Regulations on the KASBA Korean Management Review Best Paper Award
Amended 12 March 2005
Amended 12 November 2010
Article 1 (Title)
This award shall be titled the "KASBA Korean Management Review Best Paper Award."
Article 2 (Purpose)
The Korean Management Review Best Paper Award is conferred upon the author of the paper judged most outstanding in scholarly terms and deemed to have contributed to the advancement of business administration.
Article 3 (Selection Criteria and Review Procedure)
(1) Outstanding papers shall be selected from among those published in Korean Management Review during the relevant year.
Each Area Editor of Korean Management Review shall, in consultation with the editorial board members, nominate one candidate paper for his or her area.
However, where there is no suitable candidate, no nomination need be made.
The Review Committee shall evaluate the candidates nominated in each area and select one Best Paper and up to two Outstanding Papers.
The Review Committee shall consist of the Editor-in-Chief, the Chair of the Steering Committee, and the Area Editors of each area.
(2) The review for the Korean Management Review Best Paper Award shall be delegated to the Editorial Board.
Article 4 (Conferral)
(1) The Korean Management Review Best Paper Award shall be conferred each year at the Winter Conference, effective from February 2005.
(2) The recipient (author) finally selected shall be presented with a certificate and a prize, the value of which shall be determined annually within the budget.
Article 5 (Operating Rules)
Matters necessary for the smooth administration of the review for the Korean Management Review Best Paper Award shall be determined by the Editorial Board and approved by the Steering Committee.
Past Recipients
| Year | Affiliation | Recipient | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26th, 2025 (Best Paper) | University of Georgia | Ji-Yong Park, Assistant Professor | Returns to Cloud Computing Investment: The Role of Environmental Uncertainty |
| McGill University | Gun-Soo Han, Associate Professor | ||
| 26th, 2025 (Outstanding Paper) | Kyungpook National University / University of Seoul | Yong-Hwan Lee, Assistant Professor / Lecturer | Too Crowded to Innovate: Competitive Crowding and Inventor Productivity Slowdown in Acquiring Firms |
| Waseda University | Kwang-Jun Ahn, Assistant Professor | ||
| 26th, 2025 (Outstanding Paper) | KAIST | Kwang-Woo Park, Professor | An Empirical Study on the Effect of Climate Policy Uncertainty on Corporate Investment: Evidence from Korean Listed Firms |
| KAIST | Jeong-Sik Yoon, M.S. Graduate | ||
| KAIST | Byung-Hoon Han, Doctoral Student | ||
| 25th, 2024 (Best Paper) | Korea University | Kwan-Ho Suk, Professor | A Study on the Relationship Between Crowdfunding Goal Amounts and Crowdfunding Performance: Focusing on Donation Campaigns on Kakao Together |
| Institute for Business Research and Education, Korea University | San-Young Hwang, Research Professor | ||
| 25th, 2024 (Outstanding Paper) | McGill University | Kwang-Jun Ahn, Assistant Professor | From One-Sided to Two-Sided: The Role of Experience and Networks in Intermediation by Venture Capital Law Firms |
| University of Seoul | Yong-Hwan Lee, Lecturer | ||
| 25th, 2024 (Outstanding Paper) | Ewha Womans University | Sang-Jun Kim, Associate Professor | Working at a Startup: Time as a Control Mechanism in Startups |
| Yonsei University | Seung-Hyun Kim, Professor | ||
| 24th, 2023 (Best Paper) | Konkuk University | Su-Min Kim, Doctoral Student | The Effect of ESG Pressure on Corporate Innovation: Focusing on Regulatory and Normative Pressures |
| Konkuk University | Jae-Min Park, Professor | ||
| Software Policy & Research Institute | Kang-Ho Bong, Senior Researcher | ||
