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Boosting crowdfunding via knowledge ecosystems: an exploratory analysis through a bibliometric literature review

Antonio D'Amato (Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy)
Giuseppe Festa (Department of Management and Economics, Pegaso Telematic University, Napoli, Italy)
Demetris Vrontis (Gnosis: Mediterranean Institute for Management Science, School of Business, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus and SP Jain School of Global Management – Singapore Campus, Singapore, Singapore)
Jens Mueller (School of Management, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand)
Matteo Rossi (Department of Law Economics Management and Quantitative Methods, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy and Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu – WSB University, Poznan, Poland)

Journal of Knowledge Management

ISSN: 1367-3270

Article publication date: 22 January 2025

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Abstract

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.

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Acknowledgements

The authors declare that the paper is compliant with ethical standards and that they have no conflicts of interest.

Citation

D'Amato, A., Festa, G., Vrontis, D., Mueller, J. and Rossi, M. (2025), "Boosting crowdfunding via knowledge ecosystems: an exploratory analysis through a bibliometric literature review", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2024-0949

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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