Honors/Awards:  

• Award for Service Excellence [The Organizing Committee of KODISA 2019 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2019), Yeosu, South Korea, July 8-10, 2019] [Award Type: Leadership] [Scope: International]
• Best Paper Award [The Academic Steering Committee of KODISA 2019 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2019), Yeosu, South Korea, July 8-10, 2019] [Award Type: Scholarship/Research] [Scope: International] Paper titled “The Dynamic Linkage of Price Movements between Major Global and Korean Stock Exchanges”.
• Award for Service Excellence [The Organizing Committee of 2018 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2018), Seoul, South Korea, June 25-27, 2018] [Award Type: Leadership] [Scope: International]
• Best Paper Award [The Academic Steering Committee of 2018 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2018), Seoul, South Korea, June 25-27, 2018] [Award Type: Scholarship/Research] [Scope: International] Paper titled “Long-run and Short-run Dynamic Relationships between Exchange Rates, Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Prices in Korea”.
• Award of Excellence [The Organizing Committee of 2017 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2017), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 6-8, 2017] [Award Type: Leadership] [Scope: International]
• Best Paper Award [The Academic Steering Committee of 2017 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2017), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  July 6-8, 2017] [Award Type: Scholarship/Research] [Scope: International] Paper titled “Long-run and Short-run Dynamic Relationships between Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Foreign Direct Investment Flows in China”. 
• Citations of Excellence Award (2016 Winner – Presented by Emerald Group Publishing, United Kingdom. May 20, 2016).  The paper titled “Investigating the Influence of Tourism on Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Panel Analysis of the European Union”, Tourism Management, 2013, has been selected as a winning paper in the prestigious Emerald Citations of Excellence for 2016. http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/literati/citations/awards.htm 
• Highly Commended Paper Award (2015 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2015). Seoul, Korea, July 08-11, 2015).  Title: “The Impact of the Logistics and Transport Industry on Carbon Emissions and Economic Growth in Korea.” Presented by the Korea Distribution Science Association and Allied Academies.
• Best Paper Award (2014 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2014). Seoul, Korea. July 9-12, 2014). Title: “The Impact of Product Distribution and Information Technology on Carbon Emissions and Economic Growth.” Presented by the Korea Distribution Science Association and Allied Academies.
• Best Reviewer Award (2014 International Conference on Business and Information (BAI2014). Osaka, Japan. July 3-5, 2014). Presented by the International Business Academics Consortium 
• Highly Commended Paper Award (2014 World Hospitality and Tourism Forum (WHTF2014). Seoul, Korea, June 26-28, 2014.  Title: “Interaction and Spillover Effects of Industry Cooperation between Hospitality and Tourism and Information Technology Industries for Creative Economy.” Presented by the Korean Academic Society of Hospitality Administration
• Highly Commended Paper Award (2013 International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE2013), Busan, South Korea, July 11-14, 2013). Title: “Ensuring Green Growth and Sustainability: The Role of Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Service Industry in Korea.” Co-authored with Michael Kwag. Presented by the Korea Distribution Science Association and Allied Academies.
• Best Paper Award (2013 International Conference on Business and Information (BAI2013). Bali, Indonesia. July 7-9, 2013). Title: “Tourism, Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions Patterns in Southeast Asia: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach.” Co-authored with Tantatape Brahmasrene. Presented by the International Business Academics Consortium 
• Highly Commended Paper Award (Emerald Literati Network 2013 Awards for Excellence, Bingley, United Kingdom, May 15, 2013). Title: “Impact of culture on online management education” published in Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal. Co-authored with Kip Becker et al. Presented by the Emerald Literati Network
• Best Paper Award (2012 International Conference of the Korea Distribution Science Association and Allied Academies, Seoul, Korea, July 13-15, 2012). Title: “Challenges and Opportunities of Small Business Management in India.” Co-authored with Rajasekhara Mouly Potluri et al. Presented by the Korea Distribution Science Association and Allied Academies.
• Best Paper of the Year Award (Korea Distribution Science Association, Seoul, Korea, December 2011). Title: “Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between the Operational Competence of Service Providers and the Use and Adoption of Mobile Commerce,” Journal of Distribution Science, Vol.9, No.2, pp. 5-12. ISSN 1738-3110. Co-authored with Samuel Mendlinger. Presented by the Korea Distribution Science Association
• Best Paper of the Year Award (Korea Distribution Science Association, Seoul, Korea, December 2010). Title: “Effects of customers’ demographic profile on mobile commerce adoption,” Journal of Distribution Science, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 5-11. ISSN 1738-3110. Co-authored with James F. Cormier. Presented by the Korea Distribution Science Association
• Distinguished Research Award (Fall 2009 International Conference of The Allied Academies, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 14-16, 2009). Academy of Marketing Studies: Title “Demographic differences on the perceptions of electronic commerce adoption.” Presented by the Allied Academies
• Distinguished Research Award (Spring 2009 International Conference of The Allied Academies, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 14-16, 2009). Academy of Marketing Studies: Title “Relationship between consumer personality and brand personality as self-concept.” Presented by the Allied Academies
• Distinguished Research Award (Spring 2008 International Conference of The Allied Academies, Tunica, Mississippi, April 2-4, 2009). Academy of Entrepreneurship: Title “Recent evidence of small business development in transition economies.” Presented by the Allied Academies
• Best Paper Award (Twelfth World Business Congress of the International Management Development Association, Vancouver, Canada, June 25-29, 2003). Title: “Motivation-experience-performance process in understanding Internet consumer behavior.” Presented by the International Management Development Association
• Best Professor of the Year Award (Kazakh British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 2006)

Professional Qualifications/Certificates:

• Specialist of Business Management Consulting (SMBA, 2002)
• Specialist of Logistics Management (MOCT, 2001)
• Specialist of Electronic Commerce Management (KITA, 2000)
• Specialist of International Trade (KITA, 1998)
• Specialist of Shipping Management (MOMAF, 1991)

Language Capabilities

• Multilingual. Native Korean
• Fluent in English, Proficient in Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Russian.

Computer Skills

• Skilled user of HTML, Java Script, VBScript, and Dreamweaver CS.
• Skilled user of Statistical Analysis Packages: Eviews, STATA, SPSS, AMOS, and EXCEL.

Memberships of Academic Associations

• International Management Development Association (IMDA), Pennsylvania, USA. 2003 ~ present http://www.imda.cc/ 
• Allied Academies. Academy of Marketing Studies. USA. 2009 ~ present http://www.alliedacademies.org/Public/Journals/Journals.aspx
• World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), Brighton, UK. 2004 ~ present http://www.worldsustainable.org/ 
• Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA), Seoul, Korea. 2008 ~ present http://kodisa.jams.or.kr/
• International Informatization Academy (Diploma No.699 RK), Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2006 ~ present
• East Asian Economic Association (EAEA), Kyoto, Japan. 2012 ~ present http://www.eaeaweb.com/