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Sharing economy and retailer sustainable performance: the mechanisms via business model innovation and digital capabilities

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Our study aims to analyze a correlation between the sharing economy and sustainable performance in retail via business model innovation and the driver of digital capabilities. Specifically, the study investigates the role of digital capabilities for retailer sustainable performance mediated by sharing economy business model innovation (SE-BMI). The study employed a quantitative approach focused on established theoretical frameworks, utilizing primary data from 316 retailers in an emerging market and applying the partial least-squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) for hypothesis testing. The results confirmed that the effect of the sharing economy via transformation of business model innovation, strengthened by digital capabilities, might significantly improve retailers' sustainable performance. This study extends the theories of transactional and resource-based views in research on retailer sustainable performance about digital capabilities and business innovation in the sharing economy.

Source: Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

DOI: 10.1186/s13731-025-00492-x

Authors: Huynh Thi Thuy Giang, Luu Tien Dung

Institutions: Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Economics and Law

Language: English

Topic: Sharing Economy and Platforms

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,790