| 24th, 2023 (Outstanding Paper) | Seoul National University | So-Hee Park, Doctoral Student | The Effect of External Subsidies on the Self-Sufficiency of Social Enterprises: Focusing on Differences by Organizational Orientation |
| 24th, 2023 (Outstanding Paper) | Seoul National University | You-Jae Yi, Professor | The Effect of Innovation Orientation on SME Performance: Focusing on the Roles of Business Model Innovation and Environmental Dynamism |
| Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University | Mi-A Lee, Principal Researcher | ||
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Na-Young Jung, Assistant Professor | ||
| 23rd, 2022 (Best Paper) | Seoul National University | Hee-Jun Park, Professor | A Study on the Effect of Wage Seniority on Organizational Performance |
| Seoul National University | Hee-Kyung Kim, Doctoral Student | ||
| Seoul National University | Hye-Min Han, Doctoral Student | ||
| 23rd, 2022 (Outstanding Paper) | National Research Foundation of Korea | Ho-Sung Nam, Director of Planning and Coordination | The Effect of Executive Compensation Sensitivity on R&D Expenditure |
| Chung-Ang University | Chul-Kyu Hong, Professor | ||
| 23rd, 2022 (Outstanding Paper) | Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability | Yun-A Lee, Associate Research Fellow | The Relationship Between Reasons for Voting Against Director Nominees, Board Effectiveness and Firm Value |
| Yonsei University | Ji-Yoon Lee, Assistant Professor | ||
| 22nd, 2021 (Best Paper) | Korea Display Industry Association | Ju-Hwa Lee, Researcher | News and Social Media Text and Investor Expectations |
| Sungkyunkwan University | Doo-Jin Ryu, Professor | ||
| 22nd, 2021 (Outstanding Paper) | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Jin-A Ryu, Doctoral Student | Stock Market Reactions to Announcements of New CEOs in Family Firms |
| Seoul National University | Sun-Hyun Park, Professor | ||
| Seoul National University | Dong-Ki Lee, Professor | ||
| 22nd, 2021 (Outstanding Paper) | Korea University | Jung-Won Lee, Doctoral Student | The Effect of Social Media Content Characteristics on Brand Equity Through Customer Engagement: A Comparison of Korea and the United States |
| Korea University | Cheol Park, Professor | ||
| 21st, 2020 (Best Paper) | Korea University | Ja-Yeon Won, Assistant Professor | Innovation, Corporate Life Cycle Improvement and Firm Value |
| Konkuk University | Sang-Yeol Yoo, Professor | ||
| 21st, 2020 (Outstanding Paper) | Pusan National University | Tae-Ho Song, Professor | Differential Effects of Customer Relationship Management Strategies in a Competitive Market: Evidence from the Telecommunications Industry |
| Chonnam National University | Ji-Yoon Kim, Professor | ||
| 21st, 2020 (Outstanding Paper) | Sungkyunkwan University | Ju-Hee Hwang, Ph.D. | Conservative Accounting Under Market Uncertainty and Investor Response |
| Sungkyunkwan University | Kwan Choi, Professor | ||
| 20th, 2019 (Best Paper) | Namseoul University | Eun-Jung Cho, Assistant Professor | Do Stock Price Crashes at Other Firms Increase a Focal Firm's Accounting Conservatism? |
| Inha University | Jae-Min Ko, Professor | ||
| Inha University | Su-Young Choi, Lecturer | ||
| 20th, 2019 (Outstanding Paper) | Konkuk University | Ki-Wook Kwon, Professor | The Moderated Mediation Effect of Employee Turnover on Firm Performance: The Roles of Firm-Level Organizational Commitment and Environmental Dynamism |
| Jeonju University | Ji-Ho Ok, Assistant Professor | ||
| Korea University | Kwang-Hyun Kim, Professor | ||
| 20th, 2019 (Outstanding Paper) | Virginia Tech | Ga-Young Park, Doctoral Student | The Effect of the Timing of Favorable Information on Product Choice: Focusing on the Moderating Role of Processing Fluency |
| Sogang University | Young-Won Ha, Professor | ||
