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How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Access to markets is critical for entrepreneurial success, yet many face significant barriers. This study argues that digital platforms functioning as peer‐to‐peer marketplaces can facilitate entrepreneurial activity by improving market access for new ventures.
Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, Namil Kim
wiley   +1 more source

What entrepreneurial decisions enable the breeding of digital platform unicorns?

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Digital platforms have revolutionized business sectors; however, despite their significant success, platform unicorns remain rare. While extensive research exists on digital platform growth, it is uncertain what entrepreneurial decisions achieve unicorn status.
Sea Matilda Bez, Isabel Narbón‐Perpiñá, Asta Pundziene, Rima Sermontyte‐Baniule   +3 more
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  

Integrating multimodal data and machine learning for entrepreneurship research

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Extant research in neuroscience suggests that human perception is multimodal in nature—we model the world integrating diverse data sources such as sound, images, taste, and smell. Working in a dynamic environment, entrepreneurs are expected to draw on multimodal inputs in their decision making.
Yash Raj Shrestha, Vivianna Fang He
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

Two hearts that beat as one: Signals, narratives, and financing (less) novel ventures via equity crowdfunding

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Financial resource acquisition is crucial for ventures but hindered by uncertainty. While signaling mitigates this uncertainty, its effectiveness hinges on venture novelty and the narratives used to clarify embedded information. Adopting a configurational lens, we examine the interplay among novelty, signals, and narratives in
Jiahe Wang, Lien Denoo, Joris Knoben
wiley   +1 more source

Dancing to multiple tunes: Establishing legitimacy with first‐time and repeat backers in crowdfunding campaigns

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Using 14,108 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns, we examine three strategies to gather support from first‐time versus repeat backers: narrative distinctiveness aligning with backers' expectations of novelty, endorsement from Kickstarter staff, and campaign leadership's reciprocity of funding other campaigns.
Stephanie Hepp, Alexander Vossen, Lien Denoo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mixed feelings, mixed outcomes? When emotionally ambivalent framing enhances idea appreciation

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Despite growing interest in how linguistic strategies shape audience responses to innovative ideas, prior evidence on the benefits of using emotional language remains mixed. Building on research on emotional ambivalence and social evaluation, we introduce the concept of emotionally ambivalent framing (i.e., the combination of ...
Donato Cutolo, Denise Falchetti, Henrik Wesemann Lekkas   +2 more
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CROWDFUDING AS A METHOD OF FINANCING ECOLOGICAL PROJECT

Economics and Environment, 2017
Crowdfunding is a method of financing new ventures, enabling individual founders of commercial, cultural or social projects to demand financing for many people, often in return for future products or actions.
Katarzyna Wierzbicka
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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