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Professors
Ben Kwame Agyei-Mensah
Associate Professor
SMC-University, Switzerland (D.B.A.)
Teaching Areas
Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Derivatives, Financial Management, Investment Analysis
Research Areas
Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Performance Management
PublicationsChia-Hsing Huang
Executive Dean of Faculty and Research
Professor of Finance
University of Pennsylvania, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Finance
Gilbert M. Tumibay
Assistant Professor
Hannam University, Korea (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Management Information Systems
Technology Entrepreneurship
E-Business Management
Data Analysis and Visualization
Research Areas
Information Systems
Software Engineering
Data Analysis and System Integration
Gimoon Sung
Director of Career Services
Visiting professor
ChungNam National University, Korea (MPA)
Teaching Areas
Career Development Services
Research Areas
Gleb Gadelshin
Visiting Professor
SolBridge International School of
Business, South Korea (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Introduction to Business
Harold Y. Shim
Visiting professor
University of California,
Davis, USA (J.D.)
Teaching Areas
Business Law, Intellectual
Property for Business, and
Legal Strategies for Business
Research Areas
Law, Marine Industries
Hwansung Ju
Visiting professor
Temple University, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
International Business
Innovation
Strategy
Research Areas
International Business
Innovation
Intellectual Property Rights
Global Strategy
Clustering and Metropolitan Areas
Hyojin Nam
Visiting Professor
Hanyang University, Korea (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Global Marketing, Thesis Research (Ph.D.)
Incheol Park
Director of Corporate Relations and
Outreach Assistant Professor
Yonsei University, Korea (MBA)
Teaching Areas
Bank Accounting
Research Areas
Irene Song
Visiting professor
University of California,
Riverside (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
International Business, Entrepreneurship
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Social entrepreneurship, International business
Jinju Heo
Visiting Professor
Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, France
(D.B.A)
Teaching Areas
Luxury management, Innovation, Sustainable business models, Circular Economy, Future of luxury, Managing technology for the luxury industry
Research Areas
Metaverse in the luxury industry, Sustainable business models, Emerging models for sustainability, Innovation in the luxury and fashion industry, Circular economy, ESG and measurement of sustainability
Joon Won Lee
Visiting Professor
University of Nottingham, UK (MBA)
Teaching Areas
Finance, Statistics, Tax, Management Accounting
Research Areas
Tax
Jung Kwan Kim
Assistant Professor
Temple University, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Strategic Management, Global Strategic Management, Management Strategy of a Company
Maurice Forget
Visiting professor
University of Pennsylvania, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Human Resources
Organizational Behavior
Global Leadership
Neuropsychology
Research Areas
Human Resources
Organizational Behavior
Global Leadership
Neuropsychology
Melanie Fernandes Santos
Visiting Professor
SolBridge International School of
Business, South Korea (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Marketing
Research Areas
Social Media Marketing, Consumer behavior, eXtended Reality, Brand Awareness
PublicationsMoon Young Kim
Assistant Professor
Brandeis University, United States (M.A)
Teaching Areas
Asian Case Study, Comparative Perspective on Europe & Asia Economic History, Economic Development & Market Expansion
Research Areas
Comparative Analysis of FDI Impact on GDP
Nicole Mallmann
Visiting professor
SolBridge International School of
Business, South Korea (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Marketing
Digital Marketing
Branding
Research Areas
Marketing
Branding
Cultural engagement
Consumer Behavior
Noor Azlinna Azizan
Associate Professor
University of Liverpool (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Finance, Investment Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Macroeconomics
Nurmukhammad Yusupov
Assistant Professor
Université de Nantes, France (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Corporate Finance, - Financial Derivatives, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Economics
Research Areas
Financial Markets, Institutions, Entrepreneurship , Poverty & Development
PublicationsPaul Wohlfarth
Assistant Professor
University of London, United Kingdom (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Statistical Analysis
Computer Programming with R
Prasad Padmanabhan
Visiting Professor
McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
FInancial Management, International Finance, Investments, Financial Risk Management, Global Business
Research Areas
Macro Finance, Foreign Direct Investment Strategies, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Green Energy, Pollution research
PublicationsRodrigo Coimbra
Visiting Professor
University of Porto, Portugal (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Principals of Marketing
Marketing Communication
Special Topics of marketing
Brand management
Marketing for Tech
Marketing Management
Research Areas
Consumer Behavior
International Marketing
Management
Sang-Woo Shin
Assistant Professor
Managing Director of Faculty Research and Graduate Programs
University of Rochester, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Marketing Research, Database Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Management, Brand Management
Research Areas
Dynamic Brand Choice Models, Applied Bayesian Statistics, Multi-attribute Models of Consumer Behavior, Consumer Learning, Customer Relationship Management
PublicationsSara Khawar
Assistant professor
University of Exeter, UK
(Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Entrepreneurship, Business Model Innovation, Ethics and Sustainability
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship and Social Networks, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Shijith Kumar PM
Assistant Professor
Director of Academic Planning
IE Business School, Spain (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management
Research Areas
Wisdom of Crowd, Judgmental Forecasting, Decision Making, Operations Management & Information Technology
PublicationsSook-Min Kim
Assistant Professor
Director of Joint/Grants Programs
Korea University, Korea (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Introduction to Accounting, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing, Special Topics in Accounting, Investment analysis, Financial Statement Analysis
Research Areas
Voluntary Disclosure, Capital Market Reaction, Market Crash, Auditing, Environmental, Social and Governance Accounting, Managerial Accounting
PublicationsThierry Leutwiler
Visiting Professor
EBS Business School, EBS
Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Germany (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
FinTech, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Analysis.
Research Areas
FinTech, Digital Markets, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions
Yeong Hee Kim
Endowed Chair Professor
Florida State University, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Counselling, Interpersonal Relationship
Research Areas
Intimate Relationship, Human Development, Communication
Yu Gyeom Oh
Visiting Professor
Texas Tech University, USA (Ph.D.)
Teaching Areas
Marketing Analytics, Data Analytics, International Marketing, Managing Digital Firms
Research Areas
Marketing, International Business, Data Analytics for Business, and Management Science
PublicationsFaculty Infomation

Contact
Email: hyshim@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Business Law, Intellectual
Property for Business, and
Legal Strategies for Business
Research Areas
Law, Marine Industries
Biography
Harold Y. Shim is a practicing lawyer and a Visiting Professor of business law related courses at SolBridge. He graduated with a J.D. degree from University of California, Davis, and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. In a legal career that spans 39 years, he has worked in international business transactions and commercial litigation at law firms in Washington State and Korea, primarily representing Fortune 500 companies. His work included representing U.S. and German companies acquiring publicly listed companies in Korea in some of the largest transactions in Korea at the time. For the past 25 years, the bulk of his practice has been devoted to representing multinational companies in product liability suits in Korea.
While practicing law, he also established and operated a yachting business in Korea for 11 years and taught business law courses for 5 years at University of Maryland, Yongsan Campus, and at SolBridge.
Professor Shim has held public appointments in the U.S. and in Korea, having served as the Chairman of the Washington State ommission on Asian Pacific American Affairs and as a Commissioner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission. He was also a member of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup Organizing Committee.
Faculty Infomation

Hwansung Ju
Visiting professor
Temple University, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: hwansung.ju@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 1007
Teaching Areas
International Business
Innovation
Strategy
Research Areas
International Business
Innovation
Intellectual Property Rights
Global Strategy
Clustering and Metropolitan Areas
Biography
Hwansung is currently a visiting professor in International Business at Solbridge International School of Business. Prior to his role at SolBridge, he served as an assistant professor at EMLV in France. He also gained industry experience as an assistant manager at Renault Samsung Motors, overseeing international supply chain and procurement for automotive parts.
Hwansung holds a Ph.D. in International Business from Temple University, as well as an MBA and a BA in Law and Business from Sogang University.
Additionally, he earned an MA in International Business from the University of Florida. His research interests focus on international business, innovation ecosystems, clustering in metropolitan areas, and strategic firm location decisions. During his Ph.D. studies, he worked as a research associate for the City of Philadelphia, contributing to the Global City Initiative (GCI)Project, supported by the Brookings Institution.
