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Article Dans Une Revue Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Année : 2024

Evaluating the Credibility of Entrepreneurs’ Impact Promises in Early-Stage Impact Investing

Guillaume Dumont

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This article investigates ethnographically how early-stage impact investors evaluate the credibility of the impact promises made by social entrepreneurs. Uncovering how investors carry out this task beyond observable characteristics and self-reported prosocial intentions, I propose that their evaluation of impact promises centers on four interrelated aspects of the entrepreneurs’ behavior: impact metrics, impact track record, impact management, and impact prospects. I articulate these aspects into a framework explaining how credible beliefs about entrepreneurs’ impact promises emerge among investors and embolden their investment decisions.
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hal-04629316 , version 1 (29-06-2024)

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Guillaume Dumont. Evaluating the Credibility of Entrepreneurs’ Impact Promises in Early-Stage Impact Investing. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2024, 48 (6), 1525-1555 p. ⟨10.1177/10422587241249337⟩. ⟨hal-04629316⟩

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