Dr. Chan Hyung Park

Short Bio

Chan is a Senior Researcher at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation of ETH Zurich. His research focuses on strategic decision making and innovation, taking a behavioral perspective. In particular, his research focuses on microfoundations (cognition, motivation, affect, and team processes) in strategic problem formulation and knowledge transfer. Prior to joining academia, Chan worked as a consultant in China, with clients in agriculture, health, and automotive industries. Chan is fluent in Korean, English, and Chinese. His research relies on field experiments based on managerial samples (board directors, CEOs, founders) and lab experiments.  

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. doi: 10.1287/stsc.2022.0155
• Park, C. H., von Krogh, G., Stadtfeld, C., Meboldt, M., Shrestha, Y. (2023). Healthcare Hackathons as Open Innovation. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. doi: 10.1038/s44222-023-00070-4
• Park, C. H. (2024). Finding a Road Less Travelled: Combining Analysis and Intuition to Develop Novel Problem Formulations. Strategic Management Journal. doi: 10.1002/smj.3637
  

Teaching

Practicing Strategy 

Strategic Management (Fall)   

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.

Park, C. H., Grumbach, C., Shrestha, Y., Von Krogh, G. (2023) Identifying Central Needs in Ambiguous, Unexplored Problem Spaces: Evidence from Field Experiment. EGOS, Cagliari, Italy.

Deichmann, D., Park, C. H., Ben-Menahem, S., Shrestha, Y., & Von Krogh, G. (2023) Who Should Implement? Challenges in Organizational Learning through Crowds. AOM, Boston, USA.

Park, C. H., Nickerson, J. A., & Baer. (2024). Effects of system-based thinking in strategic problem formulation and formation. Organization Science Winter Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.