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Johngseok Bae배종석

Management
Professor
Philosophy of Management, Strategic Human Resource Management
Room 420 in LG-POSCO bldg.
TEL : 02-3290-1922
Email : johngbae@korea.ac.kr
Fax : +82-3290-2563
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Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., Korea University Business School
B.B.A., Korea University Business School

Career

Professor, Korea University Business School(2002-present)
Dean, Korea University Business School (2020-2022)
Director, Institute for Business Research and Education, Korea University (2018-2020)
President, Korean Academy of Management (2020)
Editor-in-chief, Korean Journal of Management (Korean Academy of Management) (2014-2016)
Professor, Hanyang University (1997-2002)
Visiting Professor & Fulbright Fellow at Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (2006)
(present) Editorial Board Member of (1) International Journal of Human Resource Management (Routledge Journal of the UK); (2) Asia Pacific Business Review (Frank Cass Journal of England); (3) Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership (Emerald Publishing of England).

Publications

PUBLICATIONS (International Journal):

Kim, M., Jeong, I., & Bae, J., Gong, Y. (In Press). High-Performance Work System and Organizational Resilience Process: The Case of Firms During a Global Crisis. Journal of Applied Psychology.

Kim, M., Jeong, I., & Bae, J. 2024. In the eye of the beholder: The role of self-perceived status in the relationship between high-performance work systems and affective commitment. Personnel Review, 53(2): 621-640.

Kim, K., Ok, C., Kang, S., Bae, J., & Kwon, K. (2021). High-performance work systems with internal and external contingencies: The moderating roles of organizational slack and industry instability. Human Resource Management, 60(3): 415-433.

Son, J., Park, O., Bae, J., & Ok, C. (2020). Double-edged effect of talent management on organizational performance: the moderating role of HRM investments. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31(17), 2188-2216.

Park, O., Bae, J., Hong, W. (2019). High-Commitment HRM System, HR Capability, and Ambidextrous Technological Innovation. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(9): 1526-1548.

Shin, S. J., Jeong, I. S., & Bae, J. (2018). Do high-involvement HRM practices matter for worker creativity? A cross-level approach. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(2): 260-285.

Rowley, C., Bae, J., Horak, S., & Bacouel-Jentjens, S. (2017). Distinctiveness of Human Resource Management in the Asia Pacific Region: Typologies and Levels. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(10): 1393-1408.

Bae, J., Kang, C., & Kim, Y. (2016). Human-to-Value Creation to Value-to-Human Creation: Toward a Philosophy of Human Resource Management. In D. L. Stone & J. H. Dulebohn (Eds.), Research in human resource management: Human resource management theory and research on new employment relationships. Vol. 1: 151-194.

Lawler, J.J., Chang, P., Hong, W., Chen, S., Wu, P., & Bae, J. (2013). Going abroad: HR policies, national IR systems, and union activity in foreign subsidiaries of U.S. multinationals. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 66(5): 1149-1171.

Tung, R., Paik, Y., & Bae, J. (2013). Korean Human Resource Management in the Global Context. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(5): 905-921.

Kim, Y., Bae, J., & Yu, G. (2013). Patterns and determinants of human resource management change in Korean venture firms after the financial crisis. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(5): 1006-1028.

Bae, J. (2012). Self-fulfilling processes at a global level: The evolution of HRM practices in Korea, 1987-2007. Management Learning, 43(5): 579–607.

Kim, H., Bae, J., & Bruton, G. (2012). Business groups and institutional upheaval in emerging economies: Corporate venturing in Korea. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 29(3): 729-752.

Bae, J., Chen, S., & Rowley, C. (2011). From a paternalistic model towards what?: HRM trends in Korea and Taiwan. Personnel Review, 40(6): 700-722.

Lawler, J., Chen, S., Wu, P., Bae, J., & Bai, B. (2011). High-performance work systems in foreign subsidiaries of American multinationals: An institutional model. Journal of International Business Studies, 42(2): 202-220.

Kwon, K., Bae, J., & Lawler, J. (2010). High commitment HR practices and top performers: Impacts on organizational commitment and turnover intention. Management International Review, 50(1): 57-80.

