Awards
The Best Researcher Award, Seoul Association for Public Administration (2024)
Outstanding Performance Award (by Ministry of Education):“The Two Sides of Korean Administrative Culture: Competitiveness or Collectivism?” (2020)
Association International de Recherecheen Management Public International Public Administration and Management Research Award(Paris, Sorbonne) (2019)
The Best Researcher Award, Seoul National University (2017)
The American Review of Public Administration Best Article Award: “Challenges in Building Effective and Competitive Government in Developing Countries: An Institutional Logics Perspective” (2015)
2014th Minister of Education Award of Excellence in Academic Research Support Projects (2015)
The Cheongsan Book Award: Action Theory for Local Organizations, awarded by Korean Association for Public Administration (2007)
The Best Research Paper of the year, awarded by the Korean Association for Policy Sciences (1997)
Renowned Academic Books
Excellent book: “Koreans Society Asks, Tobin Answers” Sejong Book Award
The National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea Excellent Books Nomination of Basic Sciences: “Public Administration – A Time Perspective”
The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea Excellent Books of Basic Sciences: “Exploring Talents in Public Offices.”
The Sejong Book Award (Former Excellent Books of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism): “Theories of Public Policy Method”
The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea, Excellent Books of Basic Sciences: “Government Organization and Time Management”
The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea, Excellent Books of Basic Sciences: “Korean Public Administration, 1948-2008”
The National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea, Excellent Books of Basic Science: “Global Public Ethics”
Sejong Book Award (Former Excellent Books of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism): “Korean Administrative Research: Challenges and Problem”
Center For Government Competitiveness
Major Academic Grants
BK21FOUR, 3 year Graduate Education Program Grant(750,000$/year) 9/2020-present
10-10 Program, 3 year grant for globalizing Program(300,000$/year) 3/2020-present
(Third Stage) Government Competitiveness, 4-year research grant by Korea Research Foundation(450,000$/year) 9/2017-2/2022
(Second Stage) Government Competitiveness, 3-year research grant by Korea Research Foundation(250,000$/year) 9/2014-8/2017
(First Stage) Government Competitiveness, 3-year research grant by Korea Research Foundation(100,000$/year) 9/2011-8/2014
Comparative Study of Performance Management: USA. China and Korea, Global Network Program Supported by Korea Research Foundation (USD 200,000) 1/2009-12/2010
Full Scholarship including tuition fees and living expenses for Ph.D. program in France, granted by Pohang Iron & Steel Company (POSCO) Scholarship Society 3/1988-3/1993
Academic Affiliation
Editor in Chief, Journal of Policy Studies(2023~present)
Editorial Board, Public Performance Management Review(2019~present)
Editorial Board, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (2019~2020)
Editor in Chief, Korean Journal of Public Administration(2019~2022)
Board Member, International Public Management Network (2018 ~present)
Member of Scientific committee, Revue Gestion et Management Public(French Studies) (2017~present)
Editional Board, Journal of Public Administration(China Journal’) (2007~present)
Editorial in Chief, Journal of Local Government Studies(2013~2015)
Editorial Board, Journal of Government Studies
President, The Korean Association for Public Administration (2015)
Editorial Board, Public Administration Review (2014~2016, 2019~2021)
European Group for Public Administration
Vice-president, Korean Association of Organizational Studies(2011) and Research(2012)
Executive Director of Korean Association for Local Government(2010~11), Non-executive Director(2012), and Vice-president of Research(2013)
Chairman of the National Management Division, Korean Political Science Association(2011),Director(2011)
Editorial Director, Korean Public Administration Review(2009), Editorial Board(1997&2002),
and General manager(2001)
Member, Academy of Management
President, Korean Association for Time Studies(2009-2015)
ResearchVice-President, Korean Association for Governance(2008)
Editorial Board, Journal of Administration & Governance(2006~present)
Director of Korean Association for Local Government(2001~03&2011), Executive Director(2003&2008), Editorial Board(2001~03&2011), and Editorial Chairman(2008)
Director, Seoul Association for Pubic Administration(1998~2000), Regional Director(1997), Editorial Board(1998&2001~03), and Research Director(1999)