If sharing is everything, then it is nothing : a multidisciplinary survey on basic terms, views and current research topics

The starting points for this research were a faculty meeting held in spring 2017 at which scientists from Ilmenau University of Technology discussed interdisciplinary cooperation possibilities, and a presentation at the 5th International Workshop on the Sharing Economy (IWSE), June 27−29, 2018, University of Mannheim. The subjects of the paper are the terminological and conceptual clarification of sharing and the identification of associated characteristics and research topics.