With the taxi sector booming exponentially in the country, the ride hailing industry has been the source of employment for a number of people across India. The market is dominated by two players, Uber and Ola. The number of employees in OlaCabs was over *** thousand as of July 2016. This snowballing growth of the cab industry has been creating problems for local rickshaw and auto drivers with people opting to take a ride in an online taxi as opposed to an auto-rickshaw.
Battle of the Giants
Even after the arrival of the San-Francisco based Uber, it is the native company doing the heavy lifting in the market. Ola held the highest share of taxi apps installed across the country in 2017, whereas Uber suffered more de-installations in the same time frame.
A cab wherever you are
High penetration is presumably one of the major factors for the success of the native company. As opposed to its main competitor, OlaCabs had a reach of an additional ** percent among smartphone users in tier * cities in 2017. The firm operates in more than 100 cities, twice more than its counterpart, leading to this development. Despite the differences in their services and revenue streams, both companies still seem to thrive for greater success with new developments in the now fast-moving economy of India. With the announcement of an outpost in Australia, the home-grown startup from India does not seem willing to stop at just *** destination.
Attitude towards the enlargement of the EU. Topics: awareness of the enlargement of the European Union by May 2004; knowledge which countries will join; personal visits to the new member states; assessment of the readiness of the EU for the enlargement; most important aspects to cope with the enlargement; attitude towards selected statements on the political impact of the enlargement of the European Union: will reduce risks of war and conflicts in Europe, moral duty to reunite Europe after the Cold War, stronger influence of the EU on a global level, expensive for the own country, less important role of the own country in Europe, more difficult to take decisions on EU level, loss of contact to citizens, justified due to historical and geographical reasons; attitude towards the following statements on the impact of the enlargement of the European Union: opening of new markets, settling of citizens from other member states in the own country, easier control of illegal immigration, more difficult to tackle crime and drug smuggling, easier to tackle environmental problems, increase of unemployment in the own country, falling standard of social welfare in the own country, expansion of the agricultural sector of the own country to new markets, cultural enrichment; attitude towards models of enlargement: acceptance of more than the 13 current candidate countries, agreement on the final borders of the EU before any further enlargement, development of an alternative relationship. Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community. Additionally coded was: country; weighting factor. Einstellungen zur EU-Erweiterung. Themen: Kenntnis über die EU-Erweiterung; Kenntnis der ab Mai 2004 neu hinzukommenden EU-Mitgliedsstaaten; frühere Besuche in den 10 neuen Mitgliedsstaaten; Einschätzung der Vorbereitung der EU auf die Erweiterung; präferierte Maßnahmen der EU im Zuge der Erweiterung: Reform der EU-Institutionen, Förderung der Demokratisierung von Entscheidungsprozessen in der EU, verstärkte Betonung auf Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, Konzentration auf Unterstützungsleistungen für die neuen Mitgliedsstaaten, Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen alten und neuen Mitgliedsstaaten; Einstellungen zu politischen und gesellschaftlichen Folgen der EU-Erweiterung: Reduzierung der Kriegsgefahr in Europa, moralische Verpflichtung zur Vereinigung Europas, größerer politischer Einfluss Europas in der Welt, finanzielle Belastungen für das eigene Land, Verlust von politischem Einfluss des eigenen Landes innerhalb der EU, Verlust der Bürgernähe der EU-Institutionen, Erschwerung von politischen Entscheidungen, historische und geographische Faktoren als Rechtfertigung für die EU-Erweiterung, Stärkung der landeseigenen Wirtschaft durch größeren Absatzmarkt, Erhöhung der Einwanderung in das eigene Land, erleichterte Kontrolle der illegalen Einwanderung, erschwerte Bekämpfung von Kriminalität, bessere Zusammenarbeit beim europaweiten Umweltschutz, Erhöhung der Arbeitslosigkeit im eigenen Land, Absenkung des Wohlstandsniveaus im eigenen Land, Erhöhung der kulturellen Vielfalt in der EU; Einstellung zu künftigen Erweiterungen der EU. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Alter bei Beendigung der Ausbildung; Beruf; berufliche Stellung; Region; Urbanisierungsgrad. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Land; Gewichtungsfaktor.
