Funders' positive affective reactions to entrepreneurs' crowdfunding pitches: The influence of perceived product creativity and entrepreneurial passion

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 90-106

  Davis, Blakley C ^a   Hmieleski, Keith M ^b   Webb, Justin W ^c   Coombs, Joseph E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective events theory; Creativity; Crowdfunding; Passion; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996946602     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2016.10.006     Document Type: Article

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