Joon Mahn Lee is an Associate Professor of Management at Seoul National University. He received his B.S. and M.S. from Seoul National University in Korea, and Ph.D. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His general research interests are in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation, corporate governance, and corporate strategy. Specifically, he is interested in understanding founder characteristics and governance of new startups, inter-firm coordination among players in business ecosystems, technological innovation, firm performance under uncertainty. His research has been published or is forthcoming in top scholarly journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Research Policy, and the Strategic Management Journal. He serves as an editorial review board member for the Strategic Management Journal and Organization Science. Prior to joining Seoul National University, Joon Mahn was a faculty member at Korea University and Purdue University.

-EDUCATION-
Ph.D. in Strategy, University of Pennsylvania, May 2012
M.S. in International Business, Seoul National University, Aug 2007
B.A. in General Management, Seoul National University, Feb 2002

-EMPLOYMENT-
Associate Professor, Strategy and International Business Department, Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University, Mar 2023- Present
KUBS Chair Professor, Mar 2021 - Feb 2023
Associate Professor, Management Department, Korea University Business School, Korea University, Mar 2019 - Feb 2023
Assistant Professor, Management Department, Korea University Business School, Korea University, Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
Assistant Professor, Strategy Area, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, Aug 2012 - Aug 2018

-RESEARCH-
Publications
9. Lee, J., Jung Chul Park, & Guoli Chen. A Cognitive Perspective on Real Options Investment: CEO Overconfidence. Forthcoming, Strategic Management Journal.
8. Lee, J., Lee, J., & Kim, J. The Role of Attribution in Learning from Performance Feedback: Behavioral Perspective on the Choice between Alliances and Acquisitions. Forthcoming, Academy of Management Journal.
7. Bae, J. & Lee, J. (2021). How Technological Overlap between Spinouts and Parent Firms Affects Other Industry Incumbents’ Venture Investments: The Role of Competitive Tension. Academy of Management Journal, 64 (2), 643-678.
6. Lee, J. Yoon, D. & Boivie, S. (2020). Founder CEO succession: The role of CEO organizational identification. Academy of Management Journal, 63(1), 224-245.
5. Lee, J. Kim, J. & Bae, J. (2020). Founder CEO and Innovation. Evidence from CEO Sudden Deaths in Public Firms. Research Policy, 49(1): 103862.
4. Lee, J. Park, J. & Folta, T. (2018). CEO Career Horizon, Corporate Governance, and Real Options: The role of economic short-termism. Strategic Management Journal, 39(10), 2703-2725.
3. Lee, J. Hwang, B. & Chen, H. (2017). Are founder CEOs more overconfident than professional CEOs? Evidence from S&P 1500 companies. Strategic Management Journal, 38(3), 751-769.
2. Lee, J. & Kapoor, R. (2017). Complementarities and Coordination: Implications for Governance Mode and Performance of Multi-product Firms. Organization Science, 28(5), 931-946.
1. Kapoor, R. & Lee, J. (2013). Coordinating and Competing in Ecosystems: How Organizational Forms Shape New Technology Investments. Strategic Management Journal, 34(3), 274-296.

Proceedings
Lee,J. & Lee J. (2021) Can Alliance Substitute Acquisition? The Evidence from Natural Experiment. AOM best paper proceedings.
Lee, J. Park, J. & Folta, T. (2017) CEO Career Horizon, Corporate Governance, and Real Options: The role of economic short-termism. AOM best paper proceedings.
Lee, J. (2015). Multi-unit chains, market competition, and product portfolio scope: Performance implications from the hospital industry. AOM best paper proceedings.
Lee, J. (2012) Take it or leave it: The effects of founder managers on M&A payoffs in large US public companies. AOM best paper proceedings.
Kapoor, R. & Lee, J. (2010). Coordinating and Competing in Ecosystems: How Organizational Forms Shape New Technology Investments. AOM best paper proceedings.


2022 Nominated for the SMS Annual Conference Responsible Research Paper Prize
2022 SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School
2022 Korean Academic Society of Business Administration Emerging Scholar Award (한국 경영학회 신진학자 상)
2021 Seok-Top Teaching Award, Korea University
· Highest Distinction at the University level

2021 Finalist, SMS Corporate Strategy IG Best Paper Award

2021 Nominated for the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Best Paper Prize

2021 AOM STR distinguished paper award in cooperative strategy

2021 MK Economist Award, Maeil Business Newspaper (매경 이코노미스트 상)

2020 Best Reviewer Award, Strategic Management Journal
2020 SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School
2019 SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School
2019 IBRE Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School
2019 Seok-Top Teaching Award, Korea University
· Highest Distinction at the University level
2019 Best Reviewer Award, Strategic Management Journal
2018 SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University Business School
2018 Korean Strategic Management Society Emerging Scholar Award (전략경영학쇠 신진학자상)
2018 Strategic Management Society Best Conference PhD Paper Prize Finalist
2018 MK-AKMS Young Scholar Award
· $5,000 grant to support research-related expenses
2018 Distinguished Teacher Award, Krannert School of Management
· MGMT 652 (Entrepreneurship): MBA Elective Course
2017 Distinguished Teacher Award, Krannert School of Management
· MGMT 451 (Strategic Management): Undergraduate Core Course
2016 Distinguished Teacher Award, Krannert School of Management
· MGMT 652 (Entrepreneurship): MBA Elective Course
2015 Distinguished Teacher Award, Krannert School of Management
· MGMT 451 (Strategic Management): Undergraduate Core Course
2014 Distinguished Teacher Award, Krannert School of Management
· MGMT 451 (Strategic Management): Undergraduate Core Course
· MGMT 484 (Entrepreneurship): Undergraduate Elective Course
2012 Best Student Paper Award, Academy of Management Annual Meetings
· ENT Division, Boston, Massachusetts
2011 Wharton Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research Centre at CERT Award
· $5,000 grant to support research-related expenses
2011 Strategic Management Society Best Conference Paper Prize Nominee
2010 Wharton Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research Centre at CERT Award
· $5,000 grant to support research-related expenses


Academic Community Activities
STR Global Representative Committee (Asia Representative), Academy of Management, 2020-2022
TIM Best Dissertation Award Committee, 2021 AOM
STR Research Committee, Academy of Management, 2018-2020
Track Chair, Academy of Management (STR Division), 2019
Theme Track Chair, Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Hangzhou, Strategic Leadership Theme

Reviewing Service
Editorial Review Board: Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Research Policy, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, Long Range Planning