Hyesook Chung

Hyesook Chung serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organizations, Strategy, and International Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, focusing on strategic human resource management and organizational dynamics.

Education:

• Ph.D. from Cornell University
• M.S. from Cornell University and Seoul National University
• B.S. from Cornell University

Research Profile: Dr. Chung's work investigates critical intersections between staffing processes, employee turnover, and strategic organizational outcomes. Her research synthesizes organizational behavior frameworks with strategic management principles to develop evidence-based human resource practices, particularly examining how talent acquisition and retention mechanisms influence competitive advantage in complex business environments.

Award Highlights:

• Best Convention Paper Award Winner, HR Division, Academy of Management (2024)
• Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award Winner, Academy of Management (2023)
• Best Paper Award Winner, Human Capital Interest Group, Strategic Management Society Conference (2023)
• SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grant Award Winner, Academy of Management (2020)

Professional Engagement: An active scholar in the Academy of Management, Labor and Employment Relations Association, and Strategic Management Society, Dr. Chung has accumulated 12 major research awards between 2018-2024. Her consistent recognition across multiple conferences demonstrates significant contributions to human resource strategy literature, particularly through methodologically rigorous studies of staffing systems and turnover phenomena during her doctoral and early-career phases.