Lian Jian

Biographic Data

ID6629161
NAMELian Jian
GIVEN NAMESLian
FAMILY NAMEJian
SIGNATUREJIAN L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Southern California
ORCID0000-0002-8726-875X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS18
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX2

  • The Paradox of Interaction

    Open AccessBei Yan, Lian Jian et al.ARTICLECommunication Research2021

    Research on the wisdom of crowds (WOC) identifies two paradoxical effects of communication. The social influence effect hampers the WOC, whereas the collective learning effect improves crowd wisdom. Yet it remains unclear under what conditions such communication impedes or enhances collective wisdom. The current study examined two features characterizing communication in online communities, communication network centralization and shared task exp…

  • Show me your expertise before teaming up

    Open AccessRuqin Ren, Bei Yan et al.ARTICLEInternet Research2020Cited by: 1References: 19

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how communication practices influence individuals’ team assembly and performance in open innovation contests. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzed behavioral trace data of 4,651 teams and 19,317 participants from a leading open innovation platform, Kaggle. The analyses applied weighted least squares regression and weighted mediation analysis. Findings Sharing online profiles positively re…

  • The diffusion of misinformation on social media

    Open AccessJieun Shin, Lian Jian et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2018

  • Motivations Behind Donors' Contributions to Crowdfunded Journalism

    Lian Jian, Jieun ShinARTICLEMass Communication & Society2014Cited by: 6References: 5

    Crowdfunded journalism is a new model for funding journalism in which reporters solicit micropayments from readers to finance their reporting. In the present study, we seek to identify the major motivations behind readers' donations to a pioneering crowdfunded journalism website, Spot.Us. Under the theoretical framework of collective action, we explore a total of 9 motivations: altruism, fun, belief in freedom of content, social, community, self-…

  • Crowd-Funded Journalism

    Open AccessLian Jian, Nikki UsherARTICLEJournal of Computer-Mediated…2013Cited by: 11References: 12

    Crowd-funded journalism is a novel business model in which journalists rely on micropayments from ordinary people to finance their reporting. Based on analyses of the database of Spot.us, a pioneering crowd-funded journalism website, we examine the impact of crowd-funded journalism on the news produced. We apply a uses and gratifications approach to study consumers' choices when they donate to crowd-funded journalism and find that consumers are m…