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Inhyeock "Ian" Lee

Professor

Inhyeock "Ian" Lee received his PhD in Business (Major: International Business/Strategy and Minor: Entrepreneurship) from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University in 2007, and he is currently a Professor of International Business and Strategy in the Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago. He has published in leading journals such as Regional Studies, Journal of Business Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of International Management, International Business Review, and Small Business Economics among others and he currently serves as an editorial board member at Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of International Management, and Asian Business & Management. Prior to joining academia, he was the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy in Korea for eight years.

Academic Positions

  • Professor for International Business/Strategy (July 2022 ~ present) Department of Management, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Associate Professor for International Business/Strategy (July 2015 ~ June 2022) Department of Management, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Assistant Professor for International Business/Strategy (Aug. 2012 ~ June 2015) Department of Management, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Assistant Professor for International Business/Strategy (Aug. 2007 ~ May 2012) Department of Management, Gordon Ford College of Business, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Government Positions

  • Deputy Director (Mar. 2002 — Aug. 2002) Unfair Trade Investigation Division, Korean Trade Commission Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy, Kwacheon, Korea
  • Attendant Secretary/Policy Aide to the Minister (Apr. 2001 — Mar. 2002) Minister’s Office Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy, Kwacheon, Korea
  • Deputy Director (Feb. 2000 — Apr. 2001) Industrial Location & Environment Division Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy, Kwacheon, Korea
  • Lieutenant, the Republic of Korea Air Force (Oct. 1996 — Feb. 2000) In Charge of Troop Information and Education, Osan, Korea
  • Deputy Director (Nov. 1995 — Oct. 1996) Regional Cooperation Division Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Kwacheon, Korea
  • Deputy Director on Probation (Apr. 1995 — Nov. 1995) Passed the Higher Administrative Civil Service Examination Ministry of Government Administration, Seoul, Korea

Education

  • PhD, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
  • MPA, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University
  • BBA, School of Business Administration, Seoul National University

Research Interests

His primary research interests focus on the location strategies of multinational enterprises and entrepreneurial firms contributing to cluster formation. Other research interests involve how regional strategies of multinational enterprises and international new ventures link to firm performance, and how founders’ gender of new ventures translates into innovation activities.

Professional/Community Affiliations

  • A Member of the Editorial Review Board at Journal of International Management (JIM), January 2019 — Present
  • A Member of the Editorial Review Board at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ET&P), February 2018 — Present
  • A Member of the Editorial Review Board at Asian Business & Management (ABM), June 2018 — Present
  • A Member of the Editorial Review Board at IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (IEEE TEM), September 2013 — July 2017
  • Academy of International Business (Since 2005)
  • Academy of Management (Since 2005)
  • Regional Studies Association (Since 2013)

Courses Taught

  • International Management (MGMT 315)
  • International Management: Writing Intensive (MGMT 315W) 
  • Introduction to International Business (IBUS 201)
  • Strategic Management (MGMT 304)
  • International Strategies of MNEs (MGMT455)

Publications/Research Listings

Refereed Articles

Lee, I.H.  and Lévesque, M. (2022) Do Resource-constrained Early-stage Firms Balance their Internal Resources across Business Activities? If So, Should They? Journal of Business Research, Accepted for Publication.

Lee, I.H., Kim, S.M., and Green, S. (2021) Social Enterprises and Market Performance: The Moderating Roles of Innovativeness, Sectoral Alignment, and Geographic Localization. Journal of Business Research, 132: 491-506.

Lee, Y.H. and Lee, I.H. (2021) A Regional Analysis of Crime Heterogeneity and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Location Choices: Recent Evidence from South Korea. Asian Business & Management, 21: 569-597.

Lee, I.H. (2020) Startups, Relocation, and Firm Performance: A Transaction Cost Economics Perspective. Small Business Economics, 58: 205-224.

Lee, I.H., Hong, E., and Makino, S. (2020) The Effect of Non-conventional Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the Domestic Employment of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). International Business Review, 29(3):  101671.

Runner-up for the 2020 Best Paper Award in IBR (December 2021).

Parks, S., Lee, I.H., and Kim, J.E. (2019) Goverment Support and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Performance:  The Moderating Effects of Diagnostic and Support Services. Asian Business & Management, 19(2):  213-238.

