Yonsei School of Business

EDUCATION

1991 Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
1979 B.B.A. Yonsei University

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, School of Business, Yonsei University, 1993-present
Research Fellow, Cheil Economic Research Institute, 1992-1993
Senior Researcher, Korea Development Institute, 1981-1986

TEACHING INTERESTS

Strategic Management
e-Strategy Diversification Strategy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Diversification Strategy
Portfolio Restructuring Process of Synergy Creation
Competitive Dynamics & Sustainable Competitive Advantage Entry
Timing & Mode into New Markets

SELECTED PUBLICATION

Kwon, K. 2006. The effect of subsidiary’s resource level and resource flexibility on decentralization b/w the corporate headquarters and subsidiaries. Korean Management Review, 35(1): 227-256.

Kwon, K. 2005. The Impact of Competitive Strategy, Decentralization, and the Application of IT on Performance. Journal of Strategic Management, 8(1): 113-135.

Kwon, K. 2005. A study on the determinants of ‘Sell-off’ of Korean Jaebol. Yonsei Business Review, 40(2):103-139.

Kwon, K. 2004. Organizational Capabilities and Performance of the Korean Large Firms: Paradoxical Relationships between Environmental Adaptation and Internal Fit. Journal of Strategic Management, 7(2):95-128.

Kwon, K. 2003. An Impact of Environmental Adaptation and Internal Fit on the Small and Medium Sized Firm`s performance. Journal of Small Business Studies, 25(2):127-153

Kwon, K. 2003. Correspondence: Author''s Response. OMEGA Kwon, K. 2003. Commentary on "a review of research on the negative accounting relationship between risk and return: Bowman''s paradox by M.N. Nickel and M.C. Rodriguez". OMEGA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

President, Korean Strategic Management Society, 2004-2005
Vice President, Korean Strategic Management Society, 2003-2004
Editor-in-Chief, Korean Strategic Management Journal, 1997-2002