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Information Asymmetry and Adverse Wealth Effects of Crowdfunding
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2017 The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 in the U.S. expanded the capital markets so that entrepreneurs can appeal directly to non-traditional small crowd investors for investment funds.
Fathali Firoozi +2 more
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Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
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Start-up Funding via Equity Crowdfunding in Germany – A Qualitative Analysis of Success Factors
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2017 Entrepreneurs often struggle to find sufficient funding for their start-ups. A relatively new way for companies to attract capital is via an internet platform, locating investors who in return receive something in return for their ventures.
Martin Angerer +3 more
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Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
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ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for DevelopmentAccess to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is an important theme in the finance literature, as well as an important policy concern given that SMEs are considered the backbone of an economy, job creation, and economic growth.
Safi Ullah Khanl +1 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) requires organizations to move beyond linear production systems toward regenerative, resource‐efficient models. For small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), this transition is especially demanding due to constrained financial, technological, and human resources.
Hadi Zarea
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Supply Chain Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In increasingly volatile global markets, firms must cultivate entrepreneurial and adaptive capabilities to sustain competitiveness and advance sustainability objectives. This study systematically reviews the intersection of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), Supply Chain Management (SCM) practices, and sustainability performance through the ...
Olivia Finnerty +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While industry platforms are widely recognized as enablers of circular innovation, we still know little about how they evolve to scale and sustain innovation as economic conditions tighten and circular economy funding schemes become more selective.
Eva Qi Wang +3 more
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FinTech Projects and Initial Coin Offerings: A Research Note
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2019 We explore the determinants of success of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) defined as whether the ICO was successful in raising the funds. We look at financial and technical information disclosed by the ICO as well as the information disclosed by third ...
Andrea Moro, Dao Wang
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Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
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