About
My research lies at the intersection of strategic human capital, entrepreneurship, and corporate strategy. I explore how major corporate events—such as mergers and acquisitions, deal terminations, and bankruptcy—reshape firm strategy and individual careers.
Originally from South Korea, I received my Ph.D. in Management (Strategy Area) from Purdue University, M.Sc. in Business and Technology Management from KAIST, and B.A. in Economics from Sungkyunkwan University. Prior to academia, I worked at Samsung Electronics and PwC.
Publications
Build, Borrow, Buy… or Bail: Divestiture Following M&A Deal Termination
with R. Anthony Gibbs and Heejung Byun · Strategy Science, Forthcoming
AOM Best Paper Proceedings; AOM STR Distinguished Paper Award; SMS Best Paper Honorable Mention; SMS Corporate Strategy Interest Group Best Paper Award Finalist; SMS Research Methods Paper Prize Nominee
Deal Termination Risk and M&A Performance: A New Measure
with R. Anthony Gibbs and Heejung Byun · Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Forthcoming
Selected Working Papers
Unlocking Synergies Through Hiring: Post-M&A Complementarity Hiring and Its Performance Implications
with Heejung Byun · R&R at Strategic Management Journal
AOM Best Paper Proceedings; AOM STR Best Paper Award Nominee
When M&A Attempts Fail: M&A Deal Termination and Subsequent Corporate Strategy Transactions
with Heejung Byun · R&R at Journal of Management
When Are Hiring and M&A Substitutes? Factor Market Arbitrage Between Labor and M&A Markets
with Heejung Byun
After the Fall: The Career Consequences of Startup Failure for Founders and Employees
with Heejung Byun and Joseph Raffiee
Teaching
Kennesaw State University
Strategic Management (Undergraduate), 2025–Present
Purdue University
Strategic Management (Undergraduate), 2020–2025
Two-time University Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award (2023, 2025)
Five-time Daniels Certificate for Distinguished Teaching (2020, 2022 (twice), 2024 (twice))
Personal
Outside of work, I'm an avid fan of music and manga—particularly the jazz manga Blue Giant and the 80s Japanese hard rock band Vow Wow. Weekends are for family.
