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Transnational cooperation in enhancing researchers’ wider employability: the TR...
Lees, J.; Gorini, L.; Torjussen, S.; Oliveira, Margarida; Pinto, Paula; Barbas, Maria Potes; Martins, M.; Jones, M.S.; Sheppard, V.; Petronilho, A.The purpose of this paper is to provide an example of best practice towards enhancing employability in the cross-sectoral labour market for doctorate-holders. This was achieved through an Erasmus+ KA2 (Strategic Partnership) skills development project which created a training programme (TRANSPEER) involving a multi-disciplinary cohort of researchers at a range of career stages, drawn from universities in Norway...
Positioning Airbnb and Fairbnb in the sharing-exchange continuum
Petruzzi, M.; Sheppard, V.; Marques, C.Many organizations are positioning themselves as part of the sharing economy due to positive connotations associated with the sharing concept. Recognizing that many of these organizations represent the sharing economy to varying degrees, this study selected two organizations – Airbnb and Fairbnb, to analyze the extent to which they serve as examples of the sharing economy. A content analysis was undertaken to i...
TO SHARE OR TO EXCHANGE: an analysis of the sharing economy characteristics of ...
Petruzzi, M. A.; Marques, C.; Sheppard, V.Many organizations seek to position themselves as part of the sharing economy, due to positive conceptual connotations; however, in reality, some may more closely represent the exchange rather than the sharing economy. This research analyses the extent to which Airbnb and Fairbnb.coop represent the sharing economy by examining the characteristics of the sharing economy. We utilize a Sharing Index (SI) and a Sha...