EDUCATION

• Iowa State University, Ivy College of Business

Doctor of Philosophy, Management (Organizational Behavior)

• Purdue University, Mitch Daniels School of Business

Master of Science, Management (Human Resource Management)

• State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Business

Bachelor of Science, Finance (Minor in Applied Mathematics and Statistics)

• Chungnam National University, School of Business                       

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

• Chungnam National University, School of Business
  Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management & Organization, 2024–present

• Cornell College, Department of Economics and Business
  Assistant Professor in Management, 2022–2024

PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Team processes and effectiveness; Employee voice; Leadership; Diversity and inclusion

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1. Song, N., Im, W., & Kang, SM. (2026). Unequal Voice, Unfair Teams: How Voice Differentiation Shapes Individual Voice Through Overall Justice — The Moderating Role of Psychological Safety. Paper is accepted at Korean Journal of Human Resource Development. [KCI]

2. Pahng, P., Fuller, R., Kwak JS., & Kang, SM.  (2026). Same Playbook, Safer Plays: Leader-Member Alignment and Employee Voice. International Journal of Business Communication. first published online. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884261476053. [SSCI]
   Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/does-your-team-think-the-relationship-is-as-good-as-you-do/id1145693721?i=1000787908183&l=ko

3. Telkamp, J. B., Pahng, P., Kwon, SJ., & Kang, SM. (2026). “Can’t Stand Ya!” The Effect of Team Political Diversity on Team Performance. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.  first published online. https://doi.org/10.1177/00218863261461298. [SSCI]

4. Pahng, P., Kang, SM., Telkamp, J. B., & Kang, YJ. (2026). Extravert ideal? Extraversion diversity and its impact on team creativity. Personality and Individual Differences, 253, 113279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113622. [SSCI]

5. Zhang, N., Kang, YJ., & Kang, SM. (2025). Beyond Perceived Leader’s Competence: Unpacking How and When Leader-Member Exchange Drives Job Satisfaction. Journal of Management & Economics, 47(4), 125-150. http://doi.org/10.22828/meri.2025.47.4.005. [KCI]

6. Pahng, P., Kang, YJ., & Kang, SM. (2025). The Light and Shadow of LMX: The Dynamics of Differentiation and Discrimination. Management & Information Systems Review, 44(3), 203-222. http://doi.org/10.29214/damis.2025.44.3.011 (Best Paper Award) [KCI]

7. Pahng, P., Kang, YJ., & Kang, SM. (2025). LMX Differentiation through the Lens of Categorization Elaboration Model: The Interplay between Informational Justice Climate and Team Informational Elaboration. Journal of Business Research, 40(1), 43-61. http://doi.org/10.22903/jbr.2025.40.1.43 [KCI]

8. Valladares, C., Kang, SM., & Pahng, P. (2025). Movers or thinkers: The effect of new venture teams’ regulatory mode on innovation. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-024-01013-0. [SSCI]

9. Kang, SM., Pahng, P., & Kang, YJ. (2023) When team members retaliate: The effect of LMX differentiation on team CWB. Acta Psychologica, 241. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104090. [SSCI]

10. Kang, SM. (2023). Making sense of environment: the effect of entrepreneur’s sensemaking and sensegiving capability on knowledge creation capability. Korean Journal of Human Resource Development, 26(3), 29-56. http://doi.org/10.24991/KJHRD.2023.09.26.3.29. [KCI]

11. Im, W., Kang, SM., Pahng, P., & Kang, YJ. (2023). Unraveling the perceived overqualification puzzle: The role of distributive justice and leader political skill in influencing knowledge sharing. Acta Psychologica, 239. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104020. [SSCI]

12. Pahng, P. & Kang, SM. (2023). Voice vs. silence: The role of cognitive appraisal of and emotional response to stressors. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1079244. [SSCI]

13. Kang, SM. (2022). Internal fights over resources: The effect of power struggles on team innovation. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996737. [SSCI]

14. Kang, SM., & Kwon, SJ. (2022). What managers see affects how they respond: The interaction between manager’s motivational orientation and voice content on voice response. Korean Journal of Management, 30(1), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.26856/kjom.2022.30.1.25 [KCI]

15. Kang, SM., & Kwon, SJ. (2021). Power game: Power dispersion and congruence in top management teams. Journal of Organization and Management, 45(4), 35-59. http://doi.org/10.36459/jom.2021.45.4.35 [KCI]

16. Kang, SM., & Kwon, SJ. (2021). Agree or disagree? An insidious obstacle to knowledge contribution: the role of team status disagreement. Knowledge Management Research, 22(3), 129-149. https://doi.org/10.15813/kmr.2021.22.3.008 [KCI]

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Song, N., Im, W., & Kang, SM. (2026). Silenced by Unfairness: Voice Differentiation, Overall Justice, and Individual Voice in Teams. Paper presented for presentation at the 2026 Korean Association of Human Resource Development (KAHRD) in South Korea, Daejeon.

