Service & Award
Editorial Board
Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (Associate Editor), January 2020 - Present
Industrial Management & Data Systems (Senior Editor), June 2020 - Present
IIM Kozhokode Society and Management Review (Editorial Advisory Board), May 2019 - Present
Information & Management (Associate Editor), August 2019 - December 2022
Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems (Senior Editor), March 2010 - December 2020
Industrial Management & Data Systems (Editorial Advisory Board Member), January 2017 - June 2020
The Knowledge Management Society of Korea (Vice President), January 2014 - December 2017
Information & Management (Associate Editor), January 2015 - December 2016
Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (Editor-in-Chief), January 2014 - December 2015
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (Area Editor), October 2009 - March 2015
Journal of the Association for Information Systems (Senior Editor), January 2012 - January 2014
MIS Quarterly (Associate Editor), January 2008 - December 2011
Information Systems Research (Associate Editor), January 2008 - December 2010
Information & Management (Editorial Board Member), March 2006 - March 2010
Journal of the Association for Information Systems (Associate Editor), June 2005 - May 2009
Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Associate Editor), March 2006 - Dec 2007
Journal of Global Information Management (Area Editor), March 2006 - Dec 2007
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
Journal: Communication of the ACM, Database Journal, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, IEEE Software, Information Systems Frontiers, Information Systems Journals, Information Systems Research, International Journal of Information Management, IT & People, Journal of the AIS, Communications of the AIS, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal on Systems and Information Technology, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Omega, Strategic Management Journal, and others
Conference: International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Information Resources Management Association International conference (IRMA), International Conference Information Systems Development (ISD), International Conference on Mobile Business/Global Mobility Roundtable (ICMB/GMR), and others
External Service
AIS/ISWorld Activities
AIS Region 3 Board (PACIS Executive Committee) Co-Chair, 2014.12 - 2016.6
AIS Region 3 (Asia Pacific) Representative, 2014.7 - 2016.6
AIS Finance Committee, 2009.7 - 2010.6; 2014.7 - 2016.6
Coordinator of the Korean Chapter of AIS (KrAIS), 2004. 9 - 2010. 8
Editor of the Korean Homepage in ISWORLD Net, 2003. 5 - 2007.12
Committee Member of the Korean Association of MIS, 2004. 1 - 2004.12
Journal Activities
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Younghoon Chang and Hwansoo Lee) on “IT Adoption and Resistance of Disruptive Information Technologies,” Industrial Management and Data Systems, December 2017
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Chulmo Koo and Jaehyun Park) on “Smart Tourism: Traveler, Business and Organizational Perspectives,” Information & Management, September 2016
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Chulmo Koo, Kyung- Hyan Yoo and Markus Zanker) on “Generative Smart Tourism Systems: Man-Machine Interaction,” International Journal of Information Management, 2015-2015
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Julia Kotlarsky, Ilan Oshri and Sirkka Jarvenpaa) on “Understanding Strategic Innovation in IT and Business Process Outsourcing,” The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2013-2014
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Byounggu Choi) for Papers published in the PACIS 2013 proceedings, Information & Management, 2013-2014
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Benjamin Yen and Indranil Boss) on “RFID in Retailing and Customer Relationship Management,” Communications of AIS, 2006-2007
Co-editor of the Special Issue (with Gee-Woo Bock) for Papers published in the PACIS 2006 proceedings, Journal of Global Information Management, 2006-2007
Conference Activities
Program Committee, Post-ICIS KrAIS Workshop, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13-16 Dec, 2018
Co-Track Chair (with Joe Nandhakumar and Richard Baskerville), Panel Track, International Conference on Information Systems 2017, Seoul, Korea, 11-14 Dec, 2017
Program Committee, Post-ICIS LG-CNS/KrAIS Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, 14 Dec, 2016
International Advisory Board, The 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Chia-Yi, Taiwan, 27 June – 1 July, 2016
Co-Track Chair (with Tat Koon Koh and Suparna Goswami), The 19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Singapore, 6-9 July, 2015
Mentor of AIS-Journals Joint Author Workshop, The 18th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Chengdu, China, 26 July 2014
Program Chair (with Ji-Ye Mao and James Thong), The 17th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Cheju Island, Korea, 25-28 June, 2013
Program Committee, IFIP Working Group 8.2 Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 13-14 December, 2012
