Crowdfunding for and against

• Autorzy: Cegielska Edyta

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2024.197.5

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: Identifying the advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding from the perspective of both supporters/investors and project owners seeking funding. Design/methodology/approach: The main method used in the writing of this article is the analysis of scholarly literature on crowdfunding topics and materials published by crowdfunding platforms. A search was conducted in Web of Science, from 2006 to May 2024. Papers directly and indirectly related to the advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding were included. The thematic scope of the article is covering the advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding from the point of view of both interested parties – supporters/investors and those seeking financing. Findings: In the course of work, it was found that crowdfunding offers numerous advantages and disadvantages from the perspective of both supporters/investors and project owners seeking funding. Originality/value: Identification and compilation of advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding: a table -based analysis from the perspective of investors and project owners’ perspective targeted by the article. Timeline of crowdfunding platform development in Poland compared to platforms worldwide.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

crowdsourcing; crowdfunding; debt-based crowdfunding; equity crowdfunding

PL

crowdsourcing; crowdfunding; crowdfunding dłużny; finansowanie społecznościowe

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: z. 197
• Strony: 73--85
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Cegielska Edyta

• Warsaw School of Economics, Banking Institute

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1485-6507

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