Reward-based crowdfunding success: decomposition of the project, product category, entrepreneur, and location effects

We assess the relative importance of project, product category, entrepreneur, and location effects on reward-based crowdfunding success. Applying variance decomposition analysis to a sample of 98,336 crowdfunding projects launched between May 2009 and May 2014 on the Kickstarter platform, we find th...

全面介紹

Saved in:
書目詳細資料
Main Authors: CHAN, C. S. Richard, PARK, Haemin Dennis, PATEL, Pamkaj, GOMULYA, David
格式: text
語言:English
出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
主題:
在線閱讀:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5843
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6842/viewcontent/Reward_basedCrowdfunding_afv.pdf
標簽: 添加標簽
沒有標簽, 成為第一個標記此記錄!
機構: Singapore Management University
語言: English
實物特徵
總結:We assess the relative importance of project, product category, entrepreneur, and location effects on reward-based crowdfunding success. Applying variance decomposition analysis to a sample of 98,336 crowdfunding projects launched between May 2009 and May 2014 on the Kickstarter platform, we find that agency factors, specifically the project and entrepreneur effects, explain the highest relative variance (over 80% of total variance) across three crowdfunding success outcomes – pledge amount, number of backers, and funding success. Structural factors, specifically product category and location effects, have lower but still significant effects. Our study extends prior variance decomposition studies in strategy and entrepreneurship research by incorporating location effects and examining the nascent stage of firm formation. It also contributes to crowdfunding research by providing a systematic framework to compare key determinants of reward-based crowdfunding outcomes. The findings are of practical relevance to aspiring entrepreneurs seeking funding through reward-based crowdfunding platforms.