Entrepreneurial finance, crowdfunding, and language : from social to financial support / Francesca Capo and Francesca Di Pietro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capo, Francesca, author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in financial institutions.

Financial services industry--Communication systems.

Financial services industry.

Corporations--Finance.

Corporations.

Language and languages--Economic aspects.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, [2024]

Summary:

Considering language a relevant strategic instrument that entrepreneurs and managers can use to seek external resources, this book investigates and discusses whether and under which conditions language strategies can facilitates entrepreneurs' social support and legitimation as well as access to external resources.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acronyms

Authorship Attribution

1 Introduction to the Book

Part I Language in Organisation and Entrepreneurship

2 The Role of Language in Organisations

2.1 The Influence of Language in Organisations: A Review of the Literature

2.1.1 Linguistic Perspective

2.1.2 Psycholinguistic Perspective

2.1.3 Sociolinguistic Perspective

2.2 Language and Sense-Making in Organisations

2.2.1 Frames

2.2.2 Narratives and Discursive Abilities

2.2.3 Multimodal Communication

2.3 Future Research Directions

2.3.1 Language Choices and Internal Organisational Dynamics

2.3.2 Language Characteristics and Individuals' Decision-Making

References

3 Language in Entrepreneurship

3.1 The Importance of Language in Entrepreneurship

3.2 Framing Ventures as Crowdfunding Investment Opportunities

3.2.1 Linguistic Style and Crowdfunding Success

3.2.2 Entrepreneurs' Personality Traits Displayed in Language

3.3 Language Future-Time-Reference and Its Influence On Future-Oriented Behaviours

4 Language's Future-Oriented Framing and the Financing of New Ventures

4.1 Linguistic Features and Venture Capital Investments

4.1.1 Hypotheses Development

4.1.2 Methodology

Sample and Data

Variables and Measures

Independent Variables: FTR and Linguistic Heterogeneity

Control Variables

4.1.3 Results

Robustness Checks

4.2 Linguistic Features and Crowdfunding Investments

4.2.1 Hypotheses Development

4.2.2 Methodology

4.2.3 Results

Limitations and Future Research

4.3 Discussion On the Role of Language in Influencing Early-Stage Investments.

4.4 Practical Implications of the Study and Future Research

Notes

Part II Language and Legitimacy Dynamics in Organisation and Entrepreneurship

5 Legitimacy and Stigma in Organisations and Entrepreneurship: A Literature Review

5.1 Legitimacy: Early Roots and Definition

5.1.1 The Antecedents and Consequences of Legitimacy

5.1.2 Legitimacy Dynamics in Entrepreneurial Ventures

5.2 Stigma and Organisational Stigma: Definition and Related Concepts

5.2.1 The Antecedents, Consequences, and Responses to Stigma

5.2.2 Stigma in Entrepreneurial Ventures

5.3 Conclusions

6 Language Dynamics and Legitimacy in Crowdfunding

6.1 Language and Its Role in the Social Context

6.2 The Interplay of Language and Legitimacy in Entrepreneurial Ventures

6.3 An Analysis of Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns

6.3.1 Empirical Setting

6.3.2 Data Collection

Dependent Variables

Independent Variables

6.3.3 Data Analysis and Results

6.4 Conclusions and Future Research

7 Narcissistic Language and Success in Green-Oriented Entrepreneurial Ventures

7.1 Personality Traits in Management Theory and the Consequences for Organisations

7.2 Entrepreneurial Ventures: The Interplay of Narcissistic Language and Green Orientation in Determining Audiences' Support

7.3 A Language Analysis of Green-Oriented Campaigns

7.3.1 Empirical Setting

7.3.2 Data Collection

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

7.3.3 Data Analysis and Results

7.4 Conclusions and Directions for Future Studies

8 Reflections for Future Research and Practical Implications

8.1 Theoretical Implications

8.2 Managerial and Policy Implications

8.3 Future Research Directions

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003349860

1003349862

9781000920826

1000920828

OCLC:

1381094280