Sharing economy benefits and sustainable development goals: Empirical evidence from the transportation industry of Vietnam

Sustainable development goals (SDGs) are the foremost requirement of the entire world, and a sharing econ-omy is potentially the best way to achieve them, a phenomenon which needs to be emphasized. This study empirically investigates the impact of the environmental, social and economic benefits of a sharing economy on SDG achievement, along with the mediating impact of innovative culture on the association between these benefits of a sharing economy and SDG achievement. This study gathered primary data from sample of employees of transportation industry of Vietnam. The study employs PLS-SEM using Smart-PLS to analyse the association among the constructs. The findings show that the social and economic benefits positively and significantly relate to SDGs achievement. Additionally, the findings also indicate that in the presence of inno-vative culture as a mediator, the determinants of sharing economy benefits are significantly correlated with sustainable development goals. This study provides guidelines for regulators formulating regulations related to SDG achievement through a sharing economy.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. on behalf of Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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Sustainable development goals are crucial for the world, and a sharing economy is seen as the best way to achieve them. This study explores the impact of environmental, social, and economic benefits of a sharing economy on SDG achievement, with innovative culture mediating the relationship.