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Rodrigo Coimbra
Visiting Professor
University of Porto, Portugal (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: coimbra@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Principals of Marketing
Marketing Communication
Special Topics of marketing
Brand management
Marketing for Tech
Marketing Management
Research Areas
Consumer Behavior
International Marketing
Management
Publications
- Coimbra, R., Brito, C. M., & Sampaio, D. (2023). A influência do gênero na compra de automóvel: um estudo descritivo realizado em Brasil e Portugal (The influence of gender in the purchase of automobiles: a descriptive study conducted in Brazil and Portugal). Brazilian Journal of Business.
- Coimbra, R. (2023). Hedonic and utilitarian motivations and their relationship with cultural dimensions, life satisfaction and the attributes of supermarkets: An international study on consumer behavior. Cogent Business & Management.
- Paola, R., Sampaio, D., Santos, G., Junior, J., & Coimbra, R. R. (2017). Fatores que levam os alunos de uma universidade brasileira a realizarem compras por impulso em lojas virtuais) Factors that lead Brazilian university students to make impulse purchases in virtual stores. Portuguese Marketing Journal.
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Chia-Hsing Huang
Executive Dean of Faculty and Research
Professor of Finance
University of Pennsylvania, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: koreasing@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42-630-8527
Office: Room 1208
Teaching Areas
Finance
Research Areas
Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Accounting
Biography
Chia-Hsing Huang is a professor of SolBridge International School of Business, Korea. He has Ph.D. degree from University of Pennsylvania USA in 1994, and MBA degree from University of Connecticut USA in 1990. Professor Huang has 20 years teaching experience in the Undergraduate, MBA, EMBA and Ph.D. levels in a number of the leading universities in America, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.
He was elected to be the finance department chairman and worked as an advisor on finance, investment, merger and acquisition, real estate, and strategic planning and implementation to many companies and institutions both in private and public sectors, such as construction company, security firm, bank, TV, computer network, and city government. He also had work experience in investment analysis of TV talk shows and radio call in programs.
Professor Huang has published a number of books and several papers in the leading international journals.
Publications
- Li, W., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2024). Directors'& Officers' liability insurance and financing decisions: Evidence from debt structure choice. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal.
- Li, W., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2024). ESG and debt structure: Is the nature of this relationship nonlinear?. International Review of Financial Analysis.
- Tuyon, J., Huang, C., & Swanepoel, D. (2024). The Zomato dilemma: a realistic growth trajectory and share price fair valuation? Emerging Markets Cases Studies.
- Li, W., & Huang, C. (2024). Multiple large shareholders and asset-liability maturity mismatches. Finance Research Letters.
- Tuyon, J., Onyia, O., Ahmi, A., & Huang, C. (2023). Sustainable financial services: reflection and future perspective. Journal of Financial Services Marketing.
- Wang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2023). The impact of financial crises on the relationship between imports, exports, and consumption-based CO2 emissions: Do country income levels matter? Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 32 (6), 930-952.
- Wang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2022). The impacts of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis on renewable energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for developed and developing countries. Heliyon.
- Tuyon, J., Onyia, O., Ahmi, A., & Huang, C. (2022). Sustainable financial services: reflection and future perspectives. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 1-27.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2022). The impacts of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis on the renewable energy consumption/carbon dioxide emissions relationship for developed and developing countries. Heliyon.
- Meng, X., & Huang, C. (2021). The time-frequency analysis of conventional and unconventional monetary policy: Evidence from Japan. Japan and the World Economy .
- Wang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2021). The Impact of Renewable Energy, Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability Ratings on the Environmental Kuznets Curve and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis. Sustainability , 132, 13747.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2020). Did the 2008 Global Financial Crisis Influence the Host Country Corruption and Inward Foreign Direct Investments Relationship? An Empirical Examination. Journal of International Trade & Economic Development.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2020). Does a Nonlinear Specification Methodology Better Capture the Link between Host Country Corruption Levels and Inward Foreign Direct Investments? An Examination of Developed, Developing, and Transitional Economies. The Global Business and Economic Review.
- Padmanabhan, P., Wang, C., & Huang, C. (2020). Did the 2008 Global Financial Crisis Influence the Host Country Corruption and Inward Foreign Direct Investments Relationship? An Empirical Examination. Journal of International Trade & Economic Development., 29 (5), 566-603.
- Wang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2020). Does a nonlinear specification methodology better capture the link between host country corruption levels and inward foreign direct investments? A study of 92 countries. Global Business & Economic Review, 23 (1), 50-78.
- Meng, X., & Huang, C. (2019). The Time-Frequency Co-movement of Asian Effective Exchange Rates: A Wavelet Approach with Daily Data. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 48, 131-148.
- Zhang, W., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2018). Firm level offshoring activities, pollution regulation, triple bottom line, and market structure: What do they have in common? Journal of Cleaner Production, 195, 618-624.
- Ho, L., & Huang, C. (2016). NONLINEAR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OIL PRICE AND STOCK INDEX –EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA AND CHINA. Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting, 19 (3), 118-128.
- Delina, N., & Huang, C. (2016). The determinants of exchange rate risk management in developing countries: evidence from Indonesia. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 6 (1), 53-67.
- Wang, C., Huang, C., & Padmanabhan, P. (2016). Transitory and Permanent Volatility Components in the Main US ETF Markets. Frontiers in Finance and Economics, 13 (2), 19-39.
- Meng, X., & Huang, C. (2016). Nonlinear Models for the Sources of Real Effective Exchange Rate Fluctuations: Evidence from the Republic of Korea. Japan and the World Economy, 40, 21-30.
- Cowan, A., Huang, C., & Padmanabhan, P. (2016). WHY DO SOME US MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS CHOOSE TO GIVE INTERNATIONALLY WHEREAS OTHERS OPT TO GIVE ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES? International Business Review, 25 (1), 408-418.
- Ho, L., & Huang, C. (2015). The nonlinear relationship between stock indices and exchange rates. Japan and the World Economy, 33 (1), 20-27.
- Zhang, W., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2015). Sequential capital investment decision making under extreme cash flow situations: Evidence using Monte Carlo simulation. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT, 16 (5), 877-900.
- Wang, Y., Wang, C., & Huang, C. (2015). The impact of uunconventiona monetary policy on the tail characteristics of stock markets between US ad japan. International Review of Financial Analysis, 41, 41-51.
- Leonard, W., & Huang, C. (2014). Linking Classroom Performance to the Institutional Mission Statement. Sage Open.
- Ho, L., & Huang, C. (2014). Did the contagion effect exist? Evidence from Abu Dhabi, Jordan and America. Ekonomska Istrazivanja-Economic Research, 27 (1), 740-754.
- Cho, K., Huang, C., & Padmanabhan, P. (2014). Foreign ownership mode, executive compensation structure, and corporate governance: Has the literature missed an important link? Evidence from Taiwanese firms. International Business Review.
- Huang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Zhang, W. (2013). Mitigating the Impact of Managering Anchoring: The Case for Management by Committee for Major Corporate Financial Decisions. Multinational Finance Journal, 17 (3), 341-369.
- Huang, C., Chang, G., & Wang, C. (2013). The Effects of Taiwan VIX Index on the Intraday Ordering Behavior of Stock Index Options. Review of Futures Markets, 21 (1), 111-143.
- Yang, Jack J. w., Huang, C., & Wang, C. (2013). Nonlinear Relationships between Taiwan VIX Index and the Intraday Ordering Behavior of Stock Index Options. Business and Management Research.
- Cowan, A., Huang, C., & Padmanabhan, P. (2013). The Determinants of Foreign Giving by US Service Firms. Journal of Strategic and International Studies, 8 (3), 60-69.
- Cowan, A., Huang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Wang, C. (2013). The Determinants of Foreign Giving: An Exploratory Empirical Investigation of US Manufacturing Firms. International Business Review, 22 (2), 407-420.
