Business Model, Open Innovation, and Sustainability in Car Sharing Industry—Comparing Three Economies

JinHyo Joseph Yun, Xiaofei Zhao, Jinxi Wu, John C. Yi, KyungBae Park, Wooyoung Jung · 2020 · Sustainability

Summary. Car-sharing companies Uber, DiDi Chuxing, and KakaoT adopt different business models shaped by open innovation strategies and interactions with government, taxi industries, public transit, and automakers. The study finds business models are dynamic rather than fixed, and open innovation approaches directly determine how these firms structure revenue, responsibility, and system operations across the United States, China, and South Korea.

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Yun, J. J., Zhao, X., Wu, J., Yi, J. C., Park, K., & Jung, W.. (2020). Business Model, Open Innovation, and Sustainability in Car Sharing Industry—Comparing Three Economies. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12051883

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DOI: 10.3390/su12051883
Countries: United States, China, South Korea
Regions: North America, Asia
Categories: innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28