Jeho Lee is Professor of International Business at Seoul National University. Prior to joining Seoul National University, he was a faculty member at KAIST. He has a B.A. degree from St. Louis University and received his PhD in Management from The University of Pennsylvania.
His research focuses on exploration and exploitation, cost of strategic alliance, network effects, and winner-take-it-all hypothesis. His research has appeared in top-tier journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy, Management Science, and Organization Science. He has taught International Business and Strategy.

[Education]
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (Management)
B.A., St. Louis University (Business)

[Experiences]
1998.06.08-2010.01.30, KAIST Business School (Associate Professor)

[학술지 논문]
Chang, Sungyong, Jeho Lee, and Jaeyong Song. 2023. “Giant cluster formation and integrating role of bridges in social diffusion” Strategic Management Journal. 44 2950-2985.

Lee, Jeho. 2022. “Samsung Electronics’ winning strategy in competition
with TSMC for cutting-edge chip manufacturing technologies.” The Korean Business Journal. 56 71-84.

Lee, Jeho. 2021. “Intel’s turnaround strategy and opportunities for Samsung Foundry.” The Korean Business Journal. 55 1-21.

Lee, Jeho. 2020. “The Huawei Ban and Samsung Electronics’ Platform Strategy.” The Korean Business Journal. 54 1-17.

Posen, Hart E., Sangyoon Yi, Jeho Lee. 2020. “A contingency perspective on imitation strategies: When is “benchmarking” ineffective?” Strategic Management Journal. 41 198-221.

Lee, Jeho. 2019. “Changes in semiconductor ecosystem and comparative analysis of TSMC’s and Samsung’s platform strategy.” The Korean Business Journal. 53 1-17.

Lee, Jeho. 2018. “Hidden drawbacks of platform strategy: Analysis of Intel’s platform strategy.” The Korean Business Journal. 52 107-128.

Lee, Jeho. 2017. “How did TSMC defend its leadership position againt competitive challenges from China?” The Korean Business Journal. 51 119-144.

Lee, Jeho, Jaeyong Song, and Jae-Suk Yang. 2016. “Network structure effects on incumbency advantage.” Strategic Management Journal. 37 1632-1648.

Lee, Jeho. 2016. “Library of innovations and Corning’s sustainability of more than 160 years.” The Korean Business Journal. 50 207-226.

Lee, Jeho. 2015. “The chiken game and the amplified semiconductor cycle: The evolution of the DRAM industry from 2006 to 2014.” Seoul Journal of Business. 21 1-30.

Lee, Deokjae, Jae-Young Kim, Jeho Lee, and B Kahng. 2015. “Forest-fire model as a supercritical dynamic model in financial systems.” Physical Review E. 91 022806.

Lee, Jeho. 2014. “Winning Strategy for the Korean Smartphone Industry: Virtuous Cycles in Network Effects and Innovation.” Studies of Strategic Management. 17 137-157.

Posen, Hart E., Jeho Lee, and Sangyoon Yi. 2013. “The Power of Imperfect Imitation.” Strategic Management Journal. 34 149-164.

Chai, Dominic Hesang and Jeho Lee. 2012. “Business Cycles and Greek Ship-Owners’ Contrarian Strategy.” The Korean Business Journal. 46 221-280.

Fang, Christina, Jeho Lee, and Melissa Schilling. 2010. “Balancing Exploration and Exploitation through Structural Design: The Isolation of Subgroups and Organization Learning.” Organization Science. 21 625-642.

Lee, Jeho, Seung Ho Park, Young Ryu and Yoonsuk Baek. 2010. “A hidden cost of strategic allices under Schumpeterian dynamics.” Research Policy. 39 229-238.

Choi, Hanool, Sang-Hoon Kim, and Jeho Lee. 2010. “Role of Network Structure and Network Effects in Diffusion of Innovations” Industrial Marketing Management. 39 170-177.

Lee, Jeho. 2009. “Complexity and Building Block Search: A Historical Account of Drug Discovery.” Seoul Journal of Business. 15 157-186.

Kim, Yuchang, Jeho Lee, and Melissa Schilling. 2008. “New Product Introduction in Lead Markets.” Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings.

Lee, Jeho and Namgyoo K. Park. 2007. “Scale-free Networks in the Presence of Constraints: An Empirical Investigation of the Airline Route Network.” Seoul Journal of Business. 13 3-19.

Lee, Eoc-Man, Jeho Lee, and Jongseok Lee. 2006. “Reconsideration of the winner-take-all hypothesis: Complex Networks and Local Bias” Management Science. 52 1838-1848.

Lee, Jeho. 2003. “Innovation and Strategic Divergence: An empirical study of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry from 1920 to 1960.” Management Science. 49 143-159.

Lee, Jongseok, Jeho Lee, and Habin Lee. 2003. “Exploration and exploitation in the presence of network externalities.” Management Science. 49 553-570.

Lee, Jeho and Young Ryu. 2002. “Exploration, exploitation and adaptive rationality: The neo-Schumpeterian perspective.” Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory. 10 297-320.

Lee, Jeho, Kyungmook Lee, and Sankyu Rho. 2002. “An evolutionary perspective on strategic group emergence: A genetic algorithms-based model.” Strategic Management Journal. 23 727-746.

Lee, Jeho and J. Richard Harrison. 2001. “Innovation and industry bifurcation: The evolution of R&D strategy.” Industrial and Corporate Change. 10 115-149.