- Ho, L., Huang, C., & Lin, S. (2012). Bio-fuels? Across Financial Tsunami of 2008. 1African Journal of Business Management.
- Wang, Y., Venter, B., & Huang, C. (2012). The Relationship between Customer Satisfaction, Social Responsibility, and Long-run Financial Performance. The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa.
- Batareddy, M., Gopalaswamy, A., & Huang, C. (2012). Stability of Long-run Relationship: A Study on Asian Emerging and Developed Stock Markets (Japan and US). International Journal of Emerging Markets.
- Huang, C., & Li, C. (2012). Using Mixture Copula to Study the Extreme Return Volume Dependence of the Institutional Investors in the Taiwan Stock Market. The Korean Journal of Financial Engineering.
- Huang, C., & Ho, L. (2011). Do Bio-fuel Policies Lead to Speculative Behavior? Journal of Financial Economic Policy.
- Huang, C., & Padmanabhan, P. (2011). Off-Shoring, Managerial Anchoring, and Firm Value: A Two Period Model. International Review of Business Research Papers.
- Huang, Y., Huang, C., & Li, X. (2011). Fighting For Control Power Of GOME Inc. A Case Study. Journal of Business Case Studies.
- Huang, C., & Lin, S. (2011). Technology Industrial Chain between the United States, Taiwan, and Japan. Journal of Accounting, Finance and Management Strategy.
Faculty Infomation

Contact
Email: bamensah@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42-630-8538
Office: Room 1104
Teaching Areas
Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Derivatives, Financial Management, Investment Analysis
Research Areas
Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Performance Management
Biography
A chartered management accountant and member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK since 2005. Started career as an Assistant Accountant with Ghana Water Company in August 1990.
The last industry position held was acting CEO of UTRAK Capital Management an investment company helped formed in July 2012.
University teaching started in 2006 and taught at the following universities in Ghana; Christian Service University College, KNUST Business School, UEW Business School Kumasi, Ghana Technology University and University for Development Studies Tamale, before accepting appointment at SolBridge International School of Business in September 2013.
Publications
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2023). Do national culture and board attributes influence corporate investment decisions? Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2022). Impact of audit committee attributes on financial reporting quality and timeliness: an empirical study. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2021). IAS-24 related party disclosure compliance and corporate governance: evidence from an emerging market. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 11 (6), 897-917.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2021). The impact of board characteristics on corporate investment decisions: an empirical study. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 21 (4), 569-586.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2019). The effect of corruption and culture on corporate social performance: an empirical study. Social Responsibility Journal, 15 (8), 1071-1086.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2019). Do culture and governance structure influence extent of corporate risk disclosure? International Journal of Managerial Finance, 15 (3), 315-334.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2019). IAS-38 disclosure compliance and corporate governance: evidence from an emerging market. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 19 (3), 419-437.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2019). Effective audit committee, audit quality and earnings management: evidence from the Ghana Stock Exchange. International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, 11 (2), 93-112.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2019). The effect of audit committee attributes on compliance with IAS 24 -related party disclosure: An empirical study. International Journal of Law and Management, 61 (1), 266-285.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2019). The effect of audit committee effectiveness and audit quality on voluntary disclosure quality. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 10 (1), 17-31.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2018). Forward-Looking Information Disclosure and Corporate Governance: Empirical Evidence from Year 2013 Listed Firms in Ghana. African and Asian Studies, 17 (4), 311-339.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2018). Impact of Corporate Governance Attributes and Financial Reporting Lag on Corporate Financial Performance. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 9 (3), 349-366.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2017). The relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and IFRS 7 compliance: Evidence from an emerging market. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 17 (3), .446-465
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2017). Does the corruption perception level of a country affect listed firms' IFRS 7 risk disclosure compliance? Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Soc, 17 (4), 171-747.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2017). The relationship between corporate governance, corruption and forward-looking information disclosure: A comparative study. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 17 (2), 284-304.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2017). Divisional Performance Measurement in the Retail Financial Service Sector: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 66 (2), 180 - 195.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2016). Accountability and internal control in religious organisations: a study of Methodist church Ghana. African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 5 (2), 95-112.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2016). Evaluating the effect of the adoption of English as the default language on a homepage for a university in a non-English speaking university. Kedy Journal of Educational Policy, 13 (1), 47-66.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2016). Internal control information disclosure and corporate governance: evidence from an emerging market. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 16 (1), 79-95.
- Agyei-Mensah, K. (2015). The Determinants of Financial Ratio Disclosures and Quality: Evidence from an Emerging Market. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 5 (1), 188 - 211.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2013). Adoption of International Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Ghana and the quality of financial statement disclosures. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 3 (2), 269-286.
- Agyei-Mensah, B. K. (2012). The impact of adopting international accounting standards 1 (IAS1) in Ghana: The extent of disclosures, and their relationship to corporate characteristics. 1African Journal of Business Management, 6(44), 10896-10905.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2012). The impact of contingent factors on performance measures in the rural banks in Ashanti Region of Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2 (8), 78-110.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2012). Factors determining allocation of common costs in the financial services sector: A study of rural banks in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2 (8), 61-77.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2012). Corporate financial reporting: Firm characteristics and the use of the internet as a medium of communication by listed firms in Ghana. 1African Journal of Business Management, 6(6), 2299-2309.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2012). The association between firm-specific characteristics and financial information disclosure levels: A study of rural banks in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Journal of Applied Finance and Banking, 2 (1), 69-92.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2012). Working capital management practices of small firms in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2 (1), 567-583.
- Agyei-Me, K. (2011). Financial management practices of small firms in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: An empirical study. 1African Journal of Business Management, 5(10), 3781-3793.
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Nurmukhammad Yusupov
Assistant Professor
Université de Nantes, France (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: nyusupov@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42 630 8535
Office: Room 1106
Teaching Areas
Corporate Finance, Financial Derivatives, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Economics
Research Areas
Financial Markets, Institutions, Entrepreneurship , Poverty & Development
Biography
Nurmukhammad Yusupov is an Assistant Professor of Finance at SolBridge International School of Business. His research focuses on financial markets and institutions in developing economies. In addition to many years of university level teaching, he has extensive experience in consulting governmental agencies and international development organizations. Dr. Yusupov holds an MBA from University of Oregon, an MSc from Toulouse School of Economics and a Ph.D. from University of Nantes
Publications
More- Yusupov, N., & Ahunov, M. (2019). Who wants to be an Entrepreneur? Evidence from Korean Labor and Income Panel Study. Journal of Distribution and Management Research, 22 (5), 41-60.
- Yusupov, N., Abdurazzakova, D., & Ahunov, M. (2019). Who creates jobs in transition economies? The role of entrepreneurial risk preferences. Economics Bulletin, 39 (3), A176.
- Yusupov, N., & Ahunov, M. (2017). Risk attitudes and entrepreneurial motivations: Evidence from transition economies. Economic Letters, 160, 7-11.
- Yusupov, N., Shchetinin, O., & Sagamba, M. (2013). Do Microloan Officers Want to Lend to the Less Advantaged? Evidence from a Choice Experiment. World Development, 42, 182-198.
- Yusupov, N., Yusupov, K., & Parpiev, Z. (2012). Outlay equivalence analysis of child gender bias in household expenditure data: Evidence from Uzbekistan. Economics of Transition, 20 (3), 549-567.
- Yusupov, N. (2012). Microcredit and development in an occupational choice model. Economic Letters, 117 (3), 820-823.
- Galariotis, E., Villa, C., & Yusupov, N. (2011). Recent Advances in Lending to The Poor with Asymmetric Information. Journal of Development Studies, 47 (9), 1371-1390.
