04552nam 2200553 450 991046549190332120200520144314.01-78560-314-0(CKB)3710000000685572(EBL)4529650(MiAaPQ)EBC4529650(Au-PeEL)EBL4529650(CaPaEBR)ebr11234614(CaONFJC)MIL923957(OCoLC)953658526(EXLCZ)99371000000068557220160809h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierInternational perspectives on crowdfunding positive, normative and critical theory /edited by Jérôm Méric, Isabelle Maque, Julienne BrabetBingley, [England] :Emerald,2016.©20161 online resource (306 p.)Includes index.1-78560-315-9 Front Cover; International Perspectives on Crowdfunding; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction: International Perspectives on Crowdfunding; Introduction; References; A Cartography of the Academic Literature on Crowdfunding; Crowdfunding: An Overview of the Phenomenon; Donation-Based Model and Reward-Based Model; Equity-Based Model; Microfinance or Lending-Based Models; Chronological and Qualitative Analysis of Academic Literature on Crowdfunding; Institutional Analysis of Contributors on Crowdfunding LiteratureAnalysis of the Main Academic Authors on Crowdfunding Academic Institutions Showing an Interest in Crowdfunding; Thematic Research on Crowdfunding; Present Theory on Crowdfunding: Mainly Positive and Outcome-Oriented; Emerging Questions on Crowdfunding and the Need for Additional Theory; Conclusion; References; Part One: Positive Crowdfunding Theory - Micro Economic Underpinnings, Contingency Factors and Regulation Issues; Chapter 1 An Industrial Organization Framework to Understand the Strategies of Crowdfunding Platforms; Introduction; Multisidedness of Crowdfunding PlatformsDistinct Groups of Consumers Network Effects; Cross-side network effects; Within-side network effects; Added Value of Intermediation; Strategies of Crowdfunding Platforms; Design Strategies; Choice of crowdfunding model; Attracting other groups; Governance Strategies; Disseminate information; Combat fraud; Provision point mechanism; Facilitate the exchange of information among contributors; Act as trusted intermediary; Competition among Crowdfunding Platforms; Conclusion; ReferencesChapter 2 Equity Crowdfunding in Africa: How Can Investment Micro-Behaviors Make the Crowdfunding Macro-System Work?Introduction: The Arduous Task of Financing Small Businesses in Africa; Venture Capital and Microcredit in the African Context; Equity "Crowdfinancing": Scope in Africa and Practices in Gabon; Equity crowdfinancing: Openness to social value in Africa; From the tontine social behavior to a legitimation of equity crowdfunding; From institutional behavior to a recognition of the need for alternative financing; Equity Crowdfunding Practices in the Light of Neo-Institutional TheoryConclusion References; Chapter 3 Crowdfunding: How and Why People Participate; Introduction; Landscape of Existing Crowdfunding Participants and Platforms; Work Involved in Crowdfunding; Crowdfunding work: Prepare; Crowdfunding work: Test; Crowdfunding work: Publicize; Crowdfunding work: Follow through; Crowdfunding work: Reciprocate resources; Professionalization of crowdfunding; Psychological experience of participation; Motivations and Deterrents for Participation; Motivations to become a requester; Requester motivation: Raise funds; Requester motivation: Expand awareness of workRequester motivation: Form connectionsDescriptive inquiries on crowdfunding are multiplying but it remains a fuzzy subject for research and reflexivity. This book gathers the best recent research outcomes on the managerial and social impact of this new practice.Crowd fundingElectronic books.Crowd funding.658.15224Méric JérômMaque IsabelleBrabet JulienneMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465491903321International perspectives on crowdfunding2108857UNINA