| 19th, 2018 (Best Paper) | Kyung Hee University | Yong-Seok Sohn, Professor | New Product Adoption and Consumer Self-Regulation Strategies: Mental Contrasting versus Indulging |
| Kyung Hee University | Gun-Woo Yoo, Ph.D. | ||
| Sogang University | Se-Hoon Park, Professor | ||
| 19th, 2018 (Outstanding Paper) | Chung-Ang University | Hae-Chul Park, Professor | An Optimal Transaction Model for a Supply Chain in Which the Retailer Acts as a Sales Agent |
| 19th, 2018 (Outstanding Paper) | Sungkyunkwan University | Jae-Kwan Ryu, Master's Student | An Exploratory Neuroscience-Based Study on Measuring Creativity in Business Problem Solving Using the Search of Associative Memory (SIAM) Model: Focusing on Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) |
| Sungkyunkwan University | Kun-Chang Lee, Professor | ||
| 18th, 2017 (Best Paper) | CAS Co., Ltd. | Cho-Rong Wi, Assistant Manager | The Effect of Perceived Controllability of Personal Information Leakage on Emotion and Behavioral Intention: Focusing on a Comparison of External Hacking and Internal Leakage |
| Chungbuk National University | Soon-Dong Kwon, Professor | ||
| 18th, 2017 (Outstanding Paper) | Yonsei University | Dae-Hoon Jung, Doctoral Student | The Relationship Between Organizational Proximity and the Adoption of New Practices: Focusing on the Effects of Status- and Niche-Based Proximity |
| Yonsei University | Dong-Yeob Shin, Professor | ||
| 18th, 2017 (Outstanding Paper) | Seoul National University | Jong-Hak Choi, Professor | The Effect of Audit Partner on Accounting Comparability |
| Sungkyunkwan University | Moon-Ki Chung, Professor | ||
| 17th, 2016 (Best Paper) | Yonsei University | Ju-Hyung Park, Doctoral Student | The Effect of Board Social Ties Based on Regional and School Networks on Managerial Earnings Management for Insider Trading |
| Yonsei University | Ho-Young Lee, Professor | ||
| Yonsei University | Hae-Myung Shin, Master's Student | ||
| 17th, 2016 (Outstanding Paper) | Sogang University | Hwan-Seok Choi, Doctoral Student | Seed Money or Free Money: The Effect of Government R&D Subsidies on R&D Investment and Corporate Innovation |
| Sogang University | Yang-Min Kim, Professor | ||
| 17th, 2016 (Outstanding Paper) | Daejeon University | Do-Young Choi, Assistant Professor | A Neuroscience-Based Empirical Study on the Effect of Positive and Negative Affect on Creativity in Business Problem Solving Under Managerial Decision-Making with Uncertainty |
| Sungkyunkwan University | Kun-Chang Lee, Professor | ||
| 16th, 2015 (Best Paper) | Pusan National University | Jeong-Kyo Kim, Professor | "Earnings Management by Chaebols Using Affiliates Outside the Holding Company Structure" |
| Pusan National University | Hye-Ri Kim, Ph.D. | ||
| Silla University | Jeong-Ho Kim, Ph.D. | ||
| 16th, 2015 (Outstanding Paper) | Kookmin University | Sang-Sun Park, Professor | "A Comparison of Firm Performance by the Characteristics of Counterpart Firms in Intra-Group Product Transactions" |
| Yonsei University | Choel-Soon Park, Professor | ||
| 16th, 2015 (Outstanding Paper) | Yonsei University | Yong-Seok Park, Professor | "A Study on Organizational Change and Employee Satisfaction During the Post-Acquisition Integration of Korean Firms Acquired by Foreign Companies" |
| Samsung Fashion Shanghai | Han Luo | ||
| Yonsei University | Yi Yang, Ph.D. | ||
| 15th, 2014 (Best Paper) | Seoul National University | Jong-Hak Choi, Professor | "The Relationship Between Competition in the Audit Market, Audit Quality and Audit Fees" |
| Seoul National University | Hyung-Jin Cho, Ph.D. | ||
| Seoul National University | Bo-Mi Song, Ph.D. | ||
| 15th, 2014 (Outstanding Paper) | Sungkonghoe University | Sang-Sun Park, Professor | "The Diffusion of Complementary Innovation: The Case of eBooks" |
| Sookmyung Women's University | Choel-Soon Park, Professor | ||
