Examining the influencing factors of intention to share accommodations in online hospitality exchange networks

Kim, Sodam; Lee, Kyung Young; Koo, Chulmo; Yang, Sung-Byung

doi:10.1080/10548408.2016.1244024

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“…Participants were first presented information about the experiment procedure as well as general explanations about accommodation sharing platforms and the specific process of a sharing transaction to establish common knowledge across subjects. Subsequently, we asked for participants' trust disposition [38] and their disposition towards sharing economy platforms [45] using 7-point Likert scales. After presenting a task description, the platform user profile was displayed.…”

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The Trust-Building Nature of Identity Verification in the Sharing Economy: An Online Experiment

Siegfried¹,

Löbbers²,

Benlian³

2020

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Despite being widely used in practice and often asserted to be an effective trust-building mechanism, little empirical evidence exists regarding the effect of identity verification on sharing economy platforms. We theoretically develop a model based on signaling theory to explain how identity verification strengthens users' intention to engage in sharing economy transactions by increasing the level of trust towards a verified transaction partner. To test our hypotheses, we design a between-subject online experiment comparing subjects' perceptions of identity-verified and non-verified user profiles on an accommodation sharing platform. Data was collected from 232 participants and analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling. We found identity verification to significantly increase transaction intention, while its effect was mediated by trust in the transaction partner. Moreover, trust disposition was found to be a significant antecedent of users' transaction intentions. We discuss our findings and provide implications for theory and practice.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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The Trust-Building Nature of Identity Verification in the Sharing Economy: An Online Experiment

Siegfried¹,

Löbbers²,

Benlian³

2020

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“…Germann Molz [76,93] defined the network hospitality as the manner in which people "connect to one another using online networking systems, as well as to the kinds of relationships they perform when they meet each other offline and face to face". In the accommodation sharing business, hospitality is vital to the customer's experience; however, it differs from the professional hospitality specific to hotels and tourism businesses [94,95].…”

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Analysing Drivers and Barriers of Accommodation Sharing in Dubai Using the Grey-DEMATEL Approach

2019

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The continuous growth of the sharing economy has the potential to transform the competition in the accommodation sector. At present, research on accommodation sharing is scarce. This paper identifies drivers and barriers to accommodation sharing in Dubai. Taking into account different viewpoints of accommodation sharing professionals in Dubai and the grey-based Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method, this study singles out the essential drivers and barriers and examines the cause and effect connections between them. The process starts with a review of the existing accommodation sharing literature and the feedback from the industry experts to identify the drivers and barriers. Then, the elaboration of the questionnaire, data collection from five experts, data analysis with grey-based DEMATEL, and the sensitivity analysis follow. The lower costs, higher value, ease of use, wealth of available information, and contributions to the development of the local economy and residents are the most influential drivers of accommodation sharing in Dubai. The difficulties related to learning and using new technology along with insufficient or underdeveloped accommodation sharing legislation are the most critical barriers. The paper ends with implications for the stakeholders, limitations, and future directions for research on accommodation sharing.

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“…Ferrari (2016) explains the sharing economy using the social capital theory: ratings of users play an important role in the choice of "partners". Kim et al (2018) also used the social capital theory to analyse Couchsurfing, and conclude that participating users place a high value on being part of a group of likeminded people while expecting to receive similar services in exchange for what they provided.…”

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A Network Theory Approach to the Sharing Economy

Soltész

Zilahy

2019

Period. Polytech. Soc. Man. Sci.

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With the rapid growth of businesses in the sharing economy, evidence is accumulating regarding their underlying business models, growth patterns and other characteristics.This article demonstrates that a network theory approach can be useful for analysing the internal structure and other features of sharing economy platforms and the networks created by them. After introducing the most important concepts and theoretical considerations relating to the sharing economy, we analyse the data of a regional ride share company based in Hungary. Our analysis reveals an increasingly popular service, which is in a phase of rapid growth in terms of both the number of origin/destination settlements and the number of trips/passengers. Taking settlements as nodes and trips between them as edges we demonstrate that the network formed by them shows the characteristics of scale-free networks.Our findings may help company managers and policy makers to fine tune their decisions and indicate potential areas for further research directions to better understand the societal effects of the sharing economy.

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Examining the influencing factors of intention to share accommodations in online hospitality exchange networks

Cited by 63 publications

References 43 publications

The Trust-Building Nature of Identity Verification in the Sharing Economy: An Online Experiment

The Trust-Building Nature of Identity Verification in the Sharing Economy: An Online Experiment

Analysing Drivers and Barriers of Accommodation Sharing in Dubai Using the Grey-DEMATEL Approach

A Network Theory Approach to the Sharing Economy

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