Blakley Davis
Associate Professor
Area: Management and Entrepreneurship
- Snead Hall
- 301 W. Main Street
- Box 844000
- Richmond, VA, 23284-4000
- Office: B4203
Expertise
- Entrepreneurship
- Crowdfunding
- Early Stage Resource Acq
Interests
Teaching
Research
- My primary area of interest includes early-stage resource acquisition (particularly in non-traditional contexts such as crowdfunding). I also have secondary interests in terms of institutional and individual-level influences on the entrepreneurship process.
Research
Published Intellectual Contributions
Book Chapter
- Morris, M. H., Davis, B. C., Mills, A., Pitt, L. F., Berthon, P. (2013). Opportunities and the Entrepreneurial Marketer. In Entrepreneurial marketing: Global perspectives (1 ed., vol. 1, pp.127-146). Bingley: Emerald Group .
Journal Article
- Warnick , B., Allison, T., Davis, B. C. (2026). Say it like you mean it: The effect of cross-channel affective consistency on perceived preparedness and authenticity in funding pitches. (1 ed., vol. 41, pp.106558). Elsevier BV. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2025.106558
- Allison, T., Anglin, A., Davis, B. C., Oo, P., Seyb, S., Short, J., Wolfe, M., Allison, T. H., Anglin, A. H., Davis, B. C., Oo, P., Seyb, S. K., Short, J. C., Wolfe, M. T. (2024). Standing out in a crowd of victim entrepreneurs: How entrepreneurs' language-based cues of personality traits affect public support. (1 ed., vol. 62, pp.447-486). Informa UK Limited. DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2056606
- Allison, T. H., Warnick, B. J., Davis, B. C., Cardon, M. (2022). Can you hear me now? Engendering passion and preparedness perceptions with vocal expressions in crowdfunding pitches. (3 ed., vol. 37, pp.106193). Elsevier BV. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2022.106193
- Davis, B. C., Warnick, B., Anglin, A., Allison, T. (2021). Gender and Counterstereotypical Facial Expressions of Emotion in Crowdfunded Microlending. (6 ed., vol. 45, pp.1339-1365). SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/10422587211029770
- Scheaf, D. J., Davis, B. C., Webb, J. W., Coombs, J. E., E, G., M, J. (2018). Signals' flexibility and interaction with visual cues: Insights from crowdfunding. (6 ed., vol. 33, pp.720-741). Elsevier BV. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.04.007
- Allison, T. H., Davis, B. C., Webb, J. W., Short, J. C. (2017). Persuasion in crowdfunding: An elaboration likelihood model of crowdfunding performance. (6 ed., vol. 32, pp.707-725). Elsevier BV. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.09.002
- Davis, B. C., Hmieleski, K. M., Webb, J. W., Coombs, J. E. (2017). Funders' positive affective reactions to entrepreneurs' crowdfunding pitches: The influence of perceived product creativity and entrepreneurial passion. (1 ed., vol. 32, pp.90-106). Elsevier BV. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2016.10.006
- Allison, T. H., Davis, B. C., Short, J. C., Webb, J. W. (2015). Crowdfunding in a Prosocial Microlending Environment: Examining the Role of Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Cues. (1 ed., vol. 39, pp.53-73). SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1111/etap.12108
