Uberisation

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Uberisation is a transition to an economic system where agents exchange under-utilised capacity of existing assets or human resources (typically through a website or software platform), while incurring only low transaction costs.

The term is derived from the company name "Uber". The company developed a mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request which is then routed to Uber drivers who use their own cars. The term refers to the utilisation of computing platforms, such as mobile applications, in order to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions between clients and providers of a service, often bypassing the role of centrally planned corporations. The model has different operating costs compared to a traditional business.

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Background

Uberisation has been made possible by the development of digital technologies developed in the 20th and 21st centuries. Business organisations such as Uber, Grab, Lyft and Airbnb enable potential customers to be put into direct contact with potential providers of a service. The phenomenon of uberisation is characterised by the elimination or quasi-elimination of middle man roles.

Uberised business formats are characterised by the following elements:

• The use of a digitalised platform enabling peer to peer, or quasi-peer to peer transactions
• Minimising the distance between the provider and customer of a service
• The use of a rating system for the quality of the service provided by a provider.

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Prevalence

Uberisation has, as of yet, taken place in a limited but growing amount of industries. For example, with the advent of Airbnb, the hospitality industry has been transformed to a large extent, estimated by industry analysts to have a total annual value, just in New York City, of over US$2.1 billion. While uberisation has been criticised as potentially catalysing a chaotic shift by undermining existing corporate models in the hospitality and taxi industries, existing companies in industries such as marketing can use the phenomenon to reduce expenses and provide more specialised services for customers.

Examples

Notable examples of uberisation include:

• Transport (displacing taxi companies such as ComfortDelGro and international equivalents):
  • Uber (the company for which the phenomenon is named)
  • GrabCar
  • Didi Kuaidi
  • Lyft
  • Careem (Dubai-based company)
  • Ola Cabs (India-based company)
  • Gett
  • Blablacar
  • Snapp (Iran-based company)
  • Bike-sharing
• The hospitality industry (rivalling traditional hotels and guesthouses):
  • Airbnb
  • Booking.com
  • CouchSurfing
• Film screening (displacing DVD rental companies and traditional movie theatres)
  • Tudou
• Project funding
  • Kickstarter
  • Indiegogo
  • GoFundMe
• Retail
  • Craigslist
  • eBay
• Services
  • TaskRabbit
  • Pickle
  • ElsiePic

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Ethical concerns

Uberisation has been criticised for its role in facilitating the decline of labour-intensive industries, and hence for threatening jobs.

Uberisation has also raised concerns over government regulations and taxation, insofar as the formalised application of the sharing economy has led to disputes over the extent to which the provider of services via an uberised platform should be held accountable to corporate regulations and tax obligations.

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See also

• Access economy
• Customer to customer
• Digitalisation
• Generic trademark
• Internet of things
• Network economy
• The Wealth of Networks
• Aslam v Uber BV (2016) Case no: 2202550/2015

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References

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External links

• The dictionary definition of uberisation at Wiktionary

Source of the article : Wikipedia