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DESCRIPTION:Digital Disruptive Technologies and Entrepreneurial Innovation
 \n\nFriday\, October 10\, 2025\, at 12:00pm\n\nDongwook Chun\, a doctoral 
 student at ɬÀï·¬ in the area of Information Systems will be pr
 esenting his research proposal entitled:\n\n(The presentation will be cond
 ucted in person)\n\nStudent Committee Co-chairs: Professor Taha Havakhor a
 nd Professor Animesh Animesh\n\n\nABSTRACT\n\nThis dissertation examines h
 ow emerging digital technologies\, specifically blockchain and artificial 
 intelligence (AI)\, are reshaping entrepreneurial innovation\, funding mod
 els\, and team structures. Through three essays\, it investigates how star
 tups adapt to and leverage these disruptive shifts.\n\nThe first essay foc
 uses on blockchain-based financing\, analyzing token offerings as an alter
 native to traditional venture capital (VC). It finds that token-backed sta
 rtups exhibit lower levels of innovative activity compared to their VC-bac
 ked counterparts. This decline is attributed to misaligned incentive struc
 tures between token and equity financing\, as well as differences in inves
 tor profiles (e.g.\, customers vs. professional investors). The study also
  identifies mitigating conditions\, such as founder experience and token r
 etention design\, that may help sustain innovation in token-backed venture
 s.\n\nThe second essay explores the human capital implications of AI-drive
 n entrepreneurship\, particularly how integrating AI functionalities into 
 products affects startup team size. It shows that domains with higher AI f
 unctionality have required larger teams due to demanding deep\, specialize
 d knowledge. However\, this relationship weakens significantly after the p
 ublic release of Generative AI\, which may reduce dependence on specialize
 d expertise. The essay further examines changes in knowledge structures sh
 ift\, domain-level heterogeneity\, and implications for product novelty an
 d quality.\n\nThe third essay investigates AI’s dual role in enabling both
  technological and commercial innovation. It theorizes that AI facilitates
  the internal development of novel technologies while also supporting rapi
 d\, market-oriented adaptation. The essay outlines conditions under which 
 startups are more likely to pursue each path and explores strategic implic
 ations for differentiation and long-term growth.\n\nTaken together\, these
  essays offer insights into how blockchain and AI reshape the ways startup
 s fund innovation\, build teams\, and define strategic directions. The fin
 dings contribute to a deeper understanding of entrepreneurial dynamics in 
 the era of digital disruption by highlighting both structural transformati
 ons and strategic responses.\n
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SUMMARY:PhD Research Proposal Presentation: Dongwook Chun
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