My research lies at the intersection of corporate strategy, strategic human capital, and entrepreneurship. I examine how major corporate and technological shocks — mergers and acquisitions, corporate bankruptcy, and the adoption of artificial intelligence within firms — shape firm strategy, workforce composition, 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.Econ. 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, 2026
2023 AOM STR Division Best Paper Proceedings
2023 AOM STR Division Distinguished Paper Award (Corp. & Intl. Strategy)
2023 SMS Annual Conference Best Paper Prize Honorable Mention
2023 SMS Corporate Strategy IG Best Paper Award Finalist
2023 SMS Annual Conference 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
2024 AOM STR Division Best Paper Proceedings
2024 AOM STR Division 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)
2026 AOM STR Division Best Paper Proceedings
Failing Fast and Founding Next: Mode of Organizational Failure and Entrepreneurial Careers
(with Heejung Byun and Joe 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 ×2, 2024 ×2)

Personal

Outside of work, I'm an avid fan of music and manga—particularly Shinichi Ishizuka's jazz manga Blue Giant (ブルージャイアント) and Naoki Urasawa's Master Keaton (MASTERキートン), and the 80s Japanese rock bands Vow Wow (ヴァウ・ワウ) and BOØWY (ボウイ). Weekends are for family.