Resolving Information Asymmetry: Signaling, Endorsement, and Crowdfunding Success

By Christopher Courtney, Supradeep Dutta, Yong Li. 2017

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management Information Systems

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In crowdfunding we trust: A trust-building model in lending crowdfunding (2020, background): “Considering that in crowdfunding most information is unverified, the relationship between the entrepreneur and potential investors is characterized by high levels of information asymmetries (Ahlers et al., 2015; Courtney et al., 2017).”
Persuasion in crowdfunding: An elaboration likelihood model of crowdfunding performance (2017, background): “as signaling (Courtney et al., 2017), social capital (Colombo et al.”
Crowdfunding success: a systematic literature review 2010–2017 (2020, methodology): “, 2013), sentiment analyses (Courtney et al., 2017), interviews with creators and social media stats (Borst et al.”
Research on Crowdfunding: Reviewing the (Very Recent) past and Celebrating the Present (2017, background): “Courtney, Dutta, and Li (2016) draw from signaling theory to examine the crowdfunding impact of multiple signals (e.g., Plummer, Allison, & Connelly, 2016).”
The Use of Signals in New-Venture Financing: A Review and Research Agenda (2021, background): “, 2018), past crowdfunding experience (Courtney et al., 2017; Davis et al., 2017), and perceived entrepreneurial passion (Davis et al.”
Dynamics of Lending-Based Prosocial Crowdfunding: Using a Social Responsibility Lens (2018, background): “Entrepreneurs’ profiles on Kiva are used to divulge signals about themselves and their venture (Courtney et al. 2017; Moss et al. 2015; Smith et al. 2017).”
The evolution of equity crowdfunding: Insights from co-investments of angels and the crowd (2019, background): “For instance, observable endorsements from experts have been found to be effective signals of venture quality (Courtney et al., 2017; Kim and Viswanathan, 2018).”
The evolution and adoption of equity crowdfunding: entrepreneur and investor entry into a new market (2018, positive): “As we have noted, early stage investing is highly risky, yet it is unclear whether the crowd under-stands or can mitigate these risks (Ahlers et al. 2015; Courtney et al. 2017).”