ǂThe ǂcultural underpinnings of platformization

how social movement organizations helped form the category of the sharing economy

Domen Bajde (Author), Maja Golf (Author), Barbara Culiberg (Author)

Abstract

This paper explores the cultural dynamics underpinning platformization by unpacking the emergence of the sharing economy a vital terrain of platformization as a culturally significant category. Drawing on online archival data, our study reveals the important role of social movement organizations (SMOs) in establishing the sharing economy as a prominent cultural category and infusing it with powerful social meanings. We outline the discursive strategies used by SMOs to articulate this macro-market category, and to frame platform technology as a benevolent enabler of social change. Our study contributes to platformization research by turning attention to how cultural dynamics (i.e., the discursive strategies giving rise to the emergence of sharing economy) shape platformization. In addition, we contribute to market system dynamic research by expanding the focus of investigation from singular industries to the macro economy level, shedding light on new discursive dynamics (e.g., discursive strategies for articulating and technologizing the emergent economy), and by the extending previous work on the role of SMOs and social movements in market shaping.

Keywords

trženje;družbena omrežja;delitvena ekonomija;marketing;social networks;sharing economy;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2024
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL EF - Faculty of Economics
UDC:	339.138
COBISS:	164036355
ISSN:	1470-5931
Views:	89
Downloads:	18
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	trženje;družbena omrežja;delitvena ekonomija;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 153-172
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ24
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ1
Chronology:	Mar. 2024
DOI:	10.1177/14705931231201781
ID:	22967378