Pure donation or hybrid donation crowdfunding

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-260
Author(s):  
Liang Zhao ◽  
Zhe Sun
Keyword(s):  
Selection Problem ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation Theory ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Model Selection Problem

Purpose Despite the growing research exploring the possibility and feasibility of financing socially oriented projects through crowdfunding, relatively little research examines which crowdfunding model is better to serve such purpose. The purpose of this paper is to offer novel insights to mitigate this research gap. Design/methodology/approach A unique data set collected from the largest Chinese crowdfunding platform is used to test the hypotheses. To solve the perceived self-selection problem, the propensity score matching method is adopted in this paper. Based on this approach, the results of similar prosocial campaigns in two different models (pure donation and hybrid donation) are compared. Findings The empirical results show that the hybrid donation model is negatively associated with the status of success and the extent of success of prosocial campaigns. Specifically, compared to the pure donation model, hybrid donation model leads to a lower probability of success, fewer contributors, a lower funding amount and a lower completion ratio. Originality/value The paper contributes to a relatively understudied theme in crowdfunding, namely, donations. It does so by introducing the concepts of pure vs hybrid donation models and investigates the model selection problem in financing social projects through crowdfunding based on cognitive evaluation theory.

“Dark” student volunteers: commitment, motivation, and leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1176-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Chelsea Veres ◽  
Nathan Eva ◽  
Andrew Cavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation Theory ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Drawing from the cognitive evaluation theory, the purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between student volunteers’ narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy, and commitment to university volunteer programmes through the mediating mechanisms of self-orientation and pro-social motivation. Further, it investigates the roll of servant leadership in mitigating these personality types and encouraging student volunteers to become more pro-socially motivated. Design/methodology/approach The study uses data collected via questionnaire from 156 student volunteers across Australia. Hypothesis testing was conducted using ordinary least squares regression with the path-analytic conditional process modelling (PROCESS) macro for SPSS. Findings The study’s analysis indicated that self-orientated motivation mediated the relationship between narcissism and normative commitment, and pro-social motivation mediated the relationship between both Machiavellianism and psychopathy, and affective commitment. Further, servant leadership was found to moderate the relationship between both Machiavellianism and psychopathy, and pro-social motivation, such that the negative relationship became weaker under a servant leader. These findings suggest that servant leaders play a significant role in encouraging “dark” personalities to see the light. Originality/value This research is the first to examine the use of the Dark Triad in a student volunteering context. It extends the cognitive evaluation theory by revealing that extrinsic (in contrast to intrinsic) motivations are “crowded out” as intrinsic (in contrast to extrinsic) motivations develop within individuals. The study also refines the social learning theory, by examining the influences of “positive” leadership attributes (servant leadership) on “darker” (Dark Triad) personalities.

Cognitive Evaluation Theory: What nurtures our intrinsic motivation?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thanh Thanh Huyen
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation Theory ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation

Cognitive Evaluation Theory: What nurtures our intrinsic motivation?

scholarly journals Formation and breakdown of the alliance between state and civic forces in post-2013 Egypt: a state-in-society approach

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazen Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Arab World ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Threat Perception ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Status ◽  
State Actors ◽  
Elite Interviews ◽  
The One

Purpose This paper aims to examine why the alliance formed between non-Islamist forces and state actors to oust Mohamed Morsi from power in 2013 broke down quickly. Design/methodology/approach This paper makes use of original data set derived from three waves of surveys fielded in 2011, 2014 and 2015 that ask questions about public threat perception. Around 10 elite interviews were also conducted to further test the study’s hypothesis. Findings On the one hand, non-Islamists, civic forces challenged the status and interests of state actors in a way that made state actors view them with heightened distrust. On the other, many civic forces, in face of high threat perception, prioritized law during and order after Morsi’s removal, driven – at least partly – by shifts in public attitudes. Originality/value Many views look at transitions in the Arab world from the angle of how Islamists interact with traditional power holders. Such an approach, however, could be reductionist in many ways because it disregards civic forces. This is a point this paper seeks to address.

Behavioral Antecedents To Intrinsic Motivation In Capital Equipment Exchange Relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Dahlstrom ◽  
Brett A. Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Interorganizational Relationships ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Influence Strategies ◽  
Exchange Relationships ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation Theory ◽  
Cognitive Evaluation ◽  
Mainframe Computer

<span>This study utilizes cognitive evaluation theory to assess interorganizational relationships. Sales personnels influence strategies and opportunistic behaviors are cast as antecedent to purchasers intrinsic motivation for the exchange. Influence strategies are classified based upon whether sanctions (medicated influence) or information (non-mediated influence) are employed to gain compliance. Ninety-four mainframe computer users reported on their working relationships with multiple marketing personnel. The results suggest that non-mediated influence raises intrinsic motivation while mediated influence and opportunism have a negative impact upon motivation.</span>

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document