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Sang-Woo Shin
Assistant Professor
Managing Director of Faculty Research and Graduate Programs
University of Rochester, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: Sangwoo.shin@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42-630-8547
Office: Room 1112
Teaching Areas
Marketing Research, Database Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Management, Brand Management
Research Areas
Dynamic Brand Choice Models, Applied Bayesian Statistics, Multi-attribute Models of Consumer Behavior, Consumer Learning, Customer Relationship Management
Biography
Sangwoo Shin is Assistant professor at the Solbridge International School of Business. Prior to joining Solbridge faculty, he served as Assistant professor of Marketing at the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. He earned BBA and MBA from Seoul National University and Ph.D. in Marketing from University of Rochester. His research interests lie in quantitative modeling in Marketing including dynamic consumer decision under uncertainty, strategic firm decision in the direct marketing context, conjoint analysis, and applied Bayesian statistics.
Publications
- Fernandes, M., Mallmann, N., & Shin, S. (in press, 2024). The Rise of Augmented Reality in Live Music Events: The Cases of Snapchat and Gorillaz. Business Communication Research and Practice.
- Mallmann, N., & Shin, S. (2023). A New Communication Recipe for Going Global in the Recorded Music Industry: The Case of Anitta's Checkmate Project. Business Communication Research and Practice.
- Shin, S., & Chabg, H. (2023). Welfare Loss of Bundling Discount and Cost Containment Strategies for Hospitals. Health Service Management Review.
- Jung, W., Kim, B., & Shin, S. (2022). The Use of Unified Message System as a Vehicle for Effective Mobile Business Communication: The Case of Morpheus Message. Business Communication Research and Practice.
- Shin, S., & Chang, H. (2018). The Effects of Human Resource Factors on Firm Efficiency: A Bayesian Stochastic Frontier Analysis. International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology, 6 (4), 292-302.
- Shin, S., Misra, S., & Horsky, D. (2012). Disentangling Preferences and Learning in Brand Choice Models. Marketing Science, 31 (1), 115-137.
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Sook-Min Kim
Assistant Professor
Director of Joint/Grants Programs
Korea University, Korea (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: sookminkim@gmail.com
Phone: +82-42-630-8531
Office: Room 1111
Teaching Areas
Introduction to Accounting, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing, Special Topics in Accounting, Investment analysis, Financial Statement Analysis
Research Areas
Voluntary Disclosure, Capital Market Reaction, Market Crash, Auditing, Environmental, Social and Governance Accounting, Managerial Accounting
Biography
Sook-min Kim is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Joint Program and Governmental Funded Project at SolBridge International School of Business.
She received her Ph.D. in Business from Korea University, M.S. from Korea University, and BBA from Ewha Womens University. She has publications in various journals including Korea Business Review, Korean Accounting Review, Sustainability, Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, Study on Accounting, Taxation & Auditing, Korean Journal of Managerial Accounting Review. In addition, she has presented several articles in both international and domestic conferences. Her research interests lie in voluntary disclosure, capital market reaction as well as various features of ESG.
Publications
- Kim, S., Hong, J., & Kim, S. (2022). Does the Level of Cash Holdings Achieve Profit Sharing? Focusing on Employee's Compensation and Job Creation. Korean Journal of Management Accounting Research, 22 (1), pp.1-46.
- Kim, S., Hong, J., & Kim, H. (2022). Exploring the Determinants of the Resident Auditor Ratio. Study on Accounting, Taxation & Auditing, 64 (1), pp.247-275.
- Kim, S., Kim, S., Lee, D., & Yoo, S. (2019). How Investors Perceive Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation in Korea. Sustainability, 11 (4), 1-17.
- Kim, S., & Kim, E. (2019). The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 6 (4), 297-307.
- Kim, S., & Yoo, S. (2018). Stock Price Crash and the Tendency and Characteristics of Management Earnings Forecast. Korean Accounting Review, 43 (5), 117-158.
- Kim, S., Kim, S., Lee, D., & Yoo, S. (2017). The Effect of Green Certificated Companies on Implied Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from South Korea. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research.
- Kim, S., Kim, S., & Shin, S. (2016). The Effect of Individual Outside Directors' Tenure on the Financial Reporting Quality. Korea Business Review , 20 (2), 163-182.
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Contact
Email: hyojin_nam@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42-630-8816
Office: Room 205
Teaching Areas
Global Marketing, Thesis Research (Ph.D.)
Research Areas
International Marketing, Consumer Behavior, CSR
Biography
Hyojin Nam is a visiting professor at the SolBridge International School of Business. She received her Ph. D. in Global Business from Hanyang University and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Saint Mary’s University, Canada. Her research interest lies in global marketing and consumer behavior.
Publications
- Han, C, Nam, H, & Swanepoel, D. (2023). Perceived brand localness of foreign brands and its impacts on brand trust and purchase intentions in developing countries in Asia: a social identity theory perspective. International Marketing Review.
- Nam, H., Han, C., & Swanepoel, D. (2022). Employing a Social Identity Theory Perspective on Examining the Impact of Perceived Localness of Foreign Brands with Philippine Consumers. International Business Journal, 33 (3), 101-131.
- Nam, H., & Waddi, S. (2022). Corporate philanthropy by foreign multinationals in developing countries in Asia: do local consumers truly matter? Asia-Pacific Business Review.
- Han, C., Wang, X., & Nam, H. (2020). The changing nature of consumer animosity and cosmopolitanism among young, individualistic consumers in emerging Asia: evidence from China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
- Han, C., & Nam, H. (2020). Localness of Foreign Brands and Its Impact on Consumer Quality Perceptions. International Business Journal.
- Han, C., & Nam, H. (2019). Can brand globalness also affect consumer evaluations for domestic brands? International Business Journal.
- Han, C., Kim, K., & Nam, H. (2019). Can Corporate Philanthropy Change Consumers' Perceptions of Japanese Multinationals and Reduce Animosity Toward Them? Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
- Han, C., & Nam, H. (2019). How inter-country similarities moderate the effects of consumer cosmopolitanism and ethnocentrism in out-group country perceptions. International Marketing Review.
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Jinju Heo
Visiting Professor
Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, France
(D.B.A)
Contact
Email: jinjuheo@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Luxury management, Innovation, Sustainable business models, Circular Economy, Future of luxury, Managing technology for the luxury industry
Research Areas
Metaverse in the luxury industry, Sustainable business models, Emerging models for sustainability, Innovation in the luxury and fashion industry, Circular economy, ESG and measurement of sustainability
Biography
Jinju Heo, DBA
Jinju Heo is a visiting professor of luxury brand management, innovation and sustainability at Solbridge international school of business in Korea.
She is currently a teaching faculty of Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, ranked one of the top 3 establishments for hospitality management in the world and also affiliated with several French business schools, specializing in areas such as future narratives, personas, luxury innovation, and circular economy business models.
Well-versed in the realms of luxury and sustainability, with experience spanning teaching, advisory roles, and research, she has held the position of sustainable innovation advisor at CHANEL, where she has spearheaded various projects across different locations, primarily within CHANEL's European operations based out of Madrid.
Additionally, she has been actively participated in significant projects focused on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and has been instrumental in developing prototypes for assessing ESG performance within the luxury sector for prominent clients.
Her research revolves around sustainable practices within the luxury industry. She is the author of chapters on innovation for Routledge, has conducted an extensive case study on the partnership between a luxury company and technology firm, delved into an integrated literature review on circular business models, and explored the luxury sector's engagement with the metaverse. Jinju equally explores the role of technology in social aspects such as consumers, luxury branding, identity and personal preferences.
Publications
Hu, J., & Esposito, M. (2023). ACBC and the impossible challenge of quality non-leather “made in italy”. In made in Italy and the luxury market. Routledge.
Heo, J. (2024). Revolutionising luxury fashion: embracing circular business models for sustainable innovation. International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment.
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Contact
Email: gmtumibay@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 1103
Teaching Areas
Management Information Systems
Technology Entrepreneurship
E-Business Management
Data Analysis and Visualization
Research Areas
Information Systems
Software Engineering
Data Analysis and System Integration
Biography
Prof. Gilbert M. Tumibay is a Visiting Professor of Management Information Systems and Technology Management at SolBridge International School of Business. He is a graduate of Masters of Science in Information Technology and Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology at Hannam University, Daejeon City, Republic of Korea.