| 15th, 2014 (Outstanding Paper) | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | Ji-Hye Park, Professor | "The Effect of Perceived Temporal Distance to the Product Experience Period on Consumers' Bundle Composition Choices Based on Hierarchical Categorization" |
| 14th, 2013 (Best Paper) | Dongguk University | Jun-Seo Lee, Professor | "Household Loans, Delinquency Rates and Systemic Risk" |
| Bank of Korea | Ho-Sung Jung, Researcher | ||
| 14th, 2013 (Outstanding Paper) | Hongik University | Na-Ra Yoon, Professor | "The Effects of Brand Scandal Type and Consumer Thinking Style on Scandal Spillover to the Focal Firm and Its Competitors" |
| Hongik University | Choel-Soon Park, Professor | ||
| Hongik University | Chul-Sung Lee, Ph.D. | ||
| 14th, 2013 (Outstanding Paper) | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | Kook-Il Kim, Ph.D. | "The Effect of Organizational Change Efforts on Organizational Failure Under Hostile Environments" |
| Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | Seok-Kyun Kwon, Professor | ||
| Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | Sung-Won Kang, Ph.D. | ||
| 13th, 2012 | Sejong University | Yoon-Young Ahn, Professor | "Herding in Financial Analysts' Earnings Forecasts and Its Determinants" |
| Yonsei University | Young-Tae Yoo | ||
| Yonsei University | Hyun-Han Shin, Professor | ||
| Yonsei University | Jin-Ho Jang, Professor | ||
| 12th, 2011 | Chonnam National University | Kyung-Soo Kim, Professor | "A Test of Situational Leadership Theory: Focusing on Relationships Among Variables and Levels of Analysis" |
| Chonnam National University | Soon-Young Kim, Professor | ||
| Kunsan National University | Gong-Soo Kim, Professor | ||
| 11th, 2010 | Yonsei University | Young-Chan Kim, Professor | "A Study on the Effect of Customer Satisfaction on Firm Profitability: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach" |
| McGill University | Heung-Sik Hwang, Professor | ||
| 10th, 2009 | Chung-Ang University | Bong-Han Yoon, Professor | "A Long-Term Analysis of the Determinants of Capital Structure in Korean Listed Firms: A Comparison of the Static Trade-Off Model and the Pecking Order Model," Korean Management Review, Vol. 34, No. 4 (August 2005) |
| 9th, 2008 | Ewha Womans University | Hyo-Gun Kim, Professor | "A Study on the Factors Affecting the Success of Knowledge Transfer Through Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) Within Firms: Mediated by Recipients' Adoption Motivation from a Constructivist Perspective" |
| Inha Technical College | Sung-Hwi Jung, Professor | ||
| 9th, 2008 | Hyupsung University | Soon-Chang Park, Professor | "An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Internet Adoption" |
| Kyungpook National University | Kyung-Soo Chung, Professor | ||
| Cheongju University | Jae-Rok Lee, Professor | ||
| 8th, 2007 | Kyonggi University | Sung-Joon Yoon, Professor | "A Simulation Approach to the Determinants of Web Shopping Mall Site Credibility and Their Effect on Purchase Intention" |
| 7th, 2006 | Yonsei University | Hun-Joon Park, Hyun-Han Shin, Wan-Soo Choi, Professors | "Agency Costs and Firm Value in Korean Firms: The Role of Foreign Ownership" |
| Jungang Mateisyeonjeu | Young Kim | ||
| Hyundai Motor Company | Ju-Hoon Jung | ||
| 6th, 2005 | Daegu University | Man-Hee Yoon, Professor | "A Study on Social Exchange Antecedents of Service Employees' Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Service Quality" |
| 5th, 2004 | Hongik University | Hak-Sik Lee | "Utilitarian and Hedonic Shopping Values and Shopping Satisfaction" |
| Jungang Mateisyeonjeu | Young Kim | ||
| Hyundai Motor Company | Ju-Hoon Jung | ||
| 4th, 2003 | Korea University | Soon-Sik Kwon | |
| 3rd, 2002 | - | - | |
| 2nd, 2001 | Korea University | Sung-Eui Cho | |
| 1st, 2000 | Pukyong National University | Hye-Jung Ban | |
| Jeonbuk National University | Jung-Wan Doo |