Kyoung Yong Kim

Kyoung Yong Kim

Kyoung Yong Kim

Country of origin: Hong Kong Visiting period: October 2019-January 2020 Faculty sponsor: Rosemary Batt, Ph.D. Email: kk667@cornell.du

Background and Previous Experience

Kyoung Yong Kim is an Assistant Professor of Management at the City University of Hong Kong.  His research interests include strategic human resources management, employee-organization relationships, leadership, and multilevel theory.  His academic research has appeared or been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Retailing, among other scientific outlets.  He is currently serving as the chair of international affairs committee of Korean Academy of Leadership.  His work has been recognized with some awards and honors.  For example, one of his publications was selected among the top 10 studies having important practical implications for the world of work in 2016 by industrial and organizational psychologists.  He received his Ph.D. in Management from the C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston.

Current Research at ILR School

Kyoung Yong Kim is now studying how employees’ attitudes impact their job performance and their well-being as well as what influence employees’ attitudes in the workplace.

-Kyoung Yong Kim