He was a former Dean of the College of Computer Studies of two Universities in the Philippines, the Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P) and the Angeles University Foundation (AUF). He also served as Program Chair of the Master in Information Technology (MIT) and Doctor of Information Technology (DIT) programs of AUF. He is a former President of the Philippine Operations of ToroCloud, a software development company based in Hong Kong with a branch in Sydney, Australia and Clark, Philippines. He was a former Commission on Information Technology Education (CITE) member and an accreditor of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).
Currently, he is one of the national board members of the Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE), the largest professional organization of IT Educators in the Philippines. His research interest is in Software Engineering, Information Systems, Project Management, Web and E-Commerce, Enterprise Integration and Data Analysis.
Publications
- Tumibay, G. M. (2024). Stock Price Prediction Based on the Bi-GRU-Attention Model. Journal of Computer and Communications, 2024 (12), 72-85.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2022). Spatial Analysis of Hospitalized Dengue Patients in Cabanatuan City: Demographics and Risk. International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science, 9 (4), 253-263.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2021). A Literature Review: Efficacy of Online Learning Courses for Higher Education Institution Using Meta-analysis. Education and Information Technologies, 26 (2), 1367-1385.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2021). Forestland Rehabilitation Impact Indicators and Spatiotemporal Visualization. United International Journal for Research and Technology, 2 (4), 44-47.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2021). Nueva Ecija Provincial Health Office: Health Management System with Web-Based and Mobile Application. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12 (10), 636-654.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Vaccine Demand Forecasting: A Comparative Analysis. Journal of Computer and Communications, 8 (10), 37-49.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Applicability of Skyline Query Algorithm for Career Identification of K-12 Graduates. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2 (3), 10-15.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with Back-Propagation Algorithm Forecasting Model and Spaciotemporal Data Visualization for Forestland Rehabilitation. Test Engineering and Management, 82, 4241-4250.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Geographical Information System of Dengue Fever: A Case Study in the Philippines. International Journal of Research in Technology and Management, 2 (5), 1-5.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Classifying Relevant Video Tutorials for the School's Learning Management System Using Support Vector Machine Algorithm. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2 (3), 001-009.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Spatiotemporal Data Analysis and Forecasting Model for Forestland Rehabilitation. International Journal of Computing Sciences Research, 3 (4), 229-245.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Decision Tree Algorithm in Identifying Specific Interventions for Gender and Development Issues. Journal of Computer and Communications, 8 (2), 17-26.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2020). Crime Data Forecasting Using Exponential Smoothing. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 9 (1), 70-75.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2019). Forecasting Measles Immunization Coverage Using ARIMA Model. Journal of Computer and Communications, 7 (10), 157-168.
- Tumibay, G. M. (2019). Predicting Tuberculosis Treatment Relapse: A Decision Tree Analysis of J48 for Data Mining. Journal of Computer and Communications, 7 (7), 243-251.
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Shijith Kumar PM
Assistant Professor
Director of Academic Planning
IE Business School, Spain (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: shijith.pm@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42 630 8536
Office: Room 1007
Teaching Areas
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Management
Research Areas
Wisdom of Crowd, Judgmental Forecasting, Decision Making, Operations Management & Information Technology
Biography
Shijith is an Assistant Professor at SolBridge International School of Business. His primary teaching and research interests lie in operations management and decision making. He has been teaching operations management related courses for undergraduate, masters, and executive level programs. He also engages in corporate training and leadership development programs. His research interests lie in behavioral decision making and wisdom of crowd in various operations management application areas. He has published and presented his research and views at different academic (such as POM, INFORMS, IEOM, Society of Operations Management, etc.) and practitioner forums (such as, APICS, NASSCOM, IIIE, etc.). He is a member of the INFORMS and the Association for Supply Chain management (ASCM, APICS).
Prior to starting his academic career, Shijith has worked as a business analyst/operations & supply chain management consultant for over six years in a leading IT & consulting organization. He is also APICS (ASCM-Association for Supply Chain Management), USA certified CPIM.
Publications
More- Cui, Z., PM, S., & Goncalves, D. (2019). Scoring vs. Ranking: An Experimental Study of Idea Evaluation Processes. Production and Operations Management Journal.
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Paul Wohlfarth
Assistant Professor
University of London, United Kingdom (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: pwohlfarth@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42-630-8545
Office: Room 1109
Teaching Areas
Statistical Analysis, Computer Programming with R
Research Areas
Macro-Finance, Applied Econometrics, Chinese Development
Biography
Paul Wohlfarth joined SolBridge International School of Business as assistant professor in 2020.
He previously held positions at the University of Brighton and the University of London (Birkbeck and LBS) alongside professional experience in fixed income and banking. He further led workshops on Python programming with the Society of Professional Economics in London.
Professor Wohlfarth holds a PhD in Finance and Economics from the University of London (Birkbeck) as well as degrees in Economics from the University of Warwick and the University of Goettingen.
His research is at the intersection of international monetary economics, foreign exchange markets and applied econometrics as well as on Chinese financial and economic development. It featured in several international conferences and was published in peer reviewed international journals.
Publications
- Li, D., Chen, X., & Wohlfarth, P. (2022). Public participation, investment networks, and China's outward FDI: Evidence from 58 countries along the belt and road. Emerging Markets Review.
- Chen, X., Wohlfarth, P., & Smith, R. (2021). China's money demand in a cointegrating vector error correction model. Journal of Asian Economics, 75 (August 21), 101338.
- Wohlfarth, P. (2018). Measuring the Impact of Monetary Policy Attention on Global Asset Volatility Using Search Data. Economic Letters.
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Jung Kwan Kim
Assistant Professor
Temple University, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: jungkwan.kim@solbridge.ac.kr
Phone: +82 42-630-8858
Office: Room 1113
Teaching Areas
Strategic Management, Global Strategic Management, Management Strategy of Company
Research Areas
Technology Innovation, Knowledge Management, Entrepreneurship
Biography
Jung Kwan Kim is an assistant professor at the SolBridge International School of Business, an entrepreneurial AACSB-accredited business school in Korea. His research interest lies in the broad fields of Strategic Management, International Business, and Entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on innovation and global strategy. He is fascinated by the tension among innovation, imitation, and protection that disrupts long-lasting management practices in a global context. He seeks to discover how some firms create/adapt to such tension and achieve improved firm-level performance. His work has appeared in the Journal of World Business and the Journal of International Business Policy along with many conferences such as the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, the Academy of International Business, and many others.
Publications
- Gadelshin, G., & Kim, J. (2024). Cultural Intelligence and Job Satisfaction of Expatriate Workers in Korea: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Work Adjustment. Journal of Distribution and Management Research.
- Kim, J., & Mudambi, R. (2020). An Ecosystem-Based Analysis of Design Innovation Infringements: South Korea and China in the Global Tire Industry. Journal of International Business Policy, 3(1), 38-57.
- McWilliam,, S., Kim, J., Mudambi, R., & Nielsen, B. (2019). Global Value Chain Governance: Intersections with International Business. Journal of World Business.
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Danielle Swanepoel
Executive Dean of Academics
Assistant Professor
Director of Strategy and Quality Assurance
University of Johannesburg, South Africa (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: Dswanepoel@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics and Technology, Global Leadership, Speech and Debate, Critical Thinking.
Research Areas
Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Machine Ethics, MetaEthics, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Technology.
Biography
Danielle Swanepoel is an Assistant Professor at SolBridge International School of Business and the debate coach for the SolBridge Debate Society. She earned a PhD (in MetaEthics) from the University of Johannesburg in 2020. Her current research focuses on machine ethics, business ethics, philosophy of technology, and the impacts of technology on business and society. In her previous institution, she lectured Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Critical Thinking, and Academic Writing for Engineering.
Publications
- Swanepoel, D., & Corks, D. (2024). Artificial Intelligence and Agency: Tie-breaking in AI Decision-Making. Science and Engineering Ethics, 30 (11), 1 -17.
