Profile

Kwangmin Park, Ph.D.

 

Department Of Foodservice Management, College Of Hospitality And Tourism Management, Sejong University

Gwanggaeto-Gwan 610, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, South Korea

Tel : +82.2.3408.3186 • Fax : +82.2.3408.4313 • Mobile : +82.10.7478.3294/+1.765.280.3294

E-mail : kmpark@sejong.edu/kmpark@sejong.ac.kr/who4u78@gmail.com

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor

Sejong University

March 2011 – Present

Dept. of Foodservice Management, College of Hospitality & Tourism.

»  Undergraduate Course: Financial Accounting / Franchise Management
                                           Restaurant Strategic Management Seminar

»  Master Course: Research Methodology

»  Ph. D. Course: Foodservice Management Seminar
                          Foodservice Strategic Management Seminar

 

 

Project Manager

The Youlchon Fund

January 2010 – December 2010

Research Project Manager for 2009 The Youlchon Foundation Grant

»  Grant Title: The Youlchon Foundation Grant for Research for Food Culture

»  Project: Effects of Authenticity of Korean Restaurants on U.S. customers

»  PI:  Dr. SooCheong (Shawn) Jang

 

 

Research Assistant

PRF (Purdue Research Fund)

May 2008 – December 2009

Assistant for Purdue Research Fund

»  Grant Title: PRF (Purdue Research Fund)

»  Project: Firm Growth and Profitability in the U.S. Restaurant Industry

»  PI: Dr. SooCheong (Shawn) Jang

 

 

Food Procurer

E-Mart, Shinsegae Group

January 2003 – August 2005

RTE (Ready-to-Eat) Food Team in E-Mart, Shinsegae Group

»  Developed new RTE food and package to be launched

»  Managed management system and analyzed sales and profits

»  Managed food supplies

 

 

Korea Internet Volunteers

July 2002 - August 2002

Korea Internet Volunteers (KIV)

»  Dispatched by Korean government

»  Korean government financially supported on all of activities

»  Taught Yemeni governmental officers computer, internet and network

»  Managed food supplies


EDUCATION

Ph. D.

August 2007 – August 2010

 

Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

»  Dissertation: Corporate Diversification Strategy and Firm Performance
                        in the U.S. Restaurant Industry

»  Major Advisor: Dr. SooCheong (Shawn) Jang

»  Area of Research Specialization: Hospitality Finance, Strategic Management

 

 

 

M.S.

August 2005 – August 2007

 

Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

»  Thesis: Financial Leverage and Firm Investment in U.S. Restaurant Firms

»  Major Advisor: Dr. SooCheong (Shawn) Jang

»  Area of Research Specialization: Hospitality Finance, Strategic Management

 

 

 

B.S.

March 1996 – February 2003

 

Food and Nutrition, Inside Housing Interior Design (Double Major)

Management (Minor), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (ROK)

»  High Honor Student (2002)

»  Honor Student (2001)

 

 

HONORS and AWARDS

 

Best Paper Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                   

·   The 9th APacCHRIE Conference, Hong Kong, China, June 5th, 2011.

·   The 15th Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference, In-cheon, Korea (ROK), July 12th, 2009.

·   The 8th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research, Seoul, Korea (ROK), July 9th, 2009.

 

High Honor Student                                                                                                                                                                                        2002

·   Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (ROK)

 

Un-bong Scholarship                                                                                                                                                                                    2002

·   The Un-bong Foundation, Seoul, Korea (ROK)

 

Honor Student                                                                                                                                                                                                  2001

·   Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (ROK)

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal                                                                                                                                                                     Accepted/In Press  

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2013) Effects of Within-Industry Diversification and Related Diversification Strategies on Firm Performance. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 34(September), 51-60.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2013) Capital Structure, Free Cash Flow, Diversification and Firm Performance: A Holistic Analysis. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 33(June), 51-63.

