Success of Crowd-based Online Technology in Fundraising: An Institutional Perspective

Journal of International Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 100-116

  Kshetri, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowd based online technology; Crowdfunding; Institutions; Legitimacy; Philanthropy; Thin trust; Trade associations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951780348     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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