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Na, Hyun Seung 나현승

  • Finance
  • Professor
  • Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
  • Room 305 in LG-POSCO bldg.
  • TEL : 02-3290-2619
  • Email : nahs@korea.ac.kr
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Education

  • Ph.D. in Finance, Michigan State University (2007)
  • M.A. in Statistics, Columbia University (2002)
  • M.B.A. in Finance, Korea University (2000)
  • B.B.A., Korea University (1998)

Career

Professor, Korea University Business School, March 2021 - Present
Associate Professor, Korea University Business School, March 2015 - February 2021
Assistant Professor, Korea University Business School, September 2014 - February 2015
Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, August 2008 – June 2014
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside, July 2007 – June 2008
 
Associate dean for academic affairs, Korea University Business School, September 2024 ~ Present
Associate director, Asian Institute of Corporate Governance (AICG), March 2024 ~ Present
Academic director of Finance MBA Program, January 2019 - December 2022
 
Editor, Korean Journal of Financial Studies, July 2024 ~ Present
Vice-President, Korean Securities Association, March 2024 ~ Present​
Director, Korean Finance Association, 2020
​Director, Korean Securities Association, 2020-2022
Chair of Committee of international cooperation, Korean Securities Association, 2019
Director, Korean Business Association, 2018
Managing director, Korean Finance Association, 2018
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Publications

International Journals

"The Value of Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from the Humidifier Disinfectant Scandal in Korea", with Kyunghyun Kim, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.

“Are Institutional Investors with Multiple Blockholdings Effective Monitors?” with Jun-Koo Kang and Juan Luo, Journal of Financial Economics 128, June 2018, 576-602.

“Sources of Value Gains in Minority Equity Investments by Private Equity Funds: Evidence from Block Share Acquisitions” with Guojun Chen, Jun-Koo Kang, and Jin-Mo Kim, Journal of Corporate Finance 29, December 2014, 449-474.

“How Important is Capital Structure Policy to Firm Survival?” with Y. Peter Chung and Richard Smith, Journal of Corporate Finance 22, September 2013, 83-103.

"Economic Shock, Owner-Manager Incentives, and Corporate Restructuring: Evidence from the Financial Crisis in Korea” with Jun-Koo Kang and Inmoo Lee, Journal of Corporate Finance 16, June 2010, 333-351.

 

Korean Journals

"The Choice of Payment Methods for Mergers and Acquisitions in Korea: Determinants and Stock Market Reactions", with Taesoon Park and Kyunghyun Kim, Korean Journal of Financial Management 40(3), June 2023, 1-44.

"Effects of Block Share Acquisitions by Foreign Investors on Shareholder Wealth: Focusing on Information Asymmetry and Shareholder Rights", with Minji Bang and Kyunghyun Kim, Asian Review of Financial Research 34(1), February 2021, 167-214.

"Corporate Restructuring during Performance Declines in Korea: The Role of Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance", with Jun-Koo Kang and Inmoo Lee, Korean Journal of Finance 17-2, December 2004, 1-40.

 

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Books

Research