Hyo Kang

Hyo Kang is an Assistant Professor of Management and Organization at USC Marshall School of Business. Hyo’s research broadly lies in firm strategy and business economics, with a focus on technological innovation and entrepreneurship. The key question in his research is how entrepreneurs as well as established firms strategically manage their innovation processes and outcomes in response to ever-changing business environments – both market and nonmarket dimensions. His works explore three different types of competition – product market competition, competition for labor forces, and competition for intellectual property rights – and how relevant policies reshape firm innovation strategies. Hyo earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business (Business and Public Policy Group). He holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Business Administration from Seoul National University.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Innovation · Knowledge Management · Competitive Strategy · Product Market Competition ·Mobility of Workers and Businesses · Business Law and Policy

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2013 — 2019)
• Master's Degree Seoul National University (2011 — 2013)
• Bachelor's Degree Seoul National University (2005 — 2011)
• Exchange Student University of California, Berkeley (2010 — 2010)

Companies

• Research Affiliate, Initiative on the Digital Economy Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2020)
• Assistant Professor University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2019)
• Ammunition Specialist & Assistant to Chief of Staff Republic of Korea Army (2006 — 2008)

PUBLICATIONS

• Non-competes, Business Dynamism, and Concentration: Evidence from a Florida Case Study Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 29(3): 663–685 (Kang, H. & Fleming, L. 2020)
• Blending Talents for Innovation: Team Composition for Cross-border R&D Collaboration Within Multinational Corporations Journal of International Business Studies 51: 851–885 (Seo, E., Kang, H., & Song, J. 2020)
• Innovation and Recurring Shifts in Industrial Leadership: Three Phases of Change and Persistence in the Camera Industry Research Policy 46(2): 376–387 (Kang, H. & Song, J. 2017)