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Jeoung Yul Lee

Hanyang University · Business, Management and Accounting

About the Lab

Professor Jeoung Yul Lee's research lab specializes in international business and organizational resilience, with a focus on multinational enterprise (MNE) strategy, global talent management, and the impact of cultural and institutional distances on subsidiary performance. The lab investigates how cross-national differences—particularly in culture, governance, and knowledge systems—affect organizational outcomes such as innovation, divestment, and crisis resilience. It also explores digital transformation in facility management and knowledge sharing in emerging market contexts, especially China. The lab emphasizes empirical, data-driven research using large-scale firm-level datasets from Asia and global markets.

multinational enterprisesglobal talent managementcultural frictionorganizational resiliencedigital transformation

Research Overview

Papers
114
Total Citations
1,969
Papers (5y)
38
Primary Field
Business, Management and Accounting

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
38total
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Citations per year (5y)
675total
20212022202320242025

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|113 citations·2019
Internalization advantage and subsidiary performance: The role of business group affiliation and host country characteristics
Ajai Gaur, Chinmay Pattnaik, Deeksha Singh, Jeoung Yul Lee
SJR Q1Journal of International Business Studies
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
2
Article|83 citations·2019
Subsidiary staffing, cultural friction, and subsidiary performance: Evidence from Korean subsidiaries in 63 countries
Deeksha Singh, Chinmay Pattnaik, Jeoung Yul Lee, Ajai Gaur
SJR Q1Human Resource Management

Drawing from the notion of cultural friction and based on the agency theory rationalization of multinational enterprise (MNE) headquarter–subsidiary relationship, we examine the impact of cultural friction in foreign subsidiaries on subsidiary performance. We argue that cultural friction, arising due to a high presence of parent country nationals (PCNs) in culturally distant locations, has a detrimental effect on subsidiary performance. This effect is the strongest when the cultural friction is

Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
3
Article|64 citations·2022
The Impact of Social Media and Digital Platforms Experience on SME International Orientation: The Moderating Role of COVID-19 Pandemic
Jeoung Yul Lee, Young Soo Yang, Pervez Ghauri, Byung Il Park
SJR Q1Journal of International ManagementOA
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
4
Article|62 citations·2013
Distance and divestment of Korean MNC affiliates: the moderating role of entry mode and experience
Chinmay Pattnaik, Jeoung Yul Lee
SJR Q2Asia Pacific Business Review

In this study, we examine the impact of cross-national distance on the divestment of foreign affiliates. On the basis of the nine dimensions of cross-national distance (Berry et al. 2010. “An Institutional Approach to Cross-National Distance.” Journal of International Business Studies 41 (9): 1460-1480), we empirically examine the impact of each measure of distance on the divestment of affiliates. Using a data set of 1697 multinational corporations (MNCs) headquartered in Korea and their 2435 af

Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
5
Article|60 citations·2015
Human capital in multinational enterprises: Does strategic alignment matter?
Chris Changwha Chung, Hyeyoun Park, Jeoung Yul Lee, Kwanghyun Kim
SJR Q1Journal of International Business Studies
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
6
Article|58 citations·2023
Early evidence on how Industry 4.0 reshapes MNEs’ global value chains: The role of value creation versus value capturing by headquarters and foreign subsidiaries
Jeoung Yul Lee, Daekwan Kim, Byungchul Choi, Alfredo Jiménez
SJR Q1Journal of International Business StudiesOA
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
7
Article|57 citations·2019
Challenges for foreign companies in China: implications for research and practice
Fabian Jintae Froese, Dylan Sutherland, Jeoung Yul Lee, Yipeng Liu, Yuan Pan
SJR Q1Asian Business & ManagementOA
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
8
Article|51 citations·2021
Literature Review on Digitalization in Facilities Management and Facilities Management Performance Measurement: Contribution of Industry 4.0 in the Global Era
Jeoung Yul Lee, Ilkhom Okmirzaevich Irisboev, Yeon-Sik Ryu
SJR Q1SustainabilityOA

In this study, our aim is to present a comprehensive systematic review on digitalization (DT) in facility management (FM) and FM performance management (PM). Past research on these themes indicated that either research articles on DT in FM or research studies on FM PM are separately dealt with. However, in contrast, in our literature review, we try to present a holistic literature review by integrating both research streams on DT applications for FM and FM PM. A total 130 academic journal articl

Building and ConstructionEngineering
9
Article|49 citations·2008
Managerial knowledge-sharing in chaebols and its impact on the performance of their foreign subsidiaries
Jeoung Yul Lee, Ian C. MacMillan
SJR Q1International Business Review
CommunicationSocial Sciences
10
Article|48 citations·2016
The Interplay of Mahalanobis Distance and Firm Capabilities on MNC Subsidiary Exits from Host Countries
Jingoo Kang, Jeoung Yul Lee, Pervez Ghauri
SJR Q1Management International Review
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
11
Article|47 citations·2020
Learning in SME Internationalization: A New Perspective on Learning From Success versus Failure
Jeoung Yul Lee, Alfredo Jiménez, Timothy M. Devinney
SJR Q1Management International ReviewOA
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
12
Article|46 citations·2021
The effect of political turnover on firms’ strategic change in the emerging economies: The moderating role of political connections and financial resources
Seong‐jin Choi, Huilong Liu, Jun Yin, Yunfei Qi, Jeoung Yul Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Business Research
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
13
Article|45 citations·2022
Global talent management and multinational subsidiaries' resilience in the Covid‐19 crisis: Moderating roles of regional headquarters' support and headquarters–subsidiary friction
Jeoung Yul Lee, Dorra Yahiaoui, Khan‐Pyo Lee, Fang Lee Cooke
SJR Q1Human Resource ManagementOA

Resilience is central to developing organizational capability to respond to global crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, few studies have examined the relationship between global talent management (GTM) and the organizational resilience of multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries during crises. This study contributes to the GTM and crisis management literature by examining the role of GTM in MNE subsidiaries' resilience during the Covid-19 crisis. Based on the sample of 166 Korean MN

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
14
Article|45 citations·2015
The Interplay of Top-down Institutional Pressures and Bottom-up Responses of Transition Economy Firms on FDI Entry Mode Choices
Chris Changwha Chung, Shufeng Xiao, Jeoung Yul Lee, Jingoo Kang
SJR Q1Management International Review
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting
15
Article|39 citations·2013
Innovative Knowledge Transfer Patterns of Group-Affiliated Companies: The effects on the Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries
Jeoung Yul Lee, Young‐Ryeol Park, Pervez Ghauri, Byung Il Park
SJR Q1Journal of International Management
Strategy and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting

Research Areas

Strategy and ManagementCommunicationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsMarketing

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