As a dynamic way to raise funds for professional and private projects in recent years,
crowdfunding has made tremendous progress, especially through online platforms …

Crowdfunding platforms are characterized by an uneven distribution of quality and
resources. Some projects achieve outstanding and exceptional performance. Those …

In recent years, the “creator economy” has emerged as a disruptive force in creative
industries. Independent creators can now reach large and diverse audiences through online …

We document a novel pattern that campaign goal amounts set by entrepreneurs on
Kickstarter exhibit clear clustering at round numbers. We propose that the round number …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the functionality of long tail markets (LTM), where the
consumers cannot be reached or are ignored by the traditional mainstream businesses, in …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of online recommender systems
(RS) on three types of diversity: algorithmic recommendation diversity, perceived …

Markets and governments have been increasingly intertwined when it comes to funding for
the arts. This is the case with matchfunding schemes in which governments explore the …

The fact that the adoption rate of successful innovations is bell-shaped (cumulative S-
shaped) is considered the basis for most insights and analyses of new product marketing …