Wonsang Ryu

Publications

• Ryu, W., Koo, J., Ito, T., & Han, S.H. 2025. The Impact of Natural Disasters on Firm Search Orientation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 219, 124263.  

• Ryu, W. & McCann, B. T. 2025. Industry-level Learning-by-Doing Rates and Corporate Development Activities. Journal of Management 51(4): 1453-1483.

• Ryu, W., Bae, J., & Brush, T. H. 2025. Where to Invest? The Effects of Technological Capabilities on Corporate Venture Capital Investments. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 19(1): 83-110.

• Jeong, Y-C., Yu, J., & Ryu, W. 2024. Connecting Cross-Border Market Participants: The Intermediary Role of International Analysts in Global Capital Markets. Journal of Management Studies 61(6): 2535-2569.

• Ryu, W., Brush, T. H., & Bae, J. 2023. How agglomeration affects alliance governance and innovation performance: The role of cluster size. Managerial and Decision Economics, 44(1), 297-310.

• Ryu, W., McCann, B.T., & Wan, W. 2022. Learning by Doing and Corporate Diversification. Strategic Management Journal 43(8): 1635-1665.

• Ryu, W., Reuer, J.J., & Brush, T.H. 2020. The Effects of Multimarket Contact on Partner Selection for Technology Cooperation. Strategic Management Journal 41(2): 267-289.

• Ryu, W., McCann, B.T., & Reuer, J.J. 2018. Geographic Co-location of Partners and Rivals: Implications for the Design of R&D Alliances. Academy of Management Journal  61(3): 945-965.

• Ryu, W., Bae, J., & Brush, T.H. 2017. Competitive Positions in Technology Domains and External Knowledge Acquisition: Empirical Evidence from CVC Investments. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

• Ryu, W. & Reuer, J.J. 2016. Effects of Multimarket Contact on the Governance of R&D Alliances. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 

• Derek, R., Brush, T.H., & Ryu, W. 2015. The Use of Information Technology in the Provision of HR Compensation Services and its Effect on Outsourcing and Centralization. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 21(1): 25-37.

Working Papers

• Ryu, W. & Reuer, J.J. [ Title withheld for blind review ]

  • Under 1st-round revision at Strategic Management Journal

• Ryu, W., Jeong, Y-C., & Yu, J. [ Title withheld for blind review ]

  • Under 1st-round revision at Journal of International Business Studies

Awards and Grants

• Outstanding Research Award (연구우수교수), Yonsei School of Business, 2024 - 2026. 

• Etoday Emerging Scholar Award (이투데이 신진학자상) from the Korean Society of Strategic Management (한국전략경영학회), 2023

• Next-Generation Researchers Grant, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2023

• KAIST College of Business Outstanding Research Award, 2020

• Best Track (Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track) Paper Award, 2019 Asia Academy of Management (June, 2019)

• ECS (Early Career Scheme), Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, (Fall 2018 - , received but withdrew due to departure from CityU)

• Research grant from Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Center of Excellence (co-investigator with Thomas Brush), School of Technology, Purdue University  (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016)

• Krannert PRF Research Grant (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016)

• 2015 Strategic Management Society (SMS) Best Conference PhD Paper Award

• 2014 SMS Best Conference PhD Paper Award, Finalist

• Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching, 2013

Teaching

• Undergraduate

  • Strategic Management (at Purdue, City U of Hong Kong, KAIST, and Yonsei)

• Graduate

  • Corporate Strategy Seminar (at KAIST)

  • Open Innovation Strategy (at KAIST)

• MBA / EMBA

  • Innovation Strategy (at Yonsei)

  • Strategic Management (at Yonsei)

Student Supervising

• Jeongeun Seo (Ph.D., Yonsei School of Business)

• Yusin Lee (PhD., Yonsei School of Business)

• Yongseok Park (MS, Yonsei School of Business)

• Jonghyun Han (MS, BTM KAIST)