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"Rewards-based Crowdfunding as an Institutional Carrier: Cross-border Investments in Environmental Projects"
Event details of ABS Strategy & International Business Seminar: Shaker Zahra (University of Minnesota)
Date
20 April 2023
Time
11:30 -13:00
Room
Hybrid from REC M4.02

Abstract:* 

To date, we lack theoretical and empirical insights on how money flows across borders in rewards-based crowdfunding. We invoke an institutional logics perspective, suggesting that a community logic prevails in rewards-based crowdfunding and that it serves as an institu-tional carrier. Specifically, we hypothesize that environmental projects are more likely to attract cross-border funding from backers in countries with well-developed institutions than non-environmental projects. This effect will be stronger when environ-mental projects are located in countries with weakly-developed institutions. Using data from 290,126 Kickstarter campaigns located in 139 countries with backers spanning the globe, we find support for our hypotheses. Our findings challenge commonly-held assumptions on cross-border money flows in extant literature that examines traditional investors or big corporations, who usually hold a market logic.

*Co-authored with A. Sewaid (MBS College of Business and Entrepreneurship) and T. Vanacker (Ghent University)

General information:

Attendance to this seminar is possible by invitation only. Please send an e-mail to secbs-abs@uva.nl if your are interested in attending this seminar.

Roeterseilandcampus - building M

Room Hybrid from REC M4.02
Plantage Muidergracht 12
1018 TV Amsterdam