Hong, E., Lee, I.H., and Makino, S. (2019) Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Motivation and Domestic Employment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). Journal of International Management, 25(2):  100657.

Sun, L., Lee, I.H., and Hong, E. (2017) Does Foreign Direct Investment Stimulate New Firm Creation? In Search of Spillovers through Industrial and Geographical Linkages. Small Business Economics, 48(3): 613-631.

Lee, I.H., Paik, Y., and Uygur, U. (2016) Does Gender Matter in the Export Performance of International New Ventures?: Mediation Effects of Firm-specific and Country-specific Advantages. Journal of International Management, 22(4): 365-379.

Lee, I.H., Hong, E., and Makino, S. (2016) Location Decisions of Inward FDI in Sub-national Regions of a Host Country: Service versus Manufacturing Industries. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, 33(2): 343-370.

Marvel, M.R., Lee, I.H., and Wolfe, M.T. (2015) Entrepreneur Gender and Firm Innovation Activity: A Multilevel Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 62(4):558-567.

Lee, I.H., Makino, S., and Hong, E. (2015) Outward FDI Does Not Necessarily Cost Domestic Employment of MNEs at Home: Evidence from Japanese MNEs. Columbia FDI Perspectives, 148: 1-3.

Hong, E., Lee, I.H., Sun, L., and Harrison, R. (2015) Entrepreneurship across Time and Space: Empirical Evidence from Korea. Small Business Economics, 44(3): 705-719. 

Lee, I.H. and Marvel, M.R. (2014) Revisiting the Entrepreneur Gender–Performance Relationship: A Firm Perspective. Small Business Economics, 42(4): 769-786

Lee, I.H., Hong, E., and Sun, L. (2014) Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship: A Regional Analysis of Firm Creation in Korea. Regional Studies, 48(5): 910-922.

Lee, I.H. (2014) Location Choices of Inbound FDI in the Recovery from a Financial Crisis: Evidence from South Korea. Current Topics in Management, 17: 83-100.

Lee, I.H. (2013) The M Curve and the Multinationality-Performance Relationship of Korean INVs. Multinational Business Review, 21(3): 214-231.

Recipient for the 2014 Literati Award at MBR: Highly Commended Paper

Lee, I.H., Hong, E., and Sun, L. (2013) Regional Knowledge Production and Entrepreneurial Firm Creation: Spatial Dynamic Analyses. Journal of Business Research, 66(10): 2106-2115.

Lee, I.H. and Rugman, A.M. (2012) Firm-Specific Advantages, Inward FDI Origins, and Performance of Multinational Enterprises. Journal of International Management, 18(2): 132-146.

Lee, I.H. (2012) Cluster Formation by Foreign Firms in Emerging Economies and International Joint Ventures: A Game-Theoretic Approach. International Regional Science Review, 35(2): 211-236.

Lee, I.H., Lévesque, M., and Minniti, M. (2012) Employees’ Break-offs and Location Selection: The Birth of Industrial Clusters. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 59(2): 278-292.

Lee, I.H. (2011) Security, Uncertainty, and International Joint Ventures: A Game Theory Approach. International Trade Journal, 25(4): 433-464.

Lee, I.H. (2010) The M Curve: The Performance of Born Regional Firms from Korea. Multinational Business Review, 18(4): 1-22.

Lee, I.H. and Marvel, M.R. (2009) The Moderating Effects of Home Region Orientation on R&D Investment and International SME Performance: Lessons from Korea. European Management Journal, 27(5): 316-326.

Lee, I.H. and Rugman, A.M. (2009) Multinationals and Public Policy in Korea. Asian Business & Management, 8(1): 59-82.

Scholarly Book(s)/Book Chapter(s)

Verbeke, A. and Lee, I.H. (2021) International Business Strategy (3rd edition).  Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.  

Lee, I.H. (2020) Inbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Korea: 2005 – 2017. In F.J. Froese (Eds.), Doing Business in Korea. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 61-80.

Lee, I.H. (2018) Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). In A. Rahim (Eds.), Management: Theory, Research, and Practice: 3rd Edition. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing. pp. 241-260.

Rugman, A.M., Lee, I.H., and Terjesen, S. (2015) International Entrepreneurship in a World of Broad Triad Regions. In S. Fernhaber and S. Prashantham (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to International Entrepreneurship. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 202-218.

