Gyu-Chang Yu

Professor Gyu-Chang Yu serves as a Dean of the Hanyang University Business School (HUBS). He received an MBA from the University of Toledo, Ohio and an Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before joining Hanyang, he worked as a researcher at the Korea Labor Institute.

Professor Yu, as a leading scholar on human resource management area in Korea, is the author and co-author of several books and book chapters written in both Korean and English. He has also published more than 40 articles in international academic journals such as International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Journal of Manpower and Journal of Vocational Behavior as well as several Korean leading journals. He also has closely connected with major Korean large firms such as Samsung group, LG group, Hyundai Motor group, SK group, POSCO, etc. through lectures, executive coaching, and consulting works. Currently he serves as an outside director of the Korea Petrochemical Ind. (a listed company at Korea Stock Exchange).

Education

• Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, (Human Resource Management)
• MBA The University of Toledo (Business)
• B.A. Chuang-Ang University (Political Science)

Professional Experience

• 2018-present, Dean, School of Business & Graduate School of Business, Hanyang University
• 2006-present, Professor of Hanyang University
• 2015-2017, Vice President for student affairs, Hanyang University
• 2000-2006, Associate Professor, Sookmyung Women`s University
• 1996-1999, Researcher, Korea Labor Institute

Honors and Awards

• Best Paper Award, Korean Personnel Association, 1996.

Academic Service

President, Korean Academy of Business Ethics, 2014-2016 President, Korean Personnel Association, 2020 Member, Academy of Management, USA

Selected Articles (except articles written in Korean)

Yu, G.C. & Dell'Omo, G. 1996. Differences in Decision Making Between Experienced and Inexperienced Judges in Disputes Resolutions: The Case of Final Offer Interest Arbitration. Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector, 25: 137-156.

Bae, J. & Yu, G.C. 2005. HRM Configurations in Korean Venture Firms: Resource Availability, Institutional Force and Strategic Choice Perspectives. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16(9): 1759-1782.

Yu, G.C. & Park, J.S. 2006. The Effect of downsizing on the financial performance and employee productivity of Korean Firm. International Journal of Manpower, 27(3): 230-250.

Yu, G.C., Park., W.S., & Cho, Y.H. 2007. MNCs’ HRM strategy and country of origin effect: do North American, European and Japanese firms really differ? Management Revue.

Yu, G.C., Waldeck, N.E., & Rowley, C. 2008. The impact of flexible benefits on employee satisfaction: a study on the South Korean public sector. International Journal of Society Systems Science.

Kim, Y., Bae, J. & Yu, G.C. 2013. Patterns and determinants of human resource management change in Korean venture firms after the financial crisis. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(5): 1006-1028.

Cho, Y.H., Yu, G.C., Joo, M.K., & Rowley, C. 2014. Changing corporate culture over time in South Korea. Asia Pacific Business Review, 20(1):9-17

Joo, M.K., Yu, G.C., & Atwater, L. 2018. Formal leadership mentoring and motivation to lead in South Korea. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 107: 310-326.

Na, I., Li, M., Guthrie, J.P., Yu, G.C., & Kim, M.S. 2019. Pay for (Individual) Performance: A Longitudinal Study of Merit Pay Plans and Firm Performance. Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2019, No. 1. (https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.22)

Selected Book Chapters (except books and book chapters written in Korean)

Park, D.J., Park, J.H. & Yu, G.C. 2001. Assessment of labor market response to the labor law changes introduced in 1988. in F. Park et al. (Eds.), Labor Market Reforms in Korea: Policy Options for the Future. Seoul: Worldbank.

Park. W.S. & Yu, G.C. 2003. Transformation and new patterns of HRM in Korea. in J. Rhee et al. (Eds.), Korean Business and Management: The Reality and the Vision. Elizabeth, NJ: Hollym.

Yu, G.C. & Rowley, C. 2009. The changing face of Korean human resource management. in C. Rowley & Y. Paik (Eds.), The Changing Face of Korean Management. London: Routledge.

Lee, S.M., Yu, G.C., & No, S.R. 2014. Human resource Management. in K.S. Bae (Eds.), Employment Relations in South Korea. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lee, H, Rowley, C., & Yu, G.C. 2017. Employers' associations in South Korea: increasing importance for industrial relations. In J. Benson, Y. Zhu, Y. & H. Gospel (Eds.), Employers’ Associations in Asia (pp. 60-81). London: Routledge.

Research Interest

Strategic human resource management and firm performance, Job-based-compensation systems, Change of way of working, Business ethics, Organizational culture, and Work-life balance.