This morning DOZ is proud to announce the release of its first white paper: Challenges and Opportunities in the Global On-Demand Economy.
Background to the White Paper
Two significant trends are impacting businesses worldwide. Neither shows much sign of abating soon.
The first is globalization. The increasing interdependence of markets, people, and ideas gained speed and importance with the end of the Cold War. It has only become more important with the coming of the twenty-first century. Hundreds of millions of new consumers in the developing world have come online. There is a burgeoning middle class in China and India. There is rapid industrialization in Africa and South America. The global trade in goods and services has exploded and savvy businesses have found opportunities for revenue.
The second is the rise of the on-demand economy. Arising on the back of the sharing and collaborative economies, the on-demand economy has begun to transform labor relationships in the developed world. Simultaneously, it has empowered connected individuals in the developing world. With a focus on competency, availability, meritocracy, and capacity, the on-demand economy has seen links between workers and companies redefined. For more than one third of American workers, an employee-employer relationship is no longer the fundamental basis for their employment. Instead, they work as required on projects of their choice and at a wage they negotiate.
As companies seek to negotiate the emerging business landscape at the nexus of these two trends, certain problems have emerged. Chief among them are three separate but related challenges:
- How to source a qualified workforce
- How to manage remote teams
- How to serve a diverse global customer base
The response to these three challenges will determine how successful a business will be in the global on-demand economy, whether they will thrive or even whether they will survive.
This white paper lays out how that survival is within the reach of any business.
What You’ll Find in the White Paper
Just as you’d expect from research that considers big topics like globalization and the on-demand economy, there’s plenty packed into our first white paper. Amongst all the data and charts you’d expect to find in any white paper you’ll also find:
- the story of how the on-demand economy got started not in San Francisco, California in 2009 but in Sierra Vista, Arizona in 1975;
- the story on how eight elderly men were largely responsible for the shape of today’s globalized world economy;
- the four biggest opportunities – and the three biggest challenges – at the nexus of globalization and the on-demand economy; and,
- how American on-demand economy success stories like airbnb and TaskRabbit have adapted their marketing to successfully enter international markets.
Feedback? Join the Conversation
We hope that our white paper piques your interest. If it does, let us know in comments below or join the conversation on Twitter.
[freebiesub title=”DOZ’s White Paper #1″ download=”http://bit.ly/1908e3J”]
69 Comments
622687 277950I love your wp format, exactly where did you get a hold of it? 171912
I think this is a real great blog article.Much thanks again. Much obliged.
Great article post.Much thanks again. Will read on…
I think this is a real great blog.Really thank you! Great.
Enjoyed every bit of your post. Really Great.
A round of applause for your article post.Much thanks again. Awesome.
Great, thanks for sharing this article post.Much thanks again.
wow, awesome blog.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
Major thanks for the article post.Really looking forward to read more. Much obliged.
Appreciate you sharing, great post.Thanks Again. Great.
Great post.Much thanks again.
Thanks again for the post. Great.
There’s certainly a great deal to find out about this topic.
I like all the points you have made.
Thanks-a-mundo for the post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
Im obliged for the blog article.Thanks Again. Great.
A round of applause for your article post.Really looking forward to read more. Much obliged.
Major thanks for the blog post.Thanks Again. Cool.
Sutter Health
Fantastic article.Really looking forward to read more.
Really informative blog post.Thanks Again.
Very informative blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Want more.
I think this is a real great blog.Much thanks again. Much obliged.
Hey, thanks for the article.Thanks Again.
Thank you for your blog article.Really thank you! Great.
Really enjoyed this blog post. Keep writing.
I appreciate you sharing this blog. Awesome.
Thank you ever so for you blog article.Thanks Again. Want more.
Thank you ever so for you blog article.Really looking forward to read more. Keep writing.
Major thanks for the article.Thanks Again. Keep writing.
Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article post.Thanks Again. Want more.
Thanks so much for the post.Much thanks again. Awesome.
I really enjoy the blog.Really looking forward to read more.
Thanks-a-mundo for the article post.Thanks Again. Really Great.
Muchos Gracias for your blog.Much thanks again. Much obliged.
You really make it seem so easy with your
presentation but I find this topic to be really something which
I think I would never understand. It seems too complex and extremely broad for me.
I am looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!
I truly appreciate this blog article.Really thank you! Will read on…
Thanks a lot for the article.Really thank you! Will read on…
Thanks a lot for the blog.Thanks Again. Want more.
Fantastic blog post.Thanks Again. Fantastic.
Great blog post.Really thank you! Want more.
A round of applause for your article post. Awesome.
I am so grateful for your blog article.Much thanks again. Cool.
Thank you for your article. Really Cool.
I loved your article.Really thank you!
I appreciate you sharing this blog.Much thanks again. Really Cool.
I appreciate you sharing this post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.
Enjoyed every bit of your post.Really thank you! Keep writing.
Great, thanks for sharing this article.Thanks Again. Great.
Im grateful for the post. Cool.
Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic blog post. Awesome.
I appreciate you sharing this blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Great.
Really informative article.Thanks Again. Fantastic.
Thanks for the post. Fantastic.
I really like and appreciate your blog post.
Thanks for the article post.Thanks Again. Cool.
A big thank you for your blog post.Thanks Again. Fantastic.
Thanks for the post.Much thanks again. Fantastic.
Wow, great blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
Muchos Gracias for your blog post.Really thank you! Cool.
I truly appreciate this article post.
Thank you ever so for you blog.Really looking forward to read more. Will read on…
A big thank you for your blog.Really looking forward to read more. Great.
I loved your blog article.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
Enjoyed every bit of your blog.Really thank you! Cool.
Thanks-a-mundo for the post.Thanks Again. Want more.
I think this is a real great post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.
Really appreciate you sharing this blog. Really Great.
Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic article.Thanks Again.
Really informative article post.Really thank you! Awesome.