I am Assistant Professor of Management & Organization at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College.

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I study processes of innovating amid adversities. Specifically, I have studied:

• How new ventures emerge to revitalize challenged places like Detroit

• How a movement for social entrepreneurship (B Corp movement) emerges amid large corporations’ strategic attempts to co-opt sustainability causes

• How the South Korean public health system adaptively reorganized itself amid COVID-19 pandemic

• How North Korean refugees reboot their lives in South Korea through entrepreneurship

• How a worker cooperative emerges despite constant tension between democracy and entrepreneurship

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In studying these phenomena, I use primarily qualitative research methods, such as ethnography, with a strong focus on unpacking and theorizing processes.

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I received my doctoral degree in business administration from University of Michigan, and my master's and bachelor's degree from Seoul National University. 

 

Curriculum Vitae

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