Chen, S., Lawler, J., & Bae, J. (2005). Convergence in human resource systems: A comparison of locally owned and MNC subsidiaries in Taiwan. Human Resource Management, 44(3): 237-256.

Bae, J., & Yu, G. (2005). HRM configurations in Korean venture firms: Resource availability, institutional force and strategic choice perspectives. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(9): 1759-1782.

Kim, D., & Bae, J. (2005). Workplace innovation, employment relations and HRM: Two electronics companies in South Korea. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(7): 1277-1302.

Rowley, C. & Bae, J. (2004). Big business in South Korea: The reconfiguration process. Asia Pacific Business Review, 10(3-4): 302-323.

Rowley, C. & Bae, J. (2004). Human resource management in South Korea after the Asian financial crisis: Emerging patterns from the labyrinth. International Studies of Management and Organization, 34(1): 52-82.

Bae, J. & Rowley, C. (2004). Macro and micro approaches in human resource development: Context and content in South Korea. Journal of World Business, 39(4): 349-361.

Bae, J. & Rowley, C. (2003). Changes and continuities in South Korean HRM. Asia Pacific Business Review, 9(4): 76-105.

Bae, J., Chen, S., Wan, T., Lawler, J., & Walumbwa, F. (2003). Human resource strategy and firm performance in Pacific Rim countries. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14(8): 1308-1332.

Bartlett, K., Lawler, J., Bae, J., Chen, S., & Wan, T. (2002). Differences in international human resource development among indigenous firms and multinational affiliates in East and Southeast Asia. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 13(4): 383-405.

Rowley, C., & Bae, J. (2002). Globalization and transformation of human resource management in South Korea. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(3): 522-549.

Bae, J., & Rowley, C. (2001). The impact of globalization on HRM: The case of Korea. Journal of World Business, 36(4): 402-428.

Bae, J., & Lawler, J. (2000). Organizational and HRM strategies in Korea: Impact on firm performance in an emerging economy. Academy of Management Journal, 43(3): 502-517.

Kim, D., Bae, J., & Lee, C. (2000). Globalization and labour rights: The case of Korea. Asia Pacific Business Review, 6(3/4): 133-153.

Lawler, J., Chen, S., & Bae, J. (2000). Scale of operations, human resource systems, and firm performance in East and Southeast Asia. Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, 8(1): 3-20.

Lawler, J., & Bae, J. (1998). Overt employment discrimination by multinational firms: Cultural and economic influences in a developing country. Industrial Relations, 37(2): 126-152.

Bae, J., Chen, S., & Lawler, J. (1998). Variations in human resource management in Asian countries: MNC home-country and host-country effects. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 9(4): 653-670.

Bae, J. (1997). Beyond seniority-based systems: A paradigm shift in Korean HRM? Asia Pacific Business Review, 3(4): 82-110.

Bae, J., Rowley, C., Kim, D.-H., & Lawler, J. (1997). Korean industrial relations at the crossroads: The recent labour troubles. Asia Pacific Business Review, 3(3): 148-160.

Guest Editorship

(1) Special Issue of Asia Pacific Business Review (1998, Vol.4, Nos.2/3) on Korean Businesses: Internal and External Industrialization.

Rowley, C., & Bae, J. (1998). Introduction - The Icarus paradox in Korean business and management. Asia Pacific Business Review, 4(2/3): 1-17.

Rowley, C., & Bae, J. (1998). Conclusion - Korean business and management: The end of the model? Asia Pacific Business Review, 4(2/3): 130-139.

(2) Special Issue of Asia Pacific Business Review (2001, Vol.7, No.4) on Managing Korean Business: Organization, Culture, Human Resources and Change.

Rowley, C., Bae, J., & Sohn, T. (2001). Introduction – Capabilities to Liabilities in Korean Management. Asia Pacific Business Review, 7(4): 1-21.

Bae, J., Rowley, C., & Sohn, T. (2001). Conclusion – Knowledge, Learning, and Change in Korean Management. Asia Pacific Business Review, 7(4): 182-200.

(3) Special Issue of International Journal of Human Resource Management (2015, Vol.24, No.5) on Korean Human Resource Management (Guest Editors: Tung, T, Paik, Y., Bae, J.).

