Resistance to Crowdfunding among Entrepreneurs: An Impression Management Perspective

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Abstract

Crowdfunding has been a topic of much excitement for scholars of entrepreneurialism. Onlookers and early adopters have noted the new strategies afforded when funding bottlenecks can be bypassed and members of the public can be engaged early in development. Yet if crowdfunding is to prove truly disruptive for entrepreneurs then greater efforts must be made to understand non-adopters. This study models entrepreneurs’ resistance to crowdfunding using an impression management perspective. A case study of 20 entrepreneurs suggests that resistance is influenced by entrepreneurs’ fear of disclosure, fear of visible failure, and fear of projecting desperation.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Strategic Information Systems
Volume24
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)219-233
Number of pages15
ISSN0963-8687
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crowdfunding
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Resistance
  • Impression management

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