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Ethitrade: Countering Challenges of Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid Using Technology

In: Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid

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  • Pradeep Kumar Hota

    (Australian National University)

  • Shouxiang Qiu

    (Australian National University)

  • Babita Bhatt

    (Australian National University)

Abstract

Sharing economy models at the base of the pyramid (BoP) context faces a range of challenges such as low literacy rate, lack of trust, unavailability of infrastructure, information asymmetry, and potential of unethical behaviors. Such challenges make it difficult for organizations to implement the sharing economy model in the BoP context. In this chapter, we trace the journey of Ethitrade, an organization created to facilitate ethical trade in the BoP context. We collected data from Ethitrade through several rounds of interactions over a year. The interviews were conducted with the organizational members and with key stakeholders of the organization. We found that Ethitrade addresses the challenges of sharing economy at the BoP by leveraging emerging technology. We discuss the implication of our work on theory and practice.

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  • Pradeep Kumar Hota & Shouxiang Qiu & Babita Bhatt, 2021. "Ethitrade: Countering Challenges of Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid Using Technology," Springer Books, in: Israr Qureshi & Babita Bhatt & Dhirendra Mani Shukla (ed.), Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 283-299, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-16-2414-8_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-2414-8_12
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