TY - JOUR
T1 - Boosting crowdfunding via knowledge ecosystems
T2 - an exploratory analysis through a bibliometric literature review
AU - D'Amato, Antonio
AU - Festa, Giuseppe
AU - Vrontis, Demetris
AU - Mueller, Jens
AU - Rossi, Matteo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Purpose: This study aims to highlight the fundamental elements about the potential knowledge ecosystems underlying the crowdfunding environment, providing a tentative analysis of the state of the art and suggesting a possible research agenda. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a sample of 51 papers retrieved from the Web of Science (WOS) database, the investigation, implementing a bibliometric literature review (BLR), has examined the main metadata of the scientific literature that includes studies about crowdfunding and knowledge ecosystems. Findings: The main research areas in the field, in terms of occurrence network analysis, seem to affect three main clusters (entrepreneurial ecosystems, business ecosystems and service ecosystems), being the role of knowledge (and consequent knowledge management) relevant mostly in regard to entrepreneurial ecosystems. Originality/value: The research is intended to shed light on the potential connections, relationships and interactions between crowdfunding and the knowledge ecosystems that may emerge in the dynamics involving crowdfunding platforms, projects and operators, emphasizing the contribution of knowledge management in this respect.
AB - Purpose: This study aims to highlight the fundamental elements about the potential knowledge ecosystems underlying the crowdfunding environment, providing a tentative analysis of the state of the art and suggesting a possible research agenda. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a sample of 51 papers retrieved from the Web of Science (WOS) database, the investigation, implementing a bibliometric literature review (BLR), has examined the main metadata of the scientific literature that includes studies about crowdfunding and knowledge ecosystems. Findings: The main research areas in the field, in terms of occurrence network analysis, seem to affect three main clusters (entrepreneurial ecosystems, business ecosystems and service ecosystems), being the role of knowledge (and consequent knowledge management) relevant mostly in regard to entrepreneurial ecosystems. Originality/value: The research is intended to shed light on the potential connections, relationships and interactions between crowdfunding and the knowledge ecosystems that may emerge in the dynamics involving crowdfunding platforms, projects and operators, emphasizing the contribution of knowledge management in this respect.
KW - Business ecosystems
KW - Crowdfunding
KW - Entrepreneurial ecosystems
KW - Knowledge-based ecosystems
KW - Knowledge-based systems
KW - Service ecosystems
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U2 - 10.1108/JKM-08-2024-0949
DO - 10.1108/JKM-08-2024-0949
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85216029158
SN - 1367-3270
JO - Journal of Knowledge Management
JF - Journal of Knowledge Management
ER -