[en] Sustainable Product-Service Systems (SPSS) offer a promising solution to sustainability challenges in modern consumption. Yet, enduring adoption of SPSS by consumers is still uncertain and identifying the factors affecting SPSS adoption is complex. This study investigates the drivers and barriers (D&B) of SPSS adoption intention, analysing their variations across three distinct areas of need: mobility, clothing, and tooling. A comprehensive framework is constructed to categorize D&B into cognitive, attitudinal, comparative, and emotional factors, drawing upon extensive literature. The significance and intensity of these D&B are empirically assessed through a survey of Brussels consumers, revealing variations among areas of need. From this analysis, three distinct categories of D&B are identified: generic ones, transcending area-specific differences (e.g., the financial advantage); irrelevant ones, exhibiting general non-significance across all areas (e.g., the absence of maintenance worries); and area-specific ones, pertinent to certain, but not all, areas of need (e.g., the consumerist attitude in the tooling area of need). This study contributes to an enhanced understanding of SPSS adoption, offers valuable insights for businesses to tailor their strategies and promotes sustainable consumption practices.
Disciplines :
Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...)
De Hoe, Roxane; ICHEC Research Lab, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
Muylaert, Coralie ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Warocqué d'Economie et de Gestion > Service de Management et étude des organisations
Roman, Philippe ; ICHEC Research Lab, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium ; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche, Travail, État et Société (CIRTES), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Ruwet, Coline ; ICHEC Research Lab, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium ; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche, Travail, État et Société (CIRTES), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Thiry, Géraldine; ICHEC Research Lab, ICHEC Brussels Management School, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium ; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche, Travail, État et Société (CIRTES), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Maréchal, Kevin; Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
A cross-sector analysis of consumer intention towards sustainable product-service systems: Evidence from mobility, clothing and tooling
This work was supported by Innoviris, Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium). This work benefitted from funding by Brussels Region (Innoviris \u2013 Funding agreement 2019PRB112).
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