Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneurial Finance
Startup strategy, incumbent–startup relationships, venture financing, acquisitions, and institutional change.
Emerging Technologies and Industrial Evolution
Autonomous driving, climate technology, unmanned aerial vehicles, hydrogen technologies, and other rapidly developing fields.
University, Government, and Public-Sector Innovation
University–industry collaboration, public research institutions, government involvement, and AI-driven organizational transformation.
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation
AI adoption, organizational transformation, data-driven decision making, and the strategic implications of emerging AI technologies.
Min, K. B., Baikishieva, K., & Kim, Y. C. (2026). Recombining Knowledge for Climate Innovation: Evidence From US Energy Incumbents. Business Strategy and the Environment. Link
Min, K. B., & Kim, Y. C. (2025). How founder experiences Matter? investigating novel technology development in autonomous driving ventures. Journal of Business Research, 189, 115213. Link
Jeong, Y. H., Kim, Y. C., & Min, K. B. (2025). Commercialisation time and licensing performance of university inventions: the moderating role of university inventors. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 1-14. Link
Min, K. B., Lee, C., & Kim, Y. C. (2022). The impact of the timing of patent allowance on technology licensing performance: evidence from university invention commercialization. R&D Management, 52(4), 633-649. Link
Knowledge spillovers from entrants to incumbents: Evidence from autonomous driving technologies | w/ Y.C. Kim, S. Shin (Status: R&R)
Balancing Mission and Collaboration: Performance of R&D Projects by Public Research Institutions in Korea | w/ Y.C. Kim, Piotr P., J.H. Park (Status: R&R)
Who to collaborate? | w/ S. Shin, Y. Park, S. Jang (Status: R&R)
Acquirable? Exit prospects and funding orientation in early-stage startups | w/ S. Shin, D. Kim (Status: Ready for Submission)
Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Climate Technologies: Evidence from US patents. | w/ Y.C. Kim, P. Piotr (Status: Ready for Submission)
Inventing teams in emerging industries: How knowledge diversity and boundary-spanning experience drives technological breakthroughs | w/ Y.C. Kim (Status: Ready for Submission)
When Academics Meet Climate: The Differential Impact of Climate versus Non-Climate Technologies from Universities | w/ Y.C. Kim, K. Lou, Y. Kang. (Status: Ready for Submission)
Regional Advantage and Entrepreneurial Finance during Periods of Disruption | (Status: Draft)
Technological Evolution and Government Involvement in the U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Industry | w/ D. Hong, Y.C. Kim. (Status: Draft)
Mapping Technological Trajectories in the Hydrogen Economy: Evidence from Four Technology Domains | w/ K. Bae, Y.C. Kim. (Status: Draft)
Entrepreneurial Finance and Accelerator Support in West Africa: Evidence from MEST | (Status: Draft)
Who to collaborate with for successful technology application of scientific discoveries? Accepted and will be presented at the 86th AOM conference, Philadelphia, USA. (August, 2026)
Acquirable? Exit prospects and funding orientation in early-stage startups. Presented at WISS Academy, Daejon, South Korea (2026); BSE Summer Forum, Barcelona, Spain (2026).
Universities as Engines of Climate Innovation: Patent-Based Evidence on Technological Impact. Presented at the Korean Society of Strategic Management, Fall Meeting, Seoul, Korea (8 November 2025)
Knowledge spillovers from entrants to incumbents: Evidence from autonomous driving technologies. Presented at the Korean Society for Innovation Management & Economics, Summer Meeting, Jeju, Korea (4 July 2025)
Knowledge spillovers from entrants to incumbents: Evidence from autonomous driving technologies. Presented at the Korean Society of Strategic Management, Spring Meeting, Seoul, Korea (12 April 2025)
Knowledge coupling and climate technology development: Evidence from energy incumbents in the U.S. Presented at the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration (KASBA) Annual Meeting, Gyeongju, Korea (12 August 2024)
The impact of founders’ prior experiences on technological development: Evidence from technology ventures in the autonomous driving field. Presented at the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) Paper and Idea Development Workshop at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea (7 April 2023); Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, USA, (8 August 2023).
The impact of founders’ prior experiences on technological development: Evidence from technology ventures in the autonomous driving field. Presented the earlier version at the Korean Society of Strategic Management, Fall Meeting, Seoul Korea (12 November 2022)
Shifting the localized innovation: Moderating role of the founders’ prior work experience, Presented at the Korean Academy of Management Spring Annual Meeting, Virtual Session (23 April 2022)
Commercialization Speed and Licensing Performance: Evidence from University-Originated Invention. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Virtual Session (2 August 2021)