Digital collaborations and entrepreneurship – the role of shareconomy and crowdsourcing in the era of smart city
Richter, Chris (2016-06-09)
Väitöskirja
Richter, Chris
09.06.2016
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-265-968-2
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-265-968-2
Tiivistelmä
The thesis begins with the classical cooperation and transfers it to the digital world. This
work gives a detailed overview of the young fields of research smart city, shareconomy
and crowdsourcing and links these fields with entrepreneurship. The core research aim
is the finding of connections between the research fields smart city, shareconomy and
crowdsourcing and entrepreneurial activities and the specific fields of application,
success factors and conditions for entrepreneurs.
The thesis consists of seven peer-reviewed publications. Based on primary and
secondary data, the existence of entrepreneurial opportunities in the fields of smart city,
shareconomy and crowdsourcing could be confirmed. The first part (publications 1-3)
of the thesis are literature reviews to secure the fundamental base for further research.
This part consists of newly created definitions and an extreme sharpening of the
research fields for the near future. In the second part of the thesis (publications 4-7),
empirical field work (in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs) and quantitative analyses
(fuzzy set/qualitative comparative analysis and binary logistic regression analysis)
contribute to the field of research with additional new insights.
Summarizing, the insights are multi-layered: theoretical (e.g. new definitions,
sharpening of the research field), methodical (e.g. first time application of the fuzzy
set/qualitative comparative analysis in the field of crowdfunding) and qualitative (first
time application of in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs in the fields of smart city and
shareconomy). The global research question could be answered: the link between
entrepreneurship and smart city, shareconomy and crowdfunding could be confirmed,
concrete fields of application could be identified and further developments could be
touched upon. This work strongly contributes to the young fields of research through
much-needed basic work, new qualitative approaches, innovative methods and new
insights and offers opportunities for discussion, criticism and support for further
research.
work gives a detailed overview of the young fields of research smart city, shareconomy
and crowdsourcing and links these fields with entrepreneurship. The core research aim
is the finding of connections between the research fields smart city, shareconomy and
crowdsourcing and entrepreneurial activities and the specific fields of application,
success factors and conditions for entrepreneurs.
The thesis consists of seven peer-reviewed publications. Based on primary and
secondary data, the existence of entrepreneurial opportunities in the fields of smart city,
shareconomy and crowdsourcing could be confirmed. The first part (publications 1-3)
of the thesis are literature reviews to secure the fundamental base for further research.
This part consists of newly created definitions and an extreme sharpening of the
research fields for the near future. In the second part of the thesis (publications 4-7),
empirical field work (in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs) and quantitative analyses
(fuzzy set/qualitative comparative analysis and binary logistic regression analysis)
contribute to the field of research with additional new insights.
Summarizing, the insights are multi-layered: theoretical (e.g. new definitions,
sharpening of the research field), methodical (e.g. first time application of the fuzzy
set/qualitative comparative analysis in the field of crowdfunding) and qualitative (first
time application of in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs in the fields of smart city and
shareconomy). The global research question could be answered: the link between
entrepreneurship and smart city, shareconomy and crowdfunding could be confirmed,
concrete fields of application could be identified and further developments could be
touched upon. This work strongly contributes to the young fields of research through
much-needed basic work, new qualitative approaches, innovative methods and new
insights and offers opportunities for discussion, criticism and support for further
research.
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