Dr. Sangbum Park

Biography

Dr. Sang-Bum Park is an Assistant Professor (Grade 9) in Strategic Management and International Business at the School of Management at University of Bradford in the UK. He achieved Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in September 2022. He obtained a Ph.D. in management from Korea University Business School, Seoul, South Korea. He received an MA and a BA in sociology from Korea University. His doctoral dissertation discusses corporate social responsibility (CSR) decoupling and the gap between the adopted CSR policies and the actual implementations, with an emphasis on family governance.  Dr. Park has secured several external and internal funding grants. Notably, in August 2023, he was awarded the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant for the 2023 Round, amounting to 10,000 GBP. In April 2023, he received 2,000 GBP in Research Quality Enhancement (RQE) funding from University of Bradford School of Management. His research focuses on CSR/sustainability, family business, and internationalization. His works were presented at a variety of academic conferences, including the 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2025 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meetings, the 2014 and 2022 Annual International Conference of Strategic Management Society (SMS), the 2017, 2023, and 2024 Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, the 2016 and 2023 Annual European International Business Association (EIBA) Conference, the 2015 Biennial Conference of Asia Academy of Management (AAOM), the 2018 International Labor and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress, and the 2023 British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference. He is currently a member of SMS, AIB, EIBA, and BAM. His works have been published in reputable academic journals, including Business Strategy and the Environment (SSCI, ABS 3, 2022 Impact Factor: 13.4), Multinational Business Review (SSCI, ABS 3, 2022 Impact Factor: 2.7), BRQ Business Research Quarterly (SSCI, 2023 Impact Factor: 3.8), and Journal of Cleaner Production (SCIE, 2022 Impact Factor: 11.1), among others. A detailed list of his publications and conference presentations can be found at the following Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=URLV9ooAAAAJ.

Research

Thematically, I am interested in corporate social responsibility/sustainability, internationalization, and family businesses. Theoretically, I focus on institutional theory and its explicative utility for the mutuality between innovation and institutions, as well as decoupling, which refers to the gap between policies and practices or outcomes.

Teaching

Modules

• Principles and Practices of International Business - SIB4001-B
• Multinationals In Emerging Economies - SIB6011-B
• Strategic Management - SIB7501-B

Publications