Biography

Dr. Park is a Distinguished University Professor and Dean of the School of Business at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. He previously held the position of President's Chair and Professor in Strategy and International Business, as well as Director of the Nanyang Center for Emerging Markets at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Before his tenure at NTU, he served as Dean of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University. Dr. Park began his academic career at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where he received several teaching and research awards and achieved early promotions to Associate and Full Professor.

Since the early 2000s, Dr. Park has focused on emerging markets. He has held various positions, including Parkland Chair Professor of Strategy and Director of the Centre for Emerging Market Studies at China Europe International Business School, Chair Professor of Strategy at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, and founding president of the SKOLKOVO-Ernst & Young Institute for Emerging Market Studies. He was also a senior executive at Samsung Group, serving as the founding President of the Samsung Economic Research Institute (China).

Dr. Park is an elected fellow of the Academy of International Business. In 2015, he received the Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award from the Academy of Management's International Management Division for his contributions to bridging research, practice, and policy communities through his work on emerging markets. He was awarded the JIBS Silver Medal in 2019 for his outstanding contributions to the journal and was included in Stanford's list of the world's top 2% most cited scholars in business and management in 2020.

His research has been published in leading management journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Sloan Management Review, Organization Science, and Journal of Business Venturing. His recent research focuses on sustained high-performance organizations, emerging market multinationals, and growth strategies for multinational and local companies in emerging markets. He has co-authored several books on emerging markets, including the award-winning "Rough Diamonds: Four Traits of Successful Breakout Enterprises in BRIC Countries" (Jossey-Bass, 2013), "Scaling the Tail: Managing Profitable Growth in Emerging Markets" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), "Managing Emerging Multinationals: Solving International Challenges" (Cambridge University Press, 2016), "ASEAN Champions: Emerging Stalwarts in Regional Integration" (Cambridge University Press, 2017), and "Building Strategic Capabilities in Emerging Markets" (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

Dr. Park has been a leader in global academic communities, serving as Chair, Program Chair, and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. He has also been on several major journals' editorial and advisory boards, including the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of International Business Studies. He has organized influential international conferences and forums in China and Russia and is the founding president of the Association for Korean Management Scholars. With extensive experience in corporate consulting and training worldwide, he is a frequent speaker at corporate meetings and international forums. He has served as a board member of Amore Pacific (Seoul), a corporate strategy advisor for the Wity Group (Shanghai), a trustee for the International School of Beijing, and a member of the International Expert Council of the Higher School of Economics (Moscow).

Research and Teaching Interests

• Catch-up strategies
• Sustained firm growth
• Multinational firm strategies in emerging markets

