Motivations in the Sharing Economy: A Study of Profit and Non-profit Services in the Tourism Context

Abstract

This paper reports on a study of motivations for the use of product service system category in the sharing economy. We interviewed service providers of these systems, profit and non-profit in the tourism context, to obtain different perspectives and to determine if providers are matching their system designs to the drivers of the new economy. We found that the motives implicit in providers’ explanations of their systems' designs experience are extremely positive and reliable. Providers interviewed do not place emphasis on intrinsic motivations such as environmental sustainability. We discuss the divergent provider’s motives and will suggest future work implications for the design for collaborative economy community.

Contributors

Greicy K Silva

Claudia Silva

Conference

Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 1-5

Affiliations

Faculty of Sciences & Technology (UNL)

Lisbon, 2267057, Portugal

Madeira Interactive

Technologies Institute

Funchal, 2267057, Portugal

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.136

Copyright statement: © Silva et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of British HCI 2018. Belfast, UK.

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Product Information: 1477-9358BCS Learning & Development

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing