SIMON KIM

Simon Jonghwan Kim
Professor of Accounting
Yonsei University School of Business

Jonghwan (Simon) Kim is a Professor of Accounting at Yonsei University School of Business in Seoul, South Korea. His research explores a wide range of topics, including performance measurement, managerial incentives, corporate governance, and narrative analysis, with a growing interest in applying machine learning techniques to business research.

He earned his PhD in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and previously held academic appointments at Alliance Manchester Business School in the UK and Università Bocconi in Italy. His research has been published extensively, covering areas such as CEO behavior, employee satisfaction, and innovation.

In addition to his research, Professor Kim is actively engaged in academic leadership. He served as Associate Dean for the MBA programs in 2024 and as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs from 2024 to 2025, while also taking on leadership roles in the School’s research centers.

His work has been recognized with various awards and grants, including the Best Paper Award from the Performance Management Association Conference and multiple research grants from the Korean National Research Fund.

Academic Positions

Current Positions

Professor of Accounting
Yonsei University School of Business, Seoul, South Korea
(Full Professor since Sept. 2023)

Services at YSB/Yonsei University
- Faculty Director of Advanced Analyst Program (AAP) / Sangnam Institute of Management (2025.03 – Present)
- Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs (2023.06 – 2025.02)
- Associate Dean for MBA (2023.03 – 2024.02)
- Director of Executive MBA (2022 – 2023)

Director, YSB Center for AI Methodologies in Business Research (CAIMBR) (2023 – Present)
Research Fellow, YSB ESG/Corporate Ethics Research Center (2021 – Present)
Yonsei BK21 Participating Professor (2023 – Present)

Editorial Board Services

Korean Journal of Management Accounting Research (2024 – Present)
Yonsei Business Review (2023 – Present)

Previous Positions

Associate Professor of Accounting
Yonsei University School of Business, Seoul, Korea
(Mar. 2020 – Aug. 2023)
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Management Accounting
Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
(2017 – 2020)
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
(2013 – 2016)

Education

Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) (2013)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Dissertation Title: “The Effects of Accounting Performance and Professional Relationships on Promotion, Dismissal, and Transfer Decisions in a Conglomerate”
Committee Chair: Kenneth A. Merchant
Committee Members: David Erkens, Hyungsik Moon

Master of Business Administration (2003)

KAIST Graduate School of Management, Seoul, South Korea

Bachelor of Business Administration (2001)

Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Non-Academic Positions

Directorship
- Audit Committee Chair / Hanwha Engine (2024 – Present)
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul and Suwon, South Korea
(2003 – 2007)
Imagedrome Inc., Seoul, South Korea
(2000 – 2002)
2nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Dongducheon, South Korea
(1996 – 1998)

Honors and Grants

Research Grants

Research Grant for Social Science Research (approx. $5,000), Yonsei University, 2024
Research Grant for Competitive Business Research, Yonsei University School of Business, 2020~2024
Research Grant for New Scholars (approx. $50,000)–Multi-year from 2021 to 2023, Korean National Research Fund (NRF), 2021
Research Grant for Competitive Business Research (approx. $12,000), Yonsei University School of Business, 2021
Research Grant for Future-Leading Research (approx. $9,000 each year), Yonsei University, 2020, 2021, and 2022
Research Grant for 4* Publication Support (£4,300), Alliance Manchester Business School, 2018

Honors and Awards

Korean Journal of Management Accounting Research Best Paper of 2023 Award, Korean Management Accounting Association, 2024
Best Paper Award, KAIBA Research Conference, 2024
Teaching Excellence Award, Yonsei University, 2023
ΒΓΣ Recognition of Scholastic Achievement, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, 2013
Best Paper Award, Performance Management Association Conference 2012, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge