American University, Kogod School of Business
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016, U.S.A.
Office: +1 (202) 885 1887
I am a professor focused on anti-corruption studies at American University. My current studies center on the causes and consequences of corporate corruption by asking what leads companies to engage in bribery and other forms of corruption in international business and how companies’ bribery decisions and misbehavior affect social and corporate welfare.
Areas of Interest: international business • institutions • corruption • political economy • business-government relations • comparative corporate governance • emerging economies
Publications
Research Activities (selected)
Honors & Awards
- 2021
- Kogod Faculty Award for Outstanding Research | Kogod School of Business | American University
Best Paper | Showcase Research Symposium on Immigration and Strategy | Academy of Management Annual Meeting
- 2020
- Kogod Faculty Award for Outstanding Research | Kogod School of Business | American University
- Kogod Research Professorship Award (2020-2023) | Kogod School of Business | American University
- 2018
- Kogod Faculty Award for Outstanding Research | Kogod School of Business | American University
- 2017
- POSCO (The Pohang Iron and Steel Corporation) Research Fellowship Award | The East-West Center
- 2015
- Competitive Research Grant Awards (2015 - 2017) | Korean Studies Grants | The Academy of Korean Studies
- 2011
- Finalist of the Wiley Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award | The Academy of Management
- 2010
- Honorary Mentions | Anti-Corruption Research Network Research Paper Competition | Transparency International
- 2009
- Competitive Research Grant Award | The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) | The George Washington University
Research Cited beyond Google Scholar
Global Anti-corruption Efforts
Teaching
American University
Export-Import Management
| Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate
Fundamentals of International Business - Kogod Honors Program
| Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate
Fundamentals of International Business - Kogod Honors Program
| Undergraduate with Kogod Honors
Fundamentals of International Business
| Undergraduate (In-person, Online)
Fundamentals of International Business
| Undergraduate (In-person, Online)
HEC Montréal
International Financial Management
| Undergraduate
Landscape and Challenges of International Business
| Graduate (MA in International Business)
Corporate Governance: An International Perspective
| Ph.D. (Co-teaching)
| Undergraduate
Landscape and Challenges of International Business
| Graduate (MA in International Business)
Corporate Governance: An International Perspective
| Ph.D. (Co-teaching)
George Washington University
International Business Finance
| Undergraduate
The International Financial Environment
| Undergraduate
| Undergraduate
The International Financial Environment
| Undergraduate
Teaching | Thank You!
John Dewey
"I believe that education ... is a process of living and not a preparation for future living." (My Pedagogic Creed,1897: 78)
John Dewey
"... the purpose of school education is to insure the continuance of education ..." (Democracy and Education,1916: 60)
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"... thanks to you for an awesome semester ... I wasn’t sure what to expect, but because of professors like you, I’m off to a great start on the business track at AU. ... You are so invested in all of us, and that means a lot. ... I’m not sure what path I want to take in Kogod yet, but you’ve given me a lot to think about. ... and I can’t thank you enough for an excellent introduction."L. O., Spring 2022
"... I just wanted to say thank you for such a wonderful semester in IBUS! I’ve learned many new concept from your class and I’m much more confident now in my foundational skills. ..."J. M., Fall 2021
"... thank you for being a great professor and for a great class. Having international business at first was scary as a female because I feel as if in a lot of countries it’s rare to see females with the major due to culture standards. But I wanted to say thank you, because after taking your class I definitely feel more confident with my choice and want to continue learning about it...."A. A., Fall 2021
"... I learned a lot in this class. I can see my progress from my two exams and other assignments. Every meeting and discussion this semester is very meaningful... Thank you so much!.”J. B., Fall 2020
“... thank you for a great semester. ... You have been one of my only professors that make me forget that this is an "online semester" and make it feel like any regular class. Thank you again. ... ”C. K., Fall 2020
“... It really seems like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in your office, worried about how I would create a pathway for myself in international business without even an international business minor. ... I am really grateful for you because I am able to practice so much of what you taught us last semester!. ... ”E. K., Spring 2020
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