| Title |
Factors influencing the adoption of sharing economy in B2B context in China: Findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA |
| ID_Doc |
65765 |
| Authors |
Chuah, SHW; Tseng, ML; Wu, KJ; Cheng, CF |
| Title |
Factors influencing the adoption of sharing economy in B2B context in China: Findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105892 |
| Abstract |
The birth of the sharing economy (SE) has been linked to a paradigm shift towards sustainable consumption, resulting from economic, environmental, and societal pressure. As a disruptive innovation, the SE presents both opportunities and challenges to businesses. However, prior studies on the SE have predominantly focused on the business-to-consumer (B2C) domain. To examine the factors that influence business-to-business (B2B) SE adoption, we developed a research model based on the diffusion of innovation theory, the Technology-Organization-Environment framework, and the social exchange theory. We empirically analyzed a sample of 127 Chinese companies by applying partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The results from the PLS-SEM indicate that motivations affect a firm's intention to adopt the SE indirectly through top management support, whereas constraints affect a firm's adoption intention directly. It also suggests that reciprocity benefits are a salient motivating factor. The fSQCA findings reveal that there are three causal conditions that lead to high adoption intention. |
| Author Keywords |
Sharing economy; Sustainability; Business-to-business; China; PLS-SEM; fsQCA |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000700371100048 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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