Jae Hyeung Kang

Title: Associate Professor of Management
Office: 346 Elliott Hall
Phone: (248) 370-4093
Email: [email protected]

Education:
The George Washington University, Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior & Entrepreneurship

Biography:
Jae Hyeung Kang is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management and Marketing at the Oakland University. He received his Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior from the George Washington University. He also earned an MBA at the University of Maryland after 3 years of consulting experience with Accenture. During his time as a change management consultant at Accenture, he worked on the generation and implementation of process innovation projects in a variety of companies and industries across South Korea. As a result of his work experience and, to some extent, his experience living in Korea during a changing economic period, he became very interested in the process of radical organizational change, and particularly the role of the human element of organizational change as a major determinant of its success. In addition, he had an experience of generating and implementing an entrepreneurial firm during his undergraduate studies. These practical experiences made him contemplate how to actualize innovation and how to achieve entrepreneurial success. As a result, he entered the GWU Ph.D. program to focus his efforts on the areas of Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship and strengthen his knowledge of and skills in management in general and the effective management of entrepreneurial firms in particular.

He published articles in well respected journals (e.g., Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, the Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal) and presented several research papers at conferences of internationally recognized associations, such as the Academy of Management (AOM), United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB).

Teaching interests: 
Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Entrepreneurship

Research interests: 
Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Organizational Change, Cross-Cultural Management, and Innovation

Awards:

The Best Paper Award (Innovation & Creativity Track), ICSB World Congress, July 2023

SBA Research Fellowship, Oakland University, April 2023

Assessment Excellence Award (OB/HRM), Oakland University, April 2022

Outstanding Student Organization Advisor: The Faculty and Staff awards, Honorable Mention, Oakland University, April 2021

22nd Annual Faculty Recognition for Research, Oakland University, April 2017

SBA Research Fellowship, Oakland University, April 2017

Department list target journal award, Oakland University, August 2016

Premier list target journal award, Oakland University, May 2015

SBA Research Fellowship, Oakland University, April 2015

SBA Research Fellowship, Oakland University, April 2014

PAIK award for Excellence in Business Research, The George Washington University, April 2013

Journals and Articles:

Kang, J. H., Ling, Y., & Barclay, L. (2024). Peer-To-Peer Guanxi and Unethical Practices: A Dynamic Examination Based on Cultural Change in China. Culture and Organization. 30(1), 83-101.

Singh, S., Kang, J., & Ramani, R. (2023). Authentic Passion Matters: The Role of Emotional Labor between Presenters Passion and Investment Decision. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 29(9/10), 2091-2109.

Lee, S. , Nam, J. , Kang, J. (2023). Multilevel Analysis of the Effect of Corporate Entrepreneurship and Learning Capabilities on the Attitudes of Key Personnel in Small and Medium Enterprises in Korea: The Moderating Effect of Social Capital. SAGE Open. 13(2), 1-26

Lee, S. , Kang, J. , Nam, J. (2022). The Effect of Entrepreneurs' Perception of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem on Corporate Performance through ESG Management. The Journal of Korean Career Entrepreneurship & Business Association. 6(4), 1-43

Nam, J. , Kim, D. , Kang, J. (2022). From Corporate Entrepreneurship to Turnover Intention: A View from Humane Entrepreneurship. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 29(6), 863-877

York, K. M., Thrasher, G. , Savage, N. , Kang, J. , Hammond, M. , Demsky, C. , Barclay, L. (2021). Careers Roundtable: An Exercise for Student Career Exploration and Future Development. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management. 100-112

Alabduljader, N. , Solomon, G. , Kang, J. , Choi, D. , Al-Abduljader, S. (2020). Cognitive styles and entrepreneurial intentions: a cross-cultural comparison. Journal of Small Business Management. 1-36

Phillips, M. , Kang, J. , Choi, D. , Solomon, G. (2020). Transformational Leadership and Attorneys' Performance in Law Firms: An Examination of Multilevel Moderated Mediation. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 26(4), 749-770

Barclay, L. , Kang, J. (2019). Employee-Based HRM: Bereavement Policy in a Changing Work Environment. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. 31(3), 131-148

Yoon, J. , May, K. , Kang, J. , Solomon, G. (2019). The impact of emotional self-management on benefit offerings and employment growth: An analysis of the fastest growing businesses in the United States. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 15(1), 175-194

Choi, D. , Kang, J. (2019). Introduction: The Future of Jobs in an Increasingly Autonomous Economy. Journal Of Management Inquiry. 28(3), 298-299

Choi, D. , Kang, J. (2019). Net Job Creation in an Increasingly Autonomous Economy: The Challenge of a Generation. Journal Of Management Inquiry. 28(3), 300-305

Choi, D. , Gutierrez, A. , Kang, J. , Park, J. , Sung, C. (2018). Entrepreneurs as Rulers? Insights from the Relationship between Social Dominance Orientation and Entrepreneurial Intention. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology. 48(12), 692-707

Kang, J. , Matusik, J. G., Barclay, L. (2017). Affectve and Normative Motives to Work Overtime in Asian Organizations: Four Cultural Orientations from Confucian Ethics. Journal Of Business Ethics. 140(1), 115-130

Kang, J. , Matusik, J. , Kim, T. , Phillips, M. (2016). Interactive effects of multiple organizational climates on employee innovative behavior in entrepreneurial firms: A crosslevel investigation. Journal of Business Venturing. 31(6), 628-642

Kang, J. , Solomon, G. , Choi, D. (2015). CEOs' Leadership Styles and Managers' Innovative Behavior: Investigation of Intervening Effects in an Entrepreneurial Context. Journal Of Management Studies. 52(4), 531-554

Hill, N. S., Kang, J. , Seo, M. (2014). The interactive effect of leader-member exchange and electronic communication on employee psychological empowerment and work outcomes. Leadership Quarterly. 25(4), 772-783

Hill, N. S., Seo, M. , Kang, J. , Taylor, S. (2012). Building Employee Commitment to Change Across Organizational Levels: The Influence of Hierarchical Distance and Direct Managers Transformational Leadership. Organization Science. 23(3), 758-777