Minyoung Kim
Background
Minyoung Kim is the Fisher College of Business Distinguished Professor and Professor of Management in the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Ohio State, he was the Frank T. Stockton Professor of Strategic Management in the School of Business at the University of Kansas. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his BA (cum laude) and MBA (highest honor) from Seoul National University.
He investigates the intertwined nature of value creation and value appropriation along the three dimensions of the scope of the firm: geographic, product, and vertical integration. His current research explores barriers to imitation, innovation strategies, political strategies, startup growth, the theory of the firm, and social network analysis. He has published articles in leading scholarly journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Strategic Management Journal.
His research has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Best Dissertation Award, the Emerging Scholar Award, the Best Paper in Global Strategy Award, and the “That’s Interesting!” Award at the Academy of Management (AOM) and the Academy of International Business (AIB) annual meetings. In addition, he was a finalist for the Georgetown Best Paper in International Business and Policy Award, the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations Best Paper Award, and the Temple/AIB Best Paper Award at the AOM and AIB annual meetings.
He served on the Academy of Management IM Division Research Committee and the Representative-at-Large for the Research Methods Community at Strategic Management Society. In addition, he served as a track chair at the Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, and organized plenary, showcase, and DIG highlighted panel sessions at the Strategic Management Society, the Academy of International Business, and the Academy of Management Annual Meetings.
Education
Courses
- BUSMHR 8030 - Seminar in International Business
- This PhD-level seminar provides an introductory overview of key research streams in the field of international business. Prereq: Enrollment in Fisher College of Business PhD program, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 2 completions.
- MBA 6261 - Global Environment of Business
- Political, economic, social and technological forces shaping today's global business environment. Prereq: Enrollment in MBA or WPMBA program, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 820.
- BUSMHR 8020 - Seminar in Corporate Strategy & Theory of the Firm
- This course is designed to expose doctoral students to a broad foundation in strategic management research, with an emphasis on corporate-level phenomena, and will offer an introduction to the range of research on strategic management, from the theoretical to the empirical, and from the classic to the current. Prereq: Enrollment in Fisher College of Business PhD program; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 2 completions.