- Tuyon, J., Hsing, C., & Swanepoel, D. (2024). The Zomato dilemma: a realistic growth trajectory and share price fair valuation? Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 14 (1), 1-32.
- Swanepoel, D. (2023). An Intergenerational Justice Approach to Technological Unemployment. Asian Journal of Business Ethics.
- Swanepoel, D. (2023). Perceived brand localness of foreign brands and its impacts on brand trust and purchase intentions in developing countries in Asia: a social identity theory perspective. International Marketing Review.
- Nam, H., & Swanepoel, D. (2022). Employing a Social Identity Theory Perspective on Examining the Impact of Perceived Localness of Foreign Brands with Philippine Consumers. International Business Journal, 33 (3), 101-131.
- Swanepoel, D. (2020). The Possibility of Deliberate Norm-Adherence in AI. Ethics and Information Technology, 23 (157-163).
- Swanepoel, D. (2018). Ethical Demand and First-Year Civil Engineering Study: Applying Virtue Ethics. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 144.
- Swanepoel, D. (2016). Bifactualism: A new Physicalist Response to the Knowledge Argument. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 23 (166-190).
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Moon Young Kim
Assistant Professor
Brandeis University, United States (M.A)
Contact
Teaching Areas
Asian Case Study, Comparative Perspective on Europe & Asia Economic History, Economic Development & Market Expansion
Research Areas
Comparative Analysis of FDI Impact on GDP
Biography
Moon Young Kim is an Assistant Professor at SolBridge International School of Business. He is currently writing his PhD thesis on Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) impact to major developing countries from Jamia Milia Islamia University, India.
Before joining SolBridge, Professor Kim worked for Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) for over 30 years, including overseas appointments in India, USA, and Thailand.
His professional interests include Indian Economy; Asian (Indian) Business Community; relationship between economic development and international trade; and investment and application of statistical methods in these areas.
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Yu Gyeom Oh
Visiting Professor
Texas Tech University, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: kzsh.oh@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Marketing Analytics, Data Analytics, International Marketing, Managing Digital Firms
Research Areas
Marketing, International Business, Data Analytics for Business, and Management Science
Publications
- Oh, K., Kang, S., & Oh, Y. (2022). The Moderating Effects of Eco-Friendliness between Logistics Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in Cross-Border e-Commerce: Evidence from Overseas Direct Purchasers in Korea. Sustainability.
- Oh, Y., & Park, J. (2022). The Influence of Organizational Learning on International Performance in Social Enterprises: Conceptual Framework and Model Development. Korean Business Education Review.
- Oh, Y., & Kim, M. (2022). The Effects of Cost Stickiness on Real Earnings Management: A Data Analysis of Export Marketers. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business.
- Oh, H., & Oh, Y. (2022). The Relationships Among Entrepreneurship, Managerial Competence, Learning Orientation, and Marketing Performance: A Data Analysis of Korean Carbon-Material Exporters. International Business Review.
- Oh, Y. (2021). 'Social Ventures' Vicarious Learning to Do Business in Foreign Markets: Propositional Development and Managerial Guidelines. Journal of Distribution and Management.
- Oh, Y., & Park, J. (2021). Antecedents and Outcomes of Identity Prominence in Relationship Marketing: A Perspective of Social Enterprises. Journal of Distribution and Management.
- Oh, Y., Kwon, Y., & Xini, Z. (2019). The Effects of Resource Investments and Diversification Strategy on Firm Value: Evidence from Small and Medium Sized Ventures in Korea. Korea International Accounting Review.
- Oh, Y., & Ji, S. (2019). A Study on Earning Management in Companies Achieving Sustainability: Accruals-based and Real Earning Management. Journal of Distribution Science.
- Oh, Y., & An, S. (2019). Antecedents and Consequences of Multinational Service Vetnures' Social Responsibility Engagement with Local Allies: A Focus on Propositional Development. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business.
- Oh, Y., Fang, Y., Yoon, K., & Teng, Z. (2019). Social Comparison Information, Ethnocentrism, National Identity Associated with Purchase Intention in China. Journal of Distribution Science.
- Oh, Y. (2019). The Impacts of Country Associations on Export Product Mortality: A Focus on Developing a Theoretical Model. Journal of Distribution and Management Research.
- Oh, Y. (2019). The Effects of Changes in Innovation and Marketing Capabilties on Export Growth: An Analysis of Small and Medium Sized Ventures Listed in KONEX. International Business Review.
- Oh, Y. (2019). The Effects of Export Market Prioritization on Superior Financial Performance: A Focus on Propositional Devleopment. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business.
- Bong, A., & Oh, Y. (2019). The Effects of Affiliation with Export Service-Providers on Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Perspective of Small - and Medium Size Exporters. Journal of Korea Trade.
- Oh, Y. (2019). The Roles of Corporate Social Marketing on Brand Recall and Evaluation: A Focus on Small and Medium-sized Exporters. Journal of International Trade & Commerce.
- Ji, S., Yoon, K., Park, J., An, S., & Oh, H. (2019). The Relationship between CEO Governance and Social Responsibility of Service Firms. Sustainability, 11 (18), 4942.
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Nicole Mallmann
Visiting professor
SolBridge International School of
Business, South Korea (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: mallmann@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: 5F Admin Office
Teaching Areas
Marketing
Digital Marketing
Branding
Research Areas
Marketing
Branding
Cultural engagement
Consumer Behavior
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Noor Azlinna Azizan
Associate Professor
University of Liverpool (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email : nazlinna@solbridge.ac.kr
Office location: 1209
Teaching Areas
Finance, Investment Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Macroeconomics
Research Areas
Finance, Investment Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Risk Management
Biography
Professor Noor Azlinna is a Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Solbridge International School of Business, South Korea. Previously she was a Professor at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA from 2017 to 2023. Professor Azlinna served Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia as a Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship and Director of Entrepreneurship from 2010-2016. She started her career as a senior lecturer at University Sains Malaysia (USM) and University of Malaysia (UM). Her specialization is in Investment Analysis, Risk Management and Entrepreneurship. Professor Azlinna obtained her PhD in Finance from University of Liverpool England in 2003 and her thesis title is “Stock Index Futures Efficiency: Comparison studies between Malaysia, Singapore and London Markets”. She held MSc. in International Banking and Financial Studies from University of Southampton, England and BBA in Finance from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA and Diploma in Business Studies from Mara Institute of Technology, Malaysia. In 2013, Azlinna managed to earn a Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship from University of Cambridge, England.
Professor Azlinna has supervised and graduated 25 PhD and Master students. Her research interest is on investment analysis and, the derivatives market and currently embarking in Risk Management and Entrepreneurship. In 2005, Azlinna won Best Distinguished Thesis from World Business Institute Melbourne. She has published about 100 research papers in international and national journals and won several best papers award at Local and International conferences
Publications
- Azizan, N., & Zainal Abidin, S. (2024). Behavior Among Stock Price, Financial Performance, and Financial Distress Evidence from the Australian and New Zealand Stock Exchanges. Revista De Gestão Social E Ambiental, 18 (6)
- Azizan, N., Nurul Alam, M., Ogiemwonyi, O., Nurul Alam, M., & E. Hago, I. (2023). Green innovation behaviour: Impact of industry 4.0 and open innovation. Heliyon.
- Azizan, N., Ogiemwonyi, O., Nurul Alam, M., Alshareef, R., & Mat, N. (2023). Environmental factors affecting green purchase behaviors of the consumers: Mediating role of environmental attitude. Cleaner Environmental Systems.
- Azizan, N., S.M, Foo, S.M, Ab Razak,, N., Kamarudin, F., & Nadisah, Z. (2023). Islamic versus conventional financial market: A meta-literature review of spillover effects. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research.
- Nurul Alam, M., & Ogiemwonyi, O. (2023). Do social media influence altruistic and egoistic motivation and green purchase intention towards green products? An experimental investigation. Cleaner Engineering and Technology.
- Nurul Alam, M., Hossain, K., Nurul Alam, M., E. Hago, M. M., & Azizan, N. (2023). Deconstructed Entrepreneurial Orientation and Export Performance: Mediating Role of Differentiation and Cost Leadership Strategy from the Developing Country Context. International Journal of Emerging Markets.
