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The Role of Entrepreneur’s Face Disclosure on Crowdfunding Success

Risks
The evaluation of crowdfunding campaigns varies from person to person; some investors are more interested in the project’s creativity, and others are more concerned with the profiles of entrepreneurs.
Lenny Phulong Mamaro, Athenia Bongani Sibindi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bonding social capital, disaster experience, and post‐disaster giving in Japan [PDF]

Disasters
Abstract When are people willing to donate their time or money after a disaster? We investigate the psychological and socio‐economic determinants of post‐disaster giving in Japan, using a nationally representative panel survey of more than 7,000 respondents, conducted repeatedly from early 2020, including after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Okubo T, Noy I.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The power of expressed humility: Early stage investors' reaction to humble entrepreneurs

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary We examine how entrepreneur‐expressed humility affects early stage investors' willingness to fund new ventures. In pitching contexts where investors rely on relational cues and implicit prototypes of entrepreneurs, we theorize three distinct pathways through which expressed humility shapes funding decisions. First, building on
Laurent Vilanova, Ivana Vitanova
wiley   +1 more source

Framing novelty in crowdfunding: Which words win support, where, and at what stakes

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary We examine how promotional language (“hype”) in reward‐based crowdfunding is associated with campaign success, and whether those associations vary across sector contexts and with campaign execution burden. Using dictionary‐based text measures from 635 U.S. Kickstarter campaigns across five sectors, we distinguish three novelty‐
Agnieszka Kwapisz
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming barriers? The mixed results of social innovation accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurship accelerators are increasingly promoted as structural interventions to close gender gaps, yet studies have not established a differential impact of participation for women. This prior evidence—drawn from high‐tech, male‐dominated settings—may overlook how outcomes differ in more feminized domains such as social
Nilanjana Dutt, Sarah Kaplan
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic positioning and accelerating regulatory clearance for new ventures

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary How do new ventures strategically position their products to accelerate regulatory clearance? We investigate this question in the medical device industry, where regulatory clearance is a prerequisite for market entry. We examine 239 new firms' 510(k) device clearances by the FDA between 2001 and 2019.
Emily Cox Pahnke, Tiona Zuzul, Michael Howard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Study on the Difference in Corporate Performance and Employment Outcomes According to the Results of Equity-Based Crowdfunding Investment

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity, 2019
The purpose of this study is to identify the difference in firm performance and employment growth between successful and failed capital procurement through equity-based crowdfunding.
Hanjun Cho, Joo Yeon Park, Chang Soo Sung   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technology‐Enabled Cross‐Border Entrepreneurship: The Role of Digital Platforms in SME Expansion Through the Lens of Institutional Theory

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) face significant institutional barriers when expanding across borders, including regulatory constraints, financial accessibility issues, and market entry challenges. Institutional theory provides a useful framework for understanding how external regulative, normative, and cognitive institutional forces
Sharmin Nahar, Muntasir Alam
wiley   +1 more source

Reward-based Crowdfunding on the Polish Market

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu, 2020
The conditions for the functioning of enterprises, organizations, communities or even individuals have been changing with each passing year. Crowdfunding can become a way to meet the financial needs of the above-mentioned entities, especially when it may
Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak
doaj  

Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? Sustainability Signals and Claims to Attract Business Angel Financing

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Research on business angels’ (BAs) investment decisions has largely focused on economic considerations, while the role of sustainability factors remains underexplored. This study examines how BAs respond to entrepreneurs’ sustainability communication.
Julian Bafera, Simon Kleinert, Christina Günther, Christine K. Volkmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source