Heechun Kim

Assistant Professor, Institute of International Business

How To Reach Me

Office: Suite 1449, 35 Broad Street
Office Hours: Business hours
Email: heechunkim@gsu.edu
Voice: 404/413-7278

Areas of Expertise:  

  • Multinational strategy
  • Corporate governance

Education:

  • Ph.D., W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (Strategic Management, 2008)
  • M.S., Hanyang University (Strategic Management, 2002)
  • B.A., Hanyang University (Business Administration with highest honors, 1999)

Courses Taught:

  • IB 8090 International Business Environment

Honors, Awards and Grants:

  • Temple/AIB Best Paper Award nominee, Academy of International Business, 2006, 2009
  • The Family Owned Business Institute Research Grant, Grand Valley State University, 2007
  • University Graduate Fellowship Summer Research Grant, Arizona State University, 2006

Recent Publications and Presentations:

  • Kim, H., Kim, H., & Lee, P. M. 2008. Ownership structure and the relationship between financial slack and R&D investments: Evidence from Korean firms. Organization Science, 19: 404-418.
  • Wan, W. P., Yiu, D. W., Hoskisson, R. E., & Kim, H. 2008. The performance implications of relationship banking during macroeconomic expansion and contraction: A study of Japanese banks’ social relationships and overseas expansion. Journal of International Business Studies, 39: 406-427.
  • Hoskisson, R. E., Kim, H., White, R. E., & Tihanyi, L. 2004. A framework for understanding international diversification by business groups from emerging economies. In M. A. Hitt and J. L. C. Cheng (Eds.), Theories of the multinational enterprise: Diversity, complexity, and relevance. Advances in International Management, vol. 16: 137-163. Oxford, UK: Elsevier/JAI Press.

Bio:

Heechun Kim is an Assistant Professor of international Business. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.  His research and teaching center on multinational strategy and corporate governance, especially in the context of emerging economies.  Professor Kim has published articles in such academic journals as Organization Science and Journal of International Business Studies.  Prior to joining the GSU in 2009, He served on the business school faculty of Wayne State University.