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Does Equity Crowdfunding Democratize Entrepreneurial Finance? [PDF]
This paper investigates whether gender, age, ethnicity, and geography affect the choice of equity crowdfunding offerings vs initial public offerings (IPO) on traditional stock markets and whether these characteristics increase the likelihood of a successful offering.
Douglas Cumming +2 more
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FinTechs Playing in the Regulatory Sandbox—The Effect of Interacting Signals on Funding
ABSTRACT Membership in regulatory sandboxes seems to help financial technology ventures (FinTechs) signal their qualities to investors. However, FinTechs have a dual identity, meaning they are both banking firms and entrepreneurial, growth‐oriented ventures, and thus likely send various and potentially conflicting signals.
Bastian Kindermann +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Poll results: Is crowdfunding a fad? [PDF]
The first equity crowdfunding websites were only set up four years ago, but since then the sector has grown phenomenally: from 2012-14, in the UK alone equity crowdfunding grew by 410% (you can read more about this in our introduction to the poll)
Fox, Mary
core
Crowdfunding : psychological conditioning [PDF]
"Crowdfunding" jest stosunkowo nowym pojęciem; to neologizm, który powstał w 2006 roku. Słowo składa się z dwóch terminów: crowd ("tłum") oraz funding ("finansowanie").
Sęczkowska, Karolina
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Inscribing Impact: Measurement Practices in the Making of Moral Markets
Abstract Moral markets, designed to generate positive impact on pressing social and environmental challenges, are transforming traditional market practices by including more than economic considerations in their operations. The importance of these markets continues to grow as investors, regulators, and consumers increasingly put pressure on companies ...
Guillermo Casasnovas +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Determinants of the success of equity crowdfunding campaigns [PDF]
Israel José dos Santos Felipe +1 more
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Abstract We use role congruity theory to examine how differing role expectations surrounding entrepreneur gender and race shape the influence of social responsibility rhetoric used in crowdfunding pitches. To do so, we develop a novel content‐analytic measure of social responsibility rhetoric using the Kinder, Lydenberg, and Domini (KLD) dimensions of ...
Aaron H. Anglin +4 more
wiley +1 more source
REWARD OR EQUITY CROWDFUNDING IN SPORT RELATED PROJECTS [PDF]
In recent years, the crowdfunding method has generated several billions in funding, no matter the campaign’s area of activity. Nevertheless, the efficiency of this tool may be improved, considering that around 60 percent of Kickstarter campaigns fail ...
Mădălina Camelia ADAM (Olteanu)
doaj
How Do Businesses Finance New Investment?
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how UK firms finance new investment and whether their choices follow a financing hierarchy consistent with leading theories of capital structure. Using a survey of 2886 firms conducted by the UK Department for Business and Trade and the Bank of England (2020–2023), we examine six financing sources: retained earnings ...
Marc Cowling +3 more
wiley +1 more source
ABSTRACT Healthcare in the United States is defined by profit motives and economic inequality, yet medical providers and organizations are also guided by moral values such as a commitment to patient well‐being. How have sociologists made sense of this apparent contradiction?
Guillermina Altomonte, Eliza Brown
wiley +1 more source

