Kunsoo Han
PhD, University of Minnesota, USA
MSc, Korea听Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea
BSc, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea
Dr. Kunsoo Han is a Bensadoun听Faculty Scholar and an associate professor听of Information Systems. He received his PhD from University of Minnesota, and his BS and MS from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Prior to joining the academia, he worked at a large IT consulting company in Korea. He teaches undergraduate courses on Systems Analysis and Modeling and Information Systems, and a PhD seminar on Economics of IT. His research interests include IT outsourcing, business value of IT, societal impacts of IT, and IT-enabled channels. His work has been published in听Information Systems Research, Management Science,听MIS Quarterly, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Management Information Systems, and听MIT Sloan Management Review听among others. He won best paper awards from several conferences including INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST).
Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Yu, J., Lee, K., Han. K. and Cantor, D. E. " How Do National Cultural Differences Affect Cross-Border Acquisitions? Cultural Dimensions, Learning from Supply Chain Partners, and Post-Acquisition Performance," forthcoming, Production and Operations Management (Special Issue on the Role of National Culture in Operations Management).
Chung, S., Han, K., Animesh, A., and Pinsonneault, A. "Strategic Utilization of Software Patents to Counteract Rival Penetration in the IT Industry,鈥� Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2024, 33(1), 101820.
Choi, I., Cantor, D. E., Han, K. and George, J. F. "Dual Pathways of Value Creation from Digital Strategic Posture: Contingent Effects of Competitive Actions and Environmental Uncertainty,"听MIS Quarterly,听2024, 48(1), pp. 409-426.
Park, J., Han, K., and Lee, B. "Green Cloud? An Empirical Analysis of Cloud Computing and Energy Efficiency," Management Science, 2023, 69(3), pp. 1615-1638.
Lee, K., Han, K., Animesh, A., and Pinsonneault, A. "Does IT Matter for Acquisitions? Impacts of IT Distance on Post-Acquisition Performance,"听MIS Quarterly, 2022, 46(4), pp. 2261-2288.听
Mithas, S., Chen, Y., Liu, C., and Han, K. "Are Foreign and Domestic Information Technology Professionals Complements or Substitutes?" MIS Quarterly, 46(4), pp. 2351-2366.
Choi, I., Chung, S., Han, K., and Pinsonneault, A. "CEO Risk-Taking Incentives and IT Innovation: The Moderating Role of a CEO鈥檚 IT-Related Human Capital," MIS Quarterly, 2021, 45(4) pp. 2175-2192.
Chung, S., Animesh, A., Han, K. and Pinsonneault, A. "Financial Returns to Firms鈥� Communication Actions on Firm-Initiated Social Media: Evidence from Facebook Business Pages," Information Systems Research, 2020, 31(1), pp. 258-285.
Chung, S., Animesh, A., Han, K. and Pinsonneault, A. "Software Patents and Firm Value: A Real Options Perspective on the Role of Innovation Orientation and Environmental Uncertainty," Information Systems Research, 2019, 30(3), pp. 1073-1097.
Granados, N., Han, K. and Zhang, D. "Demand and Revenue Impacts of the Opaque Channel: Evidence from the Airline Industry," Production and Operations Management, 2018, 27(11),pp. 2010-2024.
Yu, J., Lee, S.H., and Han, K. "FDI Motives, Market Governance, and Ownership Choice of MNEs: A Study of Malaysia and Thailand," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2015, 32(2), pp. 335-362.
Han, K. and Mithas, S. "The Real Savings from IT Outsourcing," MIT Sloan Management Review, Winter 2014, 55(2).
Han, K. and Mithas, S. "Information Technology Outsourcing and Non-IT Operating Costs: An Empirical Investigation," MIS Quarterly, 2013, 37(1), pp. 315-331.
Bang, Y., Lee, D.-J., Han, K., Hwang, M., and Ahn, J.-H. "Channel Capabilities, Product Characteristics, and the Impacts of Mobile Channel Introduction," Journal of Management Information Systems, 2013, 30(2), pp. 101-125.
Han, K., Oh, W., Im, K.S., Chang, R., Oh, H., and Pinsonneault, A. "Value Co-Creation and Wealth Spillover in Open Innovation Alliances," MIS Quarterly, 2012, 36(1), pp. 291-315.
