Kathleen Park

Assistant Professor, Administrative Sciences Coordinator, Innovation

Dr. Kathleen Park is an assistant professor of administrative sciences, with specializations in strategic and international management and the management of innovation and technology. Her research interests are at the intersection of innovation, internationalization through mergers and acquisitions, global strategy, emerging markets, leadership, management and entrepreneurial teams, and corporate governance. Her research has been published in the Journal of Business Research, R&D Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Management History, Competition & Change: The Journal of Global Business and Political Economy, Thunderbird International Business Review, and Routledge Companion for Mergers and Acquisitions, among many others, and is also included in numerous book chapters with internationally recognized publishers. Dr. Park has presented her research worldwide at conferences in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and North America. Her work has been recognized with awards by the Academy of Management, the flagship organization for management scholars worldwide, as well as by the Global Business and Technology Association and the European Academy of Management. In her affiliations, she has formed international research partnerships for the study of leadership, innovation, and internationalization in emerging markets. She is a graduate of Harvard University and the MBA and PhD programs of the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Research Interests

Courses

Scholarly Works

Refereed Journal Articles

Desjardins, G., Gould, A. M., and Park, K. M. “Sizzle without the steak: The emerging strategic implications of receiving a free offering in the digital age.” Journal of Management History vol. ahead-of-print, no. ahead-of-print (2023). https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-02-2023-0007

Park, K. M., Pinsky, E., Kaiser, N., Subramani, A, and Ying, Y. “The Application of Data Analytics for Understanding Patterns of Mergers and Acquisitions and CEO Characteristics in and between Crisis Times.” Computer Science and Education in Computer Science vol. 514 (2023): 265–280. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44668-9_21

Park, K. M., and Wallace, F. “Multicultural leaders from emerging markets: Transforming international acquisitions and corporate social responsibility.” International Journal of Emerging Markets 17, no. 5 (2022): 1336–1370. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-01-2019-0074

Park, K. M. “Navigating the digital revolution and crisis times: humanitarian and innovation-inspired leadership through the pandemic.” Journal of Strategy and Management 14, no. 3 (2021): 360–377. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-01-2021-0021

Park, K. M., and Wallace, F. “Leadership and power in the digital economic revolution: Celebrity status, social media, and big blunders.” Journal of Global Business and Technology 16, no. 2 (2020): 1–17. https://gbata.org/journal-of-global-business-and-technology-jgbat/

Park, K. M., and Meglio, O. “Playing a Double Game? Pursuing Innovation Through Ambidexterity in an International Acquisition Program from the Arabian Gulf Region.” R&D Management 49, no. 1 (2019): 115–135.

Park, K. M., Meglio, O., and Schriber, S. “Building a Global Corporate Social Responsibility Program via Mergers and Acquisitions: A Managerial Framework.” Business Horizons 62, no. 3 (2019): 395–407.

Park, K. M., Meglio, O., Bauer, F., and Tarba, S. “Managing Patterns of Internationalization, Integration and Identity Transformation: The Post-Acquisition Metamorphosis of an Arabian Gulf EMNC.” Journal of Business Research vol. 93 (2018): 122–138.

Park, K. M., and A. M. Gould. “The Overlooked Influence of Personality, Idiosyncrasy and Eccentricity in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions: 120 Years and Six Distinct Waves.” Journal of Management History 23, no. 1 (2017): 7–31.

Park, K. M., and U. Mense-Petermann. “Managing across Borders—Global Integration and Knowledge Exchange in MNCs.” Competition & Change: The Journal of Global Business and Political Economy 18, no. 3 (2014): 265–279.

Park, K. M. (with G. K. Stahl, D.N. Angwin, P. Very, et al.). “Sociocultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Unresolved Paradoxes and Directions for Future Research.” Thunderbird International Business Review 55, no. 4 (2013): 333–356.

Park, K. M., and G. Hollinshead. “Logics and Limits: Ethical Outsourcing and Offshoring in the Global Financial Services Industry.” Competition & Change: The Journal of Global Business and Political Economy 15, no. 3 (2014): 177–195.

