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Whose Rhetoric Matters? Social Responsibility Rhetoric and the Moderating Influence of Social Roles in Crowdfunding Pitches

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
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, Jeremy C. Short, Marcus T. Wolfe, Aaron F. Mckenny, Shane W. Reid   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19 bust, policy response, and rebound: equity crowdfunding and P2P versus banks. [PDF]

J Technol Transf, 2022
Cumming DJ, Martinez-Salgueiro A, Reardon RS, Sewaid A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Welfare implications of fair and accountable insurance pricing

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces an empirical framework to evaluate the welfare implications of fair and accountable insurance pricing by modeling the complete pricing process, including demand and price optimization. Moving beyond traditional cost modeling, we analyze both discrimination‐related fairness criteria and broader regulatory constraints, such
Fei Huang, Hajime Shimao
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneur fund-seeking: toward a theory of funding fit in the era of equity crowdfunding. [PDF]

Small Bus Econ (Dordr), 2022
Stevenson R, McMahon SR, Letwin C, Ciuchta MP.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Crowdfunding and global health disparities: an exploratory conceptual and empirical analysis

Globalization and Health, 2019
Background The use of crowdfunding platforms to cover the costs of healthcare is growing rapidly within low-, middle-, and high-income countries as a new funding modality in global health. The popularity of such “medical crowdfunding” is fueled by health
Nora J. Kenworthy
doaj   +1 more source

Morals, Markets, and Medicine

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
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

Fostering Climate Change Education for Effective Locally‐Led and Community‐Led Adaptation

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This study highlights the transformative role of climate change education (CCE), understood here as formal, non‐formal and informal learning that equips people with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to act as agents of change for climate mitigation and adaptation in enhancing locally‐led adaptation (LLA)—where local actors shape ...
Sardar Al Imran, Muhammad Sajjad, Md. Nazmus Sadath, Md. Nasif Ahsan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nature‐Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation: Review of Barriers to Adoption and Guidelines for Policymakers

Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 422-443, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NBS) for climate adaptation encompass a range of approaches that work with nature to increase resilience to climate change while providing ecological, economic and social co‐benefits. These solutions have frequently been put forward for application in urban contexts, such as the creation of urban forests, but can ...
Anita Vollmer, Stefano Ceolotto, Niall Farrell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CAN CROWDFUNDING EMPOWER WAQF COLLECTION IN MALAYSIA?

Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law
This study examines the potential of crowdfunding as a mechanism for enhancing cash waqf collection in Malaysia.  A qualitative exploratory approach was employed, involving semi-structured interviews with ten experts and practitioners in waqf management
Muhammad Shahrul Ifwat Ishak, Nur Rasyidah Kamaruzaman, Abdulmajeed M. R. Aderemi, Hussein 'Azeemi Abdullah Thaidi, Muhammad Haziq Muqri Saifudin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Volume 20, Issue 2, Page 300-324, June 2026.
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