Browsing BI Open by Author "Lutz, Christoph"
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A Quantum of Self: A Study of Self-Quantification and Self-Disclosure
Maltseva, Kateryna; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An increasing number of people are tracking their fitness activities, work performance and leisure experiences using body sensors (e.g., wrist-bands or smart watches) and mobile applications. This trend, referred to as ... -
A social milieu approach to the online participation divides in Germany
Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Research on digital divides has been helpful in advancing our understanding of the social structuration of Internet access, motivations to go online, digital skills, and Internet (non-)use, including participatory uses. ... -
Affordances Advancing User-Created Communication (UCC) in Service: Interactivity, Visibility, and Anonymity
Ciuchita, Robert; Medberg, Gustav; Penttinen, Valeria; Lutz, Christoph; Heinonen, Kristina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose: Digital platform users not only consume but also produce communication related to their experiences. Although service research has explored users’ motivations to communicate and focused on outcomes such as electronic ... -
Authenticity and the Sharing Economy
Bucher, Eliane; Fieseler, Christian; Fleck, Matthes; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Based on a qualitative interview-study as well as on a quantitative survey among users of the room sharing platform Airbnb, we show that situational closeness between sharing economy consumers and providers may prompt ... -
Benefits and harms from Internet Use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain
Blank, Grant; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Recent studies have enhanced our understanding of digital divides by investigating outcomes of Internet use. We extend this research to analyse positive and negative outcomes of Internet use in the United Kingdom. We apply ... -
The Chilling Effects of Algorithmic Profiling: Mapping the Issues
Büchi, Moritz; Fosch Villaronga, Eduard; Lutz, Christoph; Tamò-Larrieux, Aurelia; Velidi, Shruthi; Viljoen, Salome (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In this article, we provide an overview of the literature on chilling effects and corporate profiling, while also connecting the two topics. We start by explaining how profiling, in an increasingly data-rich environment, ... -
Collective Action and Provider Classification in the Sharing Economy
Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph; Fieseler, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Conditions in the sharing economy are often favourably designed for consumers and platforms but entail new challenges for the labour side, such as substandard social-security and rigid forms of algorithmic management. Since ... -
Consumer segmentation within the sharing economy: The case of Airbnb
Lutz, Christoph; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The sharing economy is a global phenomenon with rapid growth potential. While research has begun to explore segmentation between users and non-users, only limited research has looked at consumer segmentation within sharing ... -
Crowdwork and the Mobile Underclass: Barriers to Participation in India and the United States
Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Online crowdwork platforms have been praised as powerful vehicles for economic development, particularly for workers traditionally excluded from the labor market. However, there has been insufficient scrutiny as to the ... -
Data Capitalism and the User: An Exploration of Privacy Cynicism in Germany
Lutz, Christoph; Hoffmann, Christian Pieter; Ranzini, Giulia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Ever since empirical studies found only a weak, if any, relationship between privacy concerns and privacy behavior, scholars have struggled to explain the so-called privacy paradox. Today, a number of theoretical arguments ... -
Digital Divides in Political Participation: The Mediating Role of Social Media Self-Efficacy and Privacy Concerns
Hoffmann, Christian Pieter; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Scholarship on political participation and the Internet has found that Internet use may foster both online and offline political participation, while also finding pronounced inequalities in online political participation ... -
Digital Inequalities in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In this literature review, I summarize key concepts and findings from the rich academic literature on digital inequalities. I propose that digital inequalities research should look more into labor- and big data-related ... -
European Perspectives on Power in the Sharing Economy
Newlands, Gemma; Lutz, Christoph; Fieseler, Christian (Research report, 2017)This report, ‘European Perspectives on Power in the Sharing Economy’, forms one element of a European Union Horizon 2020 Research Project on the sharing economy: Ps2Share ‘Participation, Privacy, and Power in the Sharing ... -
Fairness, Legitimacy, and the Regulation of Home-Sharing Platforms
Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to contribute to current hospitality and tourism research on the sharing economy by studying the under-researched aspects of regulatory desirability, moral legitimacy, and fairness ... -
Gathering Expert Opinions for Social Robots' Ethical, Legal, and Societal Concerns: Findings from Four International Workshops
Fosch Villaronga, Eduard; Lutz, Christoph; Tamò-Larrieux, Aurelia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Social robots, those that exhibit personality and communicate with us using high-level dialogue and natural cues, will soon be part of our daily lives. In this paper, we gather expert opinions from different international ... -
The Influence of Demographics, Attitudinal and Behavioural Characteristics on Motives to Participate in the Sharing Economy and Expected Benefits of Participation
Angelovska, Julijana; Čeh Časni, Anita; Lutz, Christoph (Chapter, 2021)The sharing economy is a relevant economic phenomenon of recent times and important for sustainable economic growth. This chapter considers the motivational factors that drive and hinder participation in the sharing economy. ... -
Innovation under Pressure: Implications for Data Privacy during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph; Tamò-Larrieux, Aurelia; Fosch Villaronga, Eduard; Harasgama, Rehana; Scheitlin, Gil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The global Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in social and economic disruption unprecedented in the modern era. Many countries have introduced severe measures to contain the virus, including travel restrictions, public event ... -
Love at first swipe ? Explaining tinder self-presentation and motives
Ranzini, Giulia; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The emergence of location-based real-time dating (LBRTD) apps such as Tinder has introduced a new way for users to get to know potential partners nearby. The design of the apps represents a departure from “old-school” ... -
Making sense of algorithmic profiling: User perceptions on Facebook
Büchi, Moritz; Fosch-Villaronga, Eduard; Lutz, Christoph; Tamò-Larrieux, Aurelia; Velidi, Shruthi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Algorithmic profiling has become increasingly prevalent in many social fields and practices, including finance, marketing, law, cultural consumption and production, and social engagement. Although researchers have begun ... -
Mattering in Digital Labor
Bucher, Eliane; Fieseler, Christian; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: Online gig labor platforms bring together a global and fast-growing workforce to complete highly granular, remote and decontextualized tasks. While these environments might be empowering to some workers, many ...