Unravelling the antecedents of misbehaviours in the sharing economy: a motivated cognition perspective

Teng Teng is a PhD student at the School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China. Her research interests include sharing economy and social media advertising. Her work has been presented at Internet Research, Service Business and the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems.

Huifang Li is an associate professor at the International Institute of Finance, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China. She obtained her PhD from the University of Science and Technology of China. Her research interests include competitive dynamics in e-marketplace, app update behaviour in digital software platforms, and social justice in digital sharing economy. Her research has been published in MIS Quarterly, Internet Research, Information Technology & People, amongst others.

Ji Wu is an associate professor at the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Science and Technology of China and City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include big data analysis, wise medical management and social commerce. He has published in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research.

Yang Zhou is an assistant professor at School of Electronic Engineering, Anhui Xinhua University. His research interests include IT investment in semiconductor industry, product returns in e-marketplace and social justice in digital sharing economy.

Liangqing Zhang is a PhD student at the School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China. His research interests include IT value creation, supply chain management, labour productivity and human–machine interaction. His work has been presented at International Journal of Production Research.