Journal
INTERNET RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 5, Pages 1040-1063Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/INTR-02-2018-0086
Keywords
Sharing economy; Continuance intention; Ridesharing; Trust transfer; Institution-based trust
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71771064]
- Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Science Project [17YJC630118]
- Postdoctoral Scientific Research Development Fund [LBH-Q17055]
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Purpose Drawing upon institution-based trust theory, the purpose of this paper is twofold: firstly, to examine the joint influences of legally binding and market-driven institutional mechanisms in promoting customers' trust and continuance intention in the ridesharing platform; and secondly, to examine if there exists a trust transfer mechanism between institution-based trust and interpersonal trust. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted in China and data were collected from 307 customers in DiDi, which is one of the largest ridesharing platforms in China. Structural equation modeling statistical method was used to test the theoretical model and research hypotheses. Findings The empirical results suggest that market-driven institutional mechanisms, regarding feedback and surge pricing, have strong influences on customers' trust in the ridesharing platform. In addition, legally binding institutional mechanisms, regarding payment security and driver certification, are also beneficial to promote customers' trust. Furthermore, there is a trust transfer between customers' trust in the platform and trust in the driver. Originality/value This study enriches and extends the extant literature of institution-based trust from e-commerce to the sharing economy by identifying four significant institutional mechanisms. Furthermore, this study presents a new perspective of customer trust (one-to-many) in the context of ridesharing and uncovers the transfer mechanism between institution-based trust and interpersonal trust.
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