Careless product use in access-based services: A rebound effect and how to address it
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The sharing economy promises to alleviate environmental pressures by optimizing the distribution and use of resources, for example, shifting from ownership to access-based services. Services that grant users access for a long period only improve sustainability if they extend product lifetimes. However, careless use of accessed products reduces product lifetimes. We investigate the problem–solution space of product care in access-based services. A user survey reveals significantly lower product care for accessed than owned washing machines. We then systematically develop solutions to stimulate product care in access-based services, resulting in ten strategies and 23 design solutions. Levers and barriers to promoting product care are uncovered through interviews with access-based service providers; the range of products impacts providers’ ability to implement product-specific care strategies, the service can be designed to deter or attract user groups, and providers’ control over the supply chain determines which product care strategies they can implement.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 114643 |
| Journal | Journal of Business Research |
| Volume | 177 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISSN | 0148-2963 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.04.2024 |
Bibliographical note
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- SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Sustainable Development Goals
- Collaborative consumption, Circular economy, Customer misbehavior, Sharing economy, Product lease, Product-service system
- Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
- Management studies
Research areas
- Marketing
