Taeho Kwak
Taeho Kwak
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I am currently a PhD candidate in Management at ESSEC Business School, advised by Maciej Workiewicz (Strategy).
I am currently a PhD candidate in Management at ESSEC Business School, advised by Maciej Workiewicz (Strategy).
My research applies behavioural strategy and behavioural economics to examine how unit-level search activities generate social and economic externalities, and ultimately shape organisational performance. I employ laboratory and computational experiments in this work.
My research applies behavioural strategy and behavioural economics to examine how unit-level search activities generate social and economic externalities, and ultimately shape organisational performance. I employ laboratory and computational experiments in this work.
I will be on the academic job market in the 2026-2027 cycle.
I will be on the academic job market in the 2026-2027 cycle.
Before my PhD, I spent 5 years in HR at Kia Motors in South Korea, specialising in C&B and labour relations.
Before my PhD, I spent 5 years in HR at Kia Motors in South Korea, specialising in C&B and labour relations.
Based in London, UK, I enjoy long-distance hiking and following sports in my downtime.
Based in London, UK, I enjoy long-distance hiking and following sports in my downtime.
CV
CV_Taeho_KWAK_20261022.pdfWorking
papers
Reciprocal Search on Rugged Landscapes (Job Market Paper)
R&R at Organization Science
Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant, Strategy Research Foundation of SMS, 2025
Nominee, Best PhD Paper Prize at SMS 2026
with Stephan Billinger (SDU) | Laboratory experiment
Restoring the First Rule: Structural Distance in Problem-Driven Organizational Search
R&R at Strategic Management Journal
with Maciej Workiewicz (ESSEC) | Computational experiment
When Win-Win Becomes a Liability: An Inherent Limitation of Broad Incentives
Computational experiment | Manuscript in preparation
The Dual Lens of Search: Search Region Selection and Search Distance Adjustment
with Stephan Billinger (SDU) | Laboratory experiment | Experiment design stage
Contact
taeho.kwak@essec.edu
MOBILE
+33 06 31 83 17 95
ADDRESS
ESSEC Business School
3 Avenue Bernard Hirsch
95021 Cergy-Pontoise
France
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