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Heechun Kim

Assistant Professor

International Business

J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Room: 1449, RCB Building
Phone: 404-413-7278
E-mail: heechunkim@gsu.edu

Education:

Ph.D., W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
M.S., Hanyang University, Korea
B.A., Hanyang University, Korea

Specializations:

Multinational Strategy
Emerging Market Multinationals
Corporate Governance

Biography:

Dr. Kim’s research interests include multinational strategy, emerging market multinationals, and corporate governance, especially in the context of emerging economies. His research appears in several leading journals including Organization Science and Journal of International Business Studies. Prior to joining the GSU in 2009, Dr. Kim served on the business school faculty of Wayne State University.

Recent Publications:

  • Kim, H., Kim, H., & Hoskisson, R. E. Does market-oriented institutional change in an emerging economy make business group-affiliated multinationals perform better? An institution-based view. Journal of International Business Studies (forthcoming)
  • Kim, Hicheon, Heechun Kim, and Peggy Lee. "Ownership Structure and the Relationship between Financial Slack and R&D Investments: Evidence from Korean Firms." Organization Science, 19(2008) 404-418.
  • Wan, William P., Daphne W. Yiu, Robert E. Hoskisson, and Heechun Kim. "The Performance Implications of Relationship Banking during Macroeconomic Expansion and Contraction," Journal of International Business Studies, 39 (2008): 406-427.
  • Hoskisson, Robert E., Heechun Kim, Robert E. White, and Laszlo Tihanyi. "A Framework for Understanding Internatinal Diversification by Business Groups from Emerging Economies," Advances in International Management, 16(2004) 137-163.