■ Introduction
I am Professor Kim Sang-Su, serving in the Department of Business Administration at Hanyang University’s College of Business and Economics. I earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Korea University and obtained both an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Business Administration from Georgia State University.
My key research areas include Management Information Systems (MIS), business simulation games, creative problem solving and decision making, creative management and innovation. Among my principal books are Principles and Strategy of Creative Management, Business Simulation Game Biz-Master, Creative Decision Making and Problem Solving, Business Data Analysis Using Excel, Decision-Making Know-How: Turning Crisis into Opportunity, and Principles of Management.
I developed the business education simulation game “Biz-Master,” for which I obtained Korea’s first patent. I also developed a creative problem solving assessment system and launched the portal Biz-Solver focused on creative problem solving and creative management.
I have served as a judge for the Korea Management Association Consulting Internet Awards, an evaluator for the Federation of Korean Industries’ Management Awards, a Core MBA faculty member at the Federation of Korean Industries’ International Business School, a member of the Korea Digital Industrial Complex operations committee, director of the ECRC Center and head of ICT at Gyeonggi Technopark, and department head of the e-Business Graduate School at Hanyang University. I currently serve as Vice President of the Korean Information Systems Society.
■ Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration, Georgia State University (1990)
M.B.A. in Business Administration, Georgia State University (1986)
B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Korea University (1980)
■ Career
Professor, Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University (1995–present)
Professor, Department of Management Information Systems, Daegu Catholic University (1990–1994)
Instructor, Georgia State University (1988–1989)
Planning Office, Taepyongyang Chemical Co. (1980–1983)
■ Research Interests
MIS · Business Simulation Games · Creative Management / Creative Problem Solving / Strategic Decision Making · Business Intelligence · Management Innovation & e-Business Strategy
■ Selected Papers
“A Case Study on Management Education Methods Using Business Simulation Games,” Korean Association for Business Education, Vol. 60, 2010
“A Study on the Development of a Digital Content Valuation System,” Information System Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2008
“A Study on an SDSS Framework for Strategic Decision Making: Focus on Processes and Techniques,” Information System Review, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2007
■ Selected Books
Principles and Strategy of Creative Management (2008)
Creative Decision Making and Problem Solving (2006)
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Problem Solving (2005)
Business Simulation Game (2005)
Business Data Analysis Using Excel (2004)
Principles of Management (2002)
■ Professional Activities
Vice President, Korean Information Systems Society (current)