 | Dr. Sang H. NamAssociate Professor, Organizational Behaviour and International Business; Korea Projects | BBA (Seoul Nat), MBA (Bowling Green State), PhD (Ore) |
| Office: BEC 220 Phone: 250-721-6402 Email: snam@uvic.ca |
Expertise
- Cross-Cultural Management
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Behaviour
Background
Sang Nam teaches in the areas of cross-cultural management, human resource management and organizational behaviour. His research and publications focus on comparing organizational behaviors between individualistic and collectivistic cultures, face-saving behavior in Asia, expatriate management, and the management practices of the chaebol (Korean conglomerates). He has consulted with Korean conglomerates and taught frequently in executive education programs. He served as a visiting professor at Seoul National University in South Korea.
Selected
publications
Nam, S.H. & Han, Y.W. (2005). ‘Lead and support’ versus ‘control and command’: A case study of culture clash in a Canadian-Korean Merger. Acta Koreana, 8(1), 37-48.
Nam, S.H. (2004). How do managers respond to failures: A comparison between Korea and the U.S.A. Journal of Population (Jakarta), 10(2), 79-88.
Nam, S.H. & Craig, T.J. (2002). Foreign direct investment by Korean firms: Profile, theory, and implementation. Journal of International Business and Economy, 3(1).
