Dr. Chan Hyung Park

Short Bio

Chan is a Senior Researcher at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation of ETH Zurich and lead the RESC (Rehabilitation Engineering and Science) project. His research focuses on problem-solving in strategic and entrepreneurial contexts, looking at the roles of cognition, motivation, and group processes. Prior to joining academia, Chan has done consulting in China with clients in agriculture, health, and automotive industries. Chan is fluent in Korean, English, and Chinese. His research relies on managerial samples, ranging from low-level employees to board of directors. 

Education

Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School. 
Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Washington University in St. Louis.

Publications:

• Park, C. H., & Baer, M. (2022). Getting to the Root of Things: The Role of Epistemic Motivation and Construal Levels in Strategic Problem Formulation. Strategy Science.

Professional Service

Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journals

• Organization Science

Conferences

• Academy of Management Annual Meetings 

Conference Presentations (Peer-Reviewed)

Park, C. H. (2018). Two is Better than One—Founders’ Values and Digital Platform Designs. Poster session conducted at Organization Science Winter Conference. Park City, UT.

Park, C. H. (2018). Two is Better than One—Founders’ Values and Digital Platform Designs. Paper session conducted at the Special Conference on Big Data, Academy of Management. Surrey, UK.

Park, C. H. & Baer, M. (2018). Getting to the Root of Things. Presentation session at Open User Innovation Conference, NYU, NY.

Park, C. H. & Baer, M. (2019). Getting to the Root of Things. Distances in Organization conference. NYU, NY.

Park, C. H. & Baer, M. (2019). Getting to the Root of Things. Strategy Science Annual Conference. University of Utah, UT.

Park, C. H., & Baer, M. & Nickerson, J. A. (2020). Problem framing and formulation. Distances in Organization conference. Virtual.

Park, C. H., Baer, M., & Nickerson, J. A. (2020). Problem framing and formulation. In “The evolution and obliteration of novel ideas and problems.” Paper session conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Virtual.

Park, C. H. (2022). “Superior” Problem Formulation for Strategy Formation. Academy of management, Seattle.

Park, C. H. (2022). Think Different: Cognitive Origins of Novel Problem Formulations. Academy of Management, Seattle.