Several literature reviews on crowdfunding categorise crowdfunding research into different
perspectives but provide limited theory development. The social capital literature offers a …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to delineate a research agenda to guide future service
research investigating the digital transformation of financial service systems through Fintech …

Since Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum declared the arrival of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution, there has been much discussion about it. However, there is no …

This study draws upon the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (ELM) to develop and
test a model of persuasive influence in crowdfunding. To test our hypothesized relationships …

Many entrepreneurs are struggling with the question of how to deliver a successful fund-
raising pitch on crowdfunding platforms. In this study, we focus on the linguistic style of …

This study draws upon affective events theory, research regarding funders' perceptions, and
research regarding expectation alignment between products and their presenters to develop …

How does online information influence investor decisions? Funders or investors have
access to a variety of information about a project or product when they make investment …

In this study, we consider the dynamics of crowdfunding project support over time. We
propose that people support crowdfunding projects financially when they believe that their …

This paper makes two contributions to research on the new entrepreneurial finance context
of equity crowdfunding. First, we compare its regulation around the world and discuss how …

Research generally suggests that, relative to commercial entrepreneurs, social
entrepreneurs stand at a disadvantage at acquiring resources through traditional financial …