Tung, R, Tung, R, Paik, Y., & Bae, J. (2013). Korean Human Resource Management in the Global Context. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(5): 905-921. (Introductory paper).

(4) Special Issue of International Journal of Human Resource Management (2017, Vol.28, No.10) on Human Resource Management in Asia: Distinctiveness of Asian Human Resource Management? (Guest Editors: Chris Rowley, Johngseok Bae, Sven Horak, & Sabine Bacouël-Jentjens).

PUBLICATIONS (Korean Journal):

Bae, J. (2022). Challenges in Management Studies: Metatheory, Epistemology, and Theory. Korean Journal of Management, 30(3): 207-218.

Lee, Y., Kim, M., & Bae, J. (2021). The Effects of Service-oriented Human Resource Management Systems on Employee Service Performance and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Moderating Effects of HR Attribution. Korean Journal of Management, 29(4): 1-35.

Bae, J., & Kang, C. (2020). Axiological Foundations of the Management Field: In Search of Good Management. Korean Journal of Management, 28(2): 27-65.

Bae, J, & Kim, Y. (2019) Design Process for People Management Systems. Journal of Organization and Management, 43(3): 59-102.

Bae, J. (2016). Ontological foundations of the management field. Korean Journal of Management, 24(4): 165-201.

Bae, J. (2015). Editor’s Foreword: Awareness, knowing, and management. Korean Journal of Management, 23(4): 1-10.

Bae, J. (2015). Editor’s Foreword: Word, world, and management. Korean Journal of Management, 23(3): 1-6.

Bae, J. (2015). Editor’s Foreword: Truth, goodness, and beauty in management. Korean Journal of Management, 23(3): 1-6.

Bae, J., Yu, G., & Kwon, K. (2015). Groundwork for theory development on Korean-type human resource management (K-HRM). Korean Journal of Management, 23(1): 99-141.

Bae, J. (2013). Introduction: The phenomenon and interpretation of the new management paradigm. Korean Journal of Management, 21(3): 1-34.

Bae, J. (2013). Human ‘value creation’ and ‘human value’ creation: some topics on the philosophy of business. Korean Management Review, 42(2): 573-609.

Yoo, M., Kim, Y., & Bae, J. (2011). High-Commitment Human Resource Management and Performance in SMEs: The Role of Trust-in-Management and CEOʼs Entrepreneurship. Korean Journal of Management, 19(4): 1-54.

Bae, J., Kim, Y., & Lee, S. (2011). A Comparative Analysis of the“Market Advantage”View and the“Organization Advantage”View: The HRM Case of the IT Service Industry. Korean Journal of Management, 19(1): 79-147.

Kwon, K., Chung, D., & Bae, J. (2010). The determinants and consequences of high performance work systems. Quarterly Journal of Labor Policy, 19(4): 125-152.

Bae, J., & Park, O. (2010). Organizing ambidextrous HRM systems. Journal of Organization and Management, 34(2): 31-68.

Bae, J., Park, O., Hwang, I. (2010). Ambidextrous innovation strategy, high commitment human resource management system, and firm performance. Korean Journal of Industrial Relations, 20(1): 21-52.

Bae, J., Kim, M. S., Kim, Y., Bae, J., & Oh, H. (2009). Competing Paradigms and Research in Management: A Comparison of Liberalism and Communitarianism. Korean Journal of Management, 17(2): 17-93.

Kim, H., Bae, J., & Huh, M. G. (2009). Organizing mechanisms and technological innovation in diversified corporations: A perspective of knowledge-based theory of the firm. The Knowledge Management Society of Korea, 10(4): 93-114.

Kim, H., & Bae, J. (2007). Designing corporate venture programs in the emerging economy: The Korean experience. Journal of Strategic Management, 10(2): 115-133.

Bae, J. (2007). Between Universality and Particularity in the Management Studies. Journal of Business Studies (Kyeong Young Non Chong), 43: 263-289.

Bae, J., & Park, O. (2006). A case analysis on the effects of HRM on innovative performance. Journal of Organization and Management, 30(1): 177-209.

Bae, J., & Park, O. (2005). Strategic Human Resource Management and Organizational Innovative Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Exploratory Versus Exploitative Innovative Performance. Korean Journal of Management, 13(2): 147-186.

