This paper provides first empirical evidence on the impact of reviewer status on the objectivity of his contributions in online communities. While previous research indicates that user-generated online reviews guide consumer decision making, little is known about drivers of the actual review...

Crowdfunding platforms offer founders the possibility to collect funding for project realization. With the advent of these platforms, the risk of fraud has risen. Fraudulent founders provide inaccurate information or pretend interest toward a project. Within this study, we propose deception...

Crowdfunding platforms offer promising opportunities for project founders to publish their project ideas and to collect money in order to be able to realize them. Consequently, the question of what influences the successful funding of projects, i.e., reaching the target amount of money, is very...