Lee, I.H. (2012 and 2015) Managing Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). In A. Rahim (Eds.), Management: Theory, Research, and Practice. San Diego, CA: University Readers, Inc. pp. 173-184.

Lee, I.H. (2012) International New Ventures: Born Global or Regional? In M. Marvel and J.G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 279-281.

Marvel, M.R. and Lee, I.H. (2011) Gender and the Innovation Activity of Entrepreneurs: A Multilevel Analysis. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 31(8): 283-296.

Rugman, A.M., Lee, I.H., and Teriesen, S.  (2011) Are Born Global Firms Really Born Regional?  Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 31(16): 539.

Lee, I.H. and Paik, Y. (2010) The Effects of Family Value on Entrepreneurship in East Asian Countries. In T.Y. Shim (Eds.),Korean Entrepreneurship: The Foundation of the Korean Economy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 91-111.

Paik, Y. and Lee, I.H. (2010) Entrepreneurial Leadership of Korean Companies in the Global Market. In T.Y. Shim (Eds.),Korean Entrepreneurship: The Foundation of the Korean Economy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 179-201.

Lee, I.H. and Brain, C. (2009) Instructor’s Manual for Rugman & Collinson’s International Business (5th Edition). UK: Pearson Education Limited. 

Presentation of Refereed Papers

“MNEs, Heterogeneity in Corporate Social Responsibility, and Subsidiary Employment in Host
Countries,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Seattle,
WA, USA, August 2022.

“Do Resource-constrained Early-stage Firms Balance their Internal Resources across Business
Activities? If So, Should They?” Presented at the School of Business, Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea, June 2022.

“Resource Allocation for Resource-constrained New Firms: Do Balanced Strategies Outperform
Pure Strategies?” Presented at the College of Business, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO, April 2022.

“Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and Domestic
Employment” Presented via Zoom at the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul
National University, Seoul, Korea, March 2022.

“A Balanced Strategy Performs Better than a Pure Strategy,” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), August 2021. (Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Selected as one of the best papers at the 2021 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting.

“Performance of Intra-Regional Versus Inter-Regional Cross-Border M&A Deals,” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), July 2021. (Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

“The Simultaneous Impacts of Firm Birth versus Death on Regional Employment: The case of the U.S.,” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 2020. (Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

“SME Location Choices and Local Crime Heterogeneity: Recent Evidence from South Korea,” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), Dublin, Ireland, June 2020. (Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

“SME Location and Crime Heterogeneity,” Accepted for Presentation at the 2020 Regional Studies Association (RSA) Annual Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2020. (Withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

"Multinational Enterprises, Cross-Border M&A Deals, and Their Performance:  A Regional Perspective,"  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Boston, MA, USA, August 2019.

"Social Entrepreneurship and Market Performance:  The Moderating Role of Innovativeness, Sectoral Representation, and Community Orientation,"  Presented at the 2019 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Academy (INEKA) Annual Conference, Verona, Italy, June 2019.

"Multinational Enterprises, Cross-border M&A Deals, and Performance:  A Regional Perspective,"  Presented at the Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading, UK, May 2019.

“Effect of Non-conventional Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the Domestic Employment of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs),” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, IL, USA, August 2018.

“Intra- versus Inter-state Relocation Strategies of U.S. Startups and their Performance,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, IL, USA, August 2018.

“Entrepreneurship, Relocation Strategies, and Startup Performance: Evidence from U.S. Startups,” Presented at the 2017 Regional Studies Association (RSA) Winter Conference, London, UK, November 2017.

“Non-conventional Forms of Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs),” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Dubai, UAE, July 2017.

“A Multi-level Analysis of the U.S. Start-ups’ Relocation Decisions,” Presented at the 2017 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, January 2017.

Recipient for the 2017 USASBE Best Paper Award in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy.

“Balanced Strategy of New Ventures under Resource Constraints – R&D versus Marketing Capabilities and New Venture Performance,” Presented at the 2017 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, January 2017.

“Social Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Performance,” Presented at the 2016 Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Conference, Austin, TX, USA, November 2016.

“Relocation Strategies of Entrepreneurial Firms and their Performance Implications,” Presented at the 2016 Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Conference, Austin, TX, USA, November 2016.

“Outbound FDI, Investment Motivations, and Domestic Employment of MNEs,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Anaheim, CA, USA, August 2016.