Han, K., Kauffman, R. J., and Nault, B. R. "Returns to Information Technology Outsourcing," Information Systems Research, 2011, 22 (4), pp. 824-840.
Han, K., Chang, Y. B., and Hahn, J. "Information Technology Spillover and Productivity: The Role of Information Technology Intensity and Competition," Journal of Management Information Systems, 2011, 28(1), pp.115-145.
Mann, A., Kauffman, R. J., Han, K. and Nault, B. R. "Are There Contagion Effects in IT and Business Process Outsourcing?" Decision Support Systems, 2011, 51(4), pp. 864-874. (Impact factor: 2.622)
Han, K. and Lee, K. "Value of Information Technology Outsourcing: An Empirical Analysis of Korean Industries," Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems, 2010, 20(3), pp.115-137.
Han, K., Kauffman, R. J., and Nault, B. R. "Relative Importance, Specific Investment and Ownership in Interorganizational Systems," Information Technology and Management, 9(3), September 2008, pp.181-200. (Impact factor: 1.222).
Han, K., Kauffman, R. J., and Nault, B. R. "Information Exploitation and Interorganizational Systems Ownership," Journal of Management Information Systems, 21(2), Fall 2004, pp.109-135.
Books and Edited Volumes
Chapters in Books
Awards
2017 - present: Bensadoun Faculty Scholar
2017: Best Student Paper Runner-up Award, the 2017 INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CIST 2017), Houston, TX, October 21-22, 2017.
2016: Best Paper Runner-Up Award, KrAIS Post-ICIS Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, December 14, 2016.
2010: Best Paper First Runner-Up Award, The Korea Society of Management Information Systems (KMIS)听Spring Conference 2010, Seoul, Korea.
2009: Best Paper Second Runner-Up Award, OCIS Division, the 2009 Academy of Management Annual听Meeting (AOM 2009), Chicago, IL.
2008: Nominated for SSHRC Aurora Prize, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada,
2005: Best Doctoral Paper Award, the 2005 INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and听Technologies (CIST 2005), San Francisco, CA, November 12-13.
2005: ICIS Doctoral Consortium Nomination, University of Minnesota
2003: Best Working Paper by Doctoral Student, MIS Research Center, Carlson School of Management,听University of Minnesota.
2003 and 2006: Excellence in Teaching Award, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
Fellowships
2004-2005: Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2004-2005: Carlson School of Management Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
Grants
2016:听Principal Investigator, 鈥淚mpact of Information Technology on Energy Productivity,鈥� Paper Presentation Grant, 污污草莓视频 University, 2016, $1,500.
2016-2020: Principal Investigator, 鈥淚mpacts of Information Technology on Multinational Corporations,鈥� Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (435-2016-1353)听$139,040.
2016-1020: Co-Applicant, 鈥淲inning with IT in a Digital Economy,鈥� Fonds qu茅b茅cois de recherche sur la soci茅t茅 et la culture (FQRSC), $313,280
2015-2020: Co-Applicant, 鈥淩ole of Online Social Media in Product Development, Pricing, Promotion and Performance,鈥� Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (435-2015-1672)听$190,425.
2012-2016: Principal Investigator, 鈥淰alue of Information Technology Labour: A Multi-Level Investigation,鈥� Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (435-2012-0903)听$144,660.
2011-2014: Principal Investigator: 鈥淓conomic Contributions of Information Technology Labor,鈥� Fonds de听recherche sur la soci茅t茅 et la culture (FQRSC) (2012-NP-146397),
2011-2012: Principal Investigator: 鈥淏usiness Value of Computer Use: A Multi-Level Investigation,鈥� Internal听Social Sciences and Humanities Development Grant, 污污草莓视频 University,
2008-2011: Principal Investigator: 鈥淰alue of Information Technology Outsourcing: A Multi-Level Investigation,鈥澨齋ocial Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (410-2008-1311),听
2004: Principal Investigator: 鈥淥wnership and Value Creation in Information Technologies: Theoretical andEmpirical Investigations,鈥� Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant, University of Minnesota Graduate听School
