This volume takes advantage of this opportunity by presenting a collection of empirical and conceptual work that explores the variety and the trajectories of new forms of organizing in the sharing economy, and in doing so builds on, rejuvenates, and refines existing organization theories.

Indre Maurer is a professor of business administration holding a Chair for Organization and Corporate Development. She serves on the Faculty of Business and Economics of Göttingen University, Germany. Johanna Mair is Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership at the Hertie School in Berlin. She is a Distinguished Fellow and co-directs the Global Innovation for Impact Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Achim Oberg is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Organization Studies at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Senior Researcher at the Institute for SME Research and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mannheim.