Attitudes towards the protection of personal data. Topics: concern with regard to the protection of personal information by private and public organisations; trust in the following institutions regarding the use of personal information in a proper way: travel companies, medical services, insurance companies, credit card companies, financial institutions, employers, police, social security, tax authorities, local authorities, credit reference agencies, mail order companies, non-profit organisations, market and opinion research companies; attitude towards the following statements on the protection of personal data in the own country: is properly protected, low awareness of people on the subject, worry about leaving personal information on the internet, appropriate legislation to cope with growing number of personal information on the internet; awareness of the national authority to monitor the application of data protection laws; responsibility of the national authority to hear individuals; ability of the authority to pose sanctions; personal contact to authority; awareness of the obligation of data collectors to provide information on identity, purpose, and further data sharing; knowledge test concerning the storage of personal data: need for personal consent with regard to the use of personal information, right to oppose the use, legal assurance to access personal data, right to correct or remove data, national laws allow access to courts to seek remedies for breaches of data protection laws, right for compensation caused by unlawful use of personal data; assessment of the security of transmitting personal data over the internet; awareness of technologies to limit the collection of personal data from personal computer; use of these technologies; reasons for not using; attitude towards selected measures to fight international terrorism: monitor telephone calls, monitor internet use, monitor credit card use, monitor flight passenger data; awareness of the assurance that personal data of EU citizens can only be transferred outside the EU to countries which ensure an adequate level or protection; awareness of stricter data protection rules applied for sensitive data. Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community; household composition and household size; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone. Additionally coded was: respondent ID; language of the interview; interviewer ID; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; region; weighting factor. Kenntnisse über Datenschutzgesetze und Kenntnis der unabhängigen Datenschutzbehörde. Kenntnisse über den Schutz persönlicher Daten. Themen: Interesse am Schutz persönlicher Daten, die in privaten und öffentlichen Organisationen gespeichert werden; Vertrauen in ausgewählte Institutionen im eigenen Lande bezüglich des Datenschutzes; Meinung zum Schutz persönlicher Daten: ausreichender Datenschutz im eigenen Land, Einschätzung des allgemeinen Bewusstseins über den Schutz persönlicher Daten, Beunruhigung über das Hinterlassen persönlicher Daten im Internet, Vertrauen in die Datenschutzgesetzgebung; Kenntnis der Datenschutzbehörde und deren Aufgaben: Annahme von Beschwerden von Privatpersonen, Verhängen von Sanktionen, eigene Kontaktaufnahme zu dieser Behörde; Kenntnisse der Pflichten von datenhaltenden Organisationen gegenüber dem Befragten; Kenntnistest der Rechte des Befragten hinsichtlich der Verwendung seiner persönlichen Daten: erforderliche Zustimmung, Widerspruchsrecht, Auskunftsrecht, Recht auf Korrektur oder Löschung von Daten, Rechtsmittel gegen Verstöße, Schadensersatzforderung bei ungesetzlicher Verwendung; Meinung über Übertragungssicherheit von Daten im Internet; Kenntnis über Technologien, die die Sammlung persönlicher Daten vom eigenen Computer einschränken (Cookies, Firewall); Verwendung dieser Technologien; Gründe für eine Nichtnutzung; Einstellung zur Überwachung von: Telefongesprächen, Internetnutzung, Kreditkartennutzung und Daten von Flugpassagieren zur Terrorismusbekämpfung (Split: umgedrehte Antwortvorgaben); Kenntnis über Verbot der Weitergabe persönlicher Daten an Nicht-EU-Länder, mit unzureichendem Datenschutz; Kenntnis über strengere Datenschutzregelungen für empfindliche Daten. Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Alter bei Beendigung der Ausbildung; Beruf; berufliche Stellung; Urbanisierungsgrad; Haushaltszusammensetzung und Haushaltsgröße; Besitz eines Mobiltelefons; Festnetztelefon im Haushalt. Zusätzlich verkodet wurde: Befragten-ID; Interviewsprache; Interviewer-ID; Land; Interviewdatum; Interviewdauer (Interviewbeginn und Interviewende); Interviewmodus (Mobiltelefon oder Festnetz); Region; Gewichtungsfaktor.
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With the taxi sector booming exponentially in the country, the ride hailing industry has been the source of employment for a number of people across India. The market is dominated by two players, Uber and Ola. The number of employees in OlaCabs was over *** thousand as of July 2016. This snowballing growth of the cab industry has been creating problems for local rickshaw and auto drivers with people opting to take a ride in an online taxi as opposed to an auto-rickshaw.
Battle of the Giants
Even after the arrival of the San-Francisco based Uber, it is the native company doing the heavy lifting in the market. Ola held the highest share of taxi apps installed across the country in 2017, whereas Uber suffered more de-installations in the same time frame.
A cab wherever you are
High penetration is presumably one of the major factors for the success of the native company. As opposed to its main competitor, OlaCabs had a reach of an additional ** percent among smartphone users in tier * cities in 2017. The firm operates in more than 100 cities, twice more than its counterpart, leading to this development. Despite the differences in their services and revenue streams, both companies still seem to thrive for greater success with new developments in the now fast-moving economy of India. With the announcement of an outpost in Australia, the home-grown startup from India does not seem willing to stop at just *** destination.