Research On The Imitation Behavior Of Sharing Economic Entrepreneurship From The Perspective Of Lock-in In The Value Chain

The expansion of the sharing economy represented by bike-sharing,mobile phones-sharing,and spaces-sharing has promoted the development of sharing economic entrepreneurship and triggered differentiated imitating entrepreneurial behaviors in terms of products,core technologies,and business models.However,some of these entrepreneurs operated for a short time after entering the market and caused many social problems.Many factors influence the imitation of sharing economic entrepreneurship,which are manifested in different entrepreneurial performance.However,entrepreneurial enterprises are affected by market barriers and price pricing rights.There are also differences in the links and status of lock-in in the value chain,which leads to differences in the entrepreneurial performance.Therefore,it is important to study the imitation behavior of sharing economic entrepreneurship under the perspective of lock-in in the value chain and controlling it.It will not only help to improve the performance of entrepreneurial enterprises,but also will regulate the imitation behavior of sharing economic entrepreneurship.Most of the existing literature describes the phenomenon of sharing economy and analyzes the influencing factors of the performance of the sharing economy.In fact,the performance of sharing economic entrepreneurship is linked to its imitation behavior.There is no in-depth discussion of the relationship between the two in the literature,and there is no research to study from the perspective of lock-in in the value chain.This study is based on resource patching theory,knowledge spillover effects,and lock-in effects.Uses the NVivo 12 Plus software to clarify the relationship between sharing economy,imitation entrepreneurship and lock-in in the value chain,refining concepts of imitation behavior of sharing economic entrepreneurship under the perspective of lock-in in the value chain.Then uses the meta-analytic method to verify the relationship between sharing economic entrepreneurship,imitation behavior and lock-in in the value chain.Based on the analysis results,the study draws the following main conclusions: behaviors of sharing economic imitating entrepreneurship is positively affecting entrepreneurial performance;the link of lock-in in the value chain has a regulatory effect on behaviors of sharing economic imitating entrepreneurship that positively affects entrepreneurial performance;the state of lock-in in the value chain(anti or not)has a regulatory effect on behaviors of sharing economic imitating entrepreneurship which positively affects entrepreneurial performance.This study explores the logical relationship between sharing economic entrepreneurship performance and imitation behavior from the perspective of lock-in in the value chain,enriching relevant theories.At the same time,it puts forward the countermeasures of imitation behaviors of sharing economic entrepreneurship under the perspective of lock-in in the value chain.