11: Institutional strategies in the sharing economy: the case of ride-hailing and hospitality lodging in Brussels

This chapter examines institutional strategies employed by Uber, Airbnb, and incumbent competitors. Entrepreneurs use institutional strategies to seek or preserve legitimacy by either changing or maintaining the institutional and regulatory setting. Using a two-fold case study design, based on data...

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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1720472026-02-13T15:40:39Z 11: Institutional strategies in the sharing economy: the case of ride-hailing and hospitality lodging in Brussels Distelmans, Michaël Scheerlinck, Ilse Sharing economy ecosystems; Institutional work; Strategy; Legitimacy; Incumbents; Urban governance RGCU RGCM JBSD GBC This chapter examines institutional strategies employed by Uber, Airbnb, and incumbent competitors. Entrepreneurs use institutional strategies to seek or preserve legitimacy by either changing or maintaining the institutional and regulatory setting. Using a two-fold case study design, based on data from content analysis and interviews, we compare institutional strategies across sharing economy ecosystems of ride-hailing and hospitality lodging. We also analyse how those strategies have shaped governance since sharing platforms’ entry in Brussels over a decade ago. The findings show that each ecosystem has its specific dynamics in terms of institutional strategies and governance. Published 2026-02-13T15:40:36Z 2026-02-13T15:40:36Z 2025-12-02 chapter 9781035313761 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172047 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-platform-urbanism-9781035313754.html https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781035313761/chapter11.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781035313761.00019 10.4337/9781035313761.00019 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781035313761 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access
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