| Abstract [eng] |
The sharing economy phenomenon is among the developments the popularity of which has been growing the most in the present-day economy. Its expansion is promoted by the rapidly improving information and communication technology. The emergence and development of digital technology, in particular, the internet, has considerably expanded the extent of sharing. As a result, interest in the sharing economy based business models and their environmental impact has been increasingly growing in scientific literature as well. Using scientific publications the paper analyses the notion of the sharing economy, arranges the concepts and types of the sharing economy employed by different researchers, organisations and institutions, and examines the sharing economy business models and their environmental impact. The master thesis provides a detailed analysis of the sharing economy based business models which have developed throughout the European Union and have been actively functioning. Particular emphasis is put on revealing the trends in theoretical and practical research into the sharing economy. |
