Fueled by the development of Internet-based platforms that provided its technological
foundation, and the need for an agile and uniquely skilled workforce, crowdsourcing has …

Background: Using the power of Internet, crowdfunding platforms are currently changing the
traditional landscape of fundraising. Social media-based IT platforms in particular are …

Abstract Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending uses two-sided platforms to link borrowers with a crowd
of lenders. Despite considerable diversity in crowdlending research, studies in this area …

Equity crowdfunding (ECF) has spread rapidly worldwide, however its use by university spin-
offs (USOs) along with scholarly attention to it, is still extremely limited. In this qualitative …

Crowdfunding is an alternative financing method that is different from traditional startup
financing. The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively analyze and identify all the …

In order to improve public financing sustainability in China, the Chinese government has
announced several administrative policies on crowdfunding, concerning platform …

This study examines the association among relationship types, their strength, and
contribution behavior in reward crowdfunding. We analyzed data on 568 relational dyads …

Communications can be integral in persuading funders to invest in visitor economy
crowdfunding. Despite the important role of diverse communications on consumer …

This study used meta-analytic methods complemented with an “attracting the crowd”
framework to develop and test a model that connects campaign characteristics to fundraising …

This article focuses on entrepreneurs' self-funding behavior in the reward crowdfunding
context and its relation to crowdfunding success. Theoretically anchoring our discussion in …