Yeon Jin Kim

Welcome!

I am Yeon Jin Kim, a Ph.D. candidate at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. 

My research interests are entrepreneurship and innovation, with a particular focus on how various stakeholders and structural interventions influence startup survival, growth, and innovation. Broadly, I ask: What forms of support, from which stakeholders, are most beneficial to startups? and how do these effects vary across startups? 

In my dissertation, I focus on mentors, examining how founders vary in the mentors they seek, how this variation affects the mentors they are matched with, and how mentor matching influences mentorship effectiveness. 

For more, please find my CV & Research here.