Selected Books and Journal Publications

• Park, S.H. and Peng, M. Forthcoming. Three decades of research. Asia Pacific Journal of Management.
• Meng Z., Park, S.H., and Luo, L. Forthcoming. How social media empowers stakeholders: a stakeholder multiplicity perspective. Management Organization Review.
• Zhou, N. Kang, J.K. and Park, S.H. Forthcoming. Decomposing firm performance in emerging markets: the difference between growth and profit. Management and Organization Review.
• Park, H.J., Park, S.H., and Newburry, W. 2024. Uniqueness over size for international growth in the financial sector: an interview with 2024 AIB international executive of the year award. AIB Insight. Vol. 25 (5).
• Zhao, M., Ma, S., Park, S.H., and Luo, L. 2023. Attention-based constraint to MNC coevolution in China's changing stakeholder environment. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 186: 797-814.
• Winzar, H., Baumann, C., Soboleva, A., Park, S.H., and Pitt, D. 2022. Competitive productivity as an emergent phenomenon: methods for modeling micro, meso, and macro levels. International Journal of Hospitality Management. Vol. 105. P103252.
• Wu, J., Zhou, N., Park, S.H., Khan, Z., and Meyer, M. 2022. The role of FDI motives in the link between institutional distance and subsidiary ownership choice by emerging market multinational enterprises. British Journal of Management, Vol. 33: 1371-1394.
• Nan, Z. and Park, SH. 2020. Growth or profit? Strategic orientation and long-term performance in China. Strategic Management Journal. Vol. 41 (11): 2050-2071.
• Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Newberry, W., and Park, S.H. 2020. Building strategic capabilities in emerging markets (eds.). Cambridge University Press.
• Hwang, Y.S., Chen, D., and Park, S.H. 2020. Parent control and IJV performance in China: an examination from local partner’s managerial perspective. CEO and Management Studies. Vol. 23 (1).
• Park, S.H., Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., and Floriani, D.E. 2020. The Palgrave Handbook of corporate sustainability in the digital era (eds.). New York: Palgrave..
• Park, S.H. and Ungson, G. 2019. Rough diamonds in emerging markets: legacy, competitiveness, and sustained high performance. Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management. Vol. 26 (3): 363-386.
• Jung, K.H., Park, S.H., and Kim, S.M. 2019. The Rise of East Asia: 1960-2020. Cloud Nine Publishing, Seoul, Korea.
• Wu, J. and Park, S.H. 2019. The role of institutional complexity on emerging market multinationals’ innovation. Global Strategy Journal. Vol. 9 (2): 333-353.
• Li, S., Park, S.H., and Bao, R. 2019. The transition from relation-based to rule-based governance in East Asia: Theories, evidence, and challenges. International Journal of Emerging Market Studies. Vol. 14 (1): 171-186.
• Park, S.H., Ungson, G. and Francisco, J.P. 2017. ASEAN Champions: Emerging stalwarts in regional integration. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • 아세안 챔피언 (Korean version), Hantee Media, 2018.
• Li, S., Park, S.H., Selover, D. 2017. The culture dividend: a hidden source of economic growth in emerging market countries. Cross Cultural and Strategic Management. Vol. 24 (4): 590-616.
• Park, S.H. and Ungson, G. 2016. Blind spots in global strategy: applications in emerging markets. Cross Cultural and Strategic Management. Vol. 23 (4): 531 – 550.
• Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Newberry, W., and Park, S.H. 2016. Emerging market multinationals: solving internationalization challenges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Park, S.H., Ungson, G.R., and Cosgrove, A. 2015. Scaling the tail: managing profitable growth in emerging markets. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Zhao, M., Park, S.H., Zhou, N. 2014. MNC strategy and social adaptation in emerging markets. Journal of International Business Studies, 45 (6): 1-20.
• Li, S., Park, S.H., and Bao, R. 2014. How much can we trust the financial report? Earnings management in emerging economies. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 9 (1): 33-53.
• Zhao, M., Park. S. and Zhou, N. 2014. MNCs should use social adaptation to lower crisis risk. Chinese Management Insights. July.
• Meng, Z., Tan, J., and Park, S. H. 2014. From voids to sophistication: institutional environment and MNC CSR crisis in emerging markets. Journal of Business Ethics, 122: 655-674.
• Lyles, M. and Park, S.H. 2013. The life cycle of internationalization. Business Horizon, 56: 405-410.
• Zhou, N., Park, S.H., and Ungson, G. 2013. Profitable growth: avoiding the growth fetish in emerging markets. Business Horizon, 56: 473-481.
  • Selected as Harvard Business Review case study (Product number: BH545-PDF-ENG).
• Park, S.H., Zhou, N., Ungson, G. 2013. Rough diamonds: the four traits of successful breakout enterprises in BRIC countries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass/Wiley.
  • Winner of the “Best Business Book on Globalization” by strategy + business (2013).
  • 原钻企业•崛起中的金砖国家企业成功法则 (Chinese version) ISBN：978-7-5047-372-4 出版社：中国财富出版社(Shanghai: China Fortune Press (CFP)) (Jan. 1 2015).
• Chang, S. J. and Park, S.H. 2012. Winning strategies in China: competitive dynamics between MNCs and local firms. Long Range Planning, 45: 1-15
• Lee, J.H., Park, S.H., Ryu, Y., and Yoon, S.B. 2010. Costs and benefits of strategic alliances under Schumpeterian dynamics. Research Policy.39: 229-238.
• Chen, D., Paik, Y.S., and Park, S.H. 2010. Host-country policies and MNE management control in IJVs: evidence from China. Journal of International Business Studies, 41 (3): 526-537.
• Chen, D., Park, S.H., and Newburry, W. 2009. Parent contribution and organizational control in international joint ventures. Strategic Management Journal, 30 (11): 1133-1156.
