Seok-Woo Kwon
Positions
Professor
Haskayne School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [ENTI]
Robson Professorship in Entrepreneurship
Haskayne School of Business
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.220.6646
Location
Office: SH470
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Management and Organization, University of Southern California, 2003
Master of Arts Communications Management, University of Southern California, 1990
Master of Arts Cultural Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1989
Bachelor of Arts (with high distinction) Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1987
Biography
Seok-Woo Kwon's research focuses on entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and organization theory, and his work has been cited over 22,000 times.
Kwon earned his PhD from the University of Southern California, his MA from the University of Chicago, and his BA with honors from the University of Michigan. Before joining UCalgary in 2016, he taught at Temple University, the University of California at Riverside, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Southern California.
His research has been published in top-tier journals including Academy of Management Review, American Sociological Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Management Science, and Organization Science. He has received multiple prestigious awards, including the W. Richard Scott Award for Distinguished Scholarship and the Academy of Management Review Decade Award. He was also one of the inaugural recipients of the Robert K. Merton Visiting Research Fellowship at Linköping University.
Research
Areas of Research
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENTI 411 LEC 01 01 | Technology Commercialization | Winter |
| ENTI 611 LEC 01 01 | Technology Commercialization | Fall |
Awards
- Robert K. Merton Fellowship in Economic Sociology, Linkoping University, Sweden. 2019
- W. Richard Scott Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work, American Sociological Association. 2014
- Academy of Management Review Decade Award, Academy of Management. 2012
- Overall research impact ranked 108th among more than 25,000 authors included in the database, Journal of Management. 2008
- Outstanding Paper based on a Dissertation Award in the Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management. 2005
- W.H. Newman Award for best paper based on a dissertation at the Academy of Management meetings, Academy of Management. 2005
- Academy of Management Review 2002 Best Paper Award, Academy of Management. 2003
- Finalist for the 2002 INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition, INFORMS/Organization Science. 2002
Publications
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