Professor Jina Kang


Technology Management Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP)
Seoul National University

Email: profkang@snu.ac.kr
Phone: 02-880-5109 (Direct) / 02-880-8386 (Department Office)
Fax: 02-873-7229



Education
- Ph.D., The Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2002
- MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), 1995
- BSc, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 1989

Research Interests
- Technology & Innovation Management
- Organization Learning & Knowledge Transfer
- Entrepreneurship & Hi-tech Industries
- Service Management & Strategy
- Corporate Venture Capital

Academic Positions & Jobs
- Professor, Seoul National University, 2005-present
- Assistant Professor, California State University, Fullerton, 2002-2005
- Part-time Lecturer, California State University, Northridge 2002
- Part-time Lecturer, University of Southern California, 2001
- Advertising Account Executive, Cheil Communications Inc., 1990-1993

Professional Activities (selected)
- 한국중소기업학회 부회장, 2024-2025
- 중소기업벤처기업부 자율사업조정협의회 위원, 2020–present
- 서울대학교 공과대학 기획위원회, 2020–present
- 서울대학교 대학교원임용 양성평등추진위원회, 2019–2021
- 서울대학교 자유전공학부 전공선택심의위원회, 2010–2022
- Inaugural Editorial Board, Mobility Research, 2020–present
- Editorial Board, Korean Management Review (경영학연구), 2019–present
- Civilian Committee, Presidential Committee of Materials, Parts, Equipments Competitiveness (대통령직속 소재·부품·장비 경쟁력위원회), 2019–present
- Civilian Committee, Military Weaponry Appropriation & Evaluation Committee, Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea (국방부 소요검증위원회), 2019–present
- Committee, Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership (동반성장위원회), 2019–present
- Board of Directors, Hyundai Mobis, 2021–present
- Board of Directors, OCI, 2019–present
- Innovation and Strategy Session Chair & Track Chair, Innovation and Strategy, Global Marketing Conference in Tokyo, 2018
- Vice-Chair & Chair of Summer Conferences, Korean Strategic Management Society (한국전략경영학회), 2017–present
- Representative, Seoul National University Women Faculty Council, 2017–present
- Joint Appointment, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University, 2010-2022
- Invited Advisor, Harvard Business Review (HBR) Advisory Council, 2016–present
- Op-ed Contributor, The Segye Times (세계일보) Op-ed Page Science Review, 2016–present
- Executive Director, Korean Strategic Management Society, 2015–2016
- Editorial Board, The Korea Association for Cultural Economics (한국문화경제학회), 2014–present
- Editorial Board, Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science (한국마케팅과학회), 2014–present
- Board of Directors, Korean Society for Innovation Management & Economics (기술경영경제학회), 2010–present
- Editorial Board, Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society (한국경영과학회), 2008–present
- Advisory Committee, Developing Committee of Gwacheon City, 2011–2014
- Presidential Committee of Green Growth Policy (대통령직속 녹생성장위원회), Awarded Presidential Citation (대통령 표창#189038), 2011-2013
- Council for Major Selection & Evaluation, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University, 2010–present
- Components and Materials Development Committee (부품소재발전위원회), Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, 2014–2016

Academic Honors, Grants, and Awards
- Best Paper of the Year ‘Excellence Prize’ (with K. Kim and S. Shin), Korean Society of Strategic Management, Nov 2018
- Best Paper of the Year ‘Excellence Prize’ (with Yichang Kim and Simon U. Lee), Yonsei Business Review, Dec 2016
- Doctoral Dissertation Competition ‘Honorable Mention' (for Bangsil Esther Lee, Ph.D. candidate), Korean Scholars of Marketing Science Fall International Conference, Nov 2016
- Best Student Paper Award (for Gil S. Jo, Ph.D. candidate), Asia Association of Learning, Innovation, and Co-evolution Studies International Conference, Sep 2014
- 2013 Tudor Rickards and Susan Moger Best Paper Award Runner Up Paper (Top 4), Creativity and Innovation Management, Jan 2014
- Best Conference Paper Award (with Marco JinHwan Kim, Ph.D. candidate), 2013 Korean Scholars of Marketing Science Fall International Conference, Nov 2013
- Presidential Citation, National Merit of Green Growth Policy Committee (대통령 표창#189038), Feb 2013
- Best Conference Paper Award (with Sulah Cho, M.S. candidate, and Ki H. Kang, Ph.D. candidate), Journal of Technology Innovation, Feb 2013
- Best Conference Paper Award (with Klaus Marhold, Ph.D. Candidate), 2012 Korean Scholars of Marketing Science Fall International Conference, Dec 2012
- Best Student Paper Award (for Ki H. Kang, Ph.D. candidate), International Conference of Management of Technology, International Association for Management of Technology, Apr 2011
- Best Conference Paper Award (with Gunno Park, Ph.D. candidate), 2010 Korean Scholars of Marketing Science Spring International Conference, May 2010
- New Faculty Grant, Seoul National University, 2008
- New Faculty Professional Grant, The Dean's Faculty Research Fund, California State University, Fullerton, 2003
- Full Scholarship, The Anderson School, UCLA, 1995–2002
- National Honor Society, 1984