Book

Meglio, O., and Park, K. M. Strategic Decisions and Sustainability Choices: Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Social Responsibility from a Global Perspective (NY and Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05478-6

Book Chapters

Park, K. M., and Ng, E. “Navigating the Maze: Transitioning through Status Incongruence and Social Stratification in the Migrant Journey in Global Organizations.” In Research Handbook on Global Diversity Management, edited by Erbil, C., and Ӧzbilgin, M. (forthcoming) (UK: Edward Elgar, 2023).

Khan, R., Schena, P., Park, K. M., and Pinsky, E. “A Clustering Approach to Analyzing NHL Goaltenders’ Performance.” In Proceedings of the Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science (chapter 1, pp. 3–10), edited by T. Zlateva and R. Goleva (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17292-2_1

Park, K. M. “The New Executive: Interconnected Yet Isolated and Uninformed—Leadership Challenges in the Digital Pandemic Epoch.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Management History (pp. 1011–1046), edited by J. Muldoon, A. Gould, and A. McMurray (Springer International Publishing, 2020) https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-62348-1_3-1

Park, K. M. “CSR and M&As in Developed and Developing Economies.” In Strategic Decisions and Sustainability Choices: Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Social Responsibility from a Global Perspective (pp. 155–176) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05478-6_8

Park, K. M. “CSR in Practice: Agility Logistics and the Development of Global CSR and M&A Programs.” In Strategic Decisions and Sustainability Choices: Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Social Responsibility from a Global Perspective (pp. 129–153) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05478-6_7

Park, K. M. “CSR, Acquisitions, and Institutional Context: Spanning the Globe.” In Strategic Decisions and Sustainability Choices: Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Social Responsibility from a Global Perspective (pp. 109–128) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05478-6_6

Meglio, O., and Park, K. M. “Moving Forward: Scholars as Stakeholders.” In Strategic Decisions and Sustainability Choices: Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Social Responsibility from a Global Perspective (pp. 195–203) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05478-6_10

Meglio, O., and Park, K. M. “Strategic Renewal through Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Ambidexterity.” In Handbook of Strategic: Core Concepts, Antecedents and Micro-Foundations, edited by A. Tuncdogan, A. Lindgreen, F. Van Den Bosch, and H. Volberda (New York: Routledge, 2019).

“Leadership, Power and Collaboration in International Mergers and Acquisitions: Conflict and Resolution.” In The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by A. Risberg, D. R. King, and O. Meglio (New York: Routledge, 2015): 373–412. ISBN 978-0-415-70466-3

“Leadership Perspectives on the Global Market for Corporate Control.” In Service Science Research, Strategy and Innovation: Dynamic Knowledge Management Methods, edited by N. J. Delener (Hershey, Penn.: IGI Global, 2012): 377–399.

Recent Conference Presentations

Al Reshaid, F., Park, K. M., Vogel, B., Al Buloushi, N., and Yusuff, K. “Top Management Triads: Role Theory and Top Team Relationships Following Chair and CEO Separation.” Academy of Management Proceedings 2023, no. 1 (2023): 18604. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.18604abstract

Park, K. M., and Ng, E. S. “Neither Here Nor There: Status Incongruence in Migration and Mobility in Emerging Markets.” Academy of Management Proceedings 2022, no. 1 (2022): 17190. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.17190abstract

Park, K. M., and Wallace, F. H. “Leadership Multiculturalism and Corporate Social Responsibility in International Acquisitions.” Academy of Management, Boston, August 2019. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.17559

Park, K. M., Gould, A. M., and King, D. R. “CEO Status and Turnover in the Market for Corporate Control.” Academy of Management, Chicago, August 2018, https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.14628

Park, K. M., Meglio, O., Bauer, F., and Tarba, S. Y. “Innovating and Internationalizing a New Organizational Identity: The Metamorphosis of an EMNC.” Academy of Management, Atlanta, Ga., August 2017. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.16992

Park, K. M., and Meglio, O. “Leveraging Managerial and Innovation Resources in International Mergers and Acquisitions.” Academy of Management, Atlanta, Ga., August 2017. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.17105

Desjardins, G., Park, K. M., and Gould, A. M. “The Evolution of ‘Something-for-Nothing’ Vendor Strategies from the Industrial to Digital Epochs.” Academy of Management, Atlanta, Ga., August 2017. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.17059

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