Organization Theory
Organizational Learning
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm
Status, Reputation, and Social Networks
Social Responsibility and ESG
Asian Theories of Organization
Confucianism and Learning
Education
Ph.D., Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii
M.S., Graduate School of Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
B.S., Graduate School of Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Experience
Associate Professor of Management (2016 ~ present), SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University
Visiting Research Professor (2018), Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii
Assistant Professor of Management (2010 ~ 2016), SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University
Journal Articles
(2023)
Innovating More Each Day and Every Day: A Confucian Learning Approach to Innovation in the Case of Astronomical Innovations in Fifteenth-Century Korea.
인사조직연구.
31,
1
(2021)
The dynamics of organizational reputation and status: momentum and volatility.
MANAGEMENT DECISION.
(2021)
The effects of status on the performance of portfolio diversification strategies.
Journal of Strategy and Management.
(2020)
When Do CEOs Engage in CSR Activities? Performance Feedback, CEO Ownership, and CSR.
SUSTAINABILITY.
12,
19
(2020)
Multiple Goals, Attention Allocation, and the Intention-Achievement Gap in Energy Efficiency Innovation.
SUSTAINABILITY.
12,
17
(2019)
Exploiting old lessons and exploring new ideas: A Confucian approach to exploitation and exploration.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT.
36,
3
(2018)
Complementary or contradictory? The effects of structural holes and status on innovation.
INNOVATION-ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT.
20,
4
(2018)
The Dynamics of Organizational Reputation and Performance.
중소기업연구.
40,
1
(2014)
Identity-based learning and segregation in social networks under different institutional environments.
COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL ORGANIZATION THEORY.
20,
4
(2014)
The role of experience in a governmental regulatory investigation in the U.S. automobile Industry: Organizational learning versus reputational dynamics.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC REVIEW.
(2014)
Structural and behavioral antecedents of change: Status, distinctiveness, and relative performance.
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT.
(2014)
Great Vessels Take a Long Time to Mature: Early Success Traps and Competences in Exploitation and Exploration.
ORGANIZATION SCIENCE.
26,
1
(2014)
Defying isomorphism in foreign-location choice: The role of business group-level international experience in Korean MNCs.
ASIAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
13,
1
(2013)
Exploration and exploitation.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management.
(2012)
After the collapse: A behavioral theory of reputation repair.
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Reputation.
Honors / Awards
Joongbong Research Fund, SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University (2021)
Management Best Paper Award (with Minji Kim), SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University (2020)
The National Research Foundation of Korea Grant, Korean Government (2015)
SO!WHAT Best Paper Award (with Mooweon Rhee), Strategic Organization (2014)
Sungkyun Research Fund, Sungkyunkwan University (2014, 2011)
Shinhan Bank Scholarship, Association of Korean Management Scholars (2008)