- Azizan, N. (2023). The Role of Green Finance and Green Technology in Improving Environmental Performance Across OECD Economies: an in-Depth Investigation Using Advanced Quantitative Modelling. Cuadernos de EconomÍa.
- Azizan, N., Hossain, K., Che Abdullah, A., Nurul Alam, M., & Fatoni Mohd Balwi, M. (2023). Linking entrepreneurial orientation with export performance: mediation effects of multiple differentiation strategies. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing.
- Azizan, N., & Sorooshian, S. (2022). EXPEDITED ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS FOR MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING. ICIC Express Letters.
- Azizan, N., Sorooshian, S., & Ismail, M.Y (2021). Influence of readiness measures on planning tourism digital shift. Academy of Management Journal.
- Azizan, N., Bhaskaran, R.K, Ting, I.W.K, & Yelubolu, K.V (2021). Determinants and market performance of Fortune 100 best companies: evidence from Islamic perspective. Journal of Islamic Economics.
- Azizan, N., Kweh, Q.L, Ting, I.W.K, & Ahmad, N. (2021). Political connections and cash holdings in financially constrained firms: Evidence from top 500 firms in Malaysia. International Journal of Business and Information.
- Azizan, N. (2020). Determinants and market performance of Fortune 100 best companies: evidence from Islamic perspective. Journal of Islamic Economics.
- Azizan, N., Tamyez, P., Zahari, A., & Esa, E. (2020). The effect of corporate social responsibility practices on brand equity: An examination of malaysia's top 100 brands. Journal of Asian Business.
- Azizan, N. (2020). Investigating dynamic effect of energy consumption, foreign direct investments and economic growth on Co2 emissions between Oman and United Arab Emirates: Evidence from Cointegration and causality tests. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy.
- Azizan, N. (2020). Growth Opportunities, Capital Structure and Dividend Policy in Emerging Market: Indonesia Case Study. Journal of Asian Business.
- Azizan, N., Andalib, T.W, & Darun, M.R (2019). East Asian trends of human resource management: Theories and practices. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management.
- Azizan, N., Halim, H.A, & Andalib, T.W (2019). Case matrices and connections of entrepreneurial career management module. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
- Azizan, N., Darun, M.R, & Andalib, T.W (2019). East Asian trends of human resource management: Theories and practices. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management.
- Azizan, N., Almutairi, S., & Zainal Abidin. S., (2024). Impact of Different Exchange Rate Policies on Stock Market Performance: Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Econ Fin
- Azizan, N.A., Abdelrahman, S.A.T., Ismail, M.Y.,...Khalili, A.M., Sorooshian, S. (2021), Relationship Between Business Sustainability and Management Innovation. Access to Success
- Azizan, N.A., Danila, N., Suprihadi, E., Bunyamin, B. (2021), Dynamic Co-movement and Volatility Spillover Effect Between Sukuk and Conventional Bonds: A Comparison Study Between ASEAN and GCC. Global Business Review.
- Azizan, N.A., Panigrahi, S.K., Al Shamsi, I.R. (2021), Product innovation, customer satisfaction, and brand loyalty of using smartphones among university students: PLS - SEM approach. Indian Journal of Marketing
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Prasad Padmanabhan
Visiting Professor
McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: prasad@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 1211 (2nd Floor)
Teaching Areas
FInancial Management, International Finance, Investments, Financial Risk Management, Global Business
Research Areas
Macro Finance, Foreign Direct Investment Strategies, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Green Energy, Pollution research
Publications
- Padmanabhan, P., Li, W., & Huang, C. (2024). Directors' & Officers' liability insurance and financing decisions: Evidence from debt structure choice. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 83, 1-14.
- Padmanabhan, P., Huang, C., & Li, W. (2024). ESG and debt structure: Is the nature of this relationship nonlinear? International Journal of Financial Analysis, 91, 1-18.
- Padmanabhan, P. (2023). Teaching Strategies for an Introductory Finance Course in the Current Business/COVID-19 Environment. Journal of Financial Education, 51-67.
- Wang, C., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2023). The impact of financial crises on the relationship between imports, exports, and consumption-based CO2 emissions: Do country income levels matter? Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 32 (6), 930-952.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2022). The impacts of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis on the renewable energy consumption/carbon dioxide emissions relationship for developed and developing countries. Heliyon.
- Padmanabhan, P. (2020). Has the Objective of the Firm Changed over Time? Journal of international business research.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2020). Did the 2008 Global Financial Crisis Influence the Host Country Corruption and Inward Foreign Direct Investments Relationship? An Empirical Examination. Journal of International Trade & Economic Development.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2020). Does a Nonlinear Specification Methodology Better Capture the Link between Host Country Corruption Levels and Inward Foreign Direct Investments? An Examination of Developed, Developing, and Transitional Economies. The Global Business and Economic Review.
- Zhang, W., Padmanabhan, P., & Huang, C. (2018). Firm level offshoring activities, pollution regulation, triple bottom line, and market structure: What do they have in common? Journal of Cleaner Production, 195, 618-624.
- Padmanabhan, P., White, M., & Ward, S. (2014). The Greehey Scholars Program: Developing Ethical Leaders While Addressing Barriers to Learning. Review of Social Studies, Law and Psychology.
- Padmanabhan, P., Huang, C., & Cho, K. (2014). The Relationship Between Foreign Ownership Mode, Firm Ownership Structure, and Executive Compensation Scheme: Evidence from Taiwanese Firms. International Business Review, 23, 371-380.
- Padmanabhan, P., Cowan, A., Huang, C., & Wang, C. (2013). The Determinants of Foreign Giving: An Exploratory Empirical Investigation of US Manufacturing Firms. International Business Review, 22, 407-420.
- Padmanabhan, P., Huang, C., & Zhang, W. (2013). Mitigating the Impact of Managerial Anchoring: The Case of Management by Committee for Off-shoring Decisions. Multinational Finance Journal, 17 (1/2), 1-29.
- Padmanabhan, P., Cowan, A., & Huang, C. (2013). The Determinants of Foreign Giving by US Service Firms: An Empirical Investigation. Journal of Strategic and International Studies, VII (3), 60-69.
- Padmanabhan, P., Envick, B., & Anderson, R. (2012). The Learning Zone: A Practical Framework for the Continuous Advancement of Entrepreneurship Education. American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 4 (1), 65-71.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Chia-Hsing, H. (2011). Off-shoring, Managerial Anchoring, and Firm Value: A Two Period Model. International Review of Business Research Papers, 2 (5), 16-34.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Sedki, S. (2008). The Role of China and the United States in the Global Economy of the 21st Century. International Business & Economics Research Journal, 7 (2), 33-45.
- Padmanabhan, P., Kampschroeder, K., Murray, M. A., & Ludwig, N. (2008). The Stitch House: A Case of Entrepreneurial Failure. International Journal of Case Studies, 14 (3), 31-38.
- Padmanabhan, P., Martinez, Z., & Toyne, B. (2007). Integrating International Business and Liberal Arts Education: The Southern Cone Studies Program. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 18 (4), 37-55.
- Padmanabhan, P., & Shailendra, P. (2006). Global ITO and BPO: Issues and opportunities for Displaced Professionals. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 8 (3), 1-10.
- Padmanabhan, P., Madison, T. F., & San Miguel, P. (2006). Stock Market Reaction to Domestic Outsourcing Announcements by U.S. Based Client and Vendor Firms. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 8 (4), 6-24.
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Yeong Hee Kim
Endowed Chair Professor
Florida State University, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: yhk@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 1207
Teaching Areas
Counselling, Interpersonal Relationship
Research Areas
Intimate Relationship, Human Development, Communication
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Thierry Leutwiler
Visiting Professor
EBS Business School, EBS
Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Germany (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: tleutwiler@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 207
Teaching Areas
FinTech, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Analysis.
