On November 28, 2025, the third session of the “Department of Business Administration · Meet the Journal Editors” lecture series was successfully held in Room 1205 of the SEM Building at the School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing. The lecture featured Associate Professor Han Jiang from the School of Economics and Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). Faculty members and graduate students from the School attended the event. The lecture aimed to enrich theoretical perspectives and inspire research through academic exchange with international scholars.
The lecture, titled “When an All-Star Playing in the Minor League: The Status Dissonance Effect of Crowdfunding Entrepreneurs’ Educational and Professional Rhetoric on Fundraising Performance,” focused on how entrepreneurs’ educational backgrounds, as presented on crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter, can negatively affect fundraising performance by triggering “status dissonance.”
Professor Jiang also shared insights from a related study, “The Impact of the BLM Social Movement on the Crowdfunding Performance of Black Entrepreneurs.” This research builds on the same core dataset as the first study but incorporates additional dimensions of data for extended analysis, demonstrating a coherent research trajectory that explores different questions using a shared empirical foundation.
During the discussion session, faculty members and students raised specific questions regarding theoretical mechanisms, research design, variable measurement, and the characteristics of crowdfunding platforms. They engaged in in-depth discussions with the speaker. The session featured active interaction and lively exchanges, resulting in a highly productive academic dialogue.
Speaker Profile
Han Jiang is currently an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the School of Economics and Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). He received his PhD from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 2014. Before joining CUHK (Shenzhen) in 2023, he was on the faculty at the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, where he held the Irving H. LaValle Endowed Professorship.
Professor Jiang’s research spans social networks, corporate governance, international business, and quantitative research methods. Over the past decade, he has published more than ten papers in leading UTD and FT-listed journals. His research has been supported by national-level young overseas talent programs. He currently serves as a Senior Editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Management and Organization, and is an editorial board member of the Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Journal of Management. He also serves as the Division Chair for Business Policy and Strategy at the 2024 Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
Contributed by: Department of Business Administration
Reviewed by: Jin Jiahua
