Signal Effect Of Government Regulations On Ride Hailing Drivers Intention To Mobile Based Transportation Platform Governance

Ride-sharing platforms have revitalized society, but they have also introduced many unprecedented governance conundrums. The cooperative governance mode in which multiple agents participate has been suggested as a regulation paradigm for sharing platforms. However, the perception through which government regulation affects governance intention to mobile-based transportation platforms stays typically unclear. This study examines how the perception of ride-hailing drivers on governance participation intention when acknowledged with regulation policy and regulatory events. We collected actual data on ride-hailing drivers through interviews (n=20) and questionnaire surveys (n=375) with ride-sharing platform drivers in China. Empirical results show that the perceived government regulation, perceived risks, and perceived values influence governance participation intention, and the network externality and government regulatory events have a partial positive moderating effect. Our results suggest that governments should break the state-centrist bias that treats informal subjects in platform governance as passive “participants,” release the signal of increasing the formal position of drivers by advancing policy content, and encourage the drivers' engagement in regulation practice.