Adoption of homesharing platforms: a cross-cultural study
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights
ISSN: 2514-9792
Article publication date: 9 July 2018
Issue publication date: 23 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that affect consumer adoption of new ways of sharing accommodation services. Moreover, the authors study the influence of culture, more specifically the uncertainty avoidance (UA) dimension, on relationships between variables in a proposed adoption model.
Design/methodology/approach
The structural equation analysis method is used to verify the proposed model. The data were collected from a panel of Spanish and Vietnamese internet users. The survey yielded a total of 418 responses for the data analysis.
Findings
The findings indicate that subjective norms and ease of use exert an effect on perceived usefulness and that intention to use affects actual use in all the groups analyzed. Furthermore, UA has a moderating effect on the adoption of homesharing platforms (HSPs).
Research limitations/implications
A larger sample and a random sampling would facilitate a more accurate generalization of the results obtained for each country. The practical implications identified in this research, along with its limitations and future research opportunities, are interesting both for scholars, service providers and designers of HSPs.
Originality/value
This study bridges a gap in the current research by increasing understanding of the role of the cultural dimensions in a technological innovation adoption model for an HSP. It also takes into account the effect of perceived risk, a dimension that has not been included in previous studies.
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Acknowledgements
This study was conducted with the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (Research Project ECO2017-88458-R) and the Andalusian Regional Government (Research Project SEJ-1980). The authors would like to thank the Editors and three anonymous reviewers, whose comments have contributed to the improvement of this work.
Citation
Muñoz-Leiva, F., Mayo-Muñoz, X. and De la Hoz-Correa, A. (2018), "Adoption of homesharing platforms: a cross-cultural study", Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 220-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-01-2018-0007
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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