Time:2019.05.15,10:00-11:00 AM

Location:Room 615, Main Building

KeynoteSpeaker:ProfessorRussell W. Belk, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada

Bio:ProfessorRussell W. Belk is a professor ofthe Schulich School of Business at York University, Canada. Since the 1980s,Professor Belk has published a series of papers on Gift-giving and sharing intop international journals. Especially in 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2014, he hascontinuously studied the sharing economy. His studies become the main referencefor the follow-up “sharing economy” research and are clearly labeled as “highlycited literature” by WOS. He is one of the most influential authors in thisfield (Emerald Citation of Excellence (2017)).  

Abstract:Three basic forms of exchangeare sharing, gift-giving, and marketplace exchange. While they sometimesoverlap, it is important to make these distinctions and not to confuse one withanother form of exchange. Besides arguing why this is the case, this talk alsogoes into different motives underlying these types of exchange and variationssuch as self-gifts, the sharing economy, perfect gifts, online exchange, andthe role of money, emotions, and materialism on how we exchange goods andservices. There are cultural differences in these practices as well and comecomparisons are made between China and the West.