Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry
Uberization is a process, phenomenon, trend, and direction that emerged in the 21st century economy thanks to Uber Technologies, Inc., which was the first to introduce a mobile application that connects drivers and passengers. Although the name of the trend was not formalized by the Uber corporatio...
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Uberization is a process, phenomenon, trend, and direction that emerged in the 21st century economy thanks to Uber Technologies, Inc., which was the first to introduce a mobile application that connects drivers and passengers. Although the name of the trend was not formalized by the Uber corporation, it appeared a few years later to describe certain dependencies that emerged in the economy and that gained importance not only in the field of transportation services, but also in the field of finance, in the labor market, or in relation to the real estate market. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of the progressive phenomenon of uberization on the competitiveness of the transportation industry in the pre-pandemic period and in the post-pandemic period. The study assumed the hypothesis that carpooling services, which are one of the important models of uberization, implemented in Poland through the BlaBlaCar app, can be a significant competitor to transportation services provided through traditional forms and models of communication, i.e., train and bus connections. The results of the study showed that BlaBlaCar services are a cheaper alternative to other means of transportation, i.e., public transport (Polskie Koleje Państwowe, PKP Intercity) and bus connections, although not always. As a rule, their competitiveness is higher for those routes and trips where there are many drivers offering free space in the car. On the other hand, on the routes less frequently visited by BlaBlaCar drivers, fares with a BlaBlaCar driver are higher than rail and bus fares. The considerations of the article meet the objectives of the cognitive goal and the application goal and showed that uberization in the transport industry is a significant phenomenon that is still developing and, in the future, may threaten traditional forms of transport, i.e., rail and bus travel.
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| spelling | doaj-art-386e9b9644d14195ba5420d51fd66fff2025-01-30T16:30:22ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityTechnological and Economic Development of Economy2029-49132029-49212025-01-0131110.3846/tede.2025.22824Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industryNina Stępnicka0Grygorii Monastyrskyi1Beata Sadowska2Robert Walasek3Paulina Wiączek4Grzegorz Zimon5Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance, Casimir Pulaski University Radom, Radom, PolandDepartment of Management, Public Administration and Personal, West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, UkraineDepartment of Accounting, Faculty of Economics, Finance and Management, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Logistics, Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandWSG University, Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Finance, Banking and Accounting, Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland Uberization is a process, phenomenon, trend, and direction that emerged in the 21st century economy thanks to Uber Technologies, Inc., which was the first to introduce a mobile application that connects drivers and passengers. Although the name of the trend was not formalized by the Uber corporation, it appeared a few years later to describe certain dependencies that emerged in the economy and that gained importance not only in the field of transportation services, but also in the field of finance, in the labor market, or in relation to the real estate market. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of the progressive phenomenon of uberization on the competitiveness of the transportation industry in the pre-pandemic period and in the post-pandemic period. The study assumed the hypothesis that carpooling services, which are one of the important models of uberization, implemented in Poland through the BlaBlaCar app, can be a significant competitor to transportation services provided through traditional forms and models of communication, i.e., train and bus connections. The results of the study showed that BlaBlaCar services are a cheaper alternative to other means of transportation, i.e., public transport (Polskie Koleje Państwowe, PKP Intercity) and bus connections, although not always. As a rule, their competitiveness is higher for those routes and trips where there are many drivers offering free space in the car. On the other hand, on the routes less frequently visited by BlaBlaCar drivers, fares with a BlaBlaCar driver are higher than rail and bus fares. The considerations of the article meet the objectives of the cognitive goal and the application goal and showed that uberization in the transport industry is a significant phenomenon that is still developing and, in the future, may threaten traditional forms of transport, i.e., rail and bus travel. https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/TEDE/article/view/22824BlaBlaCarcarpoolingeconomymanagementuberizationtransport industry |
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| title | Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry |
| title_full | Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry |
| title_fullStr | Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry |
| title_short | Economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry |
| title_sort | economic consequences of the phenomenon of uberization on the example of the services of selected carriers in the transport industry |
| topic | BlaBlaCar carpooling economy management uberization transport industry |
| url | https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/TEDE/article/view/22824 |
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