 

Jang, S., Tang, C-H., Park, K., & Hsu, L-T. (2013) Marketing-Finance Interface: A New Direction for Tourism and Hospitality Management. Tourism Economics, 19(5), 1197-1206.

 

Jang, S., Ha, J., & Park, K. (2012) Effects of Ethnic Authenticity: Investigating Korean Restaurant Customers in the U.S. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(3), 990-1003.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2012) Duration of Advertising Effect: Considering Franchising in the Restaurant Industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(1), 257-265.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2012) Effect of Diversification on Firm Performance: Application of the Entropy Measure. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(1), 218-228.

 

Park, K., & Sydnor, S. (2011) International and Domestic Growth Rate Patterns across Firm Size. International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 11(3), 91-107.

 

Jang, S., & Park, K. (2011) Inter-relationship between Firm Growth and Profitability. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(4), 1027-1035.

 

Park, K., Phillips, W., Canter, D., & Abbott, J. L. (2011). Hospitality and Tourism Research Rankings by Author, University, and Country Using Six Major Journals: The First Decade of New Millennium. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 35(3), 381-416.

 

Jang, S., & Park, K. (2011) Hospitality finance research during recent two decades: Subjects, methodologies, and citations. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 23(4), 479-497.

 

Jang, S., Park, K., Lee, J. (2011). Estimating Cashflow-at-Risk: A Comparables Approach for Restaurant Firms. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 52(3), 232-240.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2011). Mergers and Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Investigating Restaurant Firms. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(1), 141-149.

 

Park, K., & Kim, J.  (2010). The Firm Growth Pattern in the Restaurant Industry: Does Gibrat’s Law Hold? International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 10(3), 49-63.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2010). Firm Growth Patterns: Examining the Associations with Firms Size and Internationalization. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29(3), 368-377.


Park, K., & Jang, S. (2010). Insider Ownership and Firm Performance: An Examination of Restaurant Firms. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29(3), 448-458.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. (2010). Financial Leverage and Firm Investment in the Restaurant Industry: The Moderating Effect of Tobin’s q. Journal of Foodservice Management Society of Korea, 13(1), 255-277.

 

Conference Proceedings                                                                                                                                                                                       

Seo, D., Yang, I., & Park, K. The Antecedents and Consequences of Emotional Labor in Flight Attendants: The Differences between Short and Long Haul Flight. Proceedings of The 17th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Auburn, Alabama, January, 2012.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. Capital Structure, Free Cash Flow, Diversification and Firm Performance: A Synthetic Analysis. Proceedings of The 9th APacCHRIE Conference, Hong Kong, June, 2011.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. Ambiguity of M&A Effect: Does M&A Really Bring Firm Growth? Proceedings of The 15th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Chantilly, Virginia, January, 2010.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. The Effect of Insider Ownership on Firm Performance: An Examination of Restaurant Firms. Proceedings of The 15th Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, In-cheon, Korea, July, 2009.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. Firm Size-Growth Puzzles: Examining the U.S. Restaurant Industry. Proceedings of The 8th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research, Seoul, Korea, July, 2009.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. The Firm Growth Pattern In The Restaurant Industry: Does Gibrat’s Law Hold? Proceedings of The 2008 ICHRIE Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January, 2008.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. Are International and Domestic Restaurant Firms Different? Growth Rate Pattern Across Business Sizes. Proceedings of The 14th Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, July, 2008.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. Financial Leverage and Firm Investment: The Moderating Effect of Tobin’s Q in the Restaurant Industry. Proceedings of The 13th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Orlando, Florida, January, 2008.

 

Park, K., & Jang, S. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence in Restaurant Industry. Proceedings of The 12th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, Texas, January, 2007.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

·         International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, & Institutional Education (CHRIE), 2008-Present.

·         Foodservice Management Society of Korea (FMSOK), 2009-Present.

·         The Tourism Science Society of Korea, 2009-Present.

o   Serve as a board member of directors, 2011. 09 – 2013.08.

·         Assistant Editor of International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 2011. 09 – 2013.08.