Explaining Academic Interest in Crowdfunding as a Research Topic

Crowdfunding research has grown exponentially since the first academic papers in field were published 2013. This interpretivist study attempts to explain why academics worldwide have chosen crowdfunding. As no explicit theories currently exist guide our research, we relied on schooling and management fashion theories. Based interviews with 30 crowdfunding scholars, develop a model which interprets underlying reasons this topic. Our results show that, beyond scientific reasons, career socio-psychological also By documenting both non-scientific researchers certain topic, findings contribute knowledge about rationales behind development fields of management, entrepreneurial finance entrepreneurship.