Ph.D. Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Rutgers University
M.S. Management, Korea University
B.B.A., Korea University
Strategic human resource management, compensation, diversity, and international management.
Dr. Saehee (Sam) Kang is an assistant professor in the Department of Management at Florida State University’s College of Business. His research interests include strategic human resource management, compensation, diversity and international management, and his research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management, and Industrial and Labor Relations Review. Kang has received many awards for his research, including the Ralph Alexander Dissertation Award, the Emerging Scholar Award in Employee Participation and Ownership and the SHRM Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management.
Kruse, D., Blasi, J., Weltmann, D., Kang, S., Kim, J. O., & Castellano, W. (2022). Do Employee Share Owners Face Too Much Financial Risk? Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 75(3), 716-740.
Han, J., Kang, S., Oh, I-S., Kehoe, R., & Lepak, D. (2019). The Goldilocks Effect of Strategic Human Resource Management? Optimizing the Benefits of a High-Performance Work System through the Dual Alignment of Vertical and Horizontal Fit. Academy of Management Journal, 62(5), 1388–1412.
Kang, S., & Kim, A. (2019). Employee Stock Ownership and Financial Performance in European Countries: The Moderating Effects of Uncertainty Avoidance and Social Trust. Human Resource Management, 58, 641-655.
Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, STR division, 2022
Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award, Academy of Management, HR division, 2021
Emerging Scholar Award in Employee Participation and Ownership, Academy of Management, HR division, 2020
Louis O. Kelso Fellow, Employee Ownership Foundation, 2019
SHRM Dissertation Award, Academy of Management, HR division, 2018
Corey Rosen Fellow, Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, 2017
