Crowdfunding has recently gained ground as an alternative financing means, particularly for start-ups and risky enterprises. We hereby analyse Romanian and South Korean students' intentions to use crowdfunding in their future ventures. Using PLS-SEM (N=441), we first investigated the influence...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore Islamic finance’s resilience in times of financial crisis and considers Islamic finance’s viability as an alternative to the current financial system. Design/methodology/approach: Established on a review of theoretical aspects underlying the notion of...

Purpose: Crowdfunding as an alternative financing method has recently gained ground and become a legitimate and feasible option for supporting creative and cultural projects. Whereas the reasons behind raising money on crowdfunding platforms are easy to understand, there...

Movies and web series are the most popular destinations of crowdfunding, and various approaches have been followed by project initiators. Filmmakers may use specialized or general crowdfunding platforms to raise money, propose fixed or flexible budgets, and use reward-based or equity-based...

Crowdfunding has recently gained ground as an alternative financing means, particularly for start-ups and risky enterprises. We hereby analyse Romanian and South Korean students' intentions to use crowdfunding in their future ventures. Using PLS-SEM (N=441), we first investigated the influence...

The study is aimed to explore the factors of subjective norms and their influence on shaping the intention of people to participate in crowdfunding. Data was collected from 155 respondents who have been involved in one or many crowdfunding campaigns as a contributor or fundraiser. Data was...

The study is aimed to understand the underlying factors for shaping the attitude of contributors or lenders in crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is an innovative method of raising funds through technological advances. As a large population which is known as “crowd” has shown its interest in this...

Purpose - A framework is suggested in this paper which will help crowdfunding platforms to match projects according to expectations of funders, leading to successful campaigns and thus increase the profitability of the crowdfunding platform.Research design, data, and methodology – The paper is...

The decision of an immediate lockdown in India had put economic, social and religious activities to a grinding halt. The paper examines the impact of lockdown and social distancing policies on economic activities in India using a multivariate econometric model of the data collected for the...

Crowdfunding has emerged as an alternative financing tool in recent years. The growth of crowdfunding platforms is a clear elucidation of its acceptance by the people involved in seeking and contributing funds. For Malaysian customers who mostly prefer Islamic financing and banking, crowdfunding...