Sharing with crowds: bibliometric insights into the role of emotions in crowdfunding

SEB research

Authors:

Saima Hafeez, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, PhD student
Mateja Drnovšek, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business

Abstract:

In this paper, we provide an overview of the existing research on emotions in crowdfunding and integrate it using a bibliometric analysis of publication data from the decade 2013–2023. Our analysis includes a citation and cocitation analysis, a productivity analysis, a co-occurrence analysis, and a topic analysis based on abstracts. We find that the Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice are the most prominent journals publishing research at the intersection of emotions and crowdfunding. The coword analysis shows that current and frequently discussed topics are related to emotions, sentiment analysis, reward-based crowdfunding, machine learning, and blockchain. Furthermore, our results show a significant increase in interdisciplinary approaches that integrate psychological and economic perspectives to better understand backers’ behavior. Finally, we point to a gap in the understanding of the long-term effects of emotions on crowdfunding campaigns and suggest a possible direction for future studies.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressed in the article are:

SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth

The article is published in:
Economic and business review

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Sharing with crowds: bibliometric insights into the role of emotions in crowdfunding