Co-Track Chair (with Dibbern Jens and Juhani Livari), Project Management, Outsourcing and IS Development Track, ICIS 2011, Shanghai, China, 4-7 Dec, 2011
Co-Chair (with Ji-Ye Mao), Doctoral Consortium, The 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July, 2011
Co-Track Chair (with Guy Gable), IT Project Management and Outsourcing Track, ICIS 2010, St. Louis, MO, USA, 12-15 Dec, 2010
Co-Track Chair (with Shin-Yuan Hung), Knowledge Management Track, The 14th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 9-12, 2010, Taipei, Taiwan
Program Committee, The 9th International Conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2010)/The 9th Global Mobility Roundtable (GMR 2010), Greece, 27-29 June 2010
Associate Editor, IT Strategy and Leadership Track, ICIS 2009, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 15-18 Dec, 2009
Program Committee, The 11th International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC 2009), August 12-15, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
Co-Track Chair (with Gee-Woo Bock), Global ICT Issues and ICT Governance, The 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 4-6, 2008, Suzhou, China
Doctoral Consortium Faculty Member, The 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 3-4, 2008, Suzhou, China
Session Chair, The 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 3-4, 2008, Suzhou, China
Associate Editor, Economics and Business Value of Information Systems, ICIS 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9-12 Dec 2007
Discussant, JAIS workshop at ICIS 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 12 Dec 2007
Session Chair, ICIS 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9-12 Dec 2007
Program Committee, The 11th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 4-6, 2007, Auckland, New Zealand
Session Chair, The 3rd International Conference on Outsourcing of Information Services (ICOIS), Villa Bosch, Heidelberg, Germany, May 29-30, 2007
Associate Editor, Social, Behavioral and Organizational Aspects of Information Systems, ICIS 2006, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 10-13 Dec 2006
Co-Track Chair (with Youngjin Yoo), “IS Strategy and Innovation”, the 10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 6-9, 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Panelist , “Publishing in JAIS: The Flagship Journal for the Association of Information Systems,” the 10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 6-9, 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Associate Editor, Breakthrough Ideas in IT Track, ICIS 2005, Las Vegas, USA, 11-14 Dec 2005
Organizing Chair, 2005 Korea Society of MIS Fall International Conference, November 24-26, 2005, Ramada Plaza Hotel, Jeju Island, Korea
Program Committee, The 9th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), July 7-10, 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
Program Committee, The 9th international Conference on Global Business and Economic Development, May 25-28, 2005, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Session Chair, The 23rd Internal Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), December 15-18, 2002, Barcelona, Spain
Program Committee, Session Chair, and Reviewer, The 5th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Seoul Korea, June 20-23, 2001
Internal Service
Korea University Business School
Associate Dean for Research and International Affairs, Korea University Business School, 2016.11 - 2018.10
Research Committee Member, Korea University Business School, 2014.1 - Present
Admission Committee for Undergraduate Students, Korea University Business School, 2015.9 - 2016.9.8
Department Head of MIS, Korea University Business School, 2012.3 - 2013.8; 2018.11-2019.8
Faculty Recruiting Member of MIS Discipline, 2007.10 - Present
Executive MBA Director, Korea University Business School, 2011.8 - 2013.1
Leader of the Center for Information and Telecommunication Strategy, Korea University Business School, 2012.3 - 2013.8; 2018.11-2019.8
Committee for Next IS Systems of Korea University, 2011.7 - 2011.9
Admission Assessor of Korea University Business School, 2010.5 - 2012.4
Adviser of Korea University International Business Club (KUIBC), 2010.3 - 2014.8
Kookmin University
A Member of TFT for Teaching/Research-related Restructuring, 2004. 3 - Present
Website Manager of School of Business IT, 2004. 4 - Present
Web Magazine Manager of School of Business IT, 2004. 4 - Present
A Member of TFT Team for Teaching/Research-related Restructuring, 2004.3 - 2004.8
City University of Hong Kong
IS Representative to serve the Program Committees of both MAIA and MAPAIS, 2003. 9 - 2004. 2
Faculty Graduates Studies Committee (FGSC), 2002. 9 - 2004. 2
Business Faculty Board, 2002. 9 - 2004. 2
Graduate Advisor, 2002. 6 - 2004. 2
Coordinator of Postgraduate Student Work Display, 2002. 1 - 2004. 2
Research Coordinator of IS Department, 2002. 1 - 2003. 8
Supervisor of the Final Year Project for MBA students, 2002. 7 - 2003. 6
Academic Award and Honor
International Academic Honor
AIS Sourcing SIG Best Paper Award 2022 selected by AIS Sourcing SIG for the Paper “The Role of Vendor Legitimacy in IT Outsourcing Performance: Theory and Evidence,” Dec 2022
Who’s Who in the World 2016, 2017 and 2018 (33rd, 34th and 35th eds.), Marquis Who’s Who, 2015, 2016, 2017
