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1. Introduction :

The Entrepreneurship program aims at breeding up both 1) researchers and professors with a capability of professional research and 2) innovative and future-oriented entrepreneurs, who can wisely adapt themselves to rapidly changing start-up environment. Utilizing the college's knowledge base on entrepreneurship, this program facilitates the realization of various start-up ideas based on social demand,

instils entrepreneurial spirit into students' mindsets, and studies various hurdles in entrepreneurship process through case studies. In addition, systematic studies on statistics and research methodology equip students with the research capability of theorization and systematization of the knowledge about entrepreneurship and start-up management. Specialized programs focusing on specific industries and global start-up programs through exchange programs with foreign universities will also be provided.

2. Major : Program in Entrepreneurship

3. Faculty Members

1) Sohn, Dong Won (손동원)

* Office: 6-502

* Tel: +82-32-860-7746

* E-mail:

* Educational Background

- 1983.02 Korea University (BA) Business Administration

- 1985.02 Korea University (MBA) Business Administration

- 1993.08 University of Missouri-Columbia (PhD) Management

* Academic And Professional Experience

- 2001.01 ~ 2001.02 University of LeHavre, Exchange Professor

- 2004.07 ~ 2005.07 University of California-Davis, Visiting Scholar

* Teaching Interests

- Venture Startups, Innovation, Management of Technology

* Research Interests

- Entrepreneurship, Network, Innovation, Ecosystem

* Selected Publication

- "Why do Beijing Universities play important Roles in Regional Innovation Systems? Based on Resource-based View" African Journal of Business Management, Vol 6, No 14, pp 4768-4783, 2012.

- "A Model to Create High-Tech Startups from the Academic Environment: The Case of Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University (THU)" African Journal of Business Management, Vol 5, No 26, pp 10821-10833. 2011.

"Effects of R&D and Patents on the Financial Performance of Korean Venture Firms" Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, Vol 18, No 2, pp 169-185. 2010.

- Policy-driven university-industry linkages and regional innovation networks in Korea,

ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY, 27, pp 647-664, 2009

- Universities, Clusters, and Innovation Systems, WORLD DEVELOPMENT, Vol 35, No 6,

pp 991-1004, 2007

- Institutional Embeddedness and Chaebol Restructuring in the Korean Economy, PACIFIC

FOCUS, Vol 17, No 1, pp 47-66, 2002

- Korean Leaders (and Subordinates) Conflict Management, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, Vol 10, No 2, pp 130-153, 1999

2) Hur, Won Chang (허원창)

* Office: 6-106

* Tel: +82-32-860-7733

* E-mail:

* Educational Background

- 1997.02 Seoul National University (BA) Industrial Engineering

- 1999.02 Seoul National University (MS) Industrial Engineering

- 2004.02 Seoul National University (PhD) Industrial Engineering

* Academic And Professional Experience

- 2004. 02 ~ 2005. 09 Director of Research & Development Center, Cybermed Inc.

* Teaching Interests

- MIS, IT innovation

* Research Interests

- Business Process Innovation, IT innovation, Technology Acceptance & Diffusion,

Agent-based Simulation

* Selected Publication

- A multi-stage race model with strategic interaction: An agent-based simulation

approach, TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 2010

- Dynamics of Technology Adoption in Markets exhibiting Network Effects, Asian

Pacific Journal of INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 20 (1), pp 131, 2010

- The Future of Digital Imaging, COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 53, pp 131~135,

2010

- Web-based Diagnostic Imaging Service Using XML Forms, JOURNAL OF DIGITAL

IMAGING, 19 (4), pp 328~335, 2006

- Document configuration control processes captured in a workflow, COMPUTERS IN

INDUSTRY, 53(2), pp 117~131, 2004

- Business Process Choreography for B2B Collaboration, IEEE INTERNET COMPUTING,

8(1), pp 37~45, 2004

3) Park, Seung Wook (박승욱)

* Office: 6-204

* Tel: +82-32-860-7769

* E-mail:

* Educational Background

- B.A. Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1985

- M.S. Ohio State University, 1991

- Ph. D. Ohio State University, 2000

* Professional Background

- Staff, Hanyang Investment Finance (1988.1-1989.8)

- Assistant professor, Bowling Green State University (1997.8-1999.8)

- Associate professor, California State University Fullerton (1999.8-2007.1)

* Publications for past 5 years

- A Case Study of Measuring Eco-Efficiency of Products, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, 2013, Vol. 41(2), pp. 197 - 208.

- The Impact of Social Capital Development between 1st- and 2nd-Tier Suppliers on the 1st-Tier Suppliers’ Willingness of Shared Growth and Performance, journal of the Korean Production and Operations Management Society, 2013, Vol. 24(4), pp. 513-535.