“Social Entrepreneurship in the United States: Founding Characteristics, Market Participation, and Financial Performance,” Presented at the 61st World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), NJ/NY, USA, June 2016.

       Recipient for the 2016 ICSB JSBM Best Overall Paper Award.

“New Firms,Relocation Strategy, and Performance,” Presented at the 61st World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), NJ/NY, USA, June 2016.

“The Sectoral and Spatial Impacts of Inward Foreign Direct Investment on Indigenous New Firm Creation in the Republic of Korea,” Presented at the 2015 Asian Academy of Management (AAOM), Hong Kong, June 2015.

“Social Enterprise in the United States: Theory and Practice,” Presented at the 20th Annual World Forum of the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS), Seoul, Korea, July 2014.

“Does Outbound FDI Affect Domestic Employment? The Role of Investment Motivations,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Vancouver, Canada, June 2014.

“The Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Activity: The Impact of Firm Creation versus Death on Employment across the U.S.” Presented at the 59th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), Dublin, Ireland, June 2014.

“Entrepreneurs’ Gender and International Export Performance” Presented at the 59th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), Dublin, Ireland, June 2014.

“Deep Integration along the Silk Road: Evidence from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),” Presented at the International Business Workshop on Land and Marine Silk Road Countries: Past, Present, and Future, Chicago, IL, March 2014.

“International New Ventures, Gender, and Export Performance,” Presented at the 2014 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, January 2014.

Recipient for the 2014 USASBE Best Empirical Paper Award

“Inward FDI and Domestic Entrepreneurship in Host countries: The Joint Effects of Sectoral and Spatial Spillovers,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management(AOM), Orlando, FL, USA, August 2013.

“International New Ventures, Founder Gender, and Export Performance,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2013.

“The Sectoral and Spatial Impacts of Inward Foreign Direct Investment on Indigenous New Firm Creation in the Republic of Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2013.

“Entrepreneur Gender and Performance: The Mediating Role of Firm Resources, Industries, and Regional Location,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management(AOM), Boston, MA, USA, August 2012.

“Regional Knowledge Production and Entrepreneurial Firm Creation: A Spatial Dynamic Analysis of the Case of Korea,” Presented at the 2012 Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA) Conference, Valencia, Spain, July 2012.

Selected as one of the best papers at the 2012 GIKA Conference.

“Sectoral Heterogeneity, Inward FDI, and Location Decisions at Sub-national Regions of a Host Country,” To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Washington DC, USA, July 2012.

“Entrepreneur Gender and Performance: The Mediating Role of Firm Resources, Industries, and Regional Location,” To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management(AOM), Boston, MA, USA, August 2012. 

“The Impact of Inward FDI on Indigenous New Firm Creation: Spatial and Sectoral Effects,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business-Midwest (AIB-Midwest), Chicago, IL, USA, March 2012.

Recipient for the 2012 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award.

“Regional Innovative Capabilities and Firm Creation: A Regional Analysis,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), San Antonio, TX, USA, August 2011.

Nominated for the Carolyn Dexter Award of the 2011 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting.

“Are Born Global Firms Really Born Regional?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), San Antonio, TX, USA, August 2011.

“Gender and the Innovation Activity of Entrepreneurs: A Multilevel Analysis,” Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Syracuse, NY, USA, June 2011.

Selected as one of the best papers to be published in the Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (FER) 2011. 

“Are Born Global Firms Really Born Regional?” Presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Syracuse, NY, USA, June 2011.

“Exploring Gender Differences in the Innovation Activity of Entrepreneurs: A Multi-dimensional Analysis,” Presented at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, USA, November 2010.

Invited as a presenter for the Technology Management/New Product Development Cluster on “Models in Entrepreneurship.”

“Founder Gender, Location Strategy, and New Firm Performance,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management(AOM), Montréal, Canada, August 2010.

“The Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Activity: New Firm Creation in Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Montréal, Canada, August 2010.

Published in the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2010 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting.

“Regional Innovative Capabilities and Firm Creation: A Regional Analysis,” Presented at the 17th Annual International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM), Atlanta, GA, USA, July 2010. 

“The Performance of Born Regional Firms from Korea,” Presented at the 17th Annual International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM), Atlanta, GA, USA, July 2010.

