Dr. Kyungjoong Kim

Assistant Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• MBA. Seoul National University
• BA. Hongik University

Courses Taught

• International Business
• Multinational Management
• Advanced Human Resource Management (MBA)
• Strategic Management (at Rutgers)

Academic Interests

• Cross-cultural management
• Cross-border M&As
• Liability of origin
• International SMEs

Scholarly Activity

Publications

• Kim, K., Cho, S.H. & Gaur, A.S. (2024). Unpacking Unfair Transaction Experiences, Competition, and Imports in Technology-Intensive SMEs' FDI. International Business Review, 33(6), 102328.

Conference Presentations

• Kim, K. (June 2025). Institutional Dynamics and Subsidiary Staffing: Managing Agency Problems in Multinational Enterprises. Presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Track: 6. HRM, Leadership, and Cross-Cultural Management). Louisville, KY.

• Kim, K. & Kim, H.G. (July 2024). Navigating institutional voids: The impact of home-institutional quality on market reaction and duration of acquisition in the host country [Conference presentation]. Academy of International Business 2024 (Emerging Markets SIG), Seoul, Korea.
• Kim, K. & Cho,H. (August 2022). SME’s internationalization: Unfair experience, competition, and networks [Conference presentation]. Academy of Management 2022 (Division: International Management), Virtual conference.

• Kim, K. (July 2020). Agency problem and subsidiary performance. Presented at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Track: Internationalization Process and International Entrepreneurship).
• Kim, K. (June 2019). Culture, institutions, and subsidiary staffing strategy. Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Track: International HRM, global leadership, and cross-cultural management). Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Kim, K. (June 2019). Agency, culture, and subsidiary staffing. Presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Track: International HRM, global leadership, and cross-cultural management). Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Kim, K. & Kim, H.G. (June 2018). Liabilities-of-origin effect on the post-acquisition performance of target. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Track: Emerging markets). Minneapolis, MN.
• Kim, K. & Cho, S.H. (June 2018). Absorptive capacity and the exploitation of acquired innovation. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (Track: Innovation and Knowledge Management). Minneapolis, MN.

Other Professional Experience

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (lecturer)
• Samsung Futures
• LG Electronics
• Pantech & Curitel Communications