Professor Lee Jae-eun of Suncheon National University and PhD candidate Han Garok receive the 'Byeokso Academic Award'

The Spring Conference of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 1st that Han Ga-rok, a doctoral student majoring in Trade, and Professor Lee Jae-eun received the Byeokso Academic Award at the '2021 Korean Academy of Business Administration Spring Conference' held at the LW Convention Center in Seoul.

This spring conference was held under the theme of 'Industrial Safety and Corporate Competitiveness,' with a total of 31 papers presented across seven sessions including Marketing, Human Resources Organization, Production/Technology Management, and International Business.

Professor Lee Jae-eun and doctoral student Han Ga-rok received the 'Byeokso Academic Award,' which is given to outstanding papers after a rigorous review process, sponsored by CEO Koo Ja-gwan of Samgu I&C Co., Ltd.

Professor Lee gained attention once again by winning the Byeokso Academic Award for two consecutive years, following last year.

The awarded paper is titled "The Impact of Network Characteristics of Overseas Subsidiaries on Reverse Knowledge Transfer to Headquarters: Focusing on the Moderating Effects of Exploratory and Exploitative Capabilities." The Byeokso Academic Award judging committee highly evaluated the paper for its in-depth analysis of the relationship between the network characteristics of Korean multinational corporations' overseas subsidiaries and reverse knowledge transfer in the rapidly changing hyper-competitive global environment, emphasizing the importance of overseas subsidiaries' capabilities.

Doctoral student Han Ga-rok said, "Although I am still inexperienced, I am grateful for receiving such a great award, and I will take it as a motivation to devote myself more to research and strive to become a good researcher."

Professor Lee, the advisor and co-author, expressed her acceptance speech by saying, "I thank the Korean Academy of Business Administration officials for awarding me such a great prize for two consecutive years, and I will continue research that can help Korean companies establish global management strategies as I have done so far."

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