Understanding seller resistance to digital device recycling platform: An innovation resistance perspective

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Highlights：

• Attracting recyclers is vital to the success of digital device recycling platform (DDRP).

• This study employs innovation resistance theory as the theoretical paradigm.

• This study reveals that perceived security and privacy risk, attitudes toward sustainability, and negative word-of-mouth have significant impact on seller resistance to DDRP.

• These findings serve as a kickoff point for researchers to interpret user’s intention to use DDRP.

摘要

•Attracting recyclers is vital to the success of digital device recycling platform (DDRP).•This study employs innovation resistance theory as the theoretical paradigm.•This study reveals that perceived security and privacy risk, attitudes toward sustainability, and negative word-of-mouth have significant impact on seller resistance to DDRP.•These findings serve as a kickoff point for researchers to interpret user’s intention to use DDRP.

论文关键词：Online recycling,Innovation resistance,Sustainability,Online platforms,Green information technology

论文评审过程：Received 29 September 2020, Revised 22 November 2021, Accepted 14 December 2021, Available online 23 December 2021, Version of Record 29 December 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2021.101114