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Delimiting disruption: Why Uber is disruptive, but Airbnb is not

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I offer reasons why disruption theory needs a revamp, define post-adoption then point out the gap between the considerable literature in marketing on post-adoption behavior, and the dearth in its immediate corollary, namely disruption. I then criticize the current definition of disruption and offer one instead, followed by three recent examples - iPhone, Uber, and Airbnb - where the claim is that the first two are indeed disruptive innovations, while the latter is not.

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  • Muller, Eitan, 2020. "Delimiting disruption: Why Uber is disruptive, but Airbnb is not," International Journal of Research in Marketing, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 43-55.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ijrema:v:37:y:2020:i:1:p:43-55
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijresmar.2019.10.004
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