- A Study on Technology Commercialization for National R&D Products : A Case Study on Korean Land Spatialization Program, Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, 2012, Vol. 20(2), pp. 81-92.

- Exploring Issues and Solutions in Evaluating Efficiencies of National R&D Projects Based on the Comparison of DEA Results and Project Manager's Evaluation, The Journal of Industrial Innovation, 2011, Vol. 27(4), pp. 33-52.

- A Study on the Assistance Programs for Commercialization of R&D Outcome, The Journal of Business and Venturing, 2010, Vol 5(2), pp. 59-88.

- Suggestions on How to Improve Planning Process for Governmental R&D Projects, The Journal of Business and Venturing, 2010, Vol. 5(3), pp. 1-25.

- A Proposal of Business Model Development System for National Research and Development: Case of Korean Land Spatialization Group, Information Systems Review, 2010, Vol. 12(2), pp. 167-187.

- Developing a Model of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) for a Large-Scale National

Research and Development Project, 2009, Journal of the Korea Society Industrial

Information System, 2009, Vol. 14(3), pp. 58-75.

Domestic Patents

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDOOR ROUTE WITH OUTDOOR ROUTE, Patent No.: 10-1269733-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ASSIDUITY, Patent No.: 10-1278830-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WORK IMPLEMENT, Patent No.: 10-1278751-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING PARKING POSITION, Patent No.: 10-1280707-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURAL USING 3D SCANNER, Patent No.: 10-1303385-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COUPON BASED ON SITUATION INFORMATION, Patent No.: 10-1300985-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACING CAR LOCATION, Patent No.: 10-1302828-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RELATED INFORMATION OF CONTENTS BASED LOCATION INFORMATION, Patent No.:10-1335729-0000, 2013

- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RESOURCE USING MOBILE, Patent No,: 10-1245984-0000, 2013.

- System and method for providing location information of medical service. Patent No.: 10-1027110-0000, 2011

- System and method for providing viewing service using inner space. Patent No.: 10-0995010-0000, 2010

4) Kim, Hyun Jeong (김현정)

* Office: 6-605

* Tel: +82-32-860-7731

* E-mail:

* Educational Background

- 1991.07 University of Strathclyde (BA) Information Science

- 1992.07 University of Strathclyde (Diploma) Information Studies

- 1996.07 University of London, LSE (MSc) Information Management

- 2005.01 University of Warwick (PhD) Business and Industrial Studies

* Academic And Professional Experience

- 1997.12 ~ 2000.09 LG Internet Ltd. Korea

- 2007.04 ~ 2008.03 Citizen Advisory Committee to Presidential Committee on Job

Strategy

- 2006.09 ~ 2011.08 Evaluation Committee Member to Jung-gu District Office, Incheon

City

- 2009.03 ~ 2011.03 Financial and Investment Review Committee Member to Incheon City

Government

- 2011.09 ~ 2012.08 Oxford University, Visiting Fellow

* Teaching Interests

- Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior

* Research Interests

- Organizational Transformation, Organizational Learning, HRM, Organizational Behavior,

E-government

* Selected Publication

- ‘Conceptualizing Structural Ambidexterity into the Innovation of Human Resource Management Architecture: The Case of LG Electronics’, International Journal of HRM, 24(5), pp. 922-943, 2013

- ‘Responsive to Change: Yuhan-Kimberly Work Smart’, Korean Academy of Business History Journal, 27 (2), pp.33-67, 2012

- ‘Effect of Venture Capital and Government Support on Venture Firm’s Performance in Korea’, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 20(2), pp. 309-322, 2012

- ‘The Impact of Psychological Empowerment on Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Vietnam: Moderating Role of Trust in Supervisor’ Journal of Creativity and Innovation, 5(1), pp. 55 -101, 2012

- ‘A Case Study on the Continuous Innovation of Pulmuone’, Korean Academy of Business History Journal, 26(4), pp. 281-312, 2011

- ‘Conceptualizing the Dynamic of Cross-functional Learning within the Context of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Implementation and Appropriation’, Business Management Review, 44(2), pp . 137-161, 2011

- ‘Conceptualizing the processes, benefits and challenges of organizational lifelong learning at Yuhan-Kimberly Korea: the notion of anticipative affordance’, International Journal of HRM, 22(7), pp.1423–1441, 2011

- A Case Study on the Continuous Innovation of Pulmuone, Korean Academy of Business History Journal, 26(4), pp 281-312, 2011

- The Processes of Rhetorical Congruence in the Context of User Centered Design’, Journal of Creativity and Innovation, 4(1), pp 59–86, 2011

- Causes and Effects of Patents in Technology-Based Firms: Empirical Evidence from Korean Venture Companies’, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 18(2), pp 169-185, 2010

- An institutional analysis of an e-government system for anti-corruption: The case of OPEN, Government Information Quarterly, 26(1), pp 42-50, 2009

