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In this case, you will explore societal changes brought on by the "sharing economy corporate ethisocial respon" and examine the role of cs, sibility, and sustainability in developing a new economy.

Companies like Uber and Airbnb are often in ethical conflict with regulators and governments who operate with an "industrial age" model as opposed to a "digital age" model. After reading the case study and from a "business ethics" perspective, in 5 pages or more and in APA format answer the following questions:

• How should the "sharing economy" be defined? Is UBER an example of the "sharing economy"?
• Who are the winners and losers from the introduction of UBER?
• What are the potential environmental sustainability benefits of UBER and other "sharing economy" businesses?
• What do you think about how UBER has acted with regulators to date?
• Could UBER have improved its business position by taking a different stance?
• Should UBER change its stance towards regulator as its model becomes more universally accepted?
• Why is it important to UBER to be considered a technology platform and not a transportation company?
• What would the implications be if UBER were a transportation company?
• Is it okay for UBER to violate local laws if it truly provides better service than taxis?