Advancing the psychology of entrepreneurship: A review of the psychological literature and an introduction

MJ Gorgievski, U Stephan - Applied Psychology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a narrative review of psychology of entrepreneurship research
published in leading psychology journals, based on which we develop an organising …

The power of positivity? The influence of positive psychological capital language on crowdfunding performance

AH Anglin, JC Short, W Drover, RM Stevenson… - Journal of Business …, 2018 - Elsevier
We extend the entrepreneurship literature to include positive psychological capital—an
individual or organization's level of psychological resources consisting of hope, optimism …

A woman's place is in the… startup! Crowdfunder judgments, implicit bias, and the stereotype content model

MA Johnson, RM Stevenson, CR Letwin - Journal of Business Venturing, 2018 - Elsevier
We examine investor stereotypes and implicit bias in crowdfunding decisions. Prior research
in formal venture capital settings demonstrates that investors tend to have a funding bias …

Start-ups, entrepreneurial networks and equity crowdfunding: A processual perspective

R Brown, S Mawson, A Rowe - Industrial Marketing Management, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper outlines findings from a large-scale interview based study of start-ups who
obtained equity crowdfunding in the UK. It takes a novel integrative approach towards the …

Unleashing main street entrepreneurship: Crowdfunding, venture capital, and the democratization of new venture investments

RM Stevenson, DF Kuratko, J Eutsler - Small Business Economics, 2019 - Springer
Over the past several decades, US venture capital (VC) firms have focused their attention
and investment dollars in specialized regional hubs where high-tech entrepreneurship tends …

The effects of framing messages and cause-related marketing on backing intentions in reward-based crowdfunding

YF Kuo, CS Lin, LT Liu - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explores the main and interaction effects of framing messages and cause-related
marketing on backing intentions by manipulating frame types, frame valences, and cause …

An agentic perspective of resourcefulness: Self-reliant and joint resourcefulness behaviors within the entrepreneurship process

TL Michaelis, DJ Scheaf, JC Carr, JM Pollack - Journal of Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
We integrate social cognitive theory, and its tenets of personal and collective agency, to
develop an individual-level perspective on entrepreneurs' resourcefulness behaviors that …

Out of control or right on the money? Funder self-efficacy and crowd bias in equity crowdfunding

RM Stevenson, MP Ciuchta, C Letwin… - Journal of Business …, 2019 - Elsevier
Our findings extend the entrepreneurship literature by highlighting the mechanism through
which self-efficacy can hinder rather than enhance performance in entrepreneurial settings …

Failed but validated? The effect of market validation on persistence and performance after a crowdfunding failure

R Stevenson, J Allen, T Wang - Journal of Business Venturing, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the impact of market validation on persistence and subsequent performance
following a specific type of failure (crowdfunding failure). We leverage a mixed methods …

Money is not everything: A typology of crowdfunding project creators

S Ryu, YG Kim - The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2018 - Elsevier
While studies focus on how crowdfunding promotes the launch of innovative products or
services through two-sided (creator-investor) platforms and digital tools, knowledge on the …