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Sunjin Pak
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
School of Labor & Employment Relations
504 E. Armory Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
Web: https://ler.illinois.edu/?page_id=460
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Phone: +1 271-721-9003
Last updated on Aug 22, 2017
Ph.D. Student., University of Illinois, School of Labor and Employment Relations, Aug 2014 - Present
Academic Advisor: Dr. Kramer, Amit ()
M.S., Korea University, Graduate School of Business Administration, Seoul, Feb. 2014
Dissertation: “HPWS and corporate performance: The role of trust in management and common perception among employees and an employer.”
Academic Advisor: Dr. Kim, Dong-One ()
B.S., Korea University, The School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul, Feb. 2009
Exchange Student
Institute d'Administration des Entreprises, Aix-en-Provence, France, Aug 2007-Dec 2007
MSc, International Management of IT
RESEARCH INTERESTS• Antecedents and outcomes of weekly working hours
• Effects of work and family on employee’s health and career outcome
• Effects of availability of work-family policies perceptions on health and career outcome
• Reciprocal relationship between organizational conflict and perceptions of HR practices
• LMX-differentiation, justice climate, team processes, and team performance
PUBLICATIONSKramer, K. Z., & Pak, S. (Forthcoming) Relative earnings and depressive symptoms among working parents: Contrasting gender effects of changes in relative income on depressive symptoms over time. Sex Roles
Media coverage: Illinois news bureau, NDTV news, Deccan chronicle, and more.
Kim, D., Pak, S., and Seo, H. (2013). “The HR & IR strategy of Hyundai Motors India” In IBRE and FKI (Eds.), Enterprise management’s way 2013 (pp. 90–113). Seoul: FKImedia
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW (* Denotes Equal Contributors)Pak, S., Kramer, A., and Kim, Y. The Difference in Men’s and Women’s Responses to Working Hours: A Longitudinal Study of the Curvilinear Relationship between Work Hours, Family Demands and Resources, Health, and Salary Growth. Target Journal:Academy of Management Journal.
* Chen, Y.,* Pak, S., * Son, J., Carpenter, N. The Contextual Factors on the LMX Differentiation-Performance Relationship: A Meta-Analytic Approach. Target Journal:Journal of Applied Psychology.
Kim, Y., Kramer, A., & Pak, S. Job Insecurity and Sleep Quality: The Role of Spillover, Family, and Gender. Target Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PROCEEDINGANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
Pak, S. & Kramer, A. (2017) Sex Differences in weekly working hours, family demand, and resources on health and salary growth: Results from the Korean labor and income panel data [Paper Presentation]. Labor Markets II Symposium, Anaheim, CA, June 2017.
• Presented in LERA Best Paper session.
Pak, S. (2014) Employee-organization agreement and trust in management of HPWS effectiveness: A mediated moderation model [Paper Presentation]. High-Performance Work Practices and Employee Participation session, Portland, Oregon, May 2014.
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT
Pak, S. & Kramer, A. (2017) The relationship between working hours, family demands and resources, health, and salary growth: Results from American and Korean panel study. [Divisional paper session]. Organizational behavior division, Atlanta, GA, Aug 2017.
Pak, S., & Avgar, A. C. (2016). Modeling the Reciprocal Relationship between Task Conflicts and High-Involvement Work Practices. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, p. 15642). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.15642abstract
Kim, S., Pak, S., & Kwon, K. (2016). Does Job Control Matter for Work Hours? A Comparison between the United States and Korea. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2016, p. 13323). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.13323abstract
Pak, S. (2015). The Beneficiary potential of task conflicts in high involvement work practices. Academy of Management Proceedings, (Vol. 2015, p. 17709). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2015.17709abstract
Pak, S., & Ju, B. (2014). HPWS and Corporate Performance: The Role of Trust in Management and Common Perception. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2014, p. 16473). Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2014.16473abstract
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONFERENCE
Kang S., Kim H., & Pak S. (2013) Does Corporate Governance Affect Human Resource Management? An Empirical Investigation of Panel Data [Paper Presentation] 8th Asian Regional Congress of International Labour and Employment Relations Association, Melbourne, Australia, April 2013.
AMMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
Kramer, K. & Pak, S. (2017) Relative Earnings in Families and Depression [Paper session: work, family and wellbeing] 2017 ASA Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada, August 2017.