• Chen, D, Newburry, B, and Park, S.H. 2009. Improving sustainability: an international evolutionary perspective. Journal of International Management, 15(3): 317-327.
• Huang, Y.S. and Park, S.H. 2007. Organizational life cycle as a determinant of strategic alliances. International Journal of Management, Volume 24 (3): 427-435.
• Park, S.H. and Vanhonacker, W. 2007. The challenge for multinational corporations in China: Think local and act global. Sloan Management Review, 48(4): 9-15.
  • Reprinted in Chinese: PKU Business Review (Aug. 2007), Chinese Entrepreneur (Aug., 2007), and IT Time Weekly (pp. 28-29, Sep., 2007).
• Huang, Y.S. and Park, S.H. 2007. The evolution of alliance formation in biotech companies: an organizational life cycle framework. Management Dynamics, 15 (4): 40-53.
• Li, Shaomin and Park, S.H. 2006. Determinants of FDI locations in China. Management and Organization Review, 2(1): 95-119.
• Park, S.H., Li, Shaomin, and Tse, David. 2006. Market liberalization and firm performance during China’s economic transition. Journal of International Business Studies, 37 (1): 127-147.
  • Reprinted in Transitional Economies, 2006, IACFI Books: Bangalore, India.
• Park, S.H. and Zhou, D.S. 2005. Firm heterogeneity and competitive dynamics in alliance formation. Academy of Management Review, 30 (3): 531-554.
• Lou, Y. and Park, S.H. 2004. Multi-party cooperation and performance in international joint ventures. Journal of International Business Studies, 35: 142-160.
• Li, S., Park, S.H., and Li, S. 2004. The transition from relation-based to rule-based governance in an emerging market. Organizational Dynamics. 33(1): 63-78.
• Gallagher, S. and Park, S.H. 2003. Scoring video games’ standard contributions. IEEE Potentials, Apr/May: 4-29.
• Park, S.H., Chen, R., and Gallagher, S. 2002. Firm resources as moderators of the relationship between market growth and strategic alliances in semiconductor start-ups. Academy of Management Journal, 45(3): 527-550.
  • Reprinted in Ari Ginsberg (Eds.), Strategies for New Venture Development, 2010: Kaufman Management Center, New York, NY.
• Pothukuchi, V., Damanpour, F., Choi, J., Chen, C., and Park, S.H. 2002. National and organizational culture differences and international joint venture performance. Journal of International Business Studies. 33(2): 243-266.
• Gallagher, S. and Park, S.H. 2002. Innovation and competition in standard-based industries: A historical analysis of the U.S. home video game industry. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 49(1): 67-87.
• Park, S.H. and Lou, Y. 2001. Guanxi and organizational dynamics: Organizational networking in Chinese firms. Strategic Management Journal, 22(5): 455-477.
• Lou, Y. and Park, S.H. 2001. Strategic alignment and performance of market-seeking MNC’s in China. Strategic Management Journal, 22(2): 141-156.
• Park, S.H. and Ungson, G.R. 2001. Interfirm rivalry and managerial complexity: A conceptual framework of alliance failure. Organization Science, 12(1): 37-53.
• Ungson, G.R., Steers, R.M., and Park, S.H. 1999. Reappraising Korea: The crisis, aftermath, and future challenges. Management International Review, Vol. 39(4): 51-83.
  • Reprinted in Oded Shenkar and M. Serapio, Jr. (Eds.), Tamed Tigers: Restructuring, Liberalization, and Changing Business Systems in the East Asian Economies, Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1998.
• Park, S.H. and Ungson, G.R. 1998. Why cross-border joint ventures endure: An institutional analysis. Business & The Contemporary World, Vol. X(2): 249-277.
• Goes, J.B. and Park, S.H. 1997. Interorganizational linkages and innovation: The case of hospital services. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 39 (3): 279-307.
• Ungson, G., Steers, R., and Park, S.H. 1997. Korean Enterprise: The Quest for Globalization. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
  • Thai version published in 1999, Bangkok: Information & Publication Co. Japanese version published in 2006, Chuo Daigaku Publishers.
• Park, S.H. and Ungson, G. 1997. The effect of partner nationality, organizational dissimilarity, and economic motivation on the dissolution of joint ventures. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 39 (2): 279-307.
• Park, S.H. and Kim, D. 1997. Market valuation of joint ventures: Joint venture characteristics and wealth gains. Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 12 (2): 83-109.
• Hundley, G., Jacobson, C., and Park, S.H. 1996. The effects of profitability and liquidity on R&D intensity: A comparison of Japanese and U.S. companies. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 38 (4): 1659-1674.
• Park, S.H. 1996. Managing an interorganizational network: A framework of the institutional mechanism for network control. Organization Studies. Vol. 17 (5): 795-824.
• Park, S.H. and Russo, M.V. 1996. When competition eclipses cooperation: An event history analysis of alliance failure. Management Science, Vol. 42 (6): 875-890.
• Park, S.H. and Gordon, M.E. 1996. Publication records of recipients of doctoral degrees in strategic management: A bibliometric study. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 16 (2): 109-128.
• Park, S.H. 1996. Interfirm collaboration in international competition. Multinational Business Review, Vol. 4 (1): 94-106.
  • Reprinted in S.H. Kim (Eds.), Readings in International Business, Detroit, MI: The University Press of America, 1996, pp. 78-89.
• Davis, P.S., Robinson, R.B., Pearce, J.A., and Park, S.H. 1992. Business unit relatedness and performance: A look at the pulp and paper industry. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 13 (5): 349-361.