2. Im, W., Fuller, R., Song, N., & Kang, SM. (2026). Speaking in Tune and Finding One's Place: A Polynomial Regression Approach to the Effects of Voice Alignment. Paper presented for presentation at the 2026 Korean Association of Human Resource Development (KAHRD) in South Korea, Daejeon.

3. Zhang, N., Kang, YJ., & Kang, SM. (2025). Beyond Perceived Leader’s Competence: Unpacking How and When Leader-Member Exchange Drives Job Satisfaction. Paper presented at the 2024 Fall Joint Conference of the Daehan Academy of Management Information Systems and the Korea Society of Information Technology Applications, Daejeon, South Korea, November 22.

4. Pahng, HM., Kang, SM., & Kwak, JS. (2025). Same Playbook, Safer Plays: Leader–Member Alignment and Employee Voice. Paper presented at the 2024 Fall Joint Conference of the Daehan Academy of Management Information Systems and the Korea Society of Information Technology Applications, Daejeon, South Korea, November 22. (Best Paper Award)

5. Park, HM., Kang, SM., Kim, NY., & Kwon, SJ. (2025). Role Identity Perspective on Workplace Inclusion: The Joint Effects of LMX Alignment and Leader Inclusiveness Disparity on Inclusion and Knowledge Sharing. Paper presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Korean Corporation Management Association in South Korea, Cheong Ju.

6. Pahng, P., Kang, SM., & Telkamp, J. B. (2024). Extravert ideal? Extraversion diversity and its impact on team creativity. Paper presented for presentation at the 2024 Korean Association of Human Resource Development (KAHRD) in South Korea, Sejong (Best Paper Award)

7. Pahng, P., Kang, SM., & Telkamp, J. B. (2024). Extravert ideal? Extraversion diversity and its impact on team creativity. Paper presented for presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association (SMA) in San Antonio.

8. Telkamp, J. B., Pahng, P., Kang, SM., & Kwon, SJ. (2024). Political ideology diversity and its effects on team performance. Paper presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Chicago.

9. Park, HM., Kang, SM., & Kim., NY. (2023). Developing inclusive teams and fostering knowledge sharing: role of LMX disagreement. Paper presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Boston.

10. Kang, SM., Chamberlin, M., & Summers, J. (2022). Sending signals: The effects of voice endorsement disparity on team effectiveness. Paper presented at the 2022 Annual INGroup Conference. Hamburg, Germany.

11. Chamberlin, M., Kang, SM., & Summers, J. (2022). The effect of promotive and prohibitive voice disparity on team member envy and counterproductive behavior. Paper presented at the 2022 Annual INGroup Conference. Hamburg, Germany.

12. Pahng, P., Kang, SM., & Summers, J. (2021). Justice disparity in work groups: The moderating role of leader political skill. Paper presented at the 2021 Southern Management Association (SMA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

13. Kang, SM., Chamberlin, M., & Summers, J. (2020). I perform better when you speak up: The effects of team voice on job performance. Paper presented at the 2020 Annual Conference for the Southern Management Association (SMA). Virtual meeting.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Chungnam National University (2024 – present)

• Organizational Behavior (Undergraduate, MBA)

• Introduction to Management (Undergraduate)

• Organizational Behavior Research (Graduate)

• Organziational Behavior Seminar (Graduate)

• Special Topics in Small Group Research (Graduate)

Cornell College (2022 – 2024)

• ECB 108: Introduction to Management

• ECB 265: Human Resource Data Discovery

• ECB 327: Organizational Behavior

• ECB 328: Human Resource Management

• ECB 362: Strategic Management Seminar

Iowa State University (2020 – 2022)

• MGMT 371: Organizational Behavior

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS

• Associate Editor in Chief, Korean Association of Human Resource Development, 2026-2028

• Director of Planning Committee, Korean Society of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship, 2026-2027

• Administrative Director, Daehan Academy of Management Information Systems, 2025-2027

GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED

Chungnam National University

• Yujie, Chen (M.A., 2025)

• Yuxin, Du (M.A., 2025)

• Nan, Zhang (M.A., 2026)

• Min Ho, Kim (M.A., 2027)

• Nami, Song (M.A., 2027)

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

• Best Reviewer Award, Yonsei Business Review, 2026 

• Best Paper Award, Daehan Academy of Management Information Systems, 2025
  “The Light and Shadow of LMX: The Dynamics of Differentiation and Discrimination” 

• Conference Presentation, Daehan Academy of Management Information Systems, 2025

“Same Playbook, Safer Plays: Leader–Member Alignment and Employee Voice”

• Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 2021

• Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University, 2021