Vo-Thanh, Tan and Zaman, Mustafeed and Hasan, Rajibul and Rather, Raouf Ahmad and Lombardi, Rosa and Secundo, Giustina
(2021)
How a mobile app can become a catalyst for sustainable social business: The case of Too Good To Go.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 171.
p. 120962.
ISSN 0040-1625
Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) plays a vital role in sustaining social
businesses. However, little is known about how a mobile app can be a catalyst for sustainable
social business. Guided by the technology affordance theory and service-dominant (S-D)
logic, the present study aims to address this research gap by examining both the perspectives
of providers and users, using the Too Good To Go (TGTG) app – the largest social movement
in Europe – as a case study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the
congruence/gap between customer value proposition (CVP) and value-in-use (VIU). The
findings highlight that social, functional, and emotional values are the success factors for the
TGTG app to accomplish its social missions of reducing food waste and CO2 emissions and
allowing everyone to access quality food at an affordable price. The theoretical and practical
implications of this study and directions for future research are also presented.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Social business; Mobile app; Too Good To Go (TGTG); Customer value; proposition;
Value-in-use; Perceived values; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
18325 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120962 |
| Depositing User: |
Rajibul Hasan
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| Date Deposited: |
28 Mar 2024 10:29 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Technological Forecasting and Social Change |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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