Does my contribution to your crowdfunding project matter?

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 72-89

  Kuppuswamy, Venkat ^a   Bayus, Barry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowdfunding; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Venture financing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995953652     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2016.10.004     Document Type: Article

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