Kwangmin Park

Minister’s Commendation

• Commendation from Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Korea, December 31st, 2021.

Research Award

• Award for Distinguished Research Professor, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea, August 25th, 2016.

International Conference Best Paper Award

• The 9th APacCHRIE Conference, Hong Kong, China, June 5th, 2011.
• The 15th Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference, In-cheon, Korea (ROK), July 12th, 2009.
• The 8th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research, Seoul, Korea (ROK), July 9th, 2009.

International Journal Editorial Board

• Coordinating Editor (CE) of International Journal of Hospitality Management. 2022. 11 ~ Present.
• Editorial board member for Journal of Korean Foodservice Association, 2014 ~ 2022.
• Assistant Editor of International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 2011. 09 ~ 2013. 08.

International Conference Coordinator/Director

• International Conference Coordinator of 2016 Asia Pacific Tourism Association International Conference
• International Conference Director of 2015 WHTER & ICES (World Hospitality Tourism Event Research and International Convention Expo Summit)
• International Conference Coordinator of 2013 TOSOK International Tourism Conference
• International Conference Coordinator of 2012 TOSOK International Tourism Conference
• International Conference Coordinator of 2011 TOSOK International Tourism Conference

Membership

• A Cofounding Member of the Korean academic society for the foodservice industry policy. 2014. 11 ~ Present.
• An Auditor for the Korean academic society for the foodservice industry policy. 2014. 11 ~ Present.
• A Member of Tourism Science Society of Korea, 2009-Present.
• A Board member of directors of Tourism Science Society of Korea, 2011. 09 ~ 2013. 08.
• A Member of Foodservice Management Society of Korea (FMSOK), 2009 - Present.
• A Member of International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, & Institutional Education (CHRIE), 2008-2011.

Refereed Journal (Accepted & In Press)

• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2022) Do coffee chains have strategic superiority? An examination of the intra-regional and size strategies of coffee chains. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 105, August, 103254. Link
• Park, K., & Kong, k. (2022) Certification Paradox: Reverse Response on the Non-Hygiene Restaurant Certification. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 51, 268-278. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2021) A study of value-relevance and reliability of intangible assets: What do we know from the restaurant industry? Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 47, 104-113. Link
• Park, K. (2019) The Effect of Certification Belief and Substitute on Customer Trust between Low and High Brand Equity Restaurants. Food Service Industry Journal, 15, 3, 141-149. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2019) Cash Regimes and the Franchise system: An Extension of the Marginal Value of Cash. Tourism Economics, 25, 2 (March), 235-252. Link
• Jang, S. & Park, K. (2019) A sustainable franchisor-franchisee relationship model: Toward the franchise win-win theory. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 76, Part B (January), 13-24. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2018) Is franchising an additional financing source for franchisors? A Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition analysis. Tourism Economics, 24, 5 (August), 541-559. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2018) Pecking Order Puzzle: Restaurant Firms’ Unique Financing Behaviors. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 70, March, 99-109. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2017) Is restaurant franchising capital a substitute for or a complement to debt? International Journal of Hospitality Management, 63, May, 63-71. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2016) Revisiting the Carry-over Effects of Advertising in Franchise Industries. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 28(4), 785-800. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2015) The Cyclical Effect of Advertising: Is reducing restaurant advertising appropriate in periods of economic contraction? International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 27(7), 1386-1408. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2014) Hospitality Finance and Managerial Accounting Research: Suggesting an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 26(5), 751 - 777. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2013) Effects of Within-Industry Diversification and Related Diversification Strategies on Firm Performance. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 34(September), 51-60. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2013) Capital Structure, Free Cash Flow, Diversification and Firm Performance: A Holistic Analysis. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 33(June), 51-63. Link
• Jang, S., Tang, C-H., Park, K., & Hsu, L-T. (2013) Marketing-Finance Interface: A New Direction for Tourism and Hospitality Management. Tourism Economics, 19(5), 1197-1206. Link
• Jang, S., Ha, J., & Park, K. (2012) Effects of Ethnic Authenticity: Investigating Korean Restaurant Customers in the U.S. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(3), 990-1003. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2012) Duration of Advertising Effect: Considering Franchising in the Restaurant Industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(1), 257-265. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2012) Effect of Diversification on Firm Performance: Application of the Entropy Measure. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(1), 218-228. Link
• Park, K., & Sydnor, S. (2011) International and Domestic Growth Rate Patterns across Firm Size. International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 11(3), 91-107. Link
• Jang, S., & Park, K. (2011) Inter-relationship between Firm Growth and Profitability. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(4), 1027-1035. Link
• Park, K., Phillips, W., Canter, D., & Abbott, J. L. (2011). Hospitality and Tourism Research Rankings by Author, University, and Country Using Six Major Journals: The First Decade of New Millennium. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 35(3), 381-416. Link
• Jang, S., & Park, K. (2011) Hospitality finance research during recent two decades: Subjects, methodologies, and citations. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 23(4), 479-497. Link
• Jang, S., Park, K., Lee, J. (2011). Estimating Cashflow-at-Risk: A Comparables Approach for Restaurant Firms. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 52(3), 232-240. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2011). Mergers and Acquisitions and Firm Growth: Investigating Restaurant Firms. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(1), 141-149. Link
• Park, K., & Kim, J. (2010). The Firm Growth Pattern in the Restaurant Industry: Does Gibrat’s Law Hold? International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 10(3), 49-63. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2010). Firm Growth Patterns: Examining the Associations with Firms Size and Internationalization. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29(3), 368-377. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2010). Insider Ownership and Firm Performance: An Examination of Restaurant Firms. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29(3), 448-458. Link
• Park, K., & Jang, S. (2010). Financial Leverage and Firm Investment in the Restaurant Industry: The Moderating Effect of Tobin’s q. Journal of Foodservice Management Society of Korea, 13(1), 255-277. Link

Conference Proceedings

• Park, K., & Jang, S. A three-dimensional approach to strategic emotional labor: Revisiting surface acting and deep acting. Proceedings of The 2019 APacCHRIE & EuroCHRIE Joint Conference, Hong Kong, May, 2019.
• Seo, D., Yang, I., & Park, K. The Antecedents and Consequences of Emotional Labor in Flight Attendants: The Differences between Short and Long Haul Flight. Proceedings of The 17th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Auburn, Alabama, January, 2012.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. Capital Structure, Free Cash Flow, Diversification and Firm Performance: A Synthetic Analysis. Proceedings of The 9th APacCHRIE Conference, Hong Kong, June, 2011.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. Ambiguity of M&A Effect: Does M&A Really Bring Firm Growth? Proceedings of The 15th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Chantilly, Virginia, January, 2010.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. The Effect of Insider Ownership on Firm Performance: An Examination of Restaurant Firms. Proceedings of The 15th Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, In-cheon, Korea, July, 2009.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. Firm Size-Growth Puzzles: Examining the U.S. Restaurant Industry. Proceedings of The 8th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research, Seoul, Korea, July, 2009.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. The Firm Growth Pattern In The Restaurant Industry: Does Gibrat’s Law Hold? Proceedings of The 2008 ICHRIE Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January, 2008.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. Are International and Domestic Restaurant Firms Different? Growth Rate Pattern Across Business Sizes. Proceedings of The 14th Asia Pacific Tourism Association Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, July, 2008.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. Financial Leverage and Firm Investment: The Moderating Effect of Tobin’s Q in the Restaurant Industry. Proceedings of The 13th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Orlando, Florida, January, 2008.
• Park, K., & Jang, S. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence in Restaurant Industry. Proceedings of The 12th Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, Houston, Texas, January, 2007.