VI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF WORK AND FAMILY
Kramer, K. & Pak, S. (2017) A longitudinal study of depression among stay-at-home fathers [Paper session: work, family and wellbeing] VII International Conference of Work and Family, Barcelona, Spain, July 3-4.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATIONPak, S. & Avgar, A. (writing). The Impact of Climate Strength on the Reciprocal Relationship between Task Conflict and High-Involvement Work Practices Perceptions Target Journal: Journal of Management. Draft manuscript is available
Chen, Y. & Pak, S. (data analysis). Discriminant and Criterion-related Validity of LMX and Leader-Member Guanxi in Predicting Job Performance: A Meta-Analytic Approach. Target Journal:Journal of Applied Psychology. Data analysis stage
Kramer, A. & Pak, S. (writing). Introducing a Model of Reciprocal Relationship between Work Demands, Family Demands, and Depression: A Four-Wave Study. Target Journal:Journal of Applied Psychology
Ju, B., Li J.& Pak, S. (writing). Examining the Effect of Training on Education and Skills-Job Match and Turnover Intention, and the Moderating Role of Work Hours and Years of Tenure: a 13-Years Longitudinal Study. Target Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology
Kramer, K., Kramer A., & Pak, S. (data analysis) Career outcomes of Fathers Who Take Leave Following a Birth/Adoption of a Child: A Matching Study Using the NLSY79, NLSY97, Four Cohorts of SIPP Data, and KLIPS
AWARDS, GRANTS, and FELLOWSHIPSAwarded
• Conference Travel Award, School of Labor and Employment Relations, UIUC ($500) / Spring 2017• Conference Travel Award, The graduate college, UIUC ($825) / Fall 2016
• Conference Travel Award, The graduate college, UIUC ($825) / Fall 2015
• Conference Travel Award, The graduate college, Korea University ($1,300) / Fall 2013
• Korea University Family Award / Aug 2013
• Fellowship, College of Business, Korea University (total $14,613) / March 2011-Dec 2013
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• / 2011 Spring/Fall Semester ($6,646)
2013 Spring/Fall Semester ($7,968)
• Hyundai Motor Group Scholarship, Hyundai motor group ($20,000) / June 2007-Feb 2008
• Fellowship, College of Engineering, Korea University (total $42,256) / March 2002 – Fall 2008
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• / 2002 Spring/Fall Semester ($5,564)
2003 Spring/Fall Semester ($6,009)
2006 Spring/Fall Semester ($8,112)
2007 Spring/Fall Semester ($8,720)
2008 Spring/Fall Semester ($9,234)
Rejected Grants
• Larsen Grant, Research in Career Development, UIUC ($629) / March 2016• / The Difference in Men and Women’s Responses to Work and Family Demands: A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Work and Family Demands on Health and Turnover.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Research Assistant, Professor Amit Kramer / Champaign IL, 2016 - 2017
• / Analyzing NLSY79 panel data: Kramer, A & Pak, S. Introducing a Model of Reciprocal Relationship between Work Demands, Family Demands, and Depression: A Four-Wave Study.
• Research Assistant, Professor Karen Kramer / Champaign IL, 2016 - 2017
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• / Analyzed NLSY79 panel data for the paper, depression and Relative Earnings in Families.
Constructed the data set using panel data: NLSY79, NLSY97, and SIPP
Wrote a grant proposal to the Department of Labor
Kramer, K. & Pak, S. (data analysis). Depression and Relative Earnings in Families
Kramer, K., Kramer A., & Pak, S (writing, data analysis) Career outcomes of Fathers Who Take Leave Following a Birth/Adoption of a Child: A Matching Study Using the NLSY79, NLSY97, Four Cohorts of SIPP Data, and KLIPS
• Research Assistant, Professor Ying Chen / Champaign IL, 2015
• Coded studies for meta-analysis
• Conducted meta-analysis using following software
: Comprehensive Meta-analysis, SPSS, STATA, and AMOS (meta-analytic SEM)
• Chen, Y.,Pak, S, & Son, J. The Contextual Factors on the LMX Differentiation-Performance Relationship: A Meta-Analytic Approach. Target Journal:Journal of Applied Psychology. Draft manuscript is available (Authors listed alphabetically)
• Research Assistant, Professor Craig Olson / Champaign IL, 2014• Collected data of CEO information • STATA program coding.
• Research Assistant, Korean Industrial Relational Association / Seoul, S. Korea, 2013• Assisted administrative process, edited the manuscript for the project “Comparing OECD
member states’ Labor Market Index published by the Ministry of Employment and Labor
• Reviewed literature, collected subjective matter data, edited the manuscript for the project
“the Hyundai motors employment relationship academy program”, published by Hyundai
Motors
• Collected data: Kim D. & Ahn J. “Financial Crisis
and Industrial Relations: The Case of Korea” Invited for keynote speech at the 8th
Asian Regional Congress of ILERA (Melbourne, Australia, April 2013)
• Assisted administrative process, edited the manuscript for the project “Analysis of
Industrial Relations in the Year 2012,” published by the Ministry of Employment and
Labor
• Speaker, Statistic Workshop: Comprehensive Meta-Analysis workshop for doctoral students. School of Labor and Employment Relations / Champaign IL, 2017
• Teaching Assistant, Korea University Graduate School of Labor Studies / Seoul, S. Korea, 2012
• Preparing course materials • Analyzing class evaluation survey
• Student assessment • Advertised Graduate program and produced brochure
• Arranged discussion sessions and graded papers for “Labor Relations Professional Course.”
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• Process Engineer, Hyundai Motor Company / Ulsan Plant/R&D Center, Jan 2009-Feb 2012
• Provided technical support for plant startup/shutdown (Ulsan, India)
• Develop learning toolkit and aids for manufacturing & maintenance workers
• Technical justification and feasibility study for plant equipment & car model changes
• Troubleshooting of various problems affecting Plant Reliability
• Sergeant, The Republic of Korea Marine Corps / Pohang, S. Korea, Oct 2003–Oct 2005• The chief operator in Intel branch, Communications Battalion, 1st R.O.K. Marine Division
• Assisted numerous combined and joint field-training exercises in Intel/Operation branch
ADDITIONAL SKILLSProficient in STATA, AMOS, SPSS, MATLAB, Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, and C++
Familiar with M-plus, SAS, and R-studio
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE• Ad hoc reviewer
• Academy of Management Annual Meeting, organization behavior division
• Academy of Management Annual Meeting, human resources division / 2017
2015
• Committee member, LER Academic Affairs Committee / Champaign IL, 2017
• Committee member, University Librarian’s Student Advisory Council / Champaign IL, 2014
• Vice president, Graduate School of Business Administration Student Council / Seoul, S. Korea, 2013
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA)
• Academy of Management (AOM)
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)