“Exploring gender differences in the innovation activity of entrepreneurs: A multi-dimensional analysis” Presented at the 55thWorld Conference of the International Council for Small Business(ICSB), Cincinnati, OH, USA, June 2010.

“Employees' Break-offs and the Birth of Industrial Clusters,” Presented at the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 2010.

“The Regional Strategies and Performance of International New Ventures from Korea,” Presented at the International Business Research Seminar on Regional Integration and Globalization: The Experience in Europe, North America, and Asia, St. Louis, MO, USA, September 2009. 

“Internationalization Strategies of Korean Entrepreneurial Firms,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management(AOM), Chicago, IL, USA, August 2009.

Invited as a panelist for the Professional Development Workshop (PDW) on “Key Issues of Korean Entrepreneurship: Current Status and Future Challenge.”

“The Moderating Effects of Home Region Orientation on R&D Investment and International SME Performance: Lessons from Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, IL, USA, August 2009.

“The Regional Strategies and Performance of International New Ventures from Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Chicago, IL, USA, August 2009

“Multinationals in Manufacturing vs. Service Industries: Do They Implement Different Location Strategies in Host Countries?,” Presented at the 16th Annual International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM), Colorado Springs, CO, USA, July 2009.

“Regional Multinationals, Firm-Specific Advantages, and Performance,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), San Diego, CA, USA, June 2009.

“Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Entrepreneurship: A Regional Analysis of New Firm Creation in Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), San Diego, CA, USA, June 2009.

“The Regional Strategies and Performance of International New Ventures from Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business-Midwest (AIB-Midwest), Chicago, IL, USA, March 2009.

Recipient for the 2009 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award.

“Regional Multinationals, Firm-Specific Advantages, and Performance,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business-Midwest (AIB-Midwest), Chicago, IL, USA, March 2009.

“Multinationals and Domestic Entrepreneurship: Do They Implement Different Location Strategies?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Milan, Italy, July 2008.

“Strategic Responses of International Joint Ventures to Security Shocks,” Presented at the Conference on Business & Security: Challenges for Global Trade, Investment, and Finance, Bloomington, IN, USA, September 2007.

“Multinationals and Location Strategies: Recent Evidence from Korea,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 2007.

“Strategic Responses of International Joint Ventures to Security Shocks,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 2007.

“Multinationals, Domestic Entrepreneurship, and Location Strategies: Recent Evidence from Korea,” Presented at the JIBS/AIB Paper Development Workshop, Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 2007.

“What factors are most important to FDIs when making location choices in host countries?:
Recent evidence from Korea,” Presented at the Fourth Annual JIBS Conference on Emerging
Research Frontiers in International Business, San Diego, CA, USA, November 29 – December 2
2006.

“Multinationals and Public Policy in Korea,” Presented at the Foreign Investment Symposium
2006: Globalization and Korea – Why Should We Compete for Multinational Investment?, Seoul,
Republic of Korea, November 1–3 2006.

“The Instability of an International Joint Venture and its Location Choice in a Cluster,”
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Québec City,
Canada, July 2005.

“Three Essays on Location Choices by Entrepreneurial Firms and Multinational Enterprises in
Clusters,” Presented at the Doctoral Consortium of the Academy of International Business (AIB),
Québec City, Canada, July 2005.

Runner-up for SAMS/AIB Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal.

“When Does an Entrepreneurial Manufacturer Break off and Locate in a Cluster?” Presented at
the 50th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), Washington
DC, USA, June 2005.

“The Instability of an International Joint Venture and its Location Choice in a Cluster,”
Presented at the Workshop in Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business,
Indiana University, Spring 2005.

“When Does an Entrepreneurial Manufacturer Spin off and Locate in a Cluster?” Presented at the
Workshop in Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley School of Business, Indiana
University, Fall 2004.

“Entrepreneurial Firms’ Exit and Location Choice in a Cluster: A Demand-driven Model by
Game Theory,” Presented at the Workshop in Business Economics and Public Policy, Kelley
School of Business, Indiana University, Spring 2004.

“The Location Pattern of Foreign-owned and Domestic-owned Firms and its Policy Implications:
Do FDIs Seek Knowledge from a Developing Country?” Presented at the Annual Student
BRIDGE (Bloomington-Rotterdam International Doctorate and Graduate Exchange)
Entrepreneurship Workshop, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University,
Spring 2003.