Associate Professor
Yonghoon G. LEE
Associate Professor
yglee@ust.hk
CV
Yonghoon G. LEE

Research Interests

  • Network theory
  • Status and Reputation
  • Careers in Creative Industries

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. INSEAD, Organisational Behaviour
  • M.S. Korea University, Business Administration
  • BE & BBA Korea University, Economics & Business Administration

Academic And Professional Experience

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Management, Associate Professor, July 2023 - present, Assistant Professor, July 2015 - June 2023.

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications (Chronological, alphabetical)

  • Lee, Y.G., Koval, C.Z., & Lee, S.S. In press. The glass wall and the gendered evaluation of role expansion in freelancing careers. Academy of Management Journal.

  • Jung, H.J., Lee, Y.G., & Park, S.H. 2022. Just diverse among themselves: how does negative performance feedback change board diversity in expertise and ascriptive backgrounds? Organization Science, 34: 657-679. (Download here)

  • Lee, Y.G. & Gargiulo, M. 2022. Escaping the survival trap: Network transition among early-career K-Pop freelance songwriters. Administrative Science Quarterly, 67: 339-377. (Download here)

  • Chan, T.H., Lee, Y.G., & Jung, H.J. 2021. Anchored differentiation: The role of temporal distance in the comparison and evaluation of new product designs. Organization Science, 32: 1423-1541. (Download here; Podcast)

  • Prato, M., Kypraios, E., Ertug, G., & Lee, Y.G. 2019. Middle-status conformity revisited: The interplay between achieved and ascribed status. Academy of Management Journal, 62: 1003-1027. (Download here)

  • Jonczyk, C., Lee, Y.G., Galunic, C., & Bensaou, B. 2016. Relational changes during role transitions: The interplay of efficiency and cohesion. Academy of Management Journal, 59: 956-982. (Download here)

  • Ertug, G., Yogev, T., Lee, Y.G., & Hedstrom, P. 2016. The art of representation: How reputation affects success in the contemporary art field. Academy of Management Journal, 59: 113-134. (Download here)

Book Chapters
Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Lee, Y.G. & Hoefer, R. 2016. The constrained referrals: How dependence and structural equivalence limit referrals' performance. Academy of Management Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.

    • Finalist for the Best Paper Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management 2016

  • Lee, Y.G. 2013. Confused by the middle: Status, acquisition advisors, and their opportunism in acquisition premium. Academy of Management Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.

    • Finalist for the Louis R. Pondy Best Dissertation Paper Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management 2013

  • Galunic, C., Jonczyk, C., Lee, Y.G., & Bensaou, B. 2012. Ties loss and gain during management transitions. Academy of Management Meeting Best Paper Proceedings.

Selected Recent Conference Presentations

  • Lee, Y.G. & Jung, H.J. 2021. Racial minority representation on the board and foreign competition threat. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (OMT Division), Virtual.

  • Lee, Y.G. 2020. The persistence of structural holes. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (OMT Division), Vancouver, Canada.

  • Chan, T.H., & Lee, Y.G. 2020. Anchored differentiation: The role of temporal distance in the comparison and evaluation of new product designs. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (OMT Division), Vancouver, Canada.

  • Jung, H.J., Lee, Y.G., & Park, S.H. 2020. Just diverse among themselves: How does negative performance feedback change board diversity in expertise and ascriptive backgrounds? To be presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (STR Division), Vancouver, Canada; presented at the Wharton People and Organization Conference, Philadelphia, PA (2019).

  • Lee, Y.G. & Choi, J.N. 2019. Robust or simply excluded: The tradeoff of structural isolation and performance of relative value and long-short hedge funds. Presented at the European Group for Organizational Studies, Edinburgh, UK

  • Lee, Y.G., Jung, H.J., & Casciaro, T. 2019. The mind of the network broker. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA; and INSEAD Network Evolution Conference, Fontainebleau, France (2018).

  • Lee, Y.G. 2018. Tertius dominans: Differential access to resources and the consolidation of brokerage in the collaboration network of K-Pop songwriters. Presented at the Wharton People and Organization Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Lee, Y.G. & Gargiulo, M. 2017. Collaboration networks, survival, and success in creative industries: Evidence from K-Pop songwriters. Presented at the Wharton People and Organization Conference, Philadelphia, PA; and INSEAD Network Evolution Conference, Fontainebleau, France (2016).

  • Lee, Y.G. & Jung, H.J. 2017. Meant to be disconnected: Broker’s perception bias and self-justification motivation. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (OB Division), Atlanta, GA; and European Group for Organizational Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Review Activities

  • Member of Editorial Board:

    • Administrative Science Quarterly

  • Ad Hoc reviewer:

    • Academy of Management Journal

    • American Sociological Review

    • Organization Science

    • Journal of Management Studies

Funded Projects

  • RGC Early Career Scheme, "Role Expansion and Gender Discrimination in Freelance Careers: Multi-method Approach", 2018-2020, Principle Investigator, HKD388,807

Honors And Awards

  • 2016. Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Reviewing Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Meetings

  • 2016. Finalist for the Best Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Meetings

  • 2014. Nominee for Best Symposium Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Meetings

  • 2013. Finalist for the Louis R. Pondy Best Dissertation Paper Award, Organization and Management Theory Division, Academy of Management Meetings

  • 2013. Outstanding Reviewer Award, Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management Meetings