- Realising the Korean Dream Work-Family Balance: Employer Policies for Sustainable Societies, NHRD Network Journal, 2(3), pp 29-52, 2009

- Lifelong Learning in Organizations, 24(1), Journal of Korean Academy of Business History, 2009

- Information technology outsourcing in Korea in ‘Outsourcing and Human Resource Management-An International Survey’, pp 186- 200, edited by Taplin, Ruth, 2008, Routledge Publication, England, 2008

- The Possible Effects of Social Capital on Knowledge Identification in an Organizational Context, Journal of Daehan Association of Business Administration, 20 (2), pp 527-565, 2007

- Managing IT-enabled Transformation in the Public Sector: a Case Study on E-government in South Korea, Government Information Quarterly, 24,

pp 338~352, 2007

- Cross-functional Knowledge Sharing and the Process of Boundary’, Journal of Productivity, Korea Productivity Association, 21(3), pp 1-27, 2007

5) Lee Min-Hwan (이민환)

* Office : 6-604

* Tel : +82-32-860-7734

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 1986.02 Korea University (BA) Economics

- 1992.03 Kyoto University (MA) Economics

- 1999.11 Kyoto University (PhD) Economics

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 1998.04 ~ 2000.03 Kyoto University Faculty of Economics, Research Fellow

- 2000.06 ~ 2002.04 Senior Economist, Samsung Research Institute of Finance

- 2002.04 ~ 2008.04 Senior Economist, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation

- 2008.04 ~ 2009.08 Research Fellow, Korea Insurance Research Institute

* Teaching Interests

- Finance, Corporate Finance

* Research Interests

- Finance Industry, Corporate Governance

* Selected Publication

- Reforming Resolution Regime of Systemically Important Financial Institutions, FINANCIAL STABILITY STUDIES, Vol.12, No.1, 2011

- Ownership Structure and Risk-taking Behavior: Evidence from Banks in Korea and Japan, ASIAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, Vol. 25, No.2, 2011

- The Analysis of Cournot and Bertrand Competition among Korean Life Insurance Companies Using Exyernality0Induced Endogenous Timing Game, JOURNAL OF INSURANCE STUDIES, Korea Insurance Research Institute, Vol.20, No.3, 2009

- A Test of Competition and Concentration after a Bank Merger Wave, PACIFIC ECONOMIC REVIEW, 2008

- A Test of Competition and Concentration after a Bank Merger Wave (with Mamoru Nagano), PACIFIC ECONOMICS REVIEW, Vol.13 No.5, 2008

- Ownership Structure, Governance, Firm Performance and Risk taking of the Mutual Savings Banks , Korea, JOURNAL OF INSURANCE STUDIES, Korea Insurance Research Institute, Vol.19, No.3, 2008

- Cost Efficiency of Mutual Savings Banks in Korea, FINANCIAL STUDIES, Korea Money and Finance Association, Vol.22, No.2, 2008

- Managerial Ownership and Banks' Risk Taking in Korea, Vol.19, No.1, KOREA RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, 2008

- Corporate Pension Guarantee Scheme: Focusing on Corporate Pension Systems, Korea, Japan, and the U.S, THE KOREAN - JAPANESE ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, Vol.39, 2008

- Financial Conglomeration and Effective Deposit Insurance System, FINANCIAL

STABILITY STUDIES, Vol.8, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, 2007

6) Oh, Jun-Byoung (오준병)

* Office: 6-511

* Tel: +82-32-860-7787

* E-mail:

* Homepage

* Educational Background

- Ph. D : Economics / Texas A&M University / USA

- M.S.: Economics / Yonsei University / Korea

* Research Area: Industrial Organization, Econometrics, Regional Economics

7) Park, In Kyu (박인규)

* Office: H-509

* Tel: +82-32-860-9190

* E-mail :

* Homepage:: http://image.inha.ac.kr

* Educational Background :

- Ph. D : Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Seoul National University / KOREA

- M.S. : Control and Instrumentation Engineering / Seoul National University / KOREA

* Research Area : Computer Graphics and Vision / Multimedia Applications

* Academic Works :

- "GPU-friendly multi-view stereo reconstruction using surfel representation and graph

cuts," Computer Vision and Image Understanding, vo. 115, no. 5, pp. 620-634, May 2011.

- “Design and performance evaluation of image processing algorithms on GPUs,” IEEE

Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 91-104, January 2011.

- “Interactive motion photography from a single image,” The Visual Computer, vol. 26,

no. 11, pp. 1339-1348, November 2010.

- “Single image motion deblurring using adaptive anisotropic regularization,” Optical

Engineering, vol. 49, no. 9, 097008, September 2010.

- “Fast and automatic object pose estimation for range images on the GPU,” Machine

Vision and Applications, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 749-766, August 2010.

4. Course List