Faculty
Kang, Hyo
Associate Professor / Strategy and International Management
Contact
02-880-7927
Bldg 59, Room 701
hyokang@snu.ac.krProfessor Introduction
Hyo Kang is an Associate Professor of Strategy and International Management at the SNU Business School, Seoul National University. He earned his Ph.D. from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and previously served as an Assistant Professor at the USC Marshall School of Business.
His research explores the drivers, processes, and consequences of technological innovation. He examines how policies, regulations, and institutions shape innovation and how emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, influence individuals, firms, and industries. His work has addressed diverse topics including antitrust enforcement, non-compete agreements, visa and immigration policies, short-selling regulations, and patent renewals. His research has been published in leading journals such as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Research Policy, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, and Journal of International Business Studies.
A central theme of his work is identifying strategies and policies that foster innovation and enhance competitive advantage. His recent projects investigate the impact of AI on decision-making, knowledge creation, scientist mobility, and organizational performance, particularly in the context of the US-China talent war and mass layoffs in the tech sector.
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His research explores the drivers, processes, and consequences of technological innovation. He examines how policies, regulations, and institutions shape innovation and how emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, influence individuals, firms, and industries. His work has addressed diverse topics including antitrust enforcement, non-compete agreements, visa and immigration policies, short-selling regulations, and patent renewals. His research has been published in leading journals such as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Research Policy, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, and Journal of International Business Studies.
A central theme of his work is identifying strategies and policies that foster innovation and enhance competitive advantage. His recent projects investigate the impact of AI on decision-making, knowledge creation, scientist mobility, and organizational performance, particularly in the context of the US-China talent war and mass layoffs in the tech sector.
Education & Experiences
[Academic Positions]
- •Associate Professor in Strategy and International Management, SNU Business School, Seoul National University (2024-present)
- •Assistant Professor in Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (2019-2024)
- •Ph.D. in Business Administration, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (2013-2019)
- •M.S. in Business Administration, Seoul National University (2011-2013)
- •B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University (2005-2011)
Publications
[Publications]
- •Price-Fixing Cartels and Firm Innovation
Management Science (Kang, H. 2025) - •Fast Friends: The Impact of Short-term Visits on Firms' Invention Outcomes
Organization Science 36(3) (Kang, H. & Eklund, J.C. 2025) - •How Does Artificial Intelligence Improve Human Decision-Making? Evidence from the AI-powered Go Program
Strategic Management Journal 46(6) (Choi, S., Kang, H., Kim, N. & Kim, J. 2025) - •The Dual Edges of AI: Advancing Knowledge While Reducing Diversity
PNAS Nexus 4(5) (Choi, S., Kang, H., Kim, N., & Kim, J. 2024) - •How Innovating Firms Manage Knowledge Leakage: A Natural Experiment on the Threat of Worker Departure
Strategic Management Journal 43(10): 1961-1982 (Kang, H. & Lee, W. 2022) - •Non-competes, Business Dynamism, and Concentration: Evidence from a Florida Case Study
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 29(3): 663-685 (Kang, H. & Fleming, L. 2020) - •Blending Talents for Innovation: Team Composition for Cross-border R&D Collaboration Within Multinational Corporations
Journal of International Business Studies 51: 851-885 (Seo, E., Kang, H., & Song, J. 2020) - •Innovation and Recurring Shifts in Industrial Leadership: Three Phases of Change and Persistence in the Camera Industry
Research Policy 46(2): 376-387 (Kang, H. & Song, J. 2017)
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Coauthorship as a member of a consortium (peer-reviewed):
- •Reproducibility in Management Science
Management Science 70(3): 1343-1356 (Fisar, M., Greiner, B., Huber, C., Katok. E., Ozkes, A., and the Management Science Reproducibility Collaboration, 2024)
- •Should Firms Maintain Patents Longer? A Randomized Control Trial on the Commercial Value of Patent Protection, R&R at Organization Science (Thompson, N., Tucci, C., Kang, H., & Khairullina, A. 2024)
- •Flying through Turbulent Environments: Physical Resource Reconfiguration and Redeployment in the Airline Industry, Working Paper (Eklund, J.C. & Kang, H. 2024)
- •Cross-border Visits and Scientific Collaboration, Working paper (Kang, H. & Yoon, C. 2024)
- •Exploratory innovation under capital market pressure: A randomized policy experiment of short-selling constraint, Working Paper (Seo, E., Kang, H. & Kang, J. 2023)
- •Member, Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2026-)
- •Representative-at-Large, SMS Strategic Human Capital IG (2024-)
- •Organizer, SMS Conference - SHC IG's Sunday Session (2024)
- •Co-organizer, So-Cal Strategy and OT Workshop (2023-2024)
- •Co-chair, Artificial Intelligence in Management (AIM) Conference (2023-)
- •Organizer, 2024 SMS Conference - SHC IG's Sunday Session (2024)
- •Track Chair, TIM Division, AOM Annual Meeting (2022)
- •Panelist
- - AI, Business, & Policy Panel hosted by USC IDC (Washington DC, 2023)
- - The Future of Strategic Management in the Era of AI by KSSM (2023)
- - The Current State and Future of Technology Strategy Research by KAM (2021)
- •Discussant
- - AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting (New Orleans, 2023)
- - AIEA-NBER Conference (Seoul, 2022)
- - DRUID Conference (Copenhagen, 2022)
- - International Industrial Organization Conference (Boston, 2019)
- •Advisory Professor, QANDA/Mathpresso (an EdTech startup) (2023-2024)
- •AIEA Faculty Scholar, Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (2024-)
- •Ph.D. student recruiting committee, USC-Marshall MOR Department (Chair: 2024, Member: 2020-2023)
- •Editorial review board, Strategic Management Journal (2024-)
- •Ad-hoc reviewer: Management Science; Strategic Management Journal; Organization Science; Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal; Research Policy; Industrial and Corporate Change; Journal of Business Research; Information Systems Research; International Journal of Industrial Organization; Journal of Industrial Economics; AOM Annual Meetings; SMS Conferences; INFORMS-OS Best Dissertation Competition; AKMS Scholarship
- •Winner, SNU Creative-Pioneering Researchers Program (PI, $150,000; 2025-2031)
- •Winner, Young Scholar Award, Korean Academic Society of Business Administration (2024)
- •Winner, two iORB Multi-Disciplinary Research Initiative Awards (Co-PI, $16,000 and $10,000; 2024)
- •Winner, Emerging Scholar Award, Korean Society of Strategic Management (2024)
- •Winner, MK-AKMS Young Scholar Award (2024)
- •Winner, AOM STR Track Paper Award - Resources, Capabilities, and Strategic Factor Markets (2024)
- •Best Paper Finalist, Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST) (2023)
- •1st Runners Up (Innovation Track), wISE Conference (2023)
- •Winner, iORB Multi-Disciplinary Research Initiative Award ($19,400) (2022)
- •Winner, Best Interdisciplinary Paper Award (Strategic Human Capital IG), SMS Conference (2021)
- •Winner, CRESSE & CPI Awards for Young Researchers (2021)
- •Winner, Greif Entrepreneurship Faculty Research Award (2021)
- •Winner, Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI) Award, Association of Korean Management Scholars (2019)
- •Winner, AmorePacific Award for Best Conference Papers, Academy of International Business (AIB) (2019)
