Profile

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He received B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. in Sociology from Korea University. He wrote master's dissertation, "A study on the change of corporate governance in Korea since the financial crisis in 1997: Focused on the corporate governance of Samsung, LG, and SK." (2012.02.) And He wrote Ph.D. dissertation, "A study on the conditions and influence of university ranking system: Norm, institutional logic, status group." (2021.02.) This dissertation analyzed the role of university ranking evaluation in higher education which exists as an organizational field in Korean society.

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Main research area

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He is interested in institutional analysis to various types of organizations which are socially embedded. Currently his research interests include economic & organizational sociology, higher education, evaluation society, institutional change, and innovation.

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​Publications

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1. Choi, J. Y., & Kang, S. H. (2021). The relationship between parents’ socioeconomic status and their children’s self-efficacy: The mediation effect of experiential learning activities. Journal of Institute for Social Sciences, 32(3), 129-148. (corresponding author) (in Korean)

2. Kang, S. H. (2017). Chapter 7 “The role of social formation and acceptance in innovations.” pp.197-222 in Park, G. S., & Kim, W. J. et al. Imagination of Contagion, Seoul: Nanam Publication (in Korean) (ISBN 9788930089258)

3. Ye, W., & Kang, S. H. (2017). The Evolved Survival of SM Entertainment in the Chinese Market: Legitimation Strategies and Organizational Survival. Kritika Kultura, 29, 272-291. (corresponding author)

4. Choi, J. Y., & Kang, S. H. (2016). The diffusion of minimum living standard scheme after the reform and open policy in China: ‘Decoupling’ and ‘dualization’ in relation to institutional diffusion. Social Welfare Policy, 43(4), 141-167. (corresponding author) (in Korean)

5. Kang, S. H., & Park, G. S. (2016). Overcoming ethical issues through symbolic management, cultivating proponents and storytelling: The institutionalization of Korea’s horseracing industry. Asian Pacific Business Review, 22(3), 439-451.

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