Top 100 Educators 2016, International Biographical Center, 2016
Best Paper Award from the 4th International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM 2016), Asan, Korea, August 16-18, 2016
Nomination for the Best Paper (IS Security and Privacy Track) from the 19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Singapore, July 6-9, 2015
Nomination for the Best Paper (Social Media and e-Business Transformation Track) from the 45th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Maui of Hawaii, USA, Jan 4-7, 2012
Nomination for the Best Paper (IT Outsourcing Track) from the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Francisco, California, USA, August 6-9, 2009
Best Theme Paper Award from the 9th PACIS (Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems), Bangkok, Thailand, July 7-10, 2005
Best Paper Award from the 9th ICGBED (International Conference on Global Business and Economic Development), Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, May 25-28, 2005
Nomination for the Best Paper (Organizational System and Technology Track) from the 36th HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences), Big Island of Hawaii, 2003. 1
Nominated for the 2002 Outsourcing World Achievement Awards sponsored by PriceWaterhouse Coopers, in Lake Buena Vista, FL, 2002. 2
Nominated for the 2001 Outsourcing World Achievement Awards sponsored by PriceWaterhouse Coopers, in Palm Desert, California, 2001. 1
Junior Faculty Consortium Member of the ICIS 2000 (International Conference on Information Systems), Brisbane in Australia, 2000. 12
Best Paper Award (Organizational System and Technology Track) from the 33rd HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences), Maui in Hawaii, 2000. 1
Doctoral Consortium Member of the ICIS 1998 (International Conference on Information Systems), Helsinki in Finland, 1998. 12
Best Paper Award (Both Overall and MIS track) from the 4th International DSI (Decision Sciences Institute) Conference, Sydney in Australia, 1997. 7
Domestic Academic Honor
Best Paper Award from the KMIS 2019 (Korean Association of Management Information Systems) Conference, Nov 1 2019, Korea University Business School , Seoul in Korea
Best Paper Award from the KMIS 2019 (Korean Association of Management Information Systems) Conference, May 24-25 2019, Gyeongju in Korea
Best Paper Award from the KMIS 2017 (Korean Association of Management Information Systems) Conference, 13 Dec 2017, Seoul in Korea
Best Research Paper Award of the Knowledge Management Research Journal from the KMSK (Knowledge Management Society of Korea), 10 June 2016, Korea
Best Paper Award from the KMSK 2016 (Knowledge Management Society of Korea) Conference, 10 June 2016, Seoul in Korea
Research Excellence Award between Jan 2013 to Dec 2015 from Korea University, 30 May 2016, Korea
Best Academic Paper Award from the KMIS 2014 (Korean Association of Management Information Systems) Conference, 12 November 2014, Seoul in Korea
Best Academic Paper Award from the KMSK 2014 (Knowledge Management Society of Korea) Conference, 20 June 2014, Seoul in Korea
Best Academic Paper Award from the KMSK 2012 (Knowledge Management Society of Korea) Conference, 22 June 2012, Seoul in Korea
Best Academic Paper Award from the KMSK 2011 (Knowledge Management Society of Korea) Conference, 25 November 2011, Seoul in Korea
Best Academic Paper Award from the KMSK 2010 (Knowledge Management Society of Korea) Conference, 26 November 2010, Seoul in Korea
Best Academic Paper Award from the KMSK 2010 (Knowledge Management Society of Korea) Conference, 18 June 2010, Seoul in Korea
Best Paper Award from the KMIS 2006 (The Korean Society of Management Information Systems), Seoul in Korea, 2006. 6. 16
Excellent Research Award in the Area of MIS from the KOFST (The Korean Federation and Science and Technology Societies), 19 May 2005, Seoul in Korea
Best Paper Award from the KMIS 2003 (The Korean Society of Management Information Systems), Seoul in Korea, 2003. 11
Best Paper Award from the KMIS 1998 (The Korean Society of Management Information Systems) Conference, Pusan in Korea, 1998. 4
Research and Teaching Awards
Research Excellence Award 2020, Korea University, 20 May 2020, Korea
Research Excellence Award 2018, Korea University, 14 May 2018, Korea
Research Excellence Award 2016, Korea University, 30 May 2016, Korea
Teaching Excellence Award (Top-Tier & Second-Tier) for Fall 2012 from Korea University, 2013.5
Teaching Excellence Award (Second-Tier) for Spring 2011 from Korea University, 2011.10
Teaching Excellence Award (Top-Tier & Second-Tier) for Fall 2010 from Korea University, 2011.5
Teaching Excellence Award (Top-Tier) for Spring 2010 from Korea University, 2010.10
Teaching Excellence Award (Second-Tier) for Fall 2008 from Korea University, 2009.5
Teaching Excellence Award (Second-Tier) for Fall 2007 from Korea University, 2008.5
Industrial Award and Honor
Award of Merit from Alabama overseas site in LG Electronics Inc., 1998. 10. 6
Award of Merit from China overseas site in LG Electronics Inc., 1998. 10. 5
Award of Merit for the Best Practice Account from LG-CNS Inc., 1994. 2. 21
Award of Merit for the Best Sales Person from LG-CNS Inc., 1994. 1. 14
Award of Merit for the Best Skill Person from LG-CNS Inc., 1993. 11. 5
Scholarship for Master and PhD Studies from LG-CNS Inc., 1993. 9 - 1999. 8