Kim, H., Bae, J., Choi, J., & Kim, M. (2004). The new venture unit at LG CNS: Organizing for corporate ventures. Journal of Strategic Management, 7(1): 91-112.

Bae, J., & Sa, J. (2003). The effects of human resource management systems on organizational performance. Korean Journal of Management, 11(2), 133-169

Bae, J. (2003). The adoption and establishment of global HRM system: The Korean firms in the UK. Korean Personnel Administration Journal, 27(1), 215-249.

Bae, J., Kim, J., & Lee, H. (2002). The transformation of industrial relations system in Korea. Journal of Business Research, 17(1), 29-64.

Bae, J. (2002). Research and practice of human resource and organization: A Christian view through the lens of Biblical norms. Christian Management Review, 1(1), 21-42.

Kim, H., & Bae, J. (2002). Creating competitive advantage through human resources: Strategic perspective through the option lens. Korean Journal of Management, 10(1), 235-273.

Bae, J. (2001). Human resource management and firm performance: A critical review and transfer issues. Korean Personnel Administration Journal, 25(3), 1-31.

Yu, G., & Bae, J. (2001). The determinants of human resource management strategy of venture firms. Korean Personnel Administration Journal, 25(3), 33-65.

Han, J., & Bae, J. (2001). The determinants of the level of management transparency in Korean venture firms. Korean Management Review, 30(4), 1291-1316.

Bae, J. (2001). Human resource management in MNCs: The Korean firms in Thailand. Management Education Review, 5(1), 87-122.

Bae, J. (2000). A study on the approach of Biblical management. Faith and Scholarship, 5(2), 49-74.

Bae, J. (2000). Changes in employment systems in Korea: Transformation or continuity? Management Research, 9, 21-51.

Bae, J. (1999). Competitive advantage and human resource management: Beyond strategic human resource management. Korean Journal of Management, 7(2), 1-45.

Bae, J. (1998). The determinants of union growth in nine OECD countries. Korean Journal of Industrial Relations, 8, 351-390.

Bae, J. (1997). The recurrence of the norms in business studies. Transnational Law and Business Studies, Fall 1997, 145-158.

Rowley, C., Bae, J., Kim, H., and Kim, H (Eds.). 2025. Routledge Handbook of Korean Business and Management. London and New York: Routledge
Kim, D., & Bae, J. (2004). Employment Relations and HRM in South Korea. Ashgate Publishing Co. (ISBN 0 7546 13569)
Rowley, C., Sohn, T., & Bae, J. (Eds.). (2001). Managing Korean Business: Organization, Culture, Human Resources and Change. London & Portland, OR: Frank Cass. (ISBN 0-7146-5239-3).
Rowley, C., & Bae, J. (Eds.). (1998). Korean Businesses: Internal and External Industrialization. London & Portland, OR: Frank Cass.

Book Chapters

Bae, J., & Rowley, C. (2004). Changes and Continuities in South Korean HRM. In C. Rowley & J. Benson(Eds.), The Management of Human Resources in the Asia Pacific Region: Convergence Reconsidered(pp.76-105). Frank Cass.(* This chapter also appears in the Asia Pacific Business Review, 9(4), 76-105).
Rowley, C., & Bae, J. (2003). HRM in South Korea. In P.Budhwar(Ed.), Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific(pp.35-60). Routledge
Rowley, C. & Bae, J. (2003). Culture and management in South Korea. In M. Warner (Ed.), Culture and management in Asia (pp.187-209). London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon.
Kim, D., Bae, J., & Lee, C. (2000). Globalization and labour rights: The case of Korea. In C. Rowley & J. Benson(Eds.), Globalization and Labour in the Asia Pacific Region(pp.133-153). Frank Cass.(* This chapter also appears in the Asia Pacific Business Review, 6(3/4), 133-153).
Bae, J. (1998). Beyond seniority-based systems: A paradigm shift in Korean HRM. In C. Rowley(Ed.), Human resource management in the Asia Pacific Region: Convergence questioned(pp.82-110). London & Portland, OR: Frank Cass.(* This chapter also appears in the Asia Pacific Business Review, 3(4), 82-110).