M.K. Chin

Professor Chin’s research interests are focused within the field of strategic management, particularly on issues concerning socio-psychological factors in top management teams and their influences on organizational outcomes. His current research focuses on the influence of upper echelons’ political ideologies on various organizational outcomes, including strategic decisions, corporate governance, activism, corporate entrepreneurship, corporate financial and social performance. His research has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, and Strategic Management Journal. His teaching focuses on strategic management area, including strategic leadership, corporate governance, and international management. He is on the Editorial Review Board for Strategic Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Academy of Management Journal.

Areas of Expertise

• Strategic Leadership, Corporate Governance, Stakeholder Theory, Values and Political Ideologies of Top Executives

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D. in Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014
• M.S. in Strategy and International Business, Seoul National University, 2009
• B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University, 2006

Professional Experience

• Editorial Review Board, Strategic Management Journal
• Editorial Review Board, Administrative Science Quarterly
• Editorial Review Board, Academy of Management Journal

Selected Publications

• Chin, M. K. (2018), "Political Ideology in Organizations," in Oxford Bibliographies in Management, Ed. Ricky Griffin, New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming.
• Chin, M. K., Zhang, S. X., Jahanshahi, A. A., & Nadkarni, S. (2018), "The Effect of Two Dimensions of CEO Political Ideology on TMT Decision-making Process and Corporate Entrepreneurship," Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, forthcoming.
• Chin, M.K., & Semadeni, M. (2017), "CEO Political Ideologies and Pay Egalitarianism within Top Management Teams”, Strategic Management Journal, 38(8): 1608-1625.
• Briscoe, F., Chin, M.K., & Hambrick, D.C. (2014), “CEO Ideology as an Element of the Corporate Opportunity Structure for Social Activists”, Academy of Management Journal, 57 (6):1786-1809.
• Chin, M.K., Hambrick, D.C., & Trevino, L.K., (2013) “Political Ideologies of CEOs: The Influence of Executives’ Values on Corporate Social Responsibility,” Administrative Science Quarterly, 58 (2): 197-232.