Sharing economy, digital platforms, and crowds are important phenomena in today’s technology-centric environment. They bear profound economic and societal implications, transforming how individuals, organizations, and institutions interact, innovate, and create value. This track invites cutting-edge research that examines the dynamics, challenges, and opportunities associated with these topics. The sharing economy presents new business models that allow individuals to provide services to others using their underutilized assets or resources. Prototypical examples are Airbnb, Didi/Grab/Uber, and ToolShare. Another form of sharing economy involves company-owned resources, as seen in Bird, CitiBike, Lime, and Zipcar, where users access shared vehicles through pay-per-use or subscriptions.

Track Chairs
Yue (Katherine) Feng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tat Koon Koh, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yicheng Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Schedule
2026
Sunday, July 5th
12:00 AM

A Better Matchmaker? The Impact of GenAI on Matching Effectiveness in Online Labor Markets" to "A Better Matchmaker? The Impact of GenAI on Matching Effectiveness in Online Labor Markets.

Jie Ren, University of Melbourne
Li Ding, Nanyang Technological University
Jiayu Yao, Nanyang Technological University
Anand Gopal, Nanyang Technological University

12:00 AM

Amplifying or Muting? How Controversy Moderates the Influence of AI-Generated Review Summaries

Chenlei Sun, Zhejiang University
Yu Tong, Zhejiang University

12:00 AM

Designing an Open Bring-Your-Own-Device Collaboration Platform: Extending Boundary Resources in Software-Defined Vehicle Ecosystems

Xiangwei Cheng, Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institut
Yifei Wang, Jidou Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Sanjana Mamdapur, Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institut
Christian Otto, Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institut
Dirk Slama, Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute

12:00 AM

Discouraging the Non-Expert, Motivating the Expert: The Differential Effects of Feedback Inequality in Crowdsourcing Contests

Chen Peng, Harbin Institute of Technology
Luning Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology

12:00 AM

How Flexibility Congeals: Sociomaterial Negotiation in Bike Ride Hailing Platform Work

Jaikiran Dhanasekaran, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli
Jang Bahadur Singh, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

12:00 AM

How Multimodal Cues Dynamically Shape Crowdfunding Funding Speed?

Haohao Li, Harbin Institute of Technology
Weitao He, Harbin Institute of Technology
Luning Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology

12:00 AM

Integrating Lenses on Online Donation-Based Crowdfunding: A Systematic Literature Review

Xiaoran Xie, University of Auckland
Xinwei Wang, University of Auckland
Ying Zhang, University of Auckland

12:00 AM

Meaningful Work and Livelihoods in the Context of Online Freelancing Through Digital Platforms: A Kenya Case Study

Farhan Latif, United Nations University Macau

12:00 AM

Momentum at Your Fingertips: Unraveling the "Buying Begets Buying" Effect in Live Streaming E-Commerce

Xinyu Mai, Renmin University of China
Lingli Wang, Renmin University of China
Dawei Sun, TikTok Pte. Ltd.
Wei Xu, School of Information

12:00 AM

Operational Matching Efficiency and Market Power: Role of Autonomous Vehicles in the Ride-Hailing Market

Yifan Li, City university of Hong Kong
Cenying Yang, City University of Hong Kong
Wei Thoo Yue, City University of Hong Kong

12:00 AM

Substitute or Supplement? Unpacking the Impact of AI Avatars on User Engagement

Shirong Kuang, University of Macau
Yingpeng Zhu, University of Macau,

12:00 AM

The Cost of Accountability: How Virtual Identity Disclosure Suppresses Personal Narratives and Platform Engagement

Hongchuan SHEN, University of Macau
Yan Lin, University of Macau
Wanci YUAN, HKUST
Yingpeng Zhu, University of Macau,

12:00 AM

When AI Selects Reviews: How Algorithmic Visibility Shapes Review Helpfulness

SUNG JUN LIM, Korea Univerity
Taekyung Kim, Kyung Hee University
Dongwon Lee, Korea University

12:00 AM

Who Shapes the Crowd? The Non-Linear Impact of Cognitive and Affective Cues in Crowdfunding

Thi-Hang Hoang, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
JenRuei Fred Fu, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
Chiung-Wen Hsu, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
Pei-Shan Hsieh, Intelligent Commerce

12:00 AM