Research Areas
FinTech, Digital Markets, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Joon Won Lee
Visiting Professor
University of Nottingham, UK (MBA)
Contact
Teaching Areas
Finance, Statistics, Tax, Management Accounting
Research Areas
Tax
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Sara Khawar
Assistant professor
University of Exeter, UK
(Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: sara.khawar@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 1104
Teaching Areas
Entrepreneurship, Business Model Innovation, Ethics and Sustainability
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship and Social Networks, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Biography
Dr. Sara Khawar is a passionate entrepreneurship educationist who has done her PhD in Management Studies (Entrepreneurship) from the University of Exeter, UK. Prior to her PhD, she did MSc. International Management with specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the same university.
After her PhD, she joined Information Technology University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan as an Assistant Professor in March 2020. She has taught Management and Entrepreneurship courses to both Business and Engineering students at undergraduate, postgraduate and Executive MBA level. She is an experienced academic administrator who has performed leadership roles such as Chairperson (HOD) School of Business and Management, Dean Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Interim Director Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, Interim Dean Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Chairperson Ethical Institutional Review Board. Other than these leadership roles, she has also served as a member of the ITU Syndicate, ITU Academic Council, ITU Board of Advanced Studies and Research, Selection Committee for Faculty and Staff Positions. Her core area of specialization is Entrepreneurship and she has been involved in start-up mentoring and training. Her teaching areas include Entrepreneurship, Business Model Innovation, Ethics and Sustainability..
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Irene Song
Visiting professor
University of California,
Riverside (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: isong@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
International Business, Entrepreneurship
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Social entrepreneurship, International business
Biography
Born in South Korea, raised in the U.S., and studied in China and Korea, Irene is a multi-cultured individual who believes in global citizenship, equity, philanthropy, and sustainability. She serves as a visiting professor at the SolBridge International Business School in South Korea and served as an Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment, overseeing admissions and recruitment of graduate business programs at the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management. Before joining SolBridge and U.C. Riverside, she worked in both the private and public sectors in marketing and higher education. She was a marketing manager at Global ePoint and a regional manager at Gloworks U.S.A. She also worked at Korea Productive Center, government research and consulting agency under Korea's Ministry of Trade and Energy. As an entrepreneur, she co-founded Jungsung BMC, Inc., a consulting service provider in business and education. She is a member of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), and Forte Foundation for women's leadership in business.
Irene earned a B.S. in Business and an MBA at the University of California, Riverside, and studied abroad at Peking University in China and Yonsei University in South Korea. Her Ph.D. is in Higher Education Administration and Policy at the University of California, Riverside, with research on 'Entrepreneurship Education and its impact on student's entrepreneurial intention,' and research areas in entrepreneurship, international business, corporate sustainability, and social entrepreneurship.
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Maurice Forget
Visiting professor
University of Pennsylvania, USA (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: mforget@solbridge.ac.kr
Office: Room 1007
Teaching Areas
Human Resources
Organizational Behavior
Global Leadership
Neuropsychology
Research Areas
Human Resources
Organizational Behavior
Global Leadership
Neuropsychology
Biography
Dr. Maurice R. Forget is an international researcher and business school professor with over ten years of senior leadership experience in executive and graduate education. He holds an Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) from the University of Pennsylvania. His doctoral research focused on emotional intelligence across cultures and was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Robbin Chapman, Associate Dean at Harvard University. As an expert and consultant in neuroscience-based performance and neuropsychology, he is an IFSC – Brain Health France board member and a Fellow of the IOC at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School’s largest psychiatric facility.
He previously completed a Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, after attending a graduate program in Educational Leadership at the UCL Institute of Education in London. His previous academic background was in international law, having completed a master’s degree (LL.M.) in International Business, Trade & Tax Law at the Panthéon-Assas University in Paris, France. A life-long learner, he is completing another master’s degree in psychology at Harvard University, specializing in neuropsychology and psychometrics.
Maurice’s teaching and research expertise are primarily related to organizational psychology, global leadership, sychometrics, behavioral neurosciences, and neuropsychology, as well as social research methodology and ethics. Combining his different fields of expertise, his current academic research mainly focuses on complex social-emotional meta-competencies, neuro-performance, and the associated psychological variables of global leaders.
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Melanie Fernandes Santos
Visiting Professor
SolBridge International School of
Business, South Korea (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: fernandes.melanie@solbridge.ac.kr
Office Location : 5th floor
Teaching Areas
Marketing
Research Areas
Social Media Marketing, Consumer behavior, eXtended Reality, Brand Awareness
Biography
Melanie Fernandes is currently serving as a Visiting Professor and Scholarship and Accreditation Manager at SolBridge International School of Business. She earned her PhD in Global Management from SolBridge International School of Business in 2024. Her research interests are centered on social media marketing and the profound impacts of eXtended Reality (XR) technology on both business practices and societal interactions. In her role, she actively contributes to the academic community through her research, teaching, and leadership in accreditation processes, helping to shape the future of business education.
Publications
Fernandes, M., & Lyu, D. (2024). From collectibles to experiences: Beijing’s POP MART theme park venture. Open Journal of Business and Management, 12(02), 809–817. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojbm.2024.122041 Fernandes, M., Mallmann, N., & Shin, S. (2024). The rise of augmented reality in live music events: the cases of Snapchat and Gorillaz. Business Communication Research and Practice, 7(1), 58–63. https://doi.org/10.22682/bcrp.2024.7.1.58
Faculty Infomation

Gleb Gadelshin
Visiting Professor
SolBridge International School of
Business, South Korea (Ph.D.)
Contact
Email: gleb.gadelshin@solbridge.ac.kr
Office Location : 5th floor
Teaching Areas
Introduction to Business
Research Areas
Cultural intelligence, expatriate management
Biography
Gleb Gadelshin is a visiting professor at the SolBridge International School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Global Management from SolBridge International School of Business focusing on the cultural intelligence and job satisfaction of expatriate workers in South Korea. He has resided in Korea for close to 10 years among which 5 years he served as an Outbound Program Coordinator for SolBridge students. His research interest lies in cultural intelligence and expatriate management.
Publications
Gadelshin, G., & Kim, J. (2024). Cultural Intelligence and Job Satisfaction of Expatriate Workers in Korea: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Work Adjustment. Journal of Distribution and Management Research, 27(1), 139-160.
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Incheol Park
Director of Corporate Relations and
Outreach Assistant Professor
Yonsei University, Korea (MBA)
Contact
Email: incheolpark62@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Bank Accounting
Research Areas
Biography
Before joining Solbridge, Incheol Park worked at financial institutions including bank,asset management and venture capital for 36 years.
He started his professional career at Shinhan Bank and was mostly engaged in corporate finance and investment banking.
After 30 years at Shinhan bank, he moved to asset management company, a joint venture asset management arm of Shinhan Financial Group and BNP Group of France. As deputy president, he was responsible for marketing and distribution of investment products for retail and institutional investors. he also managed the alternative investment unit of the company.
In 2021, he was offered a position of auditor at Atinum Investment Co.Ltd, one of the leading venture capital companies in Korea.
After 3 years as standing auditor and member of the Board of Directors at the company, he retired in March 2024.
He earned MBA at Yonsei University with concentration in corporate finance.
Incheol Park graduated from Kyungpook National University with a major in economics in 1986.
He is a CFA charter holder since 2005.
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Gimoon Sung
Director of Career Services
Visiting professor
ChungNam National University, Korea (MPA)
Contact
Email : gimoonc@solbridge.ac.kr
Teaching Areas
Career Development / Job Recruitment
Research Areas
Public Administration
Biography
Gimoon Sung is a Visiting Professor of Solbridge International School of Business. In Daejeon, Korea. He has Master of Art(MA) Degree of Chungnam National University, Korea. Before joining SolBridge, He worked for Daejeon Metropolitan City Government for over 35 years, as of Vice Mayor of Seo-Gu District Office and Director General of Local Autonomy Administration Bureau etc. Most of his career includes International Relations, Personnel, Protocol Secretary. He is in charge of the Career Development Center, Job Consulting and Recruitment for the students.
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