explored. We utilize secondary data related to relevant implementation cases to theoretically study the NBMs that AM can enable to improve sustainability. Three NBMs of “clothing as a service”, “collaborative consumption”, and “direct sale/distribution” were envisioned through the study of current AM applications in other industries, as well as current fashion trends. The results of this research have implications for the sustainability of the fashion industry while also providing directions for AM technology development.

Coworking-Space Business Models: Micro-Ecosystems and Platforms — Insights from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricarda B. Bouncken ◽  
Yixin Qiu ◽  
Thomas Clauss
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
New Business ◽  
Coworking Spaces ◽  
Business Model Development ◽  
New Business Models

The sharing economy gives rise to numerous new business models. A prominent novel one relates to coworking-spaces, where independent individuals and teams share spaces and amenities and engage in social interaction and information exchange. Yet the business models of such spaces are not well known. Our qualitative study identifies four types of business models design of coworking-spaces in China, where coworking-spaces have sharply increased in number and importance. We find four types of coworking-space business model configurations: efficiency-centered business model, user-centered business model, development-centered business model, and platform-centered business model, which exceed the prior conceptualization of business model themes. Especially, the platform-centered business model relates to innovation policy in China, facilitating mini-spatial innovation ecosystems.

scholarly journals Sustainable entrepreneurship and new business models: a market research in Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 875-894
Author(s):  
María Isabel Sanchez-Hernandez ◽  
Elena Dorado-Mayorga ◽  
Guillermo Alberto Pereira-Alvarez ◽  
Ubeimar Osorio-Atehortua ◽  
Sandra Malavera-Pineda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sustainable Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Business ◽  
New Business Models

Purpose –The aim of this work is to approach the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship from a theoretical and a practical point of view, paying attention to new business models that are emerging around the world for social innovation. In this context, we focus the attention on the business model called one-for-one and we wonder whether the Colombian market should be a good option for developing this business model.Design/methodology/approach – To test the viability of the business model one-for-one we conducted a market research in March 2019, with a sample of students from two higher education institutions in the city of Medellin (Colombia). Findings – The results of the empirical research show the positive moral attitude of Colombian to solve social problems, but also the market immaturity because of the relative low purchase intentions found in Colombian potential consumers. Research limitations/implications– Not exempt from criticism, this work defends innovative business models standing for a business driven concept of sustainability which focusses on increasing both economic as well as social value.Practical implications – The model of donating one item to someone in need, for each item purchased, could be considered in the future a viable option for developing business models in Colombia.Social implications – Nowadays and more than never before, society requires that the actions of companies are aimed at contributing to social development and environmental sustainability, as well as economic viability. Companies oriented towards present and future sustainability in the decision making of purchase or investment will be an important source of competitive advantages in the near future.Originality/value – Although the study of sustainable entrepreneurship is still in very early stages in Latin American countries, this work shed light on the topic analyzing the business model one-for-one as a potential mean to foster a transition towards more sustainable societies.

scholarly journals MOBILITY-AS-A-SERVICE – A CHALLENGE FOR IT IN THE AGE OF SHARING ECONOMY

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Szmelter
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Creation ◽  
New Consumer ◽  
The City ◽  
New Business Models

Generation change contributes to the emergence of new consumer trends, defined by global economy researchers as medium-term trends. One of them is the modification of the existing traditional model of ownership and use of cars. The sharing economy is based on the sharing of resources (e.g. cars) by owners to external entities or individual users. Mobility-as-a-Service has become the answer to new mobility needs. In the future, its development will affect the creation of new business models, both by existing and new market players, not only from the automotive industry but also IT sector, especially its part dealing with the creation of mobile ap-plications. This paper presents MaaS characteristics and the use of this kind of services in mobility in the city.

scholarly journals Patterns of Circular Transition: What Is the Circular Economy Maturity of Belgian Ports?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9269
Author(s):  
Elvira Haezendonck ◽  
Karel Van den Berghe
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Port Authorities ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
New Business ◽  
Lock In ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
New Business Models ◽  
Insight Into

Large seaport hubs in Northwestern Europe are aiming to develop as circular hotspots and are striving to become first movers in the circular economy (CE) transition. In order to facilitate their transition, it is therefore relevant to unravel potential patterns of the circular transition that ports are currently undertaking. In this paper, we explore the CE patterns of five Belgian seaports. Based on recent (strategy) documents from port authorities and on in-depth interviews with local port executives, the circular initiatives of these ports are mapped, based on their spatial characteristics and transition focus. The set of initiatives per port indicates its maturity level in terms of transition towards a circular approach. For most studied seaports, an energy recovery focus based on industrial symbiosis initiatives seems to dominate the first stages in the transition process. Most initiatives are not (yet) financially sustainable, and there is a lack of information on potential new business models that ports can adopt in view of a sustainable transition. The analysis of CE patterns in this paper contributes to how ports lift themselves out of the linear lock-in, as it demonstrates that ports may walk a different path and at a diverging speed in their CE transition, but also that the Belgian ports so far have focused too little on their cargo orchestrating role in that change process. Moreover, it offers a first insight into how integrated and sustainable the ports’ CE initiatives currently are.

scholarly journals Ansatzpunkte für den Strukturwandel in der Schweizer Forstwirtschaft | Starting points for structural change in Swiss forestry

2006 ◽  
Vol 157 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Pudack
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industry Structure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Forest Owner ◽  
New Organizational Forms ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Traditional Industry ◽  
New Business Models

Swiss forestry is under transition. Members of the industry are searching for new business models, new organizational forms and new ways to co-operate with one another. From the economists point of view this search gives evidence to changes in the traditional industry structure. The paper presents an economic analysis of these changes and identifies starting points for re-shaping the industry. It becomes obvious that assigning harvesting decisions to the individual forest owner entails high transaction costs in the market for automated harvesting services. We suggest options to re-assign the harvesting decision and line out their consequences.

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