KUBS Faculty News for January to March 2025 

1. Professor  Johngseok Bae (Management) 

Professor Jong-Seok Bae collaborated with Professor Chris Rowley of Oxford University and other scholars as an editor for the Routledge Handbook of Korean Business and Management, published by the prestigious British publishing house Routledge in February 2025. The handbook brings together contributions from 36 domestic and international business scholars and consists of 21 chapters, including the introduction and conclusion, providing an in-depth analysis of Korean business management. 

The book is structured around key themes: (1) the institutional context of the labor and capital markets; (2) macro-level issues related to Korean corporate management, including corporate governance, professional management, the structure of large business groups, the role of the government, corporate growth, and management strategies; (3) micro-level aspects such as human resource management, labor relations, and executive compensation; (4) emerging topics such as CSR and ESG, entrepreneurship, diversity, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and employment; and (5) challenges and future directions in business management. 

2. Professor Kwanho Suk (Marketing) 

Professor Kwanho Suk was awarded the Best Paper Award by the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration (KASBA) journal Business Administration Research on Wednesday, February 19. Professor Suk co-authored the paper “A Study on the Relationship Between Crowdfunding Goal Amount and Crowdfunding Performance: Focusing on Kakao Together Donation Campaigns” with Professor Sanyoung Hwang (Research Professor at the Institute for Business Research and Education). The study provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between crowdfunding performance and goal amounts, offering valuable insights into the characteristics of the domestic crowdfunding market and strategies for successful campaigns. 

3. Professor DaeSoo Kim (LSOM) 

Professor Daesoo Kim published two new books in February and March 2025. The first book, Purchasing and Supply Management: Digital Transformation, Resilience, and Sustainability (Choa Publishing, February 2025), explores the latest issues in purchasing and supply chain management, focusing on digitalization, supply chain resilience, and sustainable management. The second book, A Journey Through Data Analysis with ChatGPT (Cheongram Publishing, March 2025), introduces practical data analysis methodologies using ChatGPT